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Educational Methods and Psychological Studies

Educational Methods and Psychological Studies is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 5.7k research works in it since 1968. 12.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to education research, including mixed method designs, family involvement in child development, instrument validation, inclusive education, teacher evaluation, curriculum development, student learning outcomes, online learning, and educational equity.

  • Mixed Method Designs
  • Education Research
  • Family Involvement
  • Instrument Validation
  • Inclusive Education
  • Teacher Evaluation
  • Curriculum Development
  • Student Learning Outcomes
  • Online Learning
  • Educational Equity
Research works
5.7k
fractional, since 1968
In the world top 10%
703
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+112%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Educational Methods and Psychological Studies research?

By volume, Ecuador and Peru publish the most (377 and 242 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ecuador 377 works
  2. 2 Peru 242 works
  3. 3 Mexico 232 works
  4. 4 Spain 188 works
  5. 5 Colombia 148 works
  6. 6 Chile 121 works
  7. 7 Brazil 74 works
  8. 8 Argentina 64 works
  9. 9 ?? 41 works
  10. 10 United States 37 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.

Ecuador: 24.7%Peru: 15.9%Mexico: 15.2%Spain: 12.3%6 others listed: 31.8%25%largest
Ecuador377 · 24.7%Peru242 · 15.9%Mexico232 · 15.2%Spain188 · 12.3%6 others listed485 · 31.8%

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

Which institutions lead Educational Methods and Psychological Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad César Vallejo publishes the most Educational Methods and Psychological Studies research, followed by Ação Educativa and Universidad Estatal de Milagro.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad César VallejoPeru 75 works
  2. 2 Ação EducativaBrazil 50 works
  3. 3 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 36 works
  4. 4 Universidad Técnica de ManabíEcuador 35 works
  5. 5 Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de ManabíEcuador 27 works
  6. 6 National University of San MarcosPeru 27 works
  7. 7 Universidad Estatal Península de Santa ElenaEcuador 26 works
  8. 8 Universidad Técnica de AmbatoEcuador 23 works
  9. 9 University of GuayaquilEcuador 21 works
  10. 10 Universidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaGuatemala 21 works

Where is Educational Methods and Psychological Studies research done?

The largest centres of Educational Methods and Psychological Studies research in 2022–2025 are Trujillo (Peru), Lima (Peru), Guayaquil (Ecuador) and Mexico City (Mexico). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in La Libertad, Manta and Portoviejo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Trujillo Peru 85 works
  2. 2 Lima Peru 79 works
  3. 3 Guayaquil Ecuador 67 works
  4. 4 Mexico City Mexico 57 works
  5. 5 São Paulo Brazil 56 works
  6. 6 Bogotá Colombia 54 works
  7. 7 Quito Ecuador 42 works
  8. 8 Portoviejo Ecuador 40 works
  9. 9 Santiago Chile 40 works
  10. 10 Ambato Ecuador 39 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. La LibertadEC · 26.2 works278×
  2. MantaEC · 26.9 works213×
  3. PortoviejoEC · 40.5 works133×
  4. TrujilloPE · 84.7 works111×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Educational Methods and Psychological Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Educational Methods and Psychological Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad César Vallejo, Universidad de Granada and Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador 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%mean 23.92%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad César Vallejo: 75, 14.0%Universidad de Granada: 12, 28.2%Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador: 18, 24.6%Politecnica Salesiana University: 8, 42.8%University of Concepción: 8, 22.6%Universidad Técnica de Manabí: 35, 14.3%Catholic University of the Maule: 8, 14.3%Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo: 11, 26.7%Central University of Ecuador: 14, 22.3%Universidad Indoamérica: 9, 29.4%Politecnica Salesian…Universidad de GranadaPontificia Universid…Universidad César Va…
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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 Universidad César VallejoPeru 69.714.0%157.5×75 +677.8%
2 Universidad de GranadaSpain 66.928.2%12.7×12 +227.8%
3 Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorEcuador 66.724.6%88.6×18 +790.5%
4 Politecnica Salesiana UniversityEcuador 64.242.8%67.2×8 —
5 University of ConcepciónChile 58.022.6%33.7×8 +142.6%
6 Universidad Técnica de ManabíEcuador 55.114.3%142.1×35 —
7 Catholic University of the MauleChile 55.114.3%72.6×8 +249.5%
8 Universidad Nacional de ChimborazoEcuador 54.326.7%82.5×11 —
9 Central University of EcuadorEcuador 54.122.3%73.5×14 —
10 Universidad IndoaméricaEcuador 53.329.4%70.0×9 —

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 Educational Methods and Psychological Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 112% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Educational Methods and Psychological Studies.

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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.