School Choice and Performance
School Choice and Performance is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 44.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of socioeconomic status on educational inequality, focusing on factors such as student achievement, teacher quality, school segregation, peer effects, and education policy. It delves into the complexities of school choice, academic achievement disparities, and the effectiveness of teacher performance pay in addressing inequality.
- Socioeconomic Status
- Student Achievement
- Teacher Quality
- School Segregation
- Peer Effects
- Educational Inequality
- School Choice
- Academic Achievement
- Teacher Performance Pay
- Education Policy
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 44.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead School Choice and Performance research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.3k and 163 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.3k works
- 2 United Kingdom 163 works
- 3 China 143 works
- 4 Germany 125 works
- 5 India 84 works
- 6 Australia 68 works
- 7 Italy 56 works
- 8 Spain 52 works
- 9 Canada 50 works
- 10 Sweden 47 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead School Choice and Performance research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Chicago publishes the most School Choice and Performance research, followed by Stanford University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of ChicagoUnited States 25 works
- 2 Stanford UniversityUnited States 20 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 19 works
- 4 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 17 works
- 5 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 16 works
- 6 University of MichiganUnited States 16 works
- 7 Columbia UniversityUnited States 16 works
- 8 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 15 works
- 9 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 15 works
- 10 American Institutes for ResearchUnited States 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in School Choice and Performance?
The most-cited researchers publishing on School Choice and Performance include Stephen W. Raudenbush, Brian Rowan and Herbert W. Marsh.
- 1 Stephen W. Raudenbush United States 6k citations
- 2 Brian Rowan United States 5.2k citations
- 3 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
- 4 Anthony S. Bryk United States 3.8k citations
- 5 Guido W. Imbens United States 3.8k citations
- 6 Jacquelynne S. Eccles United States 3.6k citations
- 7 James J. Heckman United States 3.3k citations
- 8 Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn United States 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is School Choice and Performance research done?
The largest centres of School Choice and Performance research in 2022–2025 are Washington D.C. (United States), New York (United States), Beijing (China) and London (United Kingdom).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Washington D.C. United States 74 works
- 2 New York United States 49 works
- 3 Beijing China 47 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 43 works
- 5 Chicago United States 40 works
- 6 Los Angeles United States 25 works
- 7 Santiago Chile 23 works
- 8 Stanford United States 23 works
- 9 Cambridge United States 23 works
- 10 Atlanta United States 22 works
Where is the best place to study School Choice and Performance?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Oslo, University of Gothenburg and University of Virginia 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 OsloNorway | 71.6 | 70.6% | 10.0× | 13 | +37.9% |
| 2 | University of GothenburgSweden | 60.8 | 66.3% | 8.9× | 10 | +66.6% |
| 3 | University of VirginiaUnited States | 59.0 | 57.2% | 8.8× | 14 | +68.3% |
| 4 | Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom | 58.8 | 53.6% | 8.8× | 9 | +186.1% |
| 5 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 57.3 | 71.8% | 9.2× | 8 | -6.6% |
| 6 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 56.1 | 55.2% | 4.2× | 16 | +215.1% |
| 7 | The University of Texas at AustinUnited States | 55.0 | 55.2% | 7.0× | 16 | +65.5% |
| 8 | University of ChicagoUnited States | 53.1 | 27.6% | 11.1× | 24 | -6.7% |
| 9 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 51.5 | 53.0% | 7.7× | 15 | +10.3% |
| 10 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 49.8 | 71.6% | 4.0× | 9 | +83.8% |
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 School Choice and Performance research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are School Choice and Performance.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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