Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences
Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences is a research topic within Developmental and Educational Psychology. Science Explorer counts 8.3k research works in it since 1954. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of learning styles in higher education, including theories, models, and measures of learning styles, as well as their impact on student differences, teaching methods, and academic achievement. It also delves into topics such as experiential learning, adaptive learning, cognitive styles, and cultural differences in learning styles.
- Learning Styles
- Experiential Learning
- Cognitive Styles
- Adaptive Learning
- Educational Psychology
- Student Differences
- Teaching Methods
- Personalized Learning
- Academic Achievement
- Cultural Differences
- Research works
- 8.3k fractional, since 1954
- In the world top 10%
- 837 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- -2% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
Indonesia
27% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences research?
By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (244 and 183 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Indonesia
244 works
- 2
United States
183 works
- 3
India
113 works
- 4
China
109 works
- 5
Philippines
58 works
- 6
Malaysia
51 works
- 7
Türkiye
51 works
- 8
Pakistan
37 works
- 9
Mexico
36 works
- 10
Nigeria
35 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences research?
By volume in 2022-now, State University of Makassar publishes the most Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences research, followed by Universiti Teknologi MARA and Islamic Azad University, Tehran.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
State University of MakassarIndonesia
13 works
- 2
Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia
10 works
- 3
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Iran
9 works
- 4
State University of SemarangIndonesia
8 works
- 5
State University of MalangIndonesia
8 works
- 6
Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia
7 works
- 7
Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia
7 works
- 8
State University of JakartaIndonesia
6 works
- 9
Sultan Idris Education UniversityMalaysia
6 works
- 10
National University of MalaysiaMalaysia
6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences include Salman Rawaf, Herbert A. Simon and Ian J. Deary.
- 1
Salman Rawaf
United Kingdom
205k citations
- 2
Herbert A. Simon
United States
179k citations
- 3
Ian J. Deary
United Kingdom
176k citations
- 4
Bruce Thompson
United States
120k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences research done?
The largest centres of Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences research in 2022-now are Makassar (Indonesia), Beijing (China), Yogyakarta (Indonesia) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Makassar.
Largest cities, 2022-now
Where it is the local speciality
- MakassarID · 22.7 works4.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences?
Among universities, judged by research, State University of Makassar, Islamic Azad University, Tehran and Universiti Teknologi MARA 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State University of MakassarIndonesia |
79.7 | 4.4% | 12.0× | 12 | +215.1% |
| 2 | Islamic Azad University, TehranIran |
46.8 | 1.5% | 4.3× | 9 | -43.7% |
| 3 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia |
36.5 | 0.4% | 10.1× | 10 | +100.0% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences, country by countryIs Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0070% in 2024.
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How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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