Pedagogic papers indexed by Ukrainika Naukova, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Scopus databases are analyzed. Quantitative, citation, co-citation analysis, co-authored networks analysis, determination of research fronts are considered when defining innovative directions in the fields. We found that the leading Ukrainian science groups devote their works to pedagogical philosophy, personality development, education theory, distance learning, professional development of educational workers. Among prevailing world trend are educational software and hardware, and the formation mechanism of ideas and influential members in online social networks and its commercial applications.