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National Foundation for Educational Research

In research, National Foundation for Educational Research stands highest in Education (#911 of 3,033 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,670 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,417 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,705
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#990
of 1,844
Research works
390
▼ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.6k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
National Foundation for Educational Research

What is National Foundation for Educational Research 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
EducationSubfield #911 of 3,033 9.0%174
Social SciencesDomain #4,670 of 14,833 9.4%320
Social SciencesField #3,417 of 9,330 10.3%228

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Foundation for Educational Research 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 National Foundation for Educational Research work in?

In all years, 82% of research at National Foundation for Educational Research is in Social Sciences, 9% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (58%), Psychology (12%), Decision Sciences (6%). It does 3.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 320 fractional works · 82.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 228 fractional works · 58.5% of its workEducation: 174 fractional works · 44.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 48 fractional works · 12.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 22 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 22 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 9.5% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalFoundation for…390fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences82%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences22858.5%
    2. Psychology4812.3%
    3. Decision Sciences225.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities153.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting20.6%
    1. Computer Science133.4%
    2. Mathematics102.5%
    3. Engineering71.7%
    4. Chemistry20.6%
    5. Environmental Science20.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    8. Materials Science10.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Health Professions133.4%
    2. Medicine82.1%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.6%
    3. Neuroscience20.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 4.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 8.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology8.04×2 works
  2. Decision Sciences4.41×0 works
  3. Social Sciences4.04×4 works
  4. Health Professions2.02×0 works
  5. Nursing1.45×0 works
  6. Neuroscience1.31×0 works
  7. Mathematics1.21×0 works
  8. Medicine0.55×1 works

Who are the top researchers at National Foundation for Educational Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Douglas A. Pidgeon, Clare Burstall and Elizabeth Cleaver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Foundation for Educational Research.

  1. 1 Douglas A. Pidgeon United Kingdom · #914,952 worldwide 357 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Clare Burstall United Kingdom · #1,547,345 worldwide 736 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Elizabeth Cleaver United Kingdom · #2,086,082 worldwide 557 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 John Harland United Kingdom · #2,337,576 worldwide 350 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Chris Whetton United Kingdom · #2,466,548 worldwide 266 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Joanna Le Métais United Kingdom · #2,496,722 worldwide 220 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Kay Kinder United Kingdom · #2,528,606 worldwide 652 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Joyce M. Morris United Kingdom · #2,621,834 worldwide 153 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Marian Sainsbury United Kingdom · #2,773,676 worldwide 543 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Mary Atkinson United Kingdom · #2,796,696 worldwide 892 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at National Foundation for Educational Research

What are the most cited papers from National Foundation for Educational Research?

The most cited paper from National Foundation for Educational Research is "Learners and Learning in Environmental Education: A critical review of the evidence" (Mark Rickinson, 2001), with 785 citations. Next come "Learning and Teaching about Values: A review of recent research" (531) and "The value of outdoor learning: evidence from research in the UK and elsewhere" (479).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Learners and Learning in Environmental Education: A critical review of the evidence Mark Rickinson · Environmental Education Research Aug 2001 785
2 Learning and Teaching about Values: A review of recent research J. Mark Halstead, Monica J. Taylor · Cambridge Journal of Education Jun 2000 531
3 The value of outdoor learning: evidence from research in the UK and elsewhere Justin S. Dillon, Mark Rickinson, Kelly Teamey et al. · Bristol Research (University of Bristol) 2006 479
4 The Prevalence and Effects of Test Anxiety in School Children Angus S. McDonald · Educational Psychology Mar 2001 436
5 The Use of Research to Improve Professional Practice: a systematic review of the literature Jane Hemsley‐Brown, Caroline Sharp · Oxford Review of Education Review Dec 2003 358
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Foundation for Educational Research?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vocational Education, Employment Patterns, Student Retention, Training Pathways, Student Achievement, Academic Achievement, Education and Professional Learning Communities.

▲ 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. Vocational Education42▲ 153×2 topics
  2. Employment Patterns41▲ 172×2 topics
  3. Student Retention40▲ 234×1 topic
  4. Training Pathways40▲ 279×1 topic
  5. Education33▲ 6.5×30 topics
  6. Student Achievement31▲ 90×5 topics
  7. Academic Achievement30▲ 52×9 topics
  8. Professional Learning Communities24▲ 132×2 topics
  9. Technology Integration20▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Globalization19▲ 2.7×15 topics
  11. Learning Outcomes19▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Teacher Education17▲ 43×5 topics
  13. Professional Development16▲ 26×5 topics
  14. Educational Technology16▲ 6.1×11 topics
  15. Reflective Practice16▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Education Policy15▲ 67×3 topics
  17. Pedagogy15▲ 11×13 topics
  18. Child Development14▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Higher Education14▲ 9.6×13 topics
  20. Language Development14▲ 23×4 topics
  21. Teacher Professional Development14▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Social Justice13▲ 6.6×9 topics
  23. Data Use13▲ 353×1 topic
  24. Educational Improvement13▲ 353×1 topic
  25. Educational Inequality13▲ 53×3 topics
  26. Self-Regulation13▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Student Engagement13▲ 12×9 topics
  28. Socioeconomic Status12▲ 44×3 topics
  29. Parental Involvement12▲ 34×3 topics
  30. Educational Leadership12▲ 34×3 topics
  31. Educational Research11▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Student Perceptions11▲ 21×5 topics
  33. Qualitative Research Methods11▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Teacher Identity11▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Diversity11▲ 16×5 topics
  36. Early Childhood Education11▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Lifelong Learning11▲ 18×8 topics
  38. Self-Regulated Learning11▲ 96×2 topics
  39. Student Perception11▲ 56×2 topics
  40. School Segregation10▲ 142×1 topic

Which research topics does National Foundation for Educational Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education Systems and Policy, Media, Communication, and Education, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Educational and Psychological Assessments.

Education Systems and Po…1Education Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksMedia, Communication, an…1Media, Communication, and Education: 1 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 0 fractional worksEducational and Psychological Assessments: 0 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 0 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 0 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 0 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 0 fractional worksPsychometric Methodologies and Testing: 0 fractional worksSurvey Methodology and Nonresponse: 0 fractional works
EducationCommunicationGeneral PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  2. 2 Media, Communication, and Education Communication 1 works
  3. 3 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 0 works
  6. 6 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 0 works
  7. 7 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 0 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 0 works
  9. 9 Psychometric Methodologies and Testing Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  10. 10 Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Sociology and Political Science 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 available9.6%not open90.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Foundation for Educational Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Foundation for Educational Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000049% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%National Foundation for Educational Research0.0000071% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Foundation for Educational Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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