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Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education
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Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education

0159-6306

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdis20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 380 19 35 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 22
Documents by Best Scientists*: 38
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index:
SCIMAGO SJR:
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Discourse?

Discourse facilitates discussions on Literature, Politics, Aesthetics, Gender studies and Epistemology. Literature research is concerned with Movie theater in particular. Discourse connects the study in Politics with the closely related area of Political economy.

  • Literature (10.21%)
  • Politics (9.41%)
  • Aesthetics (8.62%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • THE POLITICS OF OFFICIAL KNOWLEDGE: Does a National Curriculum Make Sense? (69 citations)
  • The teacher as reflexive professional: making visible the excluded discourse in teacher standards (68 citations)
  • Borderless Education: Imagining a European education space in a time of brands and networks (56 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Discourse:

The most cited articles tackle a plethora of topics, such as Cultural politics, Pedagogy, Gender studies, Subject (philosophy) and State (polity). While Cultural politics is the focus of the published papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Developmental psychology, Law and economics, Advertising and Media studies. The most cited articles focus on Pedagogy but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Politics which is concerned with Reflexivity, Curriculum and Accountability.

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Epistemology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Discourse investigates studies in Epistemology, Linguistics, Politics, Context (language use) and Interpretation (philosophy). The journal links adjacent topics like Epistemology with Cognitive linguistics. Politics research is the primary subject tackled in Discourse with a focus on Ideology.

The concepts on Ideology presented in Discourse can also apply to other research fields, including Modernity and Positive economics. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Context (language use) and the similar topic of Empirical research. It explores research in Postmodernism and the adjacent study of Narrative.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Metaphorical Representation of the Migration Crisis as a Natural Phenomenon of the Water Element (Based on American Media Texts) (1 citations)
  • Дискурсивные стратегии косвенного извинения в англоязычном межличностном общении (0 citations)
  • Интердискурсивность биофикционального повествования: образ Петербурга в романе М. Брэдбери «To the Hermitage» (0 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 Discourse (based on the number of publications) are:

  • mahmood Sariolghalam (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Seong Hwan Cha (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kayhan Barzegar (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • sunhyang lee (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • AliReza Azghandi (7 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 Discourse (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Saint Petersburg State Electrotechnical University (26 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Saint Petersburg State University (16 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Queensland University of Technology (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Saint Petersburg State Polytechnic University (3 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Saint Petersburg Mining University (3 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, 80.52% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 86.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.33% of all publications and 0.00% 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.

Career Opportunities in Discourse Research

Another significant component to delve into beyond just the research possibilities at Discourse, is the career opportunities it provides. One of the rapidly growing fields in this domain is Mental Health Counseling. In the context of Delaware, there has been an increasing demand for professionals in this area. If you're interested in carving out a career in this challenging and rewarding field, you might be curious to know about the academic and professional requisites. It begins with a Bachelor's degree, usually in psychology, sociology, or a related field. The next step should ideally be a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, where students gain a deep understanding of human behavior, development, learning processes and more. Post-graduation, it typically requires about 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience. If you wish to explore in detail the pathway to becoming a licensed Mental Health Counselor in Delaware, click here. Following the guidelines mentioned, you would confidently navigate your way toward a fulfilling career as a Mental Health Counselor. This career avenue opens up numerous opportunities, potentially even contributing to research and development in Discourse, which blends well with the practical aspect of the counseling profession. Undeniably, the interplay of research and practical application in this area is essential to deliver results with precision and have a significant, positive impact on people's mental health.

Top Publications

  • ‘The still-moving position’ of the ‘working-class’ feminist academic: dealing with disloyalty, dislocation and discomfort

    Annabel Wilson;Diane Reay;Kirsty Morrin;Jessica J Abrahams

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Expertise, neoliberal governmentality and the outsourcing of health and physical education

    Eimear Enright;David Kirk;Doune Macdonald

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • ‘It is like school sometimes’: friendship and sociality on university campuses and patterns of social inequality

    Barbara Read;Penny Jane Burke;Gill Crozier

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Globalisation, neoliberalisation, and network governance: an international study of outsourcing in health and physical education

    Doune Macdonald;Rebecca Johnson;Bob Lingard

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • The affective dimension of far right rhetoric in the classroom: the promise of agonistic emotions and affects in countering extremism

    Michalinos Zembylas

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • The affective atmospheres of democratic education: pedagogical and political implications for challenging right-wing populism

    Michalinos Zembylas

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • The affective economy of feminist leadership in Finnish universities: class-based knowledge for navigating neoliberalism and neuroliberalism

    Louise Morley;Rebecca W. B. Lund

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • International assessments as the comparative desires and the distributions of differences: infrastructures and coloniality

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Time mapping: charting transcultural and First Nations histories and geographies in doctoral education

    Catherine Manathunga;Jing Qi;Tracey Bunda;Michael Singh

    (2021)
    14 Citations
  • Teaching English in the shadow: identity construction of private English language tutors in China

    Tao Xiong;Qiuna Li;Guangwei Hu

    (2020)
    13 Citations

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