Literacy, Media, and Education
Literacy, Media, and Education is a research topic within Literature and Literary Theory. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 33.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of literacy, technology, and culture, focusing on the development and implications of multimodal literacy in education and society. It delves into topics such as new literacies, media literacy, digital literacy, participatory culture, youth engagement, visual literacy, critical media literacy, technology integration, and innovative pedagogical practices.
- Multimodal Literacy
- New Literacies
- Media Literacy
- Digital Literacy
- Participatory Culture
- Youth Engagement
- Visual Literacy
- Critical Media Literacy
- Technology Integration
- Pedagogical Practices
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Literacy, Media, and Education research?
By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (826 and 268 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 826 works
- 2 Indonesia 268 works
- 3 Türkiye 190 works
- 4 United Kingdom 168 works
- 5 Australia 147 works
- 6 Canada 142 works
- 7 China 106 works
- 8 Brazil 95 works
- 9 Spain 93 works
- 10 India 71 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Literacy, Media, and Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of British Columbia publishes the most Literacy, Media, and Education research, followed by Indonesia University of Education and Nanyang Technological University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of British ColumbiaCanada 16 works
- 2 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 15 works
- 3 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 15 works
- 4 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 5 Columbia UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 6 The University of SydneyAustralia 12 works
- 7 Georgia State UniversityUnited States 11 works
- 8 University of South AustraliaAustralia 11 works
- 9 University of CalgaryCanada 11 works
- 10 York UniversityCanada 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Literacy, Media, and Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Literacy, Media, and Education include Richard E. Mayer, Brian Street and Wolff‐Michael Roth.
- 1 Richard E. Mayer United States 4.7k citations
- 2 Brian Street United Kingdom 1.9k citations
- 3 Wolff‐Michael Roth Canada 1.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Literacy, Media, and Education research done?
The largest centres of Literacy, Media, and Education research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), London (United Kingdom), Ankara (Türkiye) and Melbourne (Australia).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Literacy, Media, and Education?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanyang Technological University, University of British Columbia and University of Calgary 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 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 64.0 | 51.1% | 5.8× | 15 | -19.1% |
| 2 | University of British ColumbiaCanada | 59.8 | 49.0% | 5.1× | 16 | -3.8% |
| 3 | University of CalgaryCanada | 59.1 | 44.8% | 5.3× | 11 | +208.4% |
| 4 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 53.9 | 56.7% | 3.7× | 10 | +83.3% |
| 5 | The Ohio State UniversityUnited States | 49.2 | 43.5% | 5.0× | 15 | -7.2% |
| 6 | Georgia State UniversityUnited States | 48.3 | 30.8% | 11.9× | 11 | +6.7% |
| 7 | The University of SydneyAustralia | 46.1 | 41.5% | 4.0× | 12 | +43.6% |
| 8 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 46.0 | 40.3% | 2.3× | 10 | +320.9% |
| 9 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 45.6 | 38.1% | 7.8× | 8 | +66.7% |
| 10 | University of South AustraliaAustralia | 43.9 | 19.9% | 15.4× | 11 | +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 Literacy, Media, and Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Literacy, Media, and Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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