Blended Learning in English Education: A Bibliometric Analysis

HRMARS - Blended learning has become an important instructional approach in English education and has attracted increasing scholarly attention. However, comprehensive bibliometric evidence on this field remains limited. Based on 721 documents retrieved from the Scopus database, this study employed performance analysis and science mapping using Excel and VOSviewer to examine publication trends, leading contributors, influential sources, and major research themes. The results show a clear growth in annual publications from 2005 to early 2026 and identify the most productive countries, journals, and scholars in the field. In addition, keyword co-occurrence analysis indicates that online learning, flipped classroom, and higher education are major research themes, while more recent studies have increasingly focused on digital competence, self-efficacy, and other technology-related concerns. This study provides a systematic overview of the development and intellectual structure of blended learning research in English education.