
Resumen El presente estudio revela el estado actual de la literatura sobre las habilidades blandas en la educación y su productividad científica. Además, analiza y caracteriza la producción científica relacionada con este tema, identificando tendencias de publicación, áreas temáticas predominantes, autores clave y redes de colaboración en la literatura académica publicada entre 2020 y 2024. El estudio se abordó desde una perspectiva cuantitativa, con un enfoque descriptivo y retrospectivo, basándose en el análisis de publicaciones extraídas de Web of Science (WoS). Entre los resultados, el artículo científico es el documento preferido por los autores, con un 79.9%. Las revistas con mayor número de publicaciones e impacto científico fueron Frontiers in Psychology y Sustainability, con 12 y 11 publicaciones sobre habilidades blandas en la educación, ubicadas en los cuartiles Q2 y Q3 respectivamente. Las instituciones que más publican sobre el tema son la University of London y el University of California System, liderando la lista con 9 y 8 publicaciones respectivamente. El autor con mayor número de publicaciones es Chiara Meneghetti, con 7 documentos y un total de 94 citas. Se concluye que los resultados establecerán un punto de partida para futuras investigaciones, generando nuevos conocimientos.
Abstract This study reveals the current state of the literature on soft skills in education and its scientific productivity. It also analyzes and characterizes the scientific production related to this topic, identifying publication trends, predominant thematic areas, key authors, and collaboration networks in the academic literature published between 2020 and 2024. The study was approached from a quantitative perspective, with a descriptive and retrospective approach, based on the analysis of publications extracted from WoS. Among the results, the scientific article was the document preferred by authors, with 79.9%. The journals with the highest number of publications and scientific impact were Frontiers in Psychology and Sustainability, with 12 and 11 publications on soft skills in education, located in the Q2 and Q3 quartiles respectively. The institutions that publish the most on the topic are the University of London and the University of California System, leading the list with 9 and 8 publications respectively. The author with the largest number of publications is Chiara Meneghetti, with 7 documents and a total of 94 citations. It is concluded that the results will establish a starting point for future research, generating new knowledge.
habilidades interpersonales, education, habilidades no cognitivas., interpersonal skills, habilidades blandas, habilidades no cognitivas, educación, , habilidades interpersonales, soft skills, non-cognitive skills
habilidades interpersonales, education, habilidades no cognitivas., interpersonal skills, habilidades blandas, habilidades no cognitivas, educación, , habilidades interpersonales, soft skills, non-cognitive skills
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 0 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
