Mathematical Learning Focus: A Bibliometric Performance Analysis

Research on attention and concentration in mathematics learning is scattered across inconsistent terms, and no study has compared the development of its main terms. This study aims to provide an overview of publication performance on mathematical learning focus through three keywords, namely mathematical concentration, mathematics attention, and mathematical focus. Bibliometric performance analysis was applied to Scopus data retrieved on 15 October 2026 by searching titles, abstracts, and keywords, followed by relevance screening. Of the 51 documents identified, 20 relevant documents remained (4 on mathematics attention and 16 on mathematical focus), whereas mathematical concentration had no relevant documents. The publication volume is small and irregular, with the earliest relevant document published in 2007. The United States and Australia contributed the most documents, whereas Asian contributions were minimal. Mathematical focus documents came mainly from the field of education, whereas mathematics attention documents came from psychology, medicine, and computer science. Almost all authors appear only once, and citations are concentrated in two documents on algebraic reasoning. Thus, the literature using these terms is small, fragmented, and dominated by Western contexts, so the results describe Scopus coverage, not all research on attention in mathematics learning.