New: Think Tank Rankings 2025

Education & Educational Research

Journal Rankings
TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor
(The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)
(Using publications from roughly 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01)
Rank Journal Average citations
1 International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education37.350
2 Educational Psychologist26.778
3 Computers & Education22.672
4 Educational Research Review20.590
5 International Journal of Stem Education15.642
6 British Journal of Educational Technology14.656
7 Review of Educational Research13.618
8 Internet and Higher Education12.174
9 Education and Information Technologies10.803
10 Comunicar10.518
11 Computer Assisted Language Learning10.433
12 International Journal of Management Education10.224
13 Journal of Educational Computing Research9.858
14 Recall9.548
15 Journal of Computer Assisted Learning9.394
16 IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies9.129
17 Educational Researcher9.114
18 Assessing Writing8.893
19 System8.805
20 Learning and Instruction8.778
21 Teaching and Teacher Education8.650
22 International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning8.388
23 Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education8.198
24 Thinking Skills and Creativity8.146
25 ETR&D-Educational Technology Research and Development8.040
26 Journal of Hospitality Leisure Sport & Tourism Education7.923
27 Journal of Science Education and Technology7.920
28 Interactive Learning Environments7.899
29 Studies in Educational Evaluation7.732
30 Journal of Computing in Higher Education7.573
31 Metacognition and Learning7.560
32 Australasian Journal of Educational Technology7.371
33 Journal of Research on Technology in Education7.177
34 Learning Media and Technology7.095
35 Medical Education Online7.030
36 Higher Education6.782
37 Journal of Research in Science Teaching6.652
38 American Educational Research Journal6.632
39 Journal of Engineering Education6.597
40 Education and Training6.522
41 Academy of Management Learning & Education6.500
42 Language Teaching6.414
43 Educational Administration Quarterly6.400
44 Educational Research6.173
45 Innovations in Education and Teaching International6.117
46 Journal of Teacher Education5.969
47 International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education5.888
48 Physical Review Physics Education Research5.806
49 Journal of the Learning Sciences5.802
50 Teaching in Higher Education5.749
51 Journal of Diversity in Higher Education5.697
52 TESOL Quarterly5.616
53 Language Teaching Research5.573
54 Journal of Marketing for Higher Education5.540
55 Studies in Higher Education5.525
56 Environmental Education Research5.405
57 Early Childhood Research Quarterly5.344
58 European Physical Education Review5.324
59 Journal of Educational Change5.206
60 Educational Psychology5.140
61 Sociology of Education5.129
62 Comparative Education5.116
63 BMC Medical Education5.108
64 Modern Language Journal5.094
65 Chemistry Education Research and Practice5.092
66 Journal for Research in Mathematics Education5.051
67 Advances in Health Sciences Education5.030
68 ZDM-Mathematics Education5.016
69 Distance Education5.006
70 RIED-Revista Iberoamericana de Educacion A Distancia4.985
71 Asia-Pacific Education Researcher4.812
72 Higher Education Research & Development4.794
73 Journal of Environmental Education4.715
74 Teacher Education and Special Education4.672
75 Scientific Studies of Reading4.664
76 International Journal of Technology and Design Education4.646
77 Active Learning in Higher Education4.640
78 ELT Journal4.582
79 Technology Pedagogy and Education4.572
80 npj Science of Learning4.569
81 International Journal of Educational Development4.530
82 Language Learning4.490
83 Educational Studies in Mathematics4.468
84 Oxford Review of Education4.417
85 Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy4.409
86 International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education4.405
87 AERA Open4.387
88 Journal of Agricultural Education & Extension4.347
89 Instructional Science4.330
90 Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching4.328
91 Educational Management Administration & Leadership4.318
92 Minerva4.299
93 Science Education4.297
94 Journal of Studies in International Education4.252
95 Science & Education4.240
96 Journal of English for Academic Purposes4.214
97 School Effectiveness and School Improvement4.198
98 Research in Science & Technological Education4.188
99 Learning Culture and Social Interaction4.176
100 Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis4.134
101 Research in Higher Education4.112
102 Economics of Education Review4.072
103 Research in Science Education4.064
104 Educational Review4.031
105 Asia Pacific Education Review4.000
106 Journal of Educational Administration3.994
107 International Journal of Science Education3.985
108 Teachers and Teaching3.979
109 Educational Policy3.974
110 International Journal of Educational Research3.918
111 European Journal of Education3.889
112 Language Culture and Curriculum3.877
113 Journal of Higher Education3.866
114 Australian Journal of Education3.853
115 Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability3.835
116 European Educational Research Journal3.798
117 Race Ethnicity and Education3.763
118 Theory Into Practice3.667
119 Higher Education Policy3.643
120 International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning3.616
121 International Multilingual Research Journal3.615
122 Reading Research Quarterly3.601
- Sex Education-Sexuality Society and Learning3.601
- Early Education and Development3.601
