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Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
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Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

1934-5747

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uree20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 366 25 33 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 76
Documents by Best Scientists*: 73
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 49
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.233
Impact Factor: 1.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness?

Mathematics education, Reading (process), Academic achievement, Medical education and Developmental psychology are among the topics commonly tackled in Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. The journal facilitates discussions on Mathematics education that incorporate concepts from other fields like Test (assessment), Vocabulary and Reading comprehension. The work tackled in the journal goes beyond the discipline of Reading comprehension as it also encompasses Comprehension.

Issues in Reading (process) were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Literacy, At-risk students, Fluency and Achievement test. Topics in Academic achievement were tackled in line with various other fields like Randomized experiment and Multilevel model. In Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, Attendance, Program evaluation and Curriculum are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Medical education research.

The majority of Developmental psychology studies in the journal are focused on the subject of Early childhood. The discussions emphasized the topic of Vocabulary development in an attempt to further explore the field of Pedagogy. The research on Teaching method discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Faculty development.

  • Mathematics education (42.53%)
  • Reading (process) (18.10%)
  • Academic achievement (16.95%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Why we (usually) don't have to worry about multiple comparisons (722 citations)
  • The Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on Passage-Level Comprehension of School-Age Children: A Meta-Analysis (306 citations)
  • Performance Trajectories and Performance Gaps as Achievement Effect-Size Benchmarks for Educational Interventions (269 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness:

The most cited publications focus largely on the fields of Mathematics education, Reading (process), Vocabulary, Academic achievement and Vocabulary development. In addition to Mathematics education research, the journal papers aim to explore topics under Test (assessment), Professional development, Reading comprehension and Literacy. The journal papers explore issues in Vocabulary which can be linked to other research areas like Developmental psychology, Multilevel model and English-language learner.

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

  • Statistics
  • Mathematics education
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness investigates areas of study like Medical education, Mathematics education, Developmental psychology, Statistics and Disease cluster. The studies on Medical education discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Postsecondary education, Educational leadership, Program evaluation and Curriculum. It connects the study in Mathematics education with the closely related area of Learning disability.

The presented Developmental psychology study covers related areas such as Academic achievement and Early childhood intervention and also touches on topics like Register data and Measurement invariance. Many of the research works in Statistics, specifically Missing data, Small area estimation and Estimator, closely connected to disciplines like Sensitivity (control systems). The Science instruction research presented in it explores the relationship between Literacy and the closely related topic of Reading (process).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Early College, Continued Success: Longer-Term Impact of Early College High Schools (5 citations)
  • Multilevel Design Parameters to Plan Cluster-Randomized Intervention Studies on Student Achievement in Elementary and Secondary School (3 citations)
  • Asymdystopia: The Threat of Small Biases in Evaluations of Education Interventions That Need to Be Powered to Detect Small Impacts (3 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 Research on Educational Effectiveness (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sharon Vaughn (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David J. Francis (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sean F. Reardon (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Howard S. Bloom (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jack M. Fletcher (8 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 Research on Educational Effectiveness (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Harvard University (29 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • New York University (24 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Florida State University (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Texas at Austin (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • MDRC (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 9.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 35.14% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.92% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.62% of all publications and 24.32% 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.

The Career Potential and Education in Research Field

In understanding the importance of these research topics, it's also crucial to be aware of potential career paths and educational requirements in each field. For instance, developmental psychology is not simply about understanding human development over a lifetime. It is also a vital path for individuals interested in becoming a mental health therapist. Professionals in this field extensively rely on theories and research findings from developmental psychology to formulate their therapeutic strategies and intervention methods. Therefore, academic pursuit in this direction not only covers the research aspects, it also opens up career prospects.

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Similarly, research areas like Mathematics education or Medical education can lead to promising careers in academics and medical teaching. Importantly knowing the educational journey and possible career outcomes in these fields can help potential researchers make an informed decision about their research directions.

Investigating career prospects and educational requirements in these research field can bridge the gap between academia and the job market, ultimately catalyzing impactful real-world applications of research findings.

Top Publications

  • Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Reading Interventions for Students in the Primary Grades

    Russell Gersten;Kelly Haymond;Rebecca Newman-Gonchar;Joseph Dimino

    (2020)
    104 Citations
  • Investigating Efficacy, Moderators and Mediators for an Online Mathematics Homework Intervention

    Robert Murphy;Jeremy Roschelle;Mingyu Feng;Craig A. Mason

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Exploring the Impact of Student Teaching Apprenticeships on Student Achievement and Mentor Teachers.

    Dan Goldhaber;Dan Goldhaber;John M Krieg;Roddy Theobald

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Average Effect Sizes in Developer-Commissioned and Independent Evaluations

    Rebecca Wolf;Jennifer Morrison;Amanda Inns;Robert Slavin

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Pair Programming in Perspective: Effects on Persistence, Achievement, and Equity in Computer Science

    Nicholas A. Bowman;Lindsay Jarratt;K. C. Culver;Alberto M. Segre

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Teacher Talk in Early Years Classrooms following an Oral Language and Literacy Professional Learning Program

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Performance Evaluations as a Measure of Teacher Effectiveness When Implementation Differs: Accounting for Variation across Classrooms, Schools, and Districts

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • The Next Generation of State Reforms to Improve their Lowest Performing Schools: An Evaluation of North Carolina’s School Transformation Intervention

    Gary T. Henry;Erica Harbatkin

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • Matching Methods for Clustered Observational Studies in Education

    Luke Keele;Matthew A. Lenard;Lindsay C. Page

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Success for All: A Quantitative Synthesis of U.S. Evaluations

    Alan C. K. Cheung;Chen Xie;Tengteng Zhuang;Amanda J. Neitzel

    (2021)
    11 Citations

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