UDC 378.147:004.8

Eremenko T.V.¹ (Ryazan, Russian Federation) – t.eremenko58@mail.ru; Sergeev I.I.¹ (Ryazan, Russian Federation) – mr.sergeevigor@yandex.ru

¹Ryazan State University named after S.A. Yesenin

Abstract. The article examines the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop students’ critical thinking from a scientometric perspective. The aim of the study is to assess the dynamics and current trends of contemporary research discourse on the topic of “AI and students’ critical thinking” based on an analysis of a range of foreign and domestic scientific publications. Bibliometric analysis, comparison, and systematization methods were employed. The empirical basis of the study was datasets obtained through a structured search in the international open-access bibliographic database The Lens (2,530 and 2,178 records) and in the national information and analytical system of the Russian Science Citation Index (167 records); the search was conducted as of March 16, 2026. The analysis and interpretation of the obtained data supported the conclusions regarding the exponential growth of scientific interest in the research area over the past three years and its high prevalence among Russian and international authors, the fundamental differences in the substantive structure of international and domestic publications, and the significant interest of international researchers in the development of critical thinking using AI in mathematics education. A hypothesis regarding the somewhat lower publication activity of Russian scientists in this research area, which requires further analysis, was substantiated. The article notes that the topic of “AI and critical thinking in students” has already gained a significant presence in modern scientific knowledge and will remain highly attractive to researchers in the coming years. The study results are visualized in the text of the article in six diagrams.

Keywords: critical thinking, artificial intelligence, students, scientific discourse, bibliometric analysis, publication activity, The Lens, Russian Science Citation Index.

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For citation: Eremenko, T. V., & Sergeev, I. I. (2026). Artificial intelligence and critical thinking of schoolchildren: Current trends in scientific discourse. CITISE, 2, 320–332. (In Russian).