Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 40.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on teacher professional development, qualitative research methods, teacher identity formation, educational leadership, technology integration in education, teacher efficacy, professional learning communities, school improvement, and reflective practice. It explores the challenges and strategies for improving teaching practices, fostering a supportive educational environment, and enhancing the effectiveness of professional development programs for educators.
- Teacher Professional Development
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Teacher Identity
- Educational Leadership
- Technology Integration
- Teacher Efficacy
- Professional Learning Communities
- School Improvement
- Reflective Practice
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Research works
- 42k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 17k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 40.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Teacher Education and Leadership Studies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (2.4k and 427 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.4k works
- 2 United Kingdom 427 works
- 3 Australia 387 works
- 4 China 352 works
- 5 South Africa 308 works
- 6 Türkiye 234 works
- 7 Canada 231 works
- 8 Philippines 202 works
- 9 Indonesia 187 works
- 10 Sweden 174 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 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of South Africa publishes the most Teacher Education and Leadership Studies research, followed by Georgia State University and Monash University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 55 works
- 2 Georgia State UniversityUnited States 46 works
- 3 Monash UniversityAustralia 39 works
- 4 Education University of Hong KongHong Kong 39 works
- 5 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 38 works
- 6 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 32 works
- 7 University of AucklandNew Zealand 30 works
- 8 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 30 works
- 9 University of OsloNorway 29 works
- 10 The University of MelbourneAustralia 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Teacher Education and Leadership Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies include Étienne Wenger, William W. Cooley and Brian Rowan.
- 1 Étienne Wenger United States 8.8k citations
- 2 William W. Cooley United States 7.2k citations
- 3 Brian Rowan United States 5.2k citations
- 4 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
- 5 Robert J. Sternberg United States 4.4k citations
- 6 Anthony S. Bryk United States 3.8k citations
- 7 Lee S. Shulman United States 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Teacher Education and Leadership Studies research done?
The largest centres of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies research in 2022–2025 are Melbourne (Australia), Pretoria (South Africa), Beijing (China) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tai Po.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Teacher Education and Leadership Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Teacher Education and Leadership Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Dublin City University, Education University of Hong Kong and University of Oslo 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 | Dublin City UniversityIreland | 83.4 | 78.3% | 12.9× | 16 | +609.8% |
| 2 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 75.3 | 67.3% | 35.1× | 39 | -22.3% |
| 3 | University of OsloNorway | 74.7 | 64.9% | 8.0× | 30 | +127.2% |
| 4 | University of GothenburgSweden | 72.0 | 58.1% | 8.4× | 25 | +138.0% |
| 5 | University of StavangerNorway | 71.9 | 56.3% | 12.9× | 13 | +340.9% |
| 6 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 71.8 | 62.3% | 6.3× | 39 | +123.3% |
| 7 | University of JyväskyläFinland | 70.8 | 57.3% | 18.3× | 25 | +65.7% |
| 8 | University of LimerickIreland | 69.8 | 69.0% | 11.9× | 15 | +54.9% |
| 9 | Linnaeus UniversitySweden | 67.3 | 46.7% | 18.0× | 14 | +630.3% |
| 10 | Old Dominion UniversityUnited States | 66.9 | 52.1% | 11.3× | 12 | +183.3% |
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 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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