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Indigenous and Place-Based Education

Indigenous and Place-Based Education is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 5.8k research works in it since 1951. 29.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on place-based education in rural communities, emphasizing the importance of connecting learning to local environments, cultures, and communities. It explores critical pedagogy, environmental education, community engagement, cultural relevance, and sustainability within the context of rural education. The papers also discuss the challenges and opportunities for curriculum development and teacher preparation in these settings.

  • Place-Based Education
  • Rural Communities
  • Critical Pedagogy
  • Environmental Education
  • Community Engagement
  • Cultural Relevance
  • Sustainability
  • Social Justice
  • Curriculum Development
  • Teacher Preparation
Research works
5.8k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
1.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
29.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+34%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Indigenous and Place-Based Education research?

By volume, the United States and Australia publish the most (587 and 173 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 587 works
  2. 2 Australia 173 works
  3. 3 Canada 157 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 70 works
  5. 5 South Africa 35 works
  6. 6 New Zealand 33 works
  7. 7 Indonesia 30 works
  8. 8 India 24 works
  9. 9 China 20 works
  10. 10 Philippines 18 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.

United States: 51.3%Australia: 15.1%Canada: 13.7%United Kingdom: 6.1%6 others listed: 13.9%51%largest
United States587 · 51.3%Australia173 · 15.1%Canada157 · 13.7%United Kingdom70 · 6.1%6 others listed159 · 13.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Indigenous and Place-Based Education research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of British Columbia publishes the most Indigenous and Place-Based Education research, followed by The University of Melbourne and University of Toronto.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of British ColumbiaCanada 15 works
  2. 2 The University of MelbourneAustralia 14 works
  3. 3 University of TorontoCanada 12 works
  4. 4 Simon Fraser UniversityCanada 10 works
  5. 5 University of CalgaryCanada 10 works
  6. 6 Deakin UniversityAustralia 9 works
  7. 7 UNSW SydneyAustralia 8 works
  8. 8 The University of QueenslandAustralia 7 works
  9. 9 Utah State UniversityUnited States 7 works
  10. 10 University of AucklandNew Zealand 7 works

Where is Indigenous and Place-Based Education research done?

The largest centres of Indigenous and Place-Based Education research in 2022–2025 are Melbourne (Australia), Toronto (Canada), Sydney (Australia) and Brisbane (Australia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Melbourne Australia 32 works
  2. 2 Toronto Canada 27 works
  3. 3 Sydney Australia 24 works
  4. 4 Brisbane Australia 22 works
  5. 5 New York United States 19 works
  6. 6 Vancouver Canada 16 works
  7. 7 Perth Australia 13 works
  8. 8 Auckland New Zealand 12 works
  9. 9 Calgary Canada 12 works
  10. 10 Washington D.C. United States 12 works
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Where is the best place to study Indigenous and Place-Based Education?

Among universities, judged by research, The University of Melbourne, UNSW Sydney and University of British Columbia 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 35.4429%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →The University of Melbourne: 14, 34.6%UNSW Sydney: 8, 55.8%University of British Columbia: 15, 29.1%Deakin University: 9, 48.3%Simon Fraser University: 10, 30.0%University of Calgary: 10, 18.6%University of Toronto: 12, 31.7%UNSW SydneyDeakin UniversityThe University of Me…University of Britis…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 The University of MelbourneAustralia 64.334.6%10.9×14 +97.8%
2 UNSW SydneyAustralia 63.355.8%7.7×8 +196.5%
3 University of British ColumbiaCanada 63.029.1%11.4×15 +75.8%
4 Deakin UniversityAustralia 58.648.3%15.5×9 +72.3%
5 Simon Fraser UniversityCanada 42.130.0%28.4×10 +18.4%
6 University of CalgaryCanada 37.218.6%11.9×10 +91.1%
7 University of TorontoCanada 27.131.7%6.5×12 +26.6%

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 Indigenous and Place-Based Education research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Indigenous and Place-Based Education.

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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.