Question 1

Which countries lead Developmental and Educational Psychology research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in Developmental and Educational Psychology. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (20k and 19k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Developmental and Educational Psychology research?

Accepted Answer

Harvard University (United States) ranks first in Developmental and Educational Psychology on research quality in 2022-now, followed by University of Hong Kong and Stanford University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Developmental and Educational Psychology?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Developmental and Educational Psychology, Michael Tomasello, Gwo‐Jen Hwang and Charles Hulme have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Developmental and Educational Psychology research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Developmental and Educational Psychology research in 2022-now are Jakarta (Indonesia), Moscow (Russia), Bandung (Indonesia) and Medan (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Seal Beach, Beverly Cove and San Fernando.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Developmental and Educational Psychology?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, Stanford University and University of Hong Kong score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Developmental and Educational Psychology research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Student Stress and Coping, Flow Experience in Various Fields and Language Acquisition and Education.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Developmental and Educational Psychology is "The theory of planned behavior" (Icek Ajzen, 1991), with 87,913 citations. Next come "Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies." (80,679) and "G*Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences" (66,357).