Manuscript received May 28, 2025; accepted September 9, 2025; published April 17, 2026.

Abstract—The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in higher education has become commonplace. Even the number of publications made with the help of Artificial Intelligence has soared in recent years. Various phenomena of the use of AI in education, especially higher education, have increased interest in research related to Artificial Intelligence to optimize its use. This study aims to analyze journal articles on AI in higher education. This study analyzed 1,725 journal articles in the Scopus database since 1986. The number of journal articles in 2024 has increased significantly by 165% compared to the previous year. The research was conducted with bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software. The results of the analysis show that ChatGPT is the most researched computer program in AI research in higher education. In addition, the keyword generative AI is a hot topic that has been researched in the last year. The keywords plagiarism, AI literacy, and academic writing are current keywords that have not been researched much. Thus, research on AI in higher education is a research topic that still has high potential to be further developed in the future.
 
Keywords—artificial intelligence, bibliometric analysis, higher education

Cite: Tsaniya Sholihah and Cepi Riyana, "Unveiling Artificial Intelligence Trends in Higher Education: A Bibliometric Perspective," International Journal of Learning and Teaching, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 100-106, 2026.

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