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Instructional Research Group

In research, Instructional Research Group stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,261 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,673
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,375
of 7,310
Research works
256
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.7k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Instructional Research Group

What is Instructional Research Group known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,261 of 14,833 11.9%175

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Instructional Research Group sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Instructional Research Group work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Instructional Research Group is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Computer Science (19%), Psychology (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 12 fractional works · 52.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 38.8% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 32.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 30.0% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 19.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstructionalResearch Group22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences938.8%
    2. Psychology27.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities14.9%
    4. Decision Sciences01.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Computer Science419.1%
    2. Mathematics14.5%
    3. Engineering13.5%
    4. Materials Science12.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Medicine15.6%
    2. Health Professions14.5%
    3. Nursing01.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences15.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 2.45× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.83× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 3.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.37× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics3.83×1 works
  2. Nursing3.07×0 works
  3. Social Sciences3.06×9 works
  4. Computer Science2.45×4 works
  5. Psychology2.37×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.71×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.69×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.55×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.19×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.75×1 works
  11. Medicine0.29×1 works
  12. Engineering0.23×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.17×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Instructional Research Group?

Ranked on the quality score, Russell M. Gersten, Joseph Dimino and Rebecca Newman-Gonchar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instructional Research Group.

  1. 1 Russell M. Gersten United States · #144,403 worldwide 16k citations · 281 works
  2. 2 Joseph Dimino United States · #602,097 worldwide 1.7k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Rebecca Newman-Gonchar United States · #1,504,801 worldwide 866 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Kelly S. Haymond United States · #1,884,322 worldwide 428 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Huberto Molina United States · #4,421,480 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Barbara R. Lasser United States · #4,473,484 worldwide 71 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Bruce A. Cronnell United States · #5,806,022 worldwide 196 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Instructional Research Group

What are the most cited papers from Instructional Research Group?

The most cited paper from Instructional Research Group is "Quality Indicators for Group Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Special Education" (Russell M. Gersten, Lynn S. Fuchs, Donald L. Compton et al., 2005), with 1,029 citations. Next come "Research in Special Education: Scientific Methods and Evidence-Based Practices" (980) and "Early Identification and Interventions for Students With Mathematics Difficulties" (827).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Quality Indicators for Group Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research in Special Education Russell M. Gersten, Lynn S. Fuchs, Donald L. Compton et al. · Exceptional Children 2005 1,029
2 Research in Special Education: Scientific Methods and Evidence-Based Practices Samuel L. Odom, Ellen Anderson Brantlinger, Russell M. Gersten et al. · Exceptional Children 2005 980
3 Early Identification and Interventions for Students With Mathematics Difficulties Russell M. Gersten, Nancy C. Jordan, Jonathan R. Flojo · Journal of Learning Disabilities Jul 2005 827
4 Mathematics Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis of Instructional Components Russell M. Gersten, David J. Chard, Madhavi Jayanthi et al. · Review of Educational Research Review Sep 2009 684
5 What Makes the Difference? A Practical Analysis of Research on the Effectiveness of Distance Education Yong Zhao, Jing Wei Lei, Bo Yan Chun Lai et al. · Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education 28 Jul 2005 571
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Instructional Research Group?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Higher Education, Professional Development, Cognitive Development, Student Engagement, Artificial Intelligence, Teacher Professional Development and Online Learning.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Educational Technology4▲ 15×10 topics
  2. Higher Education2▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Machine Learning2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  5. Professional Development2▲ 42×5 topics
  6. Cognitive Development2▲ 66×3 topics
  7. Student Engagement2▲ 20×3 topics
  8. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 46×3 topics
  9. E-Learning2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  10. Child Development1▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Online Learning1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  12. Big Data1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  13. Technology Integration1▲ 19×6 topics
  14. Virtual Reality1▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Distance Education1▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Learning Analytics1▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Lifelong Learning1▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Healthcare1▲ 4.3×2 topics
  19. Medical Imaging1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  20. Mathematical Achievement1▲ 246×1 topic
  21. Numerical Cognition1▲ 246×1 topic

Which research topics does Instructional Research Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, Innovative Teaching Methods, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion.

Cognitive and developmen…1Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Meth…1Innovative Teaching Methods: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching a…1Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 1 fractional worksMathematics Education an…1Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksEducation Methods and Practices: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 0 fractional works
Statistics and ProbabilityEducationHealth InformaticsComputer Science Applications

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills Statistics and Probability 1 works
  2. 2 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 1 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  4. 4 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 1 works
  5. 5 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 1 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  7. 7 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  9. 9 Education Methods and Practices Education 0 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Instructional Research Group's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Instructional Research Group as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Instructional Research Group0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Instructional Research Group over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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