Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Service-Learning and Community Engagement is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 26.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of service-learning in higher education, focusing on community engagement, civic education, social justice, and student development. It delves into the effects of service-learning on academic outcomes, civic engagement, and the development of reflective and responsible citizens through university-community partnerships.
- Service-Learning
- Community Engagement
- Civic Education
- Social Justice
- Reflection
- Academic Outcomes
- Civic Engagement
- University-Community Partnerships
- Student Development
- Pedagogy
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Service-Learning and Community Engagement research?
By volume, the United States and Canada publish the most (1.6k and 170 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.6k works
- 2 Canada 170 works
- 3 Spain 119 works
- 4 United Kingdom 118 works
- 5 Australia 107 works
- 6 Indonesia 69 works
- 7 South Africa 66 works
- 8 India 55 works
- 9 China 52 works
- 10 Italy 50 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Service-Learning and Community Engagement research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Purdue University West Lafayette publishes the most Service-Learning and Community Engagement research, followed by The Ohio State University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Purdue University West Lafayette United States 17 works
- 2 The Ohio State University United States 16 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 15 works
- 4 University of Florida United States 14 works
- 5 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 14 works
- 6 Arizona State University United States 13 works
- 7 University of Wisconsin–Madison United States 12 works
- 8 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States 12 works
- 9 Michigan State University United States 12 works
- 10 University of Calgary Canada 12 works
Where is Service-Learning and Community Engagement research done?
The largest centres of Service-Learning and Community Engagement research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Washington D.C. (United States), Toronto (Canada) and London (United Kingdom).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 51 works
- 2 Washington D.C. United States 36 works
- 3 Toronto Canada 26 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 26 works
- 5 Los Angeles United States 23 works
- 6 Chicago United States 22 works
- 7 Madrid Spain 22 works
- 8 Melbourne Australia 21 works
- 9 Hong Kong China 20 works
- 10 Baltimore United States 19 works
Where is the best place to study Service-Learning and Community Engagement?
Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, University of Colorado Boulder and Arizona State 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 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong | 77.6 | 58.2% | 5.3× | 14 | +277.2% |
| 2 | University of Colorado Boulder United States | 58.0 | 49.6% | 8.1× | 9 | +101.4% |
| 3 | Arizona State University United States | 50.3 | 24.3% | 6.9× | 13 | +103.5% |
| 4 | Purdue University West Lafayette United States | 49.3 | 13.9% | 6.1× | 17 | +118.7% |
| 5 | University of Calgary Canada | 48.9 | 20.0% | 6.5× | 12 | +146.2% |
| 6 | Utah State University United States | 47.8 | 5.6% | 20.0× | 11 | +155.0% |
| 7 | The Ohio State University United States | 45.7 | 17.5% | 5.9× | 16 | +73.3% |
| 8 | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis United States | 43.8 | 16.6% | 10.4× | 9 | +61.6% |
| 9 | University of Kentucky United States | 42.8 | 15.5% | 8.9× | 12 | +26.6% |
| 10 | Michigan State University United States | 41.7 | 31.1% | 5.8× | 12 | +9.0% |
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 Service-Learning and Community Engagement research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Service-Learning and Community Engagement.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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