Geography Education and Pedagogy
Geography Education and Pedagogy is a research topic within Geography, Planning and Development. Science Explorer counts 9.5k research works in it since 1950. 26.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on geography education, emphasizing the importance of spatial thinking, experiential learning, and the use of geographic information systems (GIS) technology. It explores topics such as fieldwork, student perceptions, virtual field trips, and critical spatial thinking in the context of geography education. The papers also discuss the impact of active learning approaches and the potential of GIS technology to enhance geographical learning experiences.
- Geography Education
- Spatial Thinking
- Experiential Learning
- Geographic Information Systems
- Fieldwork
- Active Learning
- Student Perception
- Virtual Field Trips
- Critical Spatial Thinking
- GIS Technology
- Research works
- 9.5k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +33% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Geography Education and Pedagogy research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (402 and 157 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 402 works
- 2 Brazil 157 works
- 3 Indonesia 140 works
- 4 United Kingdom 93 works
- 5 Türkiye 81 works
- 6 Germany 76 works
- 7 China 74 works
- 8 Australia 45 works
- 9 Spain 44 works
- 10 France 42 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Geography Education and Pedagogy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, State University of Malang publishes the most Geography Education and Pedagogy research, followed by Indonesia University of Education and University of Kansas.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 State University of MalangIndonesia 28 works
- 2 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 15 works
- 3 University of KansasUnited States 13 works
- 4 University of HelsinkiFinland 8 works
- 5 University of CologneGermany 8 works
- 6 Texas State UniversityUnited States 8 works
- 7 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 8 works
- 8 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 8 works
- 9 Masaryk UniversityCzechia 8 works
- 10 Charles UniversityCzechia 7 works
Who are the leading researchers in Geography Education and Pedagogy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Geography Education and Pedagogy include Michael F. Goodchild and Ron Johnston.
- 1 Michael F. Goodchild United States 1.4k citations
- 2 Ron Johnston United Kingdom 1.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Geography Education and Pedagogy research done?
The largest centres of Geography Education and Pedagogy research in 2022–2025 are Malang (Indonesia), São Paulo (Brazil), Ankara (Türkiye) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Malang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MalangID · 29.8 works5.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Geography Education and Pedagogy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Geography Education and Pedagogy?
Among universities, judged by research, Texas State University, State University of Malang and University of Kansas 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 | Texas State UniversityUnited States | 60.3 | 67.4% | 40.1× | 8 | -20.1% |
| 2 | State University of MalangIndonesia | 59.2 | 27.2% | 16.7× | 28 | — |
| 3 | University of KansasUnited States | 51.0 | 14.1% | 24.7× | 13 | +33.8% |
| 4 | University of CologneGermany | 49.7 | 33.3% | 14.8× | 8 | — |
| 5 | Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia | 21.9 | 24.5% | 8.3× | 15 | — |
| 6 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 12.1 | 15.8% | 8.3× | 8 | -16.1% |
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 Geography Education and Pedagogy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Geography Education and Pedagogy.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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