Innovative Education and Learning Practices
Innovative Education and Learning Practices is a research topic within Human Factors and Ergonomics. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1951. 34.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores workplace learning, informal and formal learning, communities of practice, expansive learning, and the application of activity theory in understanding learning in professional work settings. It delves into the role of Vygotsky's theories, boundary crossing, and tacit knowledge in shaping learning experiences within organizations.
- Workplace Learning
- Activity Theory
- Informal Learning
- Communities of Practice
- Expansive Learning
- Vygotsky
- Professional Work
- Boundary Crossing
- Formal Learning
- Tacit Knowledge
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 4.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 34.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Innovative Education and Learning Practices research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (416 and 325 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 416 works
- 2 United Kingdom 325 works
- 3 Australia 199 works
- 4 Norway 119 works
- 5 Sweden 114 works
- 6 Germany 99 works
- 7 Canada 97 works
- 8 South Africa 97 works
- 9 China 91 works
- 10 Denmark 77 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Innovative Education and Learning Practices research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Monash University publishes the most Innovative Education and Learning Practices research, followed by University of Gothenburg and Griffith University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Monash UniversityAustralia 18 works
- 2 University of GothenburgSweden 18 works
- 3 Griffith UniversityAustralia 17 works
- 4 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 16 works
- 5 Aalborg UniversityDenmark 15 works
- 6 Linköping UniversitySweden 14 works
- 7 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 13 works
- 8 University of South-Eastern NorwayNorway 13 works
- 9 Stockholm UniversitySweden 13 works
- 10 Deakin UniversityAustralia 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Innovative Education and Learning Practices?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Innovative Education and Learning Practices include Jean Lave, Étienne Wenger and John Seely Brown.
- 1 Jean Lave United States 9.5k citations
- 2 Étienne Wenger United States 8.8k citations
- 3 John Seely Brown United States 4.6k citations
- 4 Yrjö Engeström Finland 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Innovative Education and Learning Practices research done?
The largest centres of Innovative Education and Learning Practices research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Brisbane (Australia) and Oslo (Norway).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Innovative Education and Learning Practices?
Among universities, judged by research, Monash University, Griffith University and University of Gothenburg 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 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 77.4 | 55.2% | 8.9× | 18 | +99.2% |
| 2 | Griffith UniversityAustralia | 72.5 | 53.7% | 18.3× | 17 | +15.9% |
| 3 | University of GothenburgSweden | 70.4 | 45.6% | 18.5× | 18 | +31.6% |
| 4 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway | 66.9 | 68.2% | 8.3× | 11 | +25.3% |
| 5 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 66.2 | 45.5% | 11.3× | 13 | +129.4% |
| 6 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 65.0 | 44.2% | 16.2× | 13 | +94.5% |
| 7 | Linköping UniversitySweden | 64.9 | 51.2% | 20.1× | 14 | +2.0% |
| 8 | Aalborg UniversityDenmark | 57.1 | 21.5% | 12.0× | 15 | +133.8% |
| 9 | University of JyväskyläFinland | 55.3 | 47.0% | 24.4× | 11 | -5.9% |
| 10 | University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa | 53.2 | 44.0% | 9.4× | 10 | +81.2% |
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 Innovative Education and Learning Practices research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Innovative Education and Learning Practices.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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