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Instructional Research Group

In research, Instructional Research Group stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,899 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,704
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,769
of 8,685
Research works
256
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

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 #9,899 of 16,945 27.0%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 2.41× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Instructional Research Group?

Ranked on the composite score, Russell Gersten, Arend J. Visscher and Bruce Cronnell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Instructional Research Group.

  1. 1 Russell Gersten United States · #12,068 worldwide 633 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Arend J. Visscher United States · #814,036 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Bruce Cronnell United States · #1,575,226 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Instructional Research Group

Which keywords describe research at Instructional Research Group?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Online Learning, E-Learning, Instructional Design, Student Engagement, Education, Technology Integration and Student Satisfaction.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Educational Technology38▲ 22×22 topics
  2. Online Learning26▲ 23×11 topics
  3. E-Learning26▲ 18×15 topics
  4. Education22▲ 6.5×22 topics
  5. Instructional Design21▲ 92×3 topics
  6. Student Engagement21▲ 31×13 topics
  7. Technology Integration19▲ 37×8 topics
  8. Student Satisfaction17▲ 60×3 topics
  9. Distance Education17▲ 46×3 topics
  10. Cognitive Engagement16▲ 85×2 topics
  11. Blended Learning16▲ 65×3 topics
  12. Motivation16▲ 21×7 topics
  13. Higher Education15▲ 16×12 topics
  14. Community of Inquiry15▲ 95×1 topic
  15. Social Presence15▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Learning Outcomes15▲ 25×8 topics
  17. Pedagogy15▲ 16×8 topics
  18. Professional Development14▲ 34×9 topics
  19. Metacognition12▲ 39×3 topics
  20. Teacher Professional Development12▲ 44×4 topics
  21. Collaborative Learning12▲ 66×2 topics
  22. Cognitive Development11▲ 40×7 topics
  23. Self-Regulation11▲ 26×4 topics
  24. Qualitative Research10▲ 7.0×11 topics
  25. Reflective Practice10▲ 23×6 topics
  26. Cognitive Apprenticeship10▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Scaffolding10▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Teacher Training10▲ 9.5×12 topics
  29. STEM Education9▲ 13×8 topics
  30. Executive Functioning8▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Language Development8▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Classroom Interaction8▲ 129×1 topic
  33. Interactive Whiteboards8▲ 129×1 topic
  34. Working Memory7▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Mathematical Achievement7▲ 129×1 topic
  36. Numerical Cognition7▲ 129×1 topic
  37. Child Development7▲ 9.3×6 topics
  38. Professional Learning Communities7▲ 57×2 topics
  39. Teaching Strategies6▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Student Achievement6▲ 28×5 topics

Which research topics does Instructional Research Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, Innovative Teaching Methods, Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion and Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques.

Cognitive and developmen…1Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Meth…1Innovative Teaching Methods: 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 worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksSunflower and Safflower …0Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation: 0 fractional worksEducation Methods and Practices: 0 fractional worksReading and Literacy Development: 0 fractional worksEducation and Learning I…0Education and Learning Interventions: 0 fractional works
Statistics and ProbabilityEducationHealth InformaticsPlant Science2 others

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 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 1 works
  4. 4 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 1 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  7. 7 Sunflower and Safflower Cultivation Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Education Methods and Practices Education 0 works
  9. 9 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Instructional Research Group's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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