A bibliometric analysis of scholarly articles on picture books between 1992 and 2017 portrays both the worldwide and Asian trends based on the development of picture book research for the past 26 years. The findings are based on an analysis of 21,450 references to 619 articles on picture books in 295 journals indexed by the Web of Science. Four composite themes consistently emerge from the analysis are: (a) Reading intervention for young children; (b) Toddlers' transference through picture book illustrations to the real world; (c) gender equity issues; and (d) Special education concerns. The first two themes centre on early childhood education, whereas the other two focus on human rights. The potential themes in 80 articles, taken from 65 journals, present the inherent characteristics/features found in picture book research among 12 Asian countries. Although results present four core themes that have formed worldwide on the topic over the past 26 years, there are five specific themes generated in the context of this topic in Asia, along with three common themes. Computer-assisted instruction and educational technology are seen to be a potential trend in future picture book research related to Asia.

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图画书研究：亚洲与世界的比较研究

对 1992 年至 2017 年间图画书学术文章的文献计量分析，基于过去 26 年图画书研究的发展，描绘了全球和亚洲的趋势。这些发现基于对 Web of Science 索引的 295 种期刊中图画书的 619 篇文章的 21,450 篇参考文献的分析。分析中一贯出现的四个综合主题是： (a) 幼儿阅读干预；(b) 幼儿通过绘本插图向现实世界的转移；(c) 性别平等问题；(d) 特殊教育问题。前两个主题以幼儿教育为中心，而另外两个主题则关注人权。来自 65 种期刊的 80 篇文章的潜在主题，展示在 12 个亚洲国家的图画书研究中发现的内在特征/特征。尽管结果提出了过去 26 年来在全球范围内形成的四个核心主题，但亚洲在该主题的背景下产生了五个特定主题，以及三个共同主题。计算机辅助教学和教育技术被视为未来与亚洲有关的图画书研究的潜在趋势。