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Reflective Practices in Education

Reflective Practices in Education is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 30.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of reflective practice, journal writing, and electronic portfolios in education and professional development. It explores the impact of these tools on learning, assessment, and teacher education in higher education settings. The papers also delve into the role of self-reflection and student perceptions in fostering reflective thinking and enhancing academic achievement.

  • Reflective Practice
  • Journal Writing
  • Electronic Portfolios
  • Professional Development
  • Assessment
  • Higher Education
  • Learning Journals
  • Teacher Education
  • Self-Reflection
  • Student Perceptions
Research works
24k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
30.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+3%
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Which countries lead Reflective Practices in Education research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1k and 358 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1k works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 358 works
  3. 3 Australia 225 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 214 works
  5. 5 China 159 works
  6. 6 Canada 158 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 96 works
  8. 8 Germany 96 works
  9. 9 South Africa 92 works
  10. 10 India 73 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: 41.5%United Kingdom: 14.2%Australia: 8.9%Indonesia: 8.5%6 others listed: 26.8%42%largest
United States1,046 · 41.5%United Kingdom358 · 14.2%Australia225 · 8.9%Indonesia214 · 8.5%6 others listed676 · 26.8%

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Which institutions lead Reflective Practices in Education research?

By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Melbourne publishes the most Reflective Practices in Education research, followed by University of South Africa and Deakin University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 The University of MelbourneAustralia 17 works
  2. 2 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 15 works
  3. 3 Deakin UniversityAustralia 14 works
  4. 4 University of TorontoCanada 14 works
  5. 5 Education University of Hong KongHong Kong 14 works
  6. 6 University of CalgaryCanada 12 works
  7. 7 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 12 works
  8. 8 University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom 11 works
  9. 9 State University of MalangIndonesia 11 works
  10. 10 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 11 works

Who are the leading researchers in Reflective Practices in Education?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Reflective Practices in Education include Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer.

  1. 1 Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer Netherlands 2.2k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Reflective Practices in Education research done?

The largest centres of Reflective Practices in Education research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), New York (United States) and Brisbane (Australia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 61 works
  2. 2 Melbourne Australia 54 works
  3. 3 New York United States 31 works
  4. 4 Brisbane Australia 29 works
  5. 5 Sydney Australia 29 works
  6. 6 Singapore Singapore 26 works
  7. 7 Beijing China 26 works
  8. 8 Pretoria South Africa 25 works
  9. 9 Toronto Canada 24 works
  10. 10 Hong Kong China 24 works
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Where is the best place to study Reflective Practices in Education?

Among universities, judged by research, Education University of Hong Kong, Deakin University and Can Tho 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.

0%50%100%mean 46.24%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Education University of Hong Kong: 14, 51.1%Deakin University: 14, 47.6%Can Tho University: 10, 52.4%University of Oslo: 11, 55.4%University of South Africa: 15, 36.5%The University of Melbourne: 17, 43.0%Central China Normal University: 10, 32.2%The Open University: 9, 48.9%Hong Kong Polytechnic University: 10, 75.0%University of Calgary: 12, 20.3%University of OsloCan Tho UniversityEducation University…Deakin University
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#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Education University of Hong KongHong Kong 70.351.1%24.5×14 +34.0%
2 Deakin UniversityAustralia 63.147.6%8.2×14 +49.6%
3 Can Tho UniversityVietnam 57.752.4%16.1×10 —
4 University of OsloNorway 57.555.4%5.8×11 +139.0%
5 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 56.736.5%9.3×15 -43.7%
6 The University of MelbourneAustralia 53.643.0%4.6×17 +39.6%
7 Central China Normal UniversityChina 53.232.2%9.9×10 +114.6%
8 The Open UniversityUnited Kingdom 51.748.9%16.4×9 -27.1%
9 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 50.475.0%3.2×10 -22.2%
10 University of CalgaryCanada 47.520.3%5.2×12 +297.6%

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 Reflective Practices in Education research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Reflective Practices in Education.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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