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Research in Higher Education
H-index 9

Research in Higher Education

0361-0365

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11162

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 605 15 21 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 36
Documents by Best Scientists*: 36
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 110
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.061
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Research in Higher Education?

The journal covers a variety of subjects, including Higher education, Mathematics education, Social psychology, Pedagogy and Medical education. The Higher education study tackling the subject of Institutional research is the focus of Research in Higher Education. The journal facilitates discussions on Mathematics education that incorporate concepts from other fields like Test (assessment), Graduation, Sample (statistics) and Community college.

Most of the Social psychology studies addressed also intersect with Perception.

  • Higher education (93.12%)
  • Mathematics education (25.60%)
  • Social psychology (17.69%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Dropouts and turnover: The synthesis and test of a causal model of student attrition (1095 citations)
  • Student Engagement and Student Learning: Testing the Linkages. (1090 citations)
  • ASSESSING RESPONSE RATES AND NONRESPONSE BIAS IN WEB AND PAPER SURVEYS (1060 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Research in Higher Education:

The journal papers explore disciplines such as Higher education, Social psychology, Mathematics education, Academic achievement and Pedagogy. The Higher education research tackled in the most cited publications is interrelated with Persistence (psychology) which concerns subjects like Educational attainment. The published articles explore topics in Mathematics education which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Test (assessment) and Discipline.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Statistics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Higher education, Medical education, Demographic economics, Bachelor and Mathematics education. The concepts on Higher education presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Loan, Social psychology, Affect (psychology), Graduation and Community college. While Social psychology is the focus of Research in Higher Education, it also provided insights into the studies of Structural equation modeling, Behavioral engagement, Test (assessment) and Learner engagement.

Issues in Medical education were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Peer effects, College enrollment, Propensity score matching, Academic achievement and Estimation. Demographic economics research presented in Research in Higher Education encompasses a variety of subjects, including Census, Negative relationship, Incentive, Attendance and Ethnic group. The journal addresses concerns in Mathematics education which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Liberal arts education, Knowledge economy, Scale (social sciences), Set (psychology) and Sample (statistics).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Sense of Belonging and Student Engagement: A Daily Study of First- and Continuing-Generation College Students (13 citations)
  • The Role of Math Misalignment in the Community College STEM Pathway (3 citations)
  • Delayed Time-to-Degree and Post-college Earnings (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 Research in Higher Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Cameron Fincher (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ernest T. Pascarella (36 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Patrick T. Terenzini (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gary R. Pike (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • George D. Kuh (22 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 Research in Higher Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Michigan (81 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indiana University (79 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Georgia (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Virginia Tech (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Iowa (54 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than 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, 3.12% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.81% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.45% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.81% of all publications and 41.94% 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 Higher Education

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Top Publications

  • Leaving the Institution or Leaving the Academy? Analyzing the Factors that Faculty Weigh in Actual Departure Decisions

    (2022)
    29 Citations
  • Is What Glitters Really Gold? A Quasi-Experimental Study of First-Year Seminars and College Student Success

    K. C. Culver;Nicholas A. Bowman

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Predicting Research Productivity in STEM Faculty: The Role of Self-determined Motivation

    (2022)
    17 Citations
  • The Tech Trajectory: Examining the Role of College Environments in Shaping Students’ Interest in Computing Careers

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Using Panel Data to Identify the Effects of Institutional Characteristics, Cohort Characteristics, and Institutional Actions on Graduation Rates

    Gary R. Pike;Kirsten R. Robbins

    (2020)
    14 Citations
  • The Impact of a Goal-Setting Intervention for Engineering Students on Academic Probation

    Nicholas A. Bowman;Nayoung Jang;D. Martin Kivlighan;Nancy Schneider

    (2020)
    12 Citations
  • How Students’ Intellectual Orientations and Cognitive Reasoning Abilities and May Shape Their Perceptions of Good Teaching Practices

    K. C. Culver;Nicholas A. Bowman;Ernest T. Pascarella

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • What is the Purpose of Academic Probation? Its Substantial Negative Effects on Four-Year Graduation

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • The Long-Term Role of Undergraduate Experiences: Predicting Intellectual and Civic Outcomes

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Thx 4 the msg: Assessing the Impact of Texting on Student Engagement and Persistence

    (2022)
    7 Citations

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