Online and Blended Learning
Online and Blended Learning is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 68k research works in it since 1950. 28.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the transformative potential of blended learning in higher education, focusing on topics such as student satisfaction, community of inquiry, instructional design, social presence, and cognitive engagement. It delves into the comparison of online and traditional classroom instruction, factors influencing learner satisfaction in e-learning, and the effectiveness of different types of interaction in distance education.
- Blended Learning
- Online Learning
- Distance Education
- Student Satisfaction
- Community of Inquiry
- E-Learning
- Instructional Design
- Social Presence
- Cognitive Engagement
- Virtual Learning Environments
- Research works
- 68k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 19k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Online and Blended Learning research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (2.2k and 824 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.2k works
- 2 India 824 works
- 3 China 813 works
- 4 Indonesia 751 works
- 5 Nigeria 576 works
- 6 Malaysia 526 works
- 7 Türkiye 503 works
- 8 Pakistan 378 works
- 9 United Kingdom 370 works
- 10 South Africa 346 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 Online and Blended Learning research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Online and Blended Learning research, followed by University of South Africa and Central China Normal University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 85 works
- 2 University of South Africa South Africa 84 works
- 3 Central China Normal University China 52 works
- 4 University of Technology Malaysia Malaysia 41 works
- 5 University of Johannesburg South Africa 38 works
- 6 Beijing Normal University China 35 works
- 7 Indonesia University of Education Indonesia 35 works
- 8 Federal College of Education, Kano Nigeria 34 works
- 9 State University of Malang Indonesia 34 works
- 10 Yogyakarta State University Indonesia 31 works
Who are the leading researchers in Online and Blended Learning?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Online and Blended Learning include Richard E. Mayer and Herbert W. Marsh.
- 1 Richard E. Mayer 4.7k citations
- 2 Herbert W. Marsh 4.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Online and Blended Learning research done?
The largest centres of Online and Blended Learning research in 2022–2025 are Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Beijing (China), Pretoria (South Africa) and Shah Alam (Malaysia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ilorin.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- IlorinNG · 54.6 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Online and Blended Learning than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Online and Blended Learning?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Cape Coast, Central China Normal University and Al Ain 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 | University of Cape Coast Ghana | 75.6 | 45.7% | 18.4× | 30 | +428.5% |
| 2 | Central China Normal University China | 75.2 | 47.5% | 16.3× | 52 | +130.9% |
| 3 | Al Ain University United Arab Emirates | 74.5 | 51.5% | 14.7× | 12 | +304.5% |
| 4 | University of Ghana Ghana | 69.1 | 48.5% | 7.8× | 21 | +444.4% |
| 5 | University of Rwanda Rwanda | 68.4 | 59.5% | 17.1× | 16 | +9.7% |
| 6 | University of South Africa South Africa | 65.8 | 35.1% | 15.7× | 84 | -12.6% |
| 7 | Education University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 64.4 | 55.1% | 11.5× | 21 | -36.4% |
| 8 | Sultan Idris Education University Malaysia | 63.5 | 31.8% | 10.8× | 27 | +124.7% |
| 9 | Cape Peninsula University of Technology South Africa | 60.5 | 59.8% | 10.4× | 10 | +25.9% |
| 10 | The Open University United Kingdom | 60.4 | 43.3% | 15.4× | 28 | -19.2% |
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 Online and Blended Learning research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Online and Blended Learning.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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