Global Educational Policies and Reforms
Global Educational Policies and Reforms is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 40.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the global governance of education policy, focusing on the impact of globalization, neoliberalism, and the PISA study. It delves into topics such as public-private partnerships, data visualization, policy borrowing, and digital education governance, reflecting a critical examination of education policies in various national and international contexts.
- Globalization
- Neoliberalism
- Education Policy
- Comparative Education
- Lifelong Learning
- PISA Study
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Data Visualization
- Policy Borrowing
- Digital Education Governance
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 40.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +21% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Global Educational Policies and Reforms research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (566 and 547 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 566 works
- 2 United Kingdom 547 works
- 3 Australia 255 works
- 4 South Africa 200 works
- 5 Canada 171 works
- 6 India 167 works
- 7 Germany 166 works
- 8 China 161 works
- 9 Brazil 119 works
- 10 Sweden 106 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.
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Which institutions lead Global Educational Policies and Reforms research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University College London publishes the most Global Educational Policies and Reforms research, followed by University of South Africa and University of Oxford.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 54 works
- 2 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 30 works
- 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 27 works
- 4 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 26 works
- 5 Education University of Hong KongHong Kong 24 works
- 6 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 24 works
- 7 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 23 works
- 8 University of TorontoCanada 23 works
- 9 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 22 works
- 10 University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Global Educational Policies and Reforms?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Global Educational Policies and Reforms include John W. Meyer and Gill Crozier.
- 1 John W. Meyer United States 6.5k citations
- 2 Gill Crozier United Kingdom 4.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Global Educational Policies and Reforms research done?
The largest centres of Global Educational Policies and Reforms research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Brisbane (Australia) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tai Po.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 113 works
- 2 Melbourne Australia 62 works
- 3 Brisbane Australia 58 works
- 4 Beijing China 48 works
- 5 Pretoria South Africa 41 works
- 6 Toronto Canada 41 works
- 7 Johannesburg South Africa 39 works
- 8 New York United States 36 works
- 9 Sydney Australia 34 works
- 10 New Delhi India 34 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Tai PoCN · 24.6 works38×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Global Educational Policies and Reforms than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Global Educational Policies and Reforms?
Among universities, judged by research, University College London, Nelson Mandela University and Education University of Hong Kong 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 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 80.1 | 48.4% | 9.5× | 54 | +632.9% |
| 2 | Nelson Mandela UniversitySouth Africa | 74.5 | 73.4% | 20.4× | 9 | +314.0% |
| 3 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 72.5 | 67.6% | 39.6× | 24 | +3.9% |
| 4 | University of OsloNorway | 72.3 | 65.4% | 10.2× | 21 | +52.0% |
| 5 | University of GhanaGhana | 70.6 | 67.1% | 9.7× | 9 | +187.4% |
| 6 | Tampere UniversityFinland | 68.5 | 52.5% | 13.4× | 16 | +208.2% |
| 7 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 68.0 | 55.1% | 10.1× | 19 | +115.9% |
| 8 | Linnaeus UniversitySweden | 66.1 | 58.8% | 20.3× | 9 | +322.7% |
| 9 | University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom | 64.9 | 60.7% | 8.8× | 22 | +53.0% |
| 10 | University of GothenburgSweden | 63.1 | 68.8% | 7.5× | 12 | +84.8% |
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 Global Educational Policies and Reforms research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Global Educational Policies and Reforms.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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