Multilingual Education and Policy
Multilingual Education and Policy is a research topic within Linguistics and Language. Science Explorer counts 40k research works in it since 1950. 34.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of translanguaging pedagogy in multilingual education, focusing on the fluid and dynamic use of multiple languages in educational settings. It delves into language policy, bilingual education, heritage language maintenance, and the sociolinguistic aspects of language use and rights. The cluster also addresses cultural sustaining pedagogy and the impact of language ideologies on educational practices.
- Translanguaging
- Multilingualism
- Language Policy
- Bilingual Education
- Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy
- Language Ideologies
- Heritage Language Maintenance
- Sociolinguistics
- Language Rights
- Linguistic Landscape
- Research works
- 40k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 14k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 34.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Multilingual Education and Policy research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.8k and 503 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.8k works
- 2 China 503 works
- 3 Indonesia 501 works
- 4 United Kingdom 495 works
- 5 Australia 332 works
- 6 South Africa 307 works
- 7 Canada 293 works
- 8 Germany 267 works
- 9 Spain 208 works
- 10 Pakistan 186 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.
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Which institutions lead Multilingual Education and Policy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of British Columbia publishes the most Multilingual Education and Policy research, followed by University of Toronto and University College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of British ColumbiaCanada 43 works
- 2 University of TorontoCanada 39 works
- 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 38 works
- 4 Education University of Hong KongHong Kong 38 works
- 5 University of HelsinkiFinland 36 works
- 6 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 35 works
- 7 North-West UniversitySouth Africa 34 works
- 8 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 34 works
- 9 University of Hong KongHong Kong 33 works
- 10 University of MalayaMalaysia 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Multilingual Education and Policy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Multilingual Education and Policy include Alejandro Portes, Stephen Krashen and Teun A. van Dijk.
- 1 Alejandro Portes United States 4.7k citations
- 2 Stephen Krashen United States 2.5k citations
- 3 Teun A. van Dijk Spain 2.5k citations
- 4 Brian Street United Kingdom 1.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Multilingual Education and Policy research done?
The largest centres of Multilingual Education and Policy research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Hong Kong (China) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tai Po.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Tai PoCN · 38.4 works29×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Multilingual Education and Policy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Multilingual Education and Policy?
Among universities, judged by research, Education University of Hong Kong, University of Jyväskylä and Nazarbayev University 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 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 77.0 | 64.0% | 29.5× | 38 | -25.5% |
| 2 | University of JyväskyläFinland | 73.2 | 60.2% | 14.5× | 23 | +54.8% |
| 3 | Nazarbayev UniversityKazakhstan | 69.5 | 66.1% | 8.8× | 12 | +135.2% |
| 4 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 68.9 | 54.9% | 4.4× | 34 | +118.1% |
| 5 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 68.9 | 48.5% | 9.0× | 25 | +73.4% |
| 6 | University of Inland NorwayNorway | 68.1 | 56.8% | 34.5× | 17 | — |
| 7 | The University of Texas at San AntonioUnited States | 67.6 | 58.3% | 12.8× | 20 | +33.7% |
| 8 | Universitat de LleidaSpain | 67.4 | 52.4% | 12.3× | 10 | +248.7% |
| 9 | North-West UniversitySouth Africa | 66.6 | 46.3% | 13.8× | 34 | -22.3% |
| 10 | Macquarie UniversityAustralia | 65.9 | 52.8% | 8.0× | 25 | +47.6% |
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 Multilingual Education and Policy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Multilingual Education and Policy.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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