OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Research in Higher Education is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Variation in Broadband Access Among Undergraduate Populations Across the United States	35
Learning, Compliance, and Psychological Burdens When Undocumented Immigrants Claim In-State Tuition Policy	33
Inspiring Muslim Appreciation in the First-Year of College: What Makes a Difference?	28
It Takes Work: How University Students Manage Role Boundaries when the Future is Calling	27
Enrollment Growth and Faculty Hiring at Public Research Universities	27
Cross-Border Higher Education: The Expansion of International Branch Campuses	21
Buyer Beware: Understanding and Validating Distributional Assumptions of K-Means in College Student Typology Research	20
Universities and Gentrification: The Effects of Anchor Institution Initiatives on Rates of Neighborhood Change	19
Ban the Discipline Box? How University Applications that Assess Prior School Discipline Experiences Relate to Admissions of Students Suspended in High School	18
Exploring the Interplay Between Equity Groups, Mental Health and Perceived Employability Amongst Students at a Public Australian University	18
Trends and Motivations in Critical Quantitative Educational Research: A Multimethod Examination Across Higher Education Scholarship and Author Perspectives	18
Men of Color Programs at Public Baccalaureate Institutions: A Typology of Institutional Context & Diversity	17
Does Social Class Matter Equally for the Timely Transition Into and Out of College? Evidence from the NLSY97	17
Stratified Trajectories: Charting Equity Gaps in Program Pathways Among Community College Students	16
“Prior-Prior Year” FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions but Likely not Enrollment	15
International Education’s Academic Benefit: Potential for Community College Virtual International Exchange	13
Developing Antiracist Intelligence in Institutional Research: A Critical Content Analysis of AIR Forum Conference Programs, 2002–2023	12
The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Completion	12
Thx 4 the msg: Assessing the Impact of Texting on Student Engagement and Persistence	11
Up-or-Out Systems? Quantifying Path Flexibility in the Lived Curriculum of College Majors	11
Exploring the Unstated: Using Critical Discourse Analysis to Examine Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements	10
The potential of and mechanisms for a hub of innovation on campus to support changes for low-income, first generation, and racially minoritized college students	10
Do Credit Momentum Policies Through the 15 to Finish Improve Academic Progression and Completion of Low-Income, First-Generation Students? Evidence from a College Promise Program	10
Liberal Arts Graduates in the Labour Market: A Comparative Study of Dutch University Colleges and Conventional Bachelor’s Programmes	9
Destiny Unbound: A Look at How Far from Home Students Go to College	9

Building Transfer Student Interest in Computer Science PhDs: Examining an Advising Intervention Using a Staged Innovation Design	8
Knowledge Innovation Effect of University Computing Power in China: Evidence from the top500 Supercomputers	8
Toward More Accurate and Inclusive Surveying: A Discourse Analysis of NCES Postsecondary Survey Instruments Using a Critical Disability Studies Framework	8
Give It a Swirl? An Examination of the Influence of 4-Year Students Taking Entry-Level Math Courses at the Local Community College	8
Impacts of Transfer Admissions Requirements: Evidence from Georgia	8
Righteous, Reveler, Achiever, Bored: A Latent Class Analysis of First-Year Student Involvement	7
International Student Mobility and Academic Performance: Does Timing Matter?	7
2-Year or Not 2-Year? The Impact of Starting at Community College on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment	7
Does Dual Enrollment Influence High School Graduation, College Enrollment, Choice, and Persistence?	7
Caring Too Much? Emotional Labor and Compassion Fatigue Among Faculty During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
Could Shifting the Margin Between Community College and University Enrollment Expand and Diversify University Degree Production in STEM Fields?	6
Public Transit and Urban Community College Access	6
How the Ingroup Representation of First-Generation Students in Residence Halls Predicts Short-Term and Long-Term College Success	6
Resetting Prices: Estimating the Effect of Tuition Reset Policies on Institutional Finances and Enrollment	6
Do not Discard $16 Billion: Accounting for IPEDS Administrative Unit Observations	6
Digital Hub or Hindrance? The Effects of Online Enrollment in Introductory STEM Coursework on STEM Outcomes	6
Recent Graduates in the Labor Market: The Efficiency Frontier of Higher Education Institutions	6
A Fad or the New Norm for Student Access Today? Evaluating Enrollment Outcomes of Holistic Admissions in South Korea	6
Psychological Distress, Burnout, and Business Student Turnover: The Role of Resilience as a Coping Mechanism	6
Will Anything Change? Examining Historically White Fraternity Members’ Development of Openness to Diversity in Contemporary Times	5
Sustained Strain: Faculty Work Strain Under COVID-19	5
Would you Bribe your Lecturer? A Quasi-experimental Study on Burnout and Bribery in Higher Education	5
Conscientiousness as a Predictor of the Gender Gap in Academic Achievement	5
Correction to: Give It a Swirl? An Examination of the Influence of 4‑Year Students Taking Entry‑Level Math Courses at the Local Community College	5
STEM Faculty Instructional Beliefs Regarding Assessment, Grading, and Diversity are Linked to Racial Equity Grade Gaps	5
Mapping the Occupations of Recent Graduates. The Role of Academic Background in the Digital Era	5
A Panel Data Analysis of Using Multiple Content Modalities during Adaptive Learning Activities	5
How First-Year Academic Momentum Influences Transfer Outcomes Among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups	5
Less is more, or is it? Age and Gender Differences in How Students Build Momentum toward College Graduation	5
Assessing the Psychometric Properties of Quality Experience in Undergraduate Research Using Item Response Theory	5
