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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 439 17 33 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 30
Documents by Best Scientists*: 43
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 62
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.584
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at The Reading Teacher?

The objective of The Reading Teacher is to combine knowledge in the areas of Pedagogy, Primary education, Reading (process), Mathematics education and Teaching method. Pedagogy studies presented in it focus on topics such as Literacy, Writing instruction, Curriculum, Professional development and Language arts. The Reading Teacher features Professional development research that overlaps with concepts in Teacher education.

In addition to Primary education research, The Reading Teacher aims to explore topics under Emergent literacy and Reading skills. Reading (process) research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Developmental psychology, Cognitive psychology and Comprehension. The work tackled in The Reading Teacher goes beyond the discipline of Mathematics education as it also encompasses Test (assessment).

The majority of Reading comprehension studies are focused on the issues of Reciprocal teaching. Vocabulary, Phonics, Spelling and Word recognition are among the concentrations of Linguistics that garnered much attention in the journal. Vocabulary development is a key component of Vocabulary research discussed in the journal.

  • Pedagogy (51.15%)
  • Primary education (43.84%)
  • Reading (process) (42.55%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Method of Repeated Readings. (755 citations)
  • K-W-L: A Teaching Model That Develops Active Reading of Expository Text. (587 citations)
  • Measuring Attitude toward Reading: A New Tool for Teachers. (475 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at The Reading Teacher:

The journal articles investigate studies in Pedagogy, Reading (process), Mathematics education, Primary education and Teaching method. While Reading (process) is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Cognitive psychology, Fluency and Comprehension. The journal papers with studies in Primary education featured incorporate elements of Reading skills and Writing instruction.

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

  • World War II
  • Linguistics
  • Education

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in The Reading Teacher mainly cover the fields of Mathematics education, Linguistics, Reading (process), Comprehension and Vocabulary. The study of Qualitative research methodology and how it intertwines with concepts under Teaching method were explored in the presented Mathematics education research. Download and Literacy are some topics wherein Reading (process) research discussed in the journal have an impact.

While Comprehension is the key highlight in the journal, it also covered some subjects on Reading comprehension and Text types. The close relationship between Fluency and Cognitive psychology is one of the points of interest dissected in Phonemic awareness research. The subject of Sociocultural evolution, which is connected to the field of Pedagogy, serves as the foundation of the Writing process research featured in the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Supporting the Right to Read: Principles for Selecting Children’s Books (4 citations)
  • Surprise, Surprise! Exploring Dust Jackets, Case Covers, and Endpapers in Picture Books to Support Comprehension (3 citations)
  • Zooming Into Summer: Key Takeaways From a Virtual Summer Reading Intervention (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 The Reading Teacher (based on the number of publications) are:

  • John T. Guthrie (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Timothy V. Rasinski (42 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Peter B. Mosenthal (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • William H. Rupley (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Douglas Fisher (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 The Reading Teacher (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michigan State University (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kent State University (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Memphis (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Georgia (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vanderbilt University (13 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, 98.98% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% 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 0.00% of all publications and 100.00% 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.

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Top Publications

  • Translanguaging and Latinx Bilingual Readers

    (2020)
    113 Citations
  • The Science of Reading Comprehension Instruction.

    Nell K. Duke;Alessandra E. Ward;P. David Pearson

    (2021)
    113 Citations
  • Debugging the Writing Process: Lessons From a Comparison of Students’ Coding and Writing Practices

    Ziva R. Hassenfeld;Marina Umaschi Bers

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Key Knowledge to Support Phonological Awareness and Phonics Instruction

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • The Core Vocabulary: The Foundation of Proficient Comprehension

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Toward Early Literacy as a Site of Belonging

    Mariana Souto-Manning;Hyeyoung Ghim;Nicole K. Madu

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Translanguaging as Norm: Rejecting Narrow and Restrictive Notions of Reading

    Mariana Souto-Manning;Jessica Martell;Aura Y. Pérez;Patricia Pión

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Looking for Literacy in All the Right Spaces: The Laundromat

    Susan B. Neuman;Maya Portillo;Donna C. Celano

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • When Students Perform at the Below Basic Level on the NAEP: What Does It Mean and What Can Educators Do?

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • Lessons Learned? Reading Wars, Reading First, and a Way Forward

    (2022)
    10 Citations

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