Educational Practices and Policies
Educational Practices and Policies is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 12.8% 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, social pedagogy, organizational behavior, and societal challenges in Europe. It includes discussions on teaching practices, professional identity, equal opportunity, school management, inclusive education, and youth development. The papers also address the impact of societal changes on education and the role of educators in addressing these challenges.
- Education
- Social Pedagogy
- Professional Identity
- Organizational Behavior
- Equal Opportunity
- Teaching Practices
- School Management
- Inclusive Education
- Youth Development
- Societal Challenges
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Educational Practices and Policies research?
By volume, Brazil and Spain publish the most (613 and 531 works in 2022–2025).
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.
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Which institutions lead Educational Practices and Policies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of the Basque Country publishes the most Educational Practices and Policies research, followed by Universidad de Granada and Ação Educativa.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of the Basque Country Spain 29 works
- 2 Universidad de Granada Spain 28 works
- 3 Ação Educativa Brazil 27 works
- 4 Universitat de València Spain 25 works
- 5 Universitat de Barcelona Spain 23 works
- 6 Universidade do Porto Portugal 22 works
- 7 Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spain 21 works
- 8 Universidad de Murcia Spain 21 works
- 9 University of Lisbon Portugal 19 works
- 10 Universidad de Málaga Spain 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Educational Practices and Policies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Educational Practices and Policies include Émile Durkheim, Linda Darling‐Hammond and Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer.
- 1 Émile Durkheim 2.5k citations
- 2 Linda Darling‐Hammond 2.4k citations
- 3 Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Educational Practices and Policies research done?
The largest centres of Educational Practices and Policies research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Madrid (Spain), Lisbon (Portugal) and Paris (France).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 104 works
- 2 Madrid Spain 77 works
- 3 Lisbon Portugal 70 works
- 4 Paris France 67 works
- 5 Santiago Chile 64 works
- 6 Mexico City Mexico 59 works
- 7 Bogotá Colombia 56 works
- 8 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 54 works
- 9 Barcelona Spain 33 works
- 10 Buenos Aires Argentina 32 works
Where is the best place to study Educational Practices and Policies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universitat de Barcelona, Universidad de Granada and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 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 | Universitat de Barcelona Spain | 78.4 | 32.5% | 13.5× | 23 | -2.1% |
| 2 | Universidad de Granada Spain | 75.3 | 24.9% | 17.4× | 28 | +14.6% |
| 3 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Spain | 72.4 | 27.9% | 14.1× | 18 | +20.7% |
| 4 | Universidad de Zaragoza Spain | 71.6 | 33.4% | 10.4× | 12 | +66.6% |
| 5 | University of Minho Portugal | 69.9 | 28.3% | 15.3× | 16 | +8.0% |
| 6 | Universidad de Murcia Spain | 69.8 | 26.1% | 24.0× | 21 | +1.9% |
| 7 | Universidad Internacional De La Rioja Spain | 68.4 | 25.3% | 24.5× | 10 | +256.9% |
| 8 | Universidade do Porto Portugal | 65.9 | 18.9% | 12.8× | 22 | -5.5% |
| 9 | University of Lisbon Portugal | 64.2 | 13.9% | 10.4× | 19 | +66.4% |
| 10 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Spain | 64.2 | 16.7% | 11.2× | 13 | +150.3% |
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 Practices and Policies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Educational Practices and Policies.
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.