Academic emotions are emotional responses that students experience during the learning process, such as pleasure, anxiety, pride, etc., which can affect their mental health and overall academic achievement. This paper aims to provide a full outline of academic emotions and explore the current hot spots and trends. Bibliometric and VOS viewer were used to conduct quantitative analysis. This study aims to systematically analyze and summarize the current state of research on academic emotions among students, identify key areas of focus and development trends, and provide references for future research through bibliometric analysis. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using the PRISMA framework and VOSviewer to summarize research on academic emotions among students from 2013 to 2023. Scopus was selected for its extensive coverage and renowned capability in analyzing scientific literature. A comprehensive keyword search yielded 295 publications. The results reveal the distribution of publications on students’ academic emotions over recent ten years, highlighting the most relevant journals, influential authors, contributing countries, primary research keywords, and key topics. This analysis also offers insights into trends and future directions for research on students’ academic emotions. Future research should focus on academic emotions in younger students, particularly in primary school and explore the role of academic emotions across diverse educational and cultural contexts; adopting longitudinal and mixed-methods designs will also help uncover the dynamic and psychological aspects of academic emotions, providing a more comprehensive and credible perspective.
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