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School Science and Mathematics
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School Science and Mathematics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1248 8 8 3

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 12
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 59
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.438
Impact Factor: 0.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at School Science and Mathematics?

The main points discussed in School Science and Mathematics deals with Mathematics education, Pedagogy, Science education, Connected Mathematics and Teaching method. It tackles issues in Mathematics education, particularly in the topics of Reform mathematics, Core-Plus Mathematics Project, Primary education, Math wars and Everyday Mathematics. The Pedagogy study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Higher education.

School Science and Mathematics investigates Science education research which frequently intersects with National Science Education Standards. The majority of Connected Mathematics studies presented zero in on Comprehensive School Mathematics Program.

  • Mathematics education (37.06%)
  • Pedagogy (20.46%)
  • Science education (10.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Further Development of an Elementary Science Teaching Efficacy Belief Instrument: A Preservice Elementary Scale (542 citations)
  • Measuring Reform Practices in Science and Mathematics Classrooms: The Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (370 citations)
  • School Science and Mathematics 101 (368 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at School Science and Mathematics:

The main points discussed in the most cited articles deal with Mathematics education, Science education, Pedagogy, Teaching method and Connected Mathematics. Mathematics education research in the published articles connects with the study of Curriculum. Issues in Pedagogy were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Concept learning and Perception.

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

  • World War II
  • Law
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Mathematics education, Teacher education, Pedagogy, Engineering ethics and Engineering design process. The journal facilitates discussions on Mathematics education that incorporate concepts from other fields like Self-efficacy, Mindset and Faculty development. School Science and Mathematics explores topics in Self-efficacy which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Integrated curriculum, Primary education, Mathematics anxiety, Cooperative learning and Summative assessment.

While the journal focused on Pedagogy, it was also able to explore topics like Value judgment, Informal education, Science education reform and Acronym. Attitudes beliefs and Engineering management are some topics wherein Engineering design process research discussed in the journal have an impact. It deals with Teaching method in conjunction with Sequence (medicine) and similar fields in Formative assessment.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Integrating communal content into science lessons: An investigation of the beliefs and attitudes of preservice teachers (2 citations)
  • Teaching math modeling through 3D-printing: Examining the influence of an integrative professional development (1 citations)
  • PreK-8 prospective teachers’ mindsets and depth of learning in mathematics courses (0 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 School Science and Mathematics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • George G. Mallinson (142 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cecil B. Read (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norman G. Lederman (49 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert E. Yager (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • G. A. Miller (44 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 School Science and Mathematics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Chicago (202 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (192 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Purdue University (152 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Indiana University (132 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Western Michigan University (124 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.42% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.89% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.16% of all publications and 60.53% 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

  • Who Succeeds in STEM? Elementary Girls' Attitudes and Beliefs about Self and STEM.

    Jeanna R. Wieselmann;Gillian H. Roehrig;Justine N. Kim

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Developing latent constructs of dialogic interaction to examine the epistemic climate: Rasch modeling

    Yejun Bae;Gavin W. Fulmer;Brian M. Hand

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Examining and developing fourth grade children’s area estimation performance

    Cheryl L. Eames;Jeffrey E. Barrett;Craig J. Cullen;George Rutherford

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Equity perspectives of school stakeholders regarding the representation and access of black male students in an academy of engineering

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Socio‐scientific issues instruction for scientific literacy: 5E Framing to enhance teaching practice

    (2023)
    3 Citations
  • Faculty perspectives and values toward mathematics and science content information used in teacher preparation admissions processes

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • The effects of science inquiry on engagement for elementary students with disabilities

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Balancing disciplinary and integrated learning: How exemplary <scp>STEM</scp> teachers negotiate tensions of practice

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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