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Journal of Education
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Journal of Education

0022-0574

Published by: Boston University

https://www.bu.edu/journalofeducation/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1238 9 8 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 18
Documents by Best Scientists*: 17
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 16
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.427
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Education?

The foci of Journal of Education are Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Medical education, Linguistics and Law.

  • Mathematics education (7.86%)
  • Pedagogy (5.16%)
  • Medical education (4.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work. (1130 citations)
  • Effective Practices for Developing Reading Comprehension (776 citations)
  • Federation of Teachers (573 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Education:

The main points discussed in the most cited articles deal with Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Education theory, Teaching method and Literacy. Issues in Pedagogy were discussed in the most cited papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Higher education and Philosophy of education. Mathematics education research in the most cited publications connects with the study of Reading (process).

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Education

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates studies in Mathematics education, Medical education, Pedagogy, Curriculum and Engineering ethics. Journal of Education focuses on Mathematics education but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Class (computer programming), Qualitative research and Data collection. The study on Medical education presented in Journal of Education intersects with subjects under the field of Perception.

Pedagogy research featured in Journal of Education incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Higher education and Equity (finance). Topics in Curriculum were tackled in line with various other fields like Public relations and Process (engineering).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Importance, Opportunities, and Challenges of Empirically Assessing Character for the Promotion of Flourishing: (2 citations)
  • An Adlerian-Based Empowering Intervention Program With Burned-Out Teachers: (2 citations)
  • An Integrative Model of Self-Regulated Learning for University Students: The Contributions of Social Cognitive Theory of Carriers: (2 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 Journal of Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jane A. Stewart (151 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arthur Dean (98 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Albert E. Winship (81 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ralph Warburton (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Luvy Sylviana Zanthy (51 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 Journal of Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Boston University (158 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • State Normal School (136 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (91 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Columbia University (79 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (49 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, 35.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.93% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 2.68% of all publications and 87.50% 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.

Top Publications

  • The Importance, Opportunities, and Challenges of Empirically Assessing Character for the Promotion of Flourishing:

    Tyler J. VanderWeele

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • The Resources of Instructional Contexts: Examples From New Elementary Science Teachers

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Veteran Teachers’ Understanding of “Balanced Literacy”:

    Douglas Fisher;Nancy Frey;Diane Lapp

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Post-9/11 Veterans’ Pursuit and Completion of Post-secondary Education: Social Connection, Mental Health, and Finances

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • A new feminist materialist analysis of girls and the sexual violence assemblage

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Motivation to Teach in the Current Climate: An Examination of Three School Districts in Transition:

    Nancy L. Leech;Carolyn A. Haug;Natalie Ridgewell;Wendy Rubin

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Metacognition as a Mental Health Support Strategy for Students With Anxiety

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions and Reported Enactment of Autonomy From Prescribed Pacing Guides

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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Best Scientists Contributing to This Journal