Higher Education Governance and Development
Higher Education Governance and Development is a research topic within Political Science and International Relations. Science Explorer counts 36k research works in it since 1950. 28.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the global trends and challenges in the internationalization of higher education, including topics such as academic identity, neoliberalism, university rankings, student mobility, quality assurance, and marketization. It delves into the impact of globalization on higher education systems and the evolving dynamics of academic mobility in a globalized world.
- Internationalization
- Higher Education
- Globalization
- Academic Identity
- Neoliberalism
- University Rankings
- Student Mobility
- Quality Assurance
- Marketization
- Academic Mobility
- Research works
- 36k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 10k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Higher Education Governance and Development research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (982 and 565 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 982 works
- 2 China 565 works
- 3 United Kingdom 465 works
- 4 Russia 249 works
- 5 India 214 works
- 6 Canada 208 works
- 7 Australia 207 works
- 8 Türkiye 164 works
- 9 South Africa 158 works
- 10 Germany 155 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Higher Education Governance and Development research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Normal University publishes the most Higher Education Governance and Development research, followed by University of Hong Kong and University College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 49 works
- 2 University of Hong KongHong Kong 33 works
- 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 29 works
- 4 University of TorontoCanada 27 works
- 5 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 26 works
- 6 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 25 works
- 7 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 24 works
- 8 Tampere UniversityFinland 21 works
- 9 Education University of Hong KongHong Kong 20 works
- 10 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Higher Education Governance and Development?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Higher Education Governance and Development include Yvonna S. Lincoln and John W. Meyer.
- 1 Yvonna S. Lincoln United States 9.6k citations
- 2 John W. Meyer United States 6.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Higher Education Governance and Development research done?
The largest centres of Higher Education Governance and Development research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom) and Melbourne (Australia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tai Po, Tampere and Nur-Sultan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 150 works
- 2 Moscow Russia 116 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 89 works
- 4 Melbourne Australia 62 works
- 5 Toronto Canada 51 works
- 6 Shanghai China 47 works
- 7 Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 46 works
- 8 Hanoi Vietnam 46 works
- 9 Ankara Türkiye 42 works
- 10 Washington D.C. United States 42 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Tai PoCN · 20.1 works22×
- TampereFI · 21.1 works10×
- Nur-SultanKZ · 29.9 works9.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Higher Education Governance and Development than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Higher Education Governance and Development?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Hong Kong, Nazarbayev 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 of Hong KongHong Kong | 77.2 | 69.6% | 6.4× | 33 | +58.8% |
| 2 | Nazarbayev UniversityKazakhstan | 76.0 | 55.9% | 16.1× | 14 | +384.9% |
| 3 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 70.4 | 61.9% | 22.9× | 20 | -10.5% |
| 4 | Tampere UniversityFinland | 69.1 | 57.0% | 12.1× | 21 | +41.9% |
| 5 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 64.9 | 37.6% | 11.9× | 49 | -27.3% |
| 6 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 64.3 | 47.8% | 3.6× | 29 | +702.2% |
| 7 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 62.9 | 53.6% | 4.9× | 18 | +324.4% |
| 8 | National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia | 62.5 | 40.7% | 10.4× | 26 | +37.9% |
| 9 | University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom | 62.4 | 50.7% | 5.5× | 25 | +112.5% |
| 10 | Boston CollegeUnited States | 60.1 | 52.3% | 19.5× | 18 | -19.8% |
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 Higher Education Governance and Development research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Higher Education Governance and Development.
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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.