Higher Education Practises and Engagement
Higher Education Practises and Engagement is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 37.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of students and staff as partners in higher education, focusing on topics such as co-creating curriculum, inclusive student engagement, pedagogical partnership, student voice, academic development, equity and diversity, and student participation. The papers discuss the implications, challenges, and benefits of involving students as active collaborators in shaping learning and teaching experiences within the higher education setting.
- Student-Staff Partnerships
- Co-Creation of Curriculum
- Inclusive Student Engagement
- Pedagogical Partnership
- Student Voice
- Academic Development
- Equity and Diversity
- Learning and Teaching
- Higher Education
- Student Participation
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 37.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +81% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Higher Education Practises and Engagement research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (918 and 498 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 918 works
- 2 United Kingdom 498 works
- 3 South Africa 319 works
- 4 Australia 292 works
- 5 Canada 219 works
- 6 China 106 works
- 7 Germany 56 works
- 8 New Zealand 55 works
- 9 Norway 46 works
- 10 Hong Kong 42 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 Practises and Engagement research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of South Africa publishes the most Higher Education Practises and Engagement research, followed by University of Johannesburg and University of the Witwatersrand.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of South Africa South Africa 38 works
- 2 University of Johannesburg South Africa 36 works
- 3 University of the Witwatersrand South Africa 27 works
- 4 University of the Free State South Africa 25 works
- 5 University of KwaZulu-Natal South Africa 24 works
- 6 University of Cape Town South Africa 22 works
- 7 Deakin University Australia 20 works
- 8 The University of Sydney Australia 20 works
- 9 University of Toronto Canada 18 works
- 10 The University of Queensland Australia 18 works
Where is Higher Education Practises and Engagement research done?
The largest centres of Higher Education Practises and Engagement research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Johannesburg (South Africa), Melbourne (Australia) and Pretoria (South Africa). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bloemfontein, Rondebosch and Cape Town.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 84 works
- 2 Johannesburg South Africa 65 works
- 3 Melbourne Australia 61 works
- 4 Pretoria South Africa 57 works
- 5 Sydney Australia 45 works
- 6 Brisbane Australia 42 works
- 7 Toronto Canada 37 works
- 8 Durban South Africa 37 works
- 9 Bloemfontein South Africa 31 works
- 10 Cape Town South Africa 28 works
Where it is the local speciality
- BloemfonteinZA · 31.3 works34×
- RondeboschZA · 21.9 works22×
- Cape TownZA · 27.7 works21×
- DurbanZA · 36.7 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Higher Education Practises and Engagement than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Higher Education Practises and Engagement?
Among universities, judged by research, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Johannesburg and Deakin University 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 the Witwatersrand South Africa | 75.9 | 45.0% | 20.5× | 27 | +209.1% |
| 2 | University of Johannesburg South Africa | 73.4 | 42.6% | 18.1× | 36 | +124.7% |
| 3 | Deakin University Australia | 71.2 | 60.1% | 14.1× | 20 | +71.9% |
| 4 | University of Cape Town South Africa | 68.7 | 40.9% | 21.6× | 22 | +136.8% |
| 5 | University of the Free State South Africa | 67.6 | 35.0% | 33.5× | 25 | +171.9% |
| 6 | University of Technology Sydney Australia | 65.5 | 58.1% | 8.0× | 11 | +162.2% |
| 7 | University of South Africa South Africa | 64.7 | 44.6% | 27.6× | 38 | +2.6% |
| 8 | Lancaster University United Kingdom | 64.0 | 51.4% | 13.7× | 11 | +130.5% |
| 9 | University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 63.9 | 74.0% | 4.5× | 12 | +140.0% |
| 10 | Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 63.7 | 65.5% | 20.1× | 9 | +46.8% |
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 Practises and Engagement research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 81% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Higher Education Practises and Engagement.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.