The Role of Academic Validation in Developing Mattering and Academic Success	5
Deepening the Effects of the Academic Inbreeding: Its Impact on Individual and Institutional Research Productivity	5
Predicting Educational Attainments and Enrollment to Higher Education: A Longitudinal Study of Care Leavers in Israel	5
Strategically Diverse: An Intersectional Analysis of Enrollments at U.S. Law Schools	5
Characteristics and Predictors of Transfer and Withdrawal Among Students Who Begin College at Bachelor’s Granting Institutions	5
Letters of Recommendation by High School Counselors in Selective College Admissions: Differences by Race and Socioeconomic Status in Letter Length and Topics Discussed	4
People and Places: Understanding the Longitudinal College-Going and Residential Pathways of U.S. Adults Who “Went Away” to College	4
Editor’s Note	4
Illuminating the Post-Graduation Impact of Undergraduate Participation in High-Impact Practices Using Propensity Score Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling	4
How, and For Whom, Does Higher Education Increase Voting?	4
How Does Reducing Merit-Aid Generosity and Certainty Affect College Choices? Evidence from Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship	4
The Role of College Experiences in Students’ Academic Success for Students With and Without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	4
Does Experiencing Racialized Aggressions on Social Media Influence Perceptions About the Campus Racial Climate?	4
Disentangle the Curriculum and Structural Effects of Math Pathway Reforms: Evidence from Maryland Community College System	4
Development and Validation of the Workplace Climate and Persistence Scale for STEM Faculty Framed in Intersectionality of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Background	4
Reconsidering Rural-Nonrural College Enrollment Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Geographies of Opportunity	4
Shaping Students’ Attitudes Toward Diversity: Do Faculty Practices and Interactions With Students Matter?	4
Correction to: Inspiring Muslim Appreciation in the First‑Year of College: What Makes a Difference?	3
Parental Involvement and College Enrollment: Differences Between Parents with Some and No College Experience	3
The Multifaceted Impact of Erasmus Programme on the School-to-Work Transition: A Matching Sensitivity Analysis	3

Building Women’s Innovation Capacities Through Undergraduate Experiences	3
If You Charge Them, Will They Come? The Effect of Levying Tuition Fees on International Students	3
Heterogeneity in Labor Market Returns to Master’s Degrees: Evidence from Ohio	3
University Alumni Donations as Threats to Punish or Promises to Reward: Alumni Loyalty Before and After the Elimination of a Native American Nickname and Logo	3
BUILDing an Early Advantage: An Examination of the Role of Strategic Interventions in Developing First-Year Undergraduate Students’ Science Identity	3
Understanding Themes in Postsecondary Research Using Topic Modeling and Journal Abstracts	3
How Does Students’ Negative Feedback Affect University Teachers?	3
Combating Summer Melt: The Impact of Near-Peer Mentor Matriculation Program in New York City	3
The Tech Trajectory: Examining the Role of College Environments in Shaping Students’ Interest in Computing Careers	3
A First Class Measure: Evidence for a Comprehensive Social Class Scale in Higher Education Populations	3
The Private School Network: Recruiting Visits to Private High Schools by Public and Private Universities	3
Reducing the Loss of Community College Students who Demonstrate Potential in STEM	3
Inequality of Opportunity in Tertiary Education: Evidence from Europe	3
Merit Aid and Retention: Mediation and Moderation	3
The Internal Determinants of Innovation Efficiency in Chinese Universities: A Perspective from Embeddedness Theory	2
The Relationship Between Low-Income College Students’ Time Use and Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Exploration	2
It’s About Time: The Inequitable Distribution of Time as a Resource for College, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity	2
STEM Linked-Course Communities Can Increase Student Success: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial	2
Correction to: Measuring Quality in Legal Education: Examining the Relationship Between Law School Rank and Student Engagement	2
Bridging the Divide: Exploring Equity Gaps in Undergraduate Research Participation Among Black and African American and Hispanic and Latinx Students	2
Examining Wyoming’s Endowment Challenge Program: A Synthetic Control Analysis	2
The Effect of College Football Bowl Game Participation on Student-Athlete Academic Outcomes and Team Athletic Success	2
Heading in the Right Direction? Examining the Relationship of Transfer Patterns and Income Status on College Student Outcomes	2
Tennessee’s Burden: How Students Apply for State Financial Aid within One Southern State	2
Do Corequisite Math Courses Improve Academic Outcomes in Technical Colleges?: Evidence from Chile	2
TV Networks for College Sports: Implications for Institutional Subsidies	2
Faculty Gender Diversity, Institutional Performance, and the Role of Diversity Climate	2
How did College Students with and Without Disabilities Experience the First wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Stress and Coping Perspective	2
Participation in High-Impact Practices: Considering the Role of Institutional Context and a Person-Centered Approach	2
U.S. Visa and Immigration Policy Challenges: Explanations for Faculty Perceptions and Intent to Leave	2
The College Transfer and Articulation Network: How are These Statewide Policies and Bilateral or Dyadic Partnerships Structured Across the United States?	2
The Quality and Quantity of Participation in Peer Leader Experiences and Student Outcomes: A Cross-National Validation of Constructs and Predictive Model	2
On My Honor: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Honors Students’ Perceptions of Workload and Cognitive Challenge	2
Leaving the Institution or Leaving the Academy? Analyzing the Factors that Faculty Weigh in Actual Departure Decisions	2
Predicting Research Productivity in STEM Faculty: The Role of Self-determined Motivation	2