Socio-scientific issues (SSI) are complex real-world problems that gain lots of attention not only from researchers and policy makers but also educators considering the global challenges. Along with this increasing attention, various literature studies have been conducted, including those employing bibliometric approaches using VOSviewer, which have provided valuable insights into publication trends and research productivity. However, these studies still offer limited insight into the educational dimensions of SSI. To address this gap, this article seeks to map existing research on SSI in the field of education by providing a more comprehensive overview of the scope and breadth of the literature, particularly through an education-focused interpretation that captures the thematic structure, cross-contextual integration, and evolving global dimensions of SSI. VOSviewer was used as a tool to analyse the metadata from articles in the Scopus database. Four hundred and twenty articles written in English were gathered from the search process by using the keyword of “socioscientific issues”. The analysis results show various emerging topics in relation with socio-scientific issues. The development of integration of SSI in education is mostly found in science education and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education as well as in teacher training, particularly for science teachers. In addition, we also observe from the data analysis that sustainability and sustainable development, climate change, and social justice are those evolving SSIs.