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Studies in Science Education
H-index 9

Studies in Science Education

0305-7267

Published by: Taylor & Francis

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

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 568 9 11 9

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 12
Documents by Best Scientists*: 12
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 58
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.951
Impact Factor: 9.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Studies in Science Education?

The topics of Science education, Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Science, technology, society and environment education and Higher education are the focal point of discussions in Studies in Science Education. Social science education is the primary subject of Science education works presented in Studies in Science Education. Studies in Science Education connects the study in Pedagogy with the closely related area of Education theory.

It tackles issues in Mathematics education, particularly in the topics of Learning sciences, Science instruction, Educational technology, Science teachers and Learning theory. The journal encompasses Learning sciences studies in the context of Experiential learning as a whole. Science, technology, society and environment education research featured in Studies in Science Education incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Social science, Engineering ethics and Science communication.

The Higher education study tackling the subject of Education is the focus of Studies in Science Education. Topics in Comparative education were tackled in line with various other fields like Education reform, Economics education and Education policy. Curriculum mapping is a major topic of Curriculum research.

  • Science education (64.72%)
  • Pedagogy (43.22%)
  • Mathematics education (31.73%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Pupils and Paradigms: a Review of Literature Related to Concept Development in Adolescent Science Students (877 citations)
  • Supporting and Promoting Argumentation Discourse in Science Education (799 citations)
  • Science Education: Border Crossing into the Subculture of Science (775 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Studies in Science Education:

The most cited publications investigate areas of study like Science education, Pedagogy, Mathematics education, Science, technology, society and environment education and Social science education. The most cited articles explore issues in Science education which can be linked to other research areas like Active learning, Higher education, Education theory, Educational research and Epistemology. The journal articles explore research in Work (electrical) and overlapping concepts in Meaningful learning to expand the discourse in Mathematics education.

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

  • Education
  • Social science
  • Epistemology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal investigates areas of study like Mathematics education, Science education, Science teachers, Systematic review and Engineering ethics. Topics like Science instruction, Student learning, Active learning, Flipped classroom and Instructional theory are tackled as part of the discussions on Mathematics education. Science instruction research presented in Studies in Science Education encompasses a variety of subjects, including Situational ethics, Construct (philosophy), Cognition and Formative assessment.

While the journal focused on Science education, it was also able to explore topics like Bibliometrics and Inclusion (education). The research on Science teachers featured in it combines topics in other fields like Visualization, Learning theory and Learning sciences. The studies in Engineering ethics featured incorporate elements of Context (language use), Human biology, Empirical research and Morality.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Teacher noticing in science education: do you see what I see? (8 citations)
  • Middle and high school science teacher identity considered through the lens of the social identity approach: a systematic review of the literature. (5 citations)
  • A bibliometric and descriptive analysis of inclusive education in science education (1 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 Studies in Science Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Edgar W. Jenkins (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David Layton (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Keith S. Taber (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. Myron Atkin (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John K. Gilbert (6 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 Studies in Science Education (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Leeds (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • King's College London (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Monash University (9 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Open University (8 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, 20.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.33% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.33% of all publications and 53.33% 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

  • Immersive virtual reality for science learning: Design, implementation, and evaluation

    (2022)
    97 Citations
  • Teacher noticing in science education: do you see what I see?

    Kennedy Kam Ho Chan;Lihua Xu;Rebecca Cooper;Amanda Berry

    (2021)
    86 Citations
  • A systematic review of trends and findings in research employing drawing assessment in science education

    Hsin Yi Chang;Tzung Jin Lin;Min Hsien Lee;Silvia Wen Yu Lee

    (2020)
    56 Citations
  • Models of conceptual change in science learning: establishing an exhaustive inventory based on support given by articles published in major journals

    Patrice Potvin;Lucian Nenciovici;Guillaume Malenfant-Robichaud;François Thibault

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • A meta-analysis on the relationship between school characteristics and student outcomes in science and maths – evidence from large-scale studies

    Doris Holzberger;Sarah Reinhold;Oliver Lüdtke;Tina Seidel

    (2020)
    34 Citations
  • Middle and high school science teacher identity considered through the lens of the social identity approach: a systematic review of the literature.

    Elizabeth A.C. Rushton;Michael J. Reiss

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Characterising immersive argument-based inquiry learning environments in school-based education: a systematic literature review

    Kathleen A. Weiss;Mark A. McDermott;Brian Hand

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Supporting Secondary Students’ Morality Development in Science Education

    Tore Van Der Leij;Lucy Avraamidou;Arjen Wals;Martin Goedhart

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Unpacking readiness for elementary science teaching: what preservice teachers bring and how that can be shaped through teacher education

    (2023)
    9 Citations
  • The role of visualisation in science: a response to “Science teachers’ use of visual representations”

    Russell Tytler

    (2021)
    7 Citations

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