International Journal of Educational Research

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Educational Research?

The concepts of Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Social psychology, Developmental psychology and Medical education are tackled in International Journal of Educational Research. The Pedagogy works featured in it incorporate elements from Context (language use) and Higher education. The journal explores topics in Mathematics education which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Curriculum and Reading (process).

• Pedagogy (29.80%)
• Mathematics education (27.39%)
• Social psychology (11.44%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• The role of motivation in promoting and sustaining self-regulated learning (1204 citations)
• Students' evaluations of University teaching: Research findings, methodological issues, and directions for future research (1105 citations)
• Conceptions of learning (989 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Educational Research:

The journal articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Social psychology, Teaching method and Developmental psychology. The journal publications focus on Pedagogy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Context (language use) and Process (engineering). The published articles facilitate discussions on Mathematics education that incorporate concepts from other fields like Higher education and Cognition.

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

• Law
• World War II
• Education

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Medical education, Mathematics education, Developmental psychology, Pedagogy and Context (language use). International Journal of Educational Research focuses on Medical education but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Psychological intervention, Curriculum, Intervention (counseling), Inclusion (education) and Focus group. Topics in Mathematics education explored in International Journal of Educational Research were investigated in conjunction with research in Cognition, Scale (social sciences) and Competence (human resources).

The research on Developmental psychology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Sample (statistics) and Reading (process). The journal primarily discusses Pedagogy topics, particularly Teacher education and Professional development. International Journal of Educational Research focuses on Context (language use) as well as the interrelated topic of Public relations.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on international higher education and student mobility: Student perspectives from mainland China and Hong Kong (37 citations)
• Does Teacher Burnout Affect Students? A Systematic Review of its Association with Academic Achievement and Student-Reported Outcomes (8 citations)
• Development and validation of the teachers’ digital learning identity survey (5 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.

Top authors and change over time

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

• Allen Thurston (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Jaap Scheerens (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Jinfa Cai (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• Robyn M. Gillies (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
• James Reed Campbell (11 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• Michigan State University (41 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Queensland (40 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Hong Kong (34 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Helsinki (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Melbourne (29 papers) published 2 papers 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, 11.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.46% of all publications and 57.69% 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 Path Articles within International Journal of Educational Research

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