Science Education and Pedagogy
Science Education and Pedagogy is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 36.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the enhancement of science education through inquiry-based teaching, argumentation discourse, and the development of scientific literacy. It delves into topics such as the nature of science, conceptual change, STEM education, socioscientific issues, learning progressions, teacher preparation, and model-based learning. The research emphasizes the importance of fostering critical thinking and practical skills in science education.
- Inquiry-Based Teaching
- Scientific Literacy
- Argumentation Discourse
- Nature of Science
- Conceptual Change
- STEM Education
- Socioscientific Issues
- Learning Progressions
- Teacher Preparation
- Model-Based Learning
- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 36.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Science Education and Pedagogy research?
By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (1.2k and 664 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 Indonesia 664 works
- 3 Türkiye 501 works
- 4 Germany 216 works
- 5 China 140 works
- 6 Brazil 124 works
- 7 Australia 111 works
- 8 United Kingdom 108 works
- 9 Spain 107 works
- 10 Philippines 90 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 Science Education and Pedagogy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Indonesia University of Education publishes the most Science Education and Pedagogy research, followed by State University of Malang and Yogyakarta State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 59 works
- 2 State University of MalangIndonesia 59 works
- 3 Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia 50 works
- 4 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 32 works
- 5 Universitas Negeri SurabayaIndonesia 28 works
- 6 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 23 works
- 7 University of MataramIndonesia 23 works
- 8 University of RwandaRwanda 21 works
- 9 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States 21 works
- 10 State University of SemarangIndonesia 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Science Education and Pedagogy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Science Education and Pedagogy include Richard E. Mayer, Richard A. Gibbs and John Sweller.
- 1 Richard E. Mayer United States 4.7k citations
- 2 Richard A. Gibbs United States 2.9k citations
- 3 John Sweller Australia 2.9k citations
- 4 Fred Paas Netherlands 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Science Education and Pedagogy research done?
The largest centres of Science Education and Pedagogy research in 2022–2025 are Ankara (Türkiye), Bandung (Indonesia), Yogyakarta (Indonesia) and Malang (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Butare.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ButareRW · 21.2 works58×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Science Education and Pedagogy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Science Education and Pedagogy?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Rwanda, University of Ioannina and University of Cape Coast 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 RwandaRwanda | 72.7 | 52.4% | 58.8× | 21 | — |
| 2 | University of IoanninaGreece | 72.0 | 68.3% | 24.2× | 18 | +40.8% |
| 3 | University of Cape CoastGhana | 69.0 | 55.6% | 12.7× | 8 | +223.3% |
| 4 | Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia | 68.2 | 19.5% | 12.3× | 59 | +2721.2% |
| 5 | Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael | 68.2 | 65.2% | 18.1× | 12 | +14.9% |
| 6 | Giresun UniversityTürkiye | 67.9 | 55.2% | 18.7× | 11 | +249.3% |
| 7 | State University of MalangIndonesia | 67.1 | 16.0% | 12.8× | 59 | +2888.9% |
| 8 | National Taiwan Normal UniversityTaiwan | 61.6 | 50.9% | 23.3× | 12 | +52.0% |
| 9 | Necmettin Erbakan UniversityTürkiye | 59.7 | 37.1% | 11.9× | 14 | +158.3% |
| 10 | University of PatrasGreece | 58.7 | 45.9% | 9.8× | 11 | +74.3% |
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 Science Education and Pedagogy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Science Education and Pedagogy.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.