Towards digitalisation in higher education: a conceptual and bibliometric paradigm

Objective: The aim is to study the foundations of the scientific literature in this area, the different intellectual, conceptual and social structures and the trends of the analysed field. Methodology: The research is carried out through a bibliometric network analysis and a graphical mapping of the field under investigation. Results: Firstly, the field shows a collaborative network of inter-institutional character with important synergies between countries and authors. In the intellectual structure, there is a cluster of strategies to follow in the implementation of DT in HEIs, the implementation of DT in a concrete and practical way and finally, sustainable DT in the impact on HEIs. In the thematic structure, the block of theoretical and conceptual foundations that reveals COVID19 as the main accelerating factor of DT, the cluster that investigates the learning process through digital teaching and the third one that highlights the importance of cultural change management and people in the process stand out. Limitations: Future studies may consider a more comprehensive approach towards the Source and domain of publications. Practical implications: This study allows us to have a general vision of the intellectual, conceptual and social structure of the DT and HEIs process and its impact on the differ-- ent dimensions. Furthermore, the findings have implications for the management of DT processes in HEIs, taking into account resistance to change as the main obstacle.