A Bibliometric Study on Mathematical Modelling in Elementary Schools in the Scopus Database Between 1990–2024

Mathematical modeling is an approach to bridging real-world problems into mathematics in an effort to improve students’ mathematical literacy. The purpose of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of published articles related to Mathematical Modelling in Elementary School. This study used the Scopus database scanned with the keywords “Mathematical Modelling” and “Elementary School” with a time span of 1990–2024, obtaining as many as 78 articles. The data collected was then analyzed using R-software and VOSviewer applications. This study found that the development trend of Mathematical Modeling research in Elementary Schools significantly increased after 2015–2023 with a percentage of 67.95%. Authors from Germany and Denmark dominate the top researchers with the most influence. Furthermore, in recent years, the dominant topics in Mathematical Modeling research studies in elementary schools include Mathematical Modeling Cycle, Development, Mathematical Modeling Competency, Mathematical Concept, Mathematical Knowledge, Modeling Process, Mathematical Modeling Task, Empirical Study, and Creative Thinking. It is hoped that future research will focus on the literature on mathematical modeling at the high school and college levels.