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Mathematics Education and Programs

Mathematics Education and Programs is a research topic within Modeling and Simulation. Science Explorer counts 5.7k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on mathematics education in higher engineering and science, with an emphasis on supporting students' transition to tertiary mathematics, improving numeracy skills, enhancing student engagement, and utilizing diagnostic testing for effective learning support. The papers also explore the challenges and strategies related to STEM education and the impact of mathematics background on student success in engineering and science disciplines.

  • Mathematics Support
  • Engineering Students
  • Tertiary Mathematics
  • Numeracy Skills
  • STEM Education
  • Learning Support
  • Diagnostic Testing
  • University Transition
  • Student Engagement
  • Mathematical Literacy
Research works
5.7k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
580
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+35%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
45% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Mathematics Education and Programs

Which countries lead Mathematics Education and Programs research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (354 and 91 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 354 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 91 works
  3. 3 Australia 75 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 62 works
  5. 5 Germany 41 works
  6. 6 Philippines 38 works
  7. 7 South Africa 36 works
  8. 8 China 31 works
  9. 9 India 29 works
  10. 10 Nigeria 28 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: 45.1%United Kingdom: 11.6%Australia: 9.5%Indonesia: 7.9%6 others listed: 25.9%45%largest
United States354 · 45.1%United Kingdom91 · 11.6%Australia75 · 9.5%Indonesia62 · 7.9%6 others listed204 · 25.9%

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

Which institutions lead Mathematics Education and Programs research?

By volume in 2022-now, Occidental College publishes the most Mathematics Education and Programs research, followed by Naval State University and University College London.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Occidental CollegeUnited States 10 works
  2. 2 Naval State UniversityPhilippines 6 works
  3. 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 6 works
  4. 4 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 6 works
  5. 5 University of LimerickIreland 5 works
  6. 6 The University of MelbourneAustralia 5 works
  7. 7 Virginia TechUnited States 5 works
  8. 8 Central Queensland UniversityAustralia 5 works
  9. 9 University of PittsburghUnited States 4 works
  10. 10 Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia 4 works

What are the most cited papers in Mathematics Education and Programs?

The most cited paper in Mathematics Education and Programs is "Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge: linkages to ways of thinking and practising within the disciplines" (Ray Land, 2003), with 1,053 citations. Next come "Pipeline persistence: Examining the association of educational experiences with earned degrees in STEM among U.S. students" (1,053) and "Mathematics self-efficacy: Sources and relation to science-based career choice." (602).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge: linkages to ways of thinking and practising within the disciplines Ray Land 2003 1,053
2 Pipeline persistence: Examining the association of educational experiences with earned degrees in STEM among U.S. students Adam Vincent Maltese, Robert H. Tai · Science Education 3 May 2011 1,053
3 Mathematics self-efficacy: Sources and relation to science-based career choice. Robert W. Lent, Frederick G. Lopez, Kathleen J. Bieschke · Journal of Counseling Psychology Oct 1991 602
4 Weapons of math destruction Thomas S. Woodson · Journal of Responsible Innovation Open access Aug 2018 514
5 The Math Wars Alan H. Schoenfeld · Educational Policy 2004 503
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Where is Mathematics Education and Programs research done?

The largest centres of Mathematics Education and Programs research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Los Angeles (United States) and Dublin (Ireland).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 LondonUnited Kingdom 20 works
  2. 2 MelbourneAustralia 14 works
  3. 3 Los AngelesUnited States 14 works
  4. 4 DublinIreland 12 works
  5. 5 Washington D.C.United States 11 works
  6. 6 PretoriaSouth Africa 10 works
  7. 7 SydneyAustralia 10 works
  8. 8 New YorkUnited States 9 works
  9. 9 BrisbaneAustralia 9 works
  10. 10 JohannesburgSouth Africa 7 works
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Where is the best place to study Mathematics Education and Programs?

Among universities, judged by research, Occidental College 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.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Occidental CollegeUnited States 5.03.4%558.0×10 -

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 Mathematics Education and Programs, country by country

Is Mathematics Education and Programs research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Mathematics Education and Programs.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mathematics Education and Programs as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0045% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Mathematics Education and Programs0.0069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mathematics Education and Programs over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Mathematics Education and Programs10.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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