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Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees

Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 6.1k research works in it since 1950. 29.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the educational needs, barriers, and challenges faced by refugee students in various countries, focusing on inclusive education, access to higher education, teacher support, language acquisition, and cultural inclusion. It addresses the complexities of schooling and settlement, as well as the efforts to provide quality education and social integration for refugee children and youth. The literature reflects on policy implications, social cohesion, and the role of educators in supporting the academic and psychosocial needs of refugee students.

  • Refugee Education
  • Inclusive Education
  • Schooling and Settlement
  • Barriers to Higher Education
  • Educational Needs
  • Access to Higher Education
  • Teacher Support
  • Integration Challenges
  • Language Acquisition
  • Cultural Inclusion
Research works
6.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
29.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+167%
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Which countries lead Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees research?

By volume, Türkiye and the United States publish the most (704 and 339 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Türkiye 704 works
  2. 2 United States 339 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 135 works
  4. 4 Germany 118 works
  5. 5 Canada 89 works
  6. 6 Australia 78 works
  7. 7 Norway 39 works
  8. 8 Italy 37 works
  9. 9 Sweden 33 works
  10. 10 Spain 30 works

How concentrated that is

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Türkiye: 43.9%United States: 21.2%United Kingdom: 8.4%Germany: 7.3%6 others listed: 19.1%44%largest
Türkiye704 · 43.9%United States339 · 21.2%United Kingdom135 · 8.4%Germany118 · 7.3%6 others listed306 · 19.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m Bakanliği publishes the most Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees research, followed by Gaziantep University and Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 29 works
  2. 2 Gaziantep UniversityTürkiye 21 works
  3. 3 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 18 works
  4. 4 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 17 works
  5. 5 Kilis 7 Aralık UniversityTürkiye 12 works
  6. 6 Ankara UniversityTürkiye 12 works
  7. 7 Marmara UniversityTürkiye 12 works
  8. 8 University of TorontoCanada 11 works
  9. 9 Van Yüzüncü Yıl ÜniversitesiTürkiye 11 works
  10. 10 Sakarya UniversityTürkiye 11 works

Where is Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees research done?

The largest centres of Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees research in 2022–2025 are Ankara (Türkiye), Istanbul (Türkiye), London (United Kingdom) and Gaziantep (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gaziantep.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ankara Türkiye 138 works
  2. 2 Istanbul Türkiye 115 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 32 works
  4. 4 Gaziantep Türkiye 23 works
  5. 5 New York United States 22 works
  6. 6 Toronto Canada 22 works
  7. 7 Melbourne Australia 21 works
  8. 8 Konya Türkiye 20 works
  9. 9 Izmir Türkiye 19 works
  10. 10 Eskişehir Türkiye 18 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GaziantepTR · 22.8 works43×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees?

Among universities, judged by research, Ankara University, Anadolu University and Hacettepe University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%60%mean 28.35%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Ankara University: 12, 34.4%Anadolu University: 10, 29.0%Hacettepe University: 17, 25.1%Gaziantep University: 21, 19.9%Istanbul University: 9, 18.4%Harran University: 8, 34.1%University of British Columbia: 8, 48.6%Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi: 11, 28.8%Mardin Artuklu University: 9, 30.1%Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi: 18, 15.1%Ankara UniversityAnadolu UniversityHacettepe UniversityGaziantep University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Ankara UniversityTürkiye 66.134.4%12.6×12 +173.5%
2 Anadolu UniversityTürkiye 60.829.0%37.6×10 +411.9%
3 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 57.925.1%16.3×17
4 Gaziantep UniversityTürkiye 55.919.9%54.7×21
5 Istanbul UniversityTürkiye 52.918.4%11.5×9 +455.7%
6 Harran UniversityTürkiye 52.634.1%26.4×8
7 University of British ColumbiaCanada 52.148.6%4.0×8 +155.0%
8 Van Yüzüncü Yıl ÜniversitesiTürkiye 51.728.8%22.9×11
9 Mardin Artuklu UniversityTürkiye 50.430.1%50.8×9
10 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 49.215.1%51.4×18

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 167% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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