Education Systems and Policy
Education Systems and Policy is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 40k research works in it since 1950. 22.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on vocational education and training in Australia, covering topics such as student retention, workforce skill development, rural and regional education, employment patterns, teacher retention, adult literacy and numeracy, youth labour market, and social partnerships.
- Vocational Education
- Training Pathways
- Student Retention
- Workforce Skill Development
- Rural and Regional Education
- Employment Patterns
- Teacher Retention
- Adult Literacy and Numeracy
- Youth Labour Market
- Social Partnerships
- Research works
- 40k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Education Systems and Policy research?
By volume, the United States and Australia publish the most (1.5k and 583 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 Australia 583 works
- 3 United Kingdom 469 works
- 4 South Africa 359 works
- 5 Indonesia 283 works
- 6 Philippines 224 works
- 7 Canada 190 works
- 8 India 155 works
- 9 Nigeria 124 works
- 10 China 124 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Education Systems and Policy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Massachusetts Amherst publishes the most Education Systems and Policy research, followed by University of South Africa and The University of Melbourne.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States 70 works
- 2 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 53 works
- 3 The University of MelbourneAustralia 51 works
- 4 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 37 works
- 5 University of TorontoCanada 27 works
- 6 Griffith UniversityAustralia 27 works
- 7 The University of SydneyAustralia 27 works
- 8 University of AucklandNew Zealand 25 works
- 9 Walter Sisulu UniversitySouth Africa 24 works
- 10 Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Education Systems and Policy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Education Systems and Policy include Robert W. Heath, Herbert W. Marsh and Anthony S. Bryk.
- 1 Robert W. Heath United States 7.1k citations
- 2 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
- 3 Anthony S. Bryk United States 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Education Systems and Policy research done?
The largest centres of Education Systems and Policy research in 2022–2025 are Melbourne (Australia), Brisbane (Australia), Pretoria (South Africa) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mthatha.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Melbourne Australia 130 works
- 2 Brisbane Australia 91 works
- 3 Pretoria South Africa 90 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 88 works
- 5 Sydney Australia 82 works
- 6 Amherst Center United States 72 works
- 7 Johannesburg South Africa 59 works
- 8 Washington D.C. United States 58 works
- 9 New York United States 51 works
- 10 Perth Australia 43 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MthathaZA · 24.5 works43×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Education Systems and Policy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Education Systems and Policy?
Among universities, judged by research, Griffith University, Dublin City University and University of Zululand 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Griffith UniversityAustralia | 74.3 | 62.0% | 12.6× | 27 | -12.0% |
| 2 | Dublin City UniversityIreland | 70.6 | 44.5% | 12.2× | 11 | +186.8% |
| 3 | University of ZululandSouth Africa | 65.4 | 56.4% | 38.6× | 11 | +55.6% |
| 4 | Walter Sisulu UniversitySouth Africa | 65.3 | 34.2% | 43.2× | 24 | +143.2% |
| 5 | Federation UniversityAustralia | 64.6 | 62.5% | 24.5× | 9 | -2.8% |
| 6 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 64.4 | 37.2% | 22.1× | 53 | -39.5% |
| 7 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 64.4 | 26.4% | 9.8× | 52 | +17.8% |
| 8 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 63.5 | 39.2% | 9.5× | 24 | +31.2% |
| 9 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 61.7 | 27.4% | 10.6× | 37 | +15.6% |
| 10 | University of the Free StateSouth Africa | 60.5 | 38.0% | 16.9× | 22 | +1.4% |
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 Systems and Policy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Education Systems and Policy.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.