Higher Education Learning Practices
Higher Education Learning Practices is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 23.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the recognition, validation, and accreditation of prior learning in higher education, particularly in the context of competency-based education. It explores policies, practices, and challenges related to acknowledging informal, non-formal, and formal learning experiences of adult learners. The cluster also delves into the implications for lifelong learning and the role of prior learning assessment in shaping educational pathways.
- Recognition
- Prior Learning
- Higher Education
- Competency-Based Education
- Validation
- Informal Learning
- Non-Formal Learning
- Policy and Practices
- Lifelong Learning
- Adult Education
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Higher Education Learning Practices research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (823 and 448 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 823 works
- 2 China 448 works
- 3 Indonesia 402 works
- 4 United Kingdom 374 works
- 5 South Africa 266 works
- 6 India 247 works
- 7 Australia 241 works
- 8 Malaysia 139 works
- 9 Canada 137 works
- 10 Germany 129 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 Higher Education Learning Practices research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of South Africa publishes the most Higher Education Learning Practices research, followed by Yogyakarta State University and University of Johannesburg.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 38 works
- 2 Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia 27 works
- 3 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 26 works
- 4 State University of PadangIndonesia 22 works
- 5 University of Hong KongHong Kong 21 works
- 6 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 20 works
- 7 Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia 20 works
- 8 University of DebrecenHungary 19 works
- 9 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 18 works
- 10 Deakin UniversityAustralia 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Higher Education Learning Practices?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Higher Education Learning Practices include Linda Darling‐Hammond.
- 1 Linda Darling‐Hammond United States 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Higher Education Learning Practices research done?
The largest centres of Higher Education Learning Practices research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Budapest (Hungary) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bloemfontein.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 70 works
- 2 Melbourne Australia 68 works
- 3 Budapest Hungary 65 works
- 4 Beijing China 61 works
- 5 Pretoria South Africa 58 works
- 6 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 48 works
- 7 Johannesburg South Africa 47 works
- 8 Yogyakarta Indonesia 45 works
- 9 Jakarta Indonesia 42 works
- 10 Bangkok Thailand 42 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BloemfonteinZA · 27.1 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Higher Education Learning Practices than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Higher Education Learning Practices?
Among universities, judged by research, Nazarbayev University, University of the Free State and 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 | Nazarbayev UniversityKazakhstan | 66.5 | 71.9% | 9.7× | 8 | — |
| 2 | University of the Free StateSouth Africa | 66.3 | 56.7% | 12.1× | 17 | +35.3% |
| 3 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 64.6 | 69.2% | 4.1× | 20 | +39.1% |
| 4 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 62.6 | 63.0% | 6.9× | 18 | +31.4% |
| 5 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 58.6 | 49.9% | 16.5× | 14 | -39.6% |
| 6 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 57.9 | 25.5% | 15.0× | 38 | -7.7% |
| 7 | Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia | 57.4 | 25.1% | 8.0× | 27 | +1027.1% |
| 8 | Dublin City UniversityIreland | 56.0 | 38.9% | 9.8× | 9 | +107.5% |
| 9 | The Open UniversityUnited Kingdom | 55.9 | 43.2% | 17.4× | 15 | +2.4% |
| 10 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 55.8 | 29.0% | 14.3× | 20 | — |
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 Learning Practices research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Higher Education Learning Practices.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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