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Learning Policy Institute

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Research works
40
▼ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
80.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Learning Policy Institute

Not ranked overall: Learning Policy Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Learning Policy Institute work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Learning Policy Institute is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (68%), Environmental Science (8%), Engineering (6%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 32 fractional works · 80.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 67.9% of its workEducation: 22 fractional works · 54.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLearning PolicyInstitute40fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences80%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 Sciences2767.9%
    2. Psychology25.0%
    3. Decision Sciences24.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.0%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    1. Environmental Science37.9%
    2. Engineering26.1%
    3. Computer Science00.9%
    4. Chemistry00.4%
    1. Medicine12.8%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    1. Neuroscience00.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
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.

Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 6.70× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences6.70×10 works
  2. Psychology2.43×1 works
  3. Neuroscience1.66×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.37×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.34×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×0 works
  8. Engineering0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Learning Policy Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Anne Podolsky, Desiree Carver-Thomas and Tara Kini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Learning Policy Institute.

  1. 1 Anne Podolsky United States · #776,036 worldwide 1.5k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Desiree Carver-Thomas United States · #1,336,150 worldwide 2.8k citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Tara Kini United States · #1,448,396 worldwide 1.1k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Dion Burns United States · #2,488,840 worldwide 320 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Melanie Leung-Gagné United States · #2,674,451 worldwide 120 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Patrick M. Shields United States · #3,026,884 worldwide 421 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Jessica Cardichon United States · #3,397,451 worldwide 100 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Hanna Melnick United States · #4,181,642 worldwide 107 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Learning Policy Institute

What are the most cited papers from Learning Policy Institute?

The most cited paper from Learning Policy Institute is "Implications for educational practice of the science of learning and development" (Linda Darling‐Hammond, Lisa Flook, Channa M. Cook-Harvey et al., 2019), with 2,676 citations. Next come "Preparing educators for the time of COVID … and beyond" (453) and "Understanding teacher shortages: An analysis of teacher supply and demand in the United States" (436).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Implications for educational practice of the science of learning and development Linda Darling‐Hammond, Lisa Flook, Channa M. Cook-Harvey et al. · Applied Developmental Science Open access 17 Feb 2019 2,676
2 Preparing educators for the time of COVID … and beyond Linda Darling‐Hammond, Maria E. Hyler · European Journal of Teacher Education 7 Aug 2020 453
3 Understanding teacher shortages: An analysis of teacher supply and demand in the United States Leib Sutcher, Linda Darling‐Hammond, Desiree Carver-Thomas · Education Policy Analysis Archives Open access 7 Apr 2019 436
4 The trouble with teacher turnover: How teacher attrition affects students and schools Desiree Carver-Thomas, Linda Darling‐Hammond · Education Policy Analysis Archives Open access 7 Apr 2019 391
5 Nurturing Nature: How Brain Development Is Inherently Social and Emotional, and What This Means for Education Mary Helen Immordino‐Yang, Linda Darling‐Hammond, Christina R. Krone · Educational Psychologist Open access 3 Jul 2019 293
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Learning Policy Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Technology Integration, Professional Learning Communities, Reflective Practice, Qualitative Research Methods, Teacher Professional Development, Academic Achievement, Student Achievement and Educational Inequality.

▲ 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. Professional Learning Communities7▲ 349×2 topics
  2. Technology Integration7▲ 83×3 topics
  3. Reflective Practice6▲ 92×2 topics
  4. Qualitative Research Methods6▲ 369×1 topic
  5. Teacher Professional Development6▲ 147×1 topic
  6. Academic Achievement6▲ 101×5 topics
  7. Student Achievement5▲ 128×3 topics
  8. Education4▲ 7.2×12 topics
  9. Educational Inequality4▲ 150×2 topics
  10. Education Policy3▲ 137×2 topics
  11. Socioeconomic Status3▲ 105×1 topic
  12. Teacher Quality3▲ 380×1 topic
  13. Special Education3▲ 82×3 topics
  14. Teacher Education2▲ 60×3 topics
  15. Child Development2▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Environmental Impact Assessment2▲ 106×2 topics
  17. Self-Regulation2▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Higher Education2▲ 14×5 topics
  19. School Engagement2▲ 123×1 topic
  20. Student-Teacher Relationships2▲ 123×1 topic
  21. Professional Development2▲ 33×5 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction2▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Public Participation2▲ 166×2 topics
  24. Social Impact Assessment2▲ 157×1 topic
  25. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Motivation2▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Academic Performance2▲ 60×2 topics
  28. Vocational Education2▲ 64×2 topics
  29. Career Choice2▲ 135×1 topic
  30. Parental Involvement2▲ 47×3 topics
  31. School Discipline2▲ 415×2 topics
  32. Teaching Career2▲ 417×1 topic
  33. Student Retention1▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Training Pathways1▲ 98×1 topic
  35. Informal Learning1▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Energy Transition1▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Family Engagement1▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Lifelong Learning1▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Socioeconomic Factors1▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Student Engagement1▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Learning Policy Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion, Education Systems and Policy and School Choice and Performance.

Teacher Education and Le…2Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching a…1Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…1Education Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …1Critical Race Theory in Education: 1 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 0 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 0 fractional worksTeacher Professional Development and Motivation: 0 fractional worksYouth Substance Use and School Attendance: 0 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceHuman Factors and Ergonomics

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

  1. 1 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  2. 2 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 1 works
  3. 3 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  4. 4 School Choice and Performance Education 1 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 1 works
  6. 6 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 0 works
  8. 8 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 0 works
  9. 9 Teacher Professional Development and Motivation Education 0 works
  10. 10 Youth Substance Use and School Attendance 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Learning Policy Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Learning Policy Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000071% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Learning Policy Institute0.000033% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Learning Policy Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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