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British Journal of Educational Technology

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 14 46 107 36
Computer Science 232 30 59 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 109
Documents by Best Scientists*: 180
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 127
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.69
Impact Factor: 8.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at British Journal of Educational Technology?

The main points discussed in British Journal of Educational Technology deals with Educational technology, Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Multimedia and Higher education. Some problems in Educational technology that were presented in British Journal of Educational Technology overlapped with concepts under Experiential learning, Cooperative learning, Instructional design and Knowledge management. British Journal of Educational Technology links adjacent topics like Experiential learning with Active learning.

British Journal of Educational Technology connects research in Cooperative learning with the related topic of Collaborative learning. It focused on Mathematics education research but expanded to cover Context (language use). It addresses concerns in Pedagogy which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Information and Communications Technology, Computer-mediated communication and Medical education.

The research on Information and Communications Technology discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Information technology. Most of the works presented in it deals with Multimedia but it intersects with the subject of World Wide Web.

  • Educational technology (25.66%)
  • Mathematics education (25.49%)
  • Pedagogy (25.43%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The 'digital natives' debate: a critical review of the evidence (1924 citations)
  • What are the learning affordances of 3-D virtual environments? (884 citations)
  • Investigating the determinants and age and gender differences in the acceptance of mobile learning (688 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at British Journal of Educational Technology:

The most cited articles mainly deal with areas of study such as Educational technology, Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Teaching method and Multimedia. The journal publications focus on Educational technology but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Experiential learning, Higher education, Knowledge management and Distance education. Issues in Pedagogy were discussed in the journal publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Computer-mediated communication, The Internet, Public relations, Medical education and Information and Communications Technology.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Education
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Mathematics education, Medical education, Educational technology, Pedagogy and Higher education. Game based learning, Technology integration, Teaching method, Instructional design and Learner engagement are among the concentrations of Mathematics education that garnered much attention in British Journal of Educational Technology. The Teaching method study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Self-efficacy.

It facilitates discussions on Medical education that incorporate concepts from other fields like Information and Communications Technology and Curriculum. British Journal of Educational Technology holds forums on Educational technology that merges themes from other disciplines such as Inclusion (education), Download and Distance education. It focuses on Higher education but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Context (language use) and Collaborative learning.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • HoloLens and mobile augmented reality in medical and health science education: A randomised controlled trial (11 citations)
  • Gamification of in-class activities in flipped classroom lectures (8 citations)
  • Do cultural differences affect users’ e-learning adoption? A meta-analysis (7 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in British Journal of Educational Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John Cowan (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Giuliana Dettori (51 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robyn Smyth (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nick Rushby (38 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • James Hartley (35 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in British Journal of Educational Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Open University (186 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • National Taiwan Normal University (45 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Keele University (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cardiff University (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Indira Gandhi National Open University (36 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 30.67% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.46% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.19% of all publications and 63.46% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Emerging Research Trends

Technological advancement and its integration in the educational system has led to certain emerging trends that the British Journal of Educational Technology is shedding light on. For instance, the implementation of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in education and pedagogy is a topic the journal is known to delve into. The evolution of Virtual Reality and its influence on experiential learning, instructional design, and cooperative learning has been widely acknowledged.

Furthermore, while focusing on education techniques, the journal has also started exploring the potential for technology in the realm of mental health. The development of tech-assisted therapy techniques, particularly in reference to mental health counseling, is a connecting point between the educational and psychological domains. For instance, if you're interested in learning about this subject matter, you can read about How to be a mental health therapist in Pennsylvania.

These emerging research trends highlight the significance of technological advancement and its escalating integration in various spheres of academia. The influence of technological trends and advancements in the field of education demonstrates a complementary relationship between technological development and educational progress.

Top Publications

  • Practical and ethical challenges of large language models in education: A systematic scoping review

    Unknown

    (2023)
    520 Citations
  • Students' experience of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: A province-wide survey study.

    Lixiang Yan;Alexander Whitelock-Wainwright;Alexander Whitelock-Wainwright;Quanlong Guan;Gangxin Wen

    (2021)
    211 Citations
  • The post-COVID-19 future of digital learning in higher education: Views from educators, students, and other professionals in six countries

    Unknown

    (2022)
    209 Citations
  • Learner engagement in MOOCs: Scale development and validation

    Ruiqi Deng;Pierre Benckendorff;Deanne Gannaway

    (2020)
    206 Citations
  • Multimodal data capabilities for learning: What can multimodal data tell us about learning?

    Kshitij Sharma;Michail N. Giannakos

    (2020)
    182 Citations
  • Fifty years of British Journal of Educational Technology: A topic modeling based bibliometric perspective

    Xieling Chen;Di Zou;Haoran Xie

    (2020)
    151 Citations
  • Promoting students' learning achievement and self-efficacy: A mobile chatbot approach for nursing training

    Ching Yi Chang;Gwo Jen Hwang;Meei Ling Gau

    (2021)
    138 Citations
  • From experiencing to expressing: A virtual reality approach to facilitating pupils' descriptive paper writing performance and learning behavior engagement

    (2020)
    116 Citations

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