Question 1

Which countries lead Education research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in Education. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (290k and 64k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Education research?

Accepted Answer

Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu (Indonesia) ranks first in Education on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Indonesia University of Education and Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Education?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Education, Robert C. Pianta, David J. Boud and Ernest T. Pascarella have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Education research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Education research in 2022-now are Jakarta (Indonesia), Medan (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mojokerto, Curup and Gresik.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Education?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu, Education University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, 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 Education research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Pancasila Values in Education, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Online Learning Methods and Innovations.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Education?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Education is "Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis" (Hsiu-Fang Hsieh, Sarah Elizabeth Shannon, 2005), with 45,237 citations. Next come "Case Study Research: Design and Methods" (39,932) and "Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences" (35,478).