Educational Research and Methods
Educational Research and Methods is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1957. 7.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers various research methods in education, including qualitative and quantitative research, mixed methods, curriculum development, teaching strategies, assessment, and the learning process. It also discusses teacher professionalism and its implications for educational research.
- Research Methods
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Educational Research
- Teaching Strategies
- Curriculum Development
- Mixed Methods
- Assessment
- Learning Process
- Teacher Professionalism
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1957
- In the world top 10%
- 1.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +118% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Educational Research and Methods research?
By volume, Indonesia and ?? publish the most (14k and 504 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 14k works
- 2 ?? 504 works
- 3 Malaysia 120 works
- 4 United States 109 works
- 5 India 45 works
- 6 Singapore 37 works
- 7 Philippines 31 works
- 8 Sudan 25 works
- 9 United Kingdom 22 works
- 10 Germany 20 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Educational Research and Methods research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu publishes the most Educational Research and Methods research, followed by Indonesia University of Education and State University of Padang.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 569 works
- 2 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 388 works
- 3 State University of PadangIndonesia 373 works
- 4 State University of MedanIndonesia 335 works
- 5 State University of MakassarIndonesia 335 works
- 6 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 329 works
- 7 Universitas PGRI SemarangIndonesia 295 works
- 8 Universitas Muhammadiyah Tapanuli SelatanIndonesia 282 works
- 9 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 248 works
- 10 State University of MalangIndonesia 238 works
Who are the leading researchers in Educational Research and Methods?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Educational Research and Methods include Sugiyono Sugiyono and Saifuddin Azwar.
- 1 Sugiyono Sugiyono Indonesia 3.2k citations
- 2 Saifuddin Azwar Indonesia 694 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Educational Research and Methods research done?
The largest centres of Educational Research and Methods research in 2022–2025 are Medan (Indonesia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia) and Makassar (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Padangsidempuan, Padang and Tasikmalaya.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Medan Indonesia 1.1k works
- 2 Jakarta Indonesia 1k works
- 3 Bandung Indonesia 768 works
- 4 Makassar Indonesia 762 works
- 5 Bengkulu Indonesia 725 works
- 6 Semarang Indonesia 688 works
- 7 Surabaya Indonesia 630 works
- 8 Yogyakarta Indonesia 551 works
- 9 Malang Indonesia 499 works
- 10 Padang Indonesia 492 works
Where it is the local speciality
- PadangsidempuanID · 281.9 works45×
- Padang62.3 works43×
- TasikmalayaID · 115.3 works37×
- PematangsiantarID · 30.2 works34×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Educational Research and Methods than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Educational Research and Methods?
Among universities, judged by research, Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang, Indonesia University of Education and Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha 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 | Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang?? | 74.6 | 16.4% | 42.6× | 62 | +483.3% |
| 2 | Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia | 73.4 | 9.7% | 26.6× | 388 | +535.6% |
| 3 | Universitas Pendidikan GaneshaIndonesia | 72.7 | 12.0% | 30.2× | 176 | +600.7% |
| 4 | Universitas Bangun NusantaraIndonesia | 71.7 | 17.8% | 26.6× | 22 | +953.8% |
| 5 | UIN Sunan Ampel SurabayaIndonesia | 71.4 | 14.1% | 15.5× | 72 | +188.1% |
| 6 | Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia | 70.9 | 6.9% | 27.6× | 569 | +974.5% |
| 7 | State University of MalangIndonesia | 70.5 | 9.0% | 17.1× | 238 | +531.0% |
| 8 | Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia | 69.4 | 10.4% | 15.4× | 133 | +380.7% |
| 9 | State University of PadangIndonesia | 68.1 | 6.4% | 23.7× | 373 | +326.4% |
| 10 | Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia | 67.0 | 9.3% | 15.3× | 110 | +372.9% |
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 Research and Methods research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 118% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Educational Research and Methods.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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