Higher Education Research Studies
Higher Education Research Studies is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 37.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the various factors influencing higher education outcomes and experiences, including student engagement, academic performance, college retention, social support, diversity, and the challenges faced by first-generation students. It also delves into issues of educational inequality, financial aid, and the transition of students into the university environment.
- Student Engagement
- Academic Performance
- College Retention
- Social Support
- Diversity
- First-Generation Students
- Educational Inequality
- Student Transition
- Financial Aid
- Institutional Agents
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 37.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Higher Education Research Studies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (2.8k and 225 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.8k works
- 2 United Kingdom 225 works
- 3 Australia 110 works
- 4 Canada 97 works
- 5 China 97 works
- 6 India 72 works
- 7 South Africa 63 works
- 8 Germany 57 works
- 9 Philippines 52 works
- 10 Indonesia 37 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 Research Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Michigan publishes the most Higher Education Research Studies research, followed by The Ohio State University and University of Massachusetts Amherst.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of MichiganUnited States 28 works
- 2 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States 26 works
- 3 University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States 26 works
- 4 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 26 works
- 5 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 25 works
- 6 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 24 works
- 7 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 24 works
- 8 Georgia State UniversityUnited States 24 works
- 9 Michigan State UniversityUnited States 23 works
- 10 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Higher Education Research Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Higher Education Research Studies include Herbert W. Marsh.
- 1 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Higher Education Research Studies research done?
The largest centres of Higher Education Research Studies research in 2022–2025 are Washington D.C. (United States), New York (United States), Los Angeles (United States) and Chicago (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Greensboro.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Washington D.C. United States 84 works
- 2 New York United States 76 works
- 3 Los Angeles United States 52 works
- 4 Chicago United States 51 works
- 5 Atlanta United States 43 works
- 6 London United Kingdom 41 works
- 7 Baltimore United States 40 works
- 8 San Diego United States 32 works
- 9 Columbus United States 30 works
- 10 Houston United States 29 works
Where it is the local speciality
- GreensboroUS · 22.0 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Higher Education Research Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Higher Education Research Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Arizona State University, University of North Texas and Florida International 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 | Arizona State UniversityUnited States | 73.3 | 37.9% | 9.6× | 26 | +109.2% |
| 2 | University of North TexasUnited States | 65.7 | 43.0% | 11.1× | 12 | +134.2% |
| 3 | Florida International UniversityUnited States | 63.8 | 32.5% | 13.7× | 16 | +117.6% |
| 4 | University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUnited States | 62.3 | 41.0% | 10.0× | 16 | +9.5% |
| 5 | University of Nevada, Las VegasUnited States | 62.0 | 34.4% | 13.4× | 10 | +223.3% |
| 6 | University of HoustonUnited States | 61.9 | 36.4% | 10.8× | 15 | +49.3% |
| 7 | The University of Texas at AustinUnited States | 61.5 | 33.5% | 7.3× | 25 | +93.6% |
| 8 | Michigan State UniversityUnited States | 61.1 | 29.4% | 7.9× | 23 | +109.6% |
| 9 | University of Colorado BoulderUnited States | 60.9 | 25.6% | 9.3× | 14 | +203.6% |
| 10 | Howard UniversityUnited States | 59.6 | 22.0% | 40.4× | 16 | +158.7% |
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 Research Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Higher Education Research Studies.
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.