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National Foundation for Educational Research

In research, National Foundation for Educational Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,783 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,287 of 16,945 worldwide) and Education (#1,028 of 3,044 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,002
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,025
of 2,253
Research works
390
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

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
Social SciencesField #1,783 of 10,206 43.5%228
Social SciencesDomain #3,287 of 16,945 38.8%320
EducationSubfield #1,028 of 3,044 43.4%174

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 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.

Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 5.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 8.71× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.54× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Ken Fogelman, Caroline Sharp and Peter Rudd lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Foundation for Educational Research.

  1. 1 Ken Fogelman United Kingdom · #497,454 worldwide 43 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Caroline Sharp United Kingdom · #538,391 worldwide 56 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Peter Rudd United Kingdom · #821,543 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ian Schagen United Kingdom · #905,358 worldwide 70 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Seamus Hegarty United Kingdom · #1,291,024 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at National Foundation for Educational Research

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 2022–2025: 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 worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 0 fractional worksDisability Education and…0Disability Education and Employment: 0 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 0 fractional worksSurvey Methodology and Nonresponse: 0 fractional worksPsychometric Methodologies and Testing: 0 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 0 fractional works
EducationCommunicationGeneral PsychologyDevelopmental and Educational Psychology6 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 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 0 works
  6. 6 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 0 works
  7. 7 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Psychometric Methodologies and Testing Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  10. 10 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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