125 Reading and Writing3.599
126 European Journal of Teacher Education3.592
127 Australian Educational Researcher3.587
128 Linguistics and Education3.572
129 Assessment in Education-Principles Policy & Practice3.568
130 British Journal of Sociology of Education3.498
131 International Journal of Inclusive Education3.455
132 Teachers College Record3.442
133 Cultural Studies of Science Education3.417
134 Educacion XX13.388
135 Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management3.363
136 Mind Brain and Education3.333
137 Journal of Education Policy3.323
138 Sport Education and Society3.308
139 Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research3.304
140 Professional Development in Education3.301
141 Language and Education3.273
142 Cambridge Journal of Education3.260
143 Research Papers in Education3.248
144 Journal of School Violence3.238
145 International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism3.185
146 Education Finance and Policy3.176
147 Vocations and Learning3.165
148 Mathematical Thinking and Learning3.149
149 Health Education Research3.133
150 Journal of Curriculum Studies3.091
151 Curriculum Inquiry3.075
152 Journal of Language Identity and Education3.068
153 Journal of Literacy Research2.990
154 Theory and Research in Social Education2.914
155 IRAL-International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching2.907
156 Urban Education2.892
157 British Educational Research Journal2.880
158 Educational Studies2.871
159 Current Issues in Language Planning2.870
160 Journal of American College Health2.844
161 Journal of Geography in Higher Education2.838
162 Journal of Moral Education2.821
163 Early Childhood Education Journal2.819
164 Journal of School Health2.816
165 Asia Pacific Journal of Education2.810
166 International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance2.757
167 Journal of Education for Teaching2.754
168 Critical Studies in Education2.747
169 Studies in Continuing Education2.711
170 Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness2.692
171 Journal of Teaching in Physical Education2.663
172 American Journal of Education2.646
173 Compare-A Journal of Comparative and International Education2.635
174 Educational Philosophy and Theory2.629
- Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science2.629
176 Harvard Educational Review2.612
177 Education and Urban Society2.605
178 Revista de Psicodidactica2.600
179 Foreign Language Annals2.597
180 International Journal of Multilingualism2.594
181 Gender and Education2.569
182 Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education2.562
183 Psicologia Educativa2.560
184 Journal of Professional Capital and Community2.545
185 Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics2.543
186 Journal of Research in Reading2.485
187 Irish Educational Studies2.471
188 Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools2.460
189 Health Education Journal2.361
190 Reading & Writing Quarterly2.355
191 International Journal for Academic Development2.332
192 Second Language Research2.331
193 Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft2.328
194 European Early Childhood Education Research Journal2.321
195 Mind Culture and Activity2.305
196 AIDS Education and Prevention2.287
197 International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies2.285
198 Language Policy2.276
199 Elementary School Journal2.269
200 Journal of Social Work Education2.227
201 Quest2.185
202 Journal of Biological Education2.178
203 Australasian Journal of Early Childhood2.176
204 Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education2.127
205 Journal of Early Childhood Literacy2.036
206 Discourse-Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education2.000
207 International Journal of Music Education1.996
208 Literacy1.994
209 Educational Gerontology1.992
210 Teaching of Psychology1.985
211 Early Child Development and Care1.979
212 International Review of Economics Education1.969
213 Applied Measurement in Education1.963
214 Journal of Educational Research1.931
215 Reading Teacher1.924
216 Journal of Baltic Science Education1.917
217 English Teaching-Practice and Critique1.916
218 Comparative Education Review1.865
219 Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy1.851
220 Journal of Economic Education1.843
221 Music Education Research1.811
222 Journal of College Student Development1.788
223 Journal of Experimental Education1.772
224 International Journal of Applied Linguistics1.762
225 Early Years1.718
226 Educational Measurement-Issues and Practice1.692
227 Journal of Research in Music Education1.685
228 British Journal of Educational Studies1.664
229 Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education1.638
230 Adult Education Quarterly1.625
231 Review of Higher Education1.594
232 Academic Psychiatry1.579
233 International Journal of Art & Design Education1.572
234 Egitim ve Bilim-Education and Science1.440
235 Culture and Education1.342
236 British Journal of Religious Education1.315
237 South African Journal of Education1.257
238 Journal of Philosophy of Education1.245
239 Studies in Philosophy and Education1.184
240 Phi Delta Kappan1.163
241 Teaching Sociology1.053
242 English in Education0.967
243 Anthropology & Education Quarterly0.924
244 British Journal of Music Education0.853
245 Ensenanza de las Ciencias0.846
246 Revista Espanola de Pedagogia0.838
247 RIDE-The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance0.775
248 Movimento-Porto Alegre0.577
249 Croatian Journal of Education-Hrvatski Casopis za Odgoj i Obrazovanje0.427
250 History of Education0.417
251 Paedagogica Historica0.386
252 Cadmo0.152
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