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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Variation in Broadband Access Among Undergraduate Populations Across the United States	41
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?	31
Enrollment Growth and Faculty Hiring at Public Research Universities	29
Trends and Motivations in Critical Quantitative Educational Research: A Multimethod Examination Across Higher Education Scholarship and Author Perspectives	27
Exploring the Interplay Between Equity Groups, Mental Health and Perceived Employability Amongst Students at a Public Australian University	24
Buyer Beware: Understanding and Validating Distributional Assumptions of K-Means in College Student Typology Research	23
Cross-Border Higher Education: The Expansion of International Branch Campuses	23
Universities and Gentrification: The Effects of Anchor Institution Initiatives on Rates of Neighborhood Change	22
It Takes Work: How University Students Manage Role Boundaries when the Future is Calling	22
Does Social Class Matter Equally for the Timely Transition Into and Out of College? Evidence from the NLSY97	21
“Prior-Prior Year” FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions but Likely not Enrollment	19
International Education’s Academic Benefit: Potential for Community College Virtual International Exchange	18
Stratified Trajectories: Charting Equity Gaps in Program Pathways Among Community College Students	17
Ban the Discipline Box? How University Applications that Assess Prior School Discipline Experiences Relate to Admissions of Students Suspended in High School	17
The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Completion	14
Men of Color Programs at Public Baccalaureate Institutions: A Typology of Institutional Context & Diversity	14
Developing Antiracist Intelligence in Institutional Research: A Critical Content Analysis of AIR Forum Conference Programs, 2002–2023	13
Thx 4 the msg: Assessing the Impact of Texting on Student Engagement and Persistence	12
Degrees of Connection: Examining the Relationships Among College Majors, Marriage, and Spouse Selection	12
Up-or-Out Systems? Quantifying Path Flexibility in the Lived Curriculum of College Majors	12
Liberal Arts Graduates in the Labour Market: A Comparative Study of Dutch University Colleges and Conventional Bachelor’s Programmes	11
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	11
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	11
Destiny Unbound: A Look at How Far from Home Students Go to College	10

Give It a Swirl? An Examination of the Influence of 4-Year Students Taking Entry-Level Math Courses at the Local Community College	9
Toward More Accurate and Inclusive Surveying: A Discourse Analysis of NCES Postsecondary Survey Instruments Using a Critical Disability Studies Framework	9
Exploring the Unstated: Using Critical Discourse Analysis to Examine Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements	9
Building Transfer Student Interest in Computer Science PhDs: Examining an Advising Intervention Using a Staged Innovation Design	9
Impacts of Transfer Admissions Requirements: Evidence from Georgia	8
Does Dual Enrollment Influence High School Graduation, College Enrollment, Choice, and Persistence?	8
2-Year or Not 2-Year? The Impact of Starting at Community College on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment	8
Righteous, Reveler, Achiever, Bored: A Latent Class Analysis of First-Year Student Involvement	8
International Student Mobility and Academic Performance: Does Timing Matter?	8
Click to Cheat: Unraveling Internet-Facilitated Academic Misconduct Among Undergraduate Students	8
Knowledge Innovation Effect of University Computing Power in China: Evidence from the top500 Supercomputers	8
Recent Graduates in the Labor Market: The Efficiency Frontier of Higher Education Institutions	8
A Fad or the New Norm for Student Access Today? Evaluating Enrollment Outcomes of Holistic Admissions in South Korea	7
Do not Discard $16 Billion: Accounting for IPEDS Administrative Unit Observations	7
Geography of Computing Graduate Degree Opportunities: Examining the Characteristics of Minority-Serving Institutions	7
Public Transit and Urban Community College Access	7
Resetting Prices: Estimating the Effect of Tuition Reset Policies on Institutional Finances and Enrollment	7
Could Shifting the Margin Between Community College and University Enrollment Expand and Diversify University Degree Production in STEM Fields?	7
Caring Too Much? Emotional Labor and Compassion Fatigue Among Faculty During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
Digital Hub or Hindrance? The Effects of Online Enrollment in Introductory STEM Coursework on STEM Outcomes	6
A Panel Data Analysis of Using Multiple Content Modalities during Adaptive Learning Activities	6
Deepening the Effects of the Academic Inbreeding: Its Impact on Individual and Institutional Research Productivity	6
How the Ingroup Representation of First-Generation Students in Residence Halls Predicts Short-Term and Long-Term College Success	6
Psychological Distress, Burnout, and Business Student Turnover: The Role of Resilience as a Coping Mechanism	6
The Role of Academic Validation in Developing Mattering and Academic Success	6
STEM Faculty Instructional Beliefs Regarding Assessment, Grading, and Diversity are Linked to Racial Equity Grade Gaps	6
Will Anything Change? Examining Historically White Fraternity Members’ Development of Openness to Diversity in Contemporary Times	6
Assessing the Psychometric Properties of Quality Experience in Undergraduate Research Using Item Response Theory	5
Less is more, or is it? Age and Gender Differences in How Students Build Momentum toward College Graduation	5
Strategically Diverse: An Intersectional Analysis of Enrollments at U.S. Law Schools	5
Sustained Strain: Faculty Work Strain Under COVID-19	5
Mapping the Occupations of Recent Graduates. The Role of Academic Background in the Digital Era	5
Disentangle the Curriculum and Structural Effects of Math Pathway Reforms: Evidence from Maryland Community College System	5
Predicting Educational Attainments and Enrollment to Higher Education: A Longitudinal Study of Care Leavers in Israel	5
How First-Year Academic Momentum Influences Transfer Outcomes Among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups	5
Illuminating the Post-Graduation Impact of Undergraduate Participation in High-Impact Practices Using Propensity Score Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling	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
Conscientiousness as a Predictor of the Gender Gap in Academic Achievement	5
Would you Bribe your Lecturer? A Quasi-experimental Study on Burnout and Bribery in Higher Education	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
Shaping Students’ Attitudes Toward Diversity: Do Faculty Practices and Interactions With Students Matter?	4
Editor’s Note	4
Virtual Instruction Effects Within University Courses: A Boon for Those Who Need it, a Bane for Others	4
How Does Reducing Merit-Aid Generosity and Certainty Affect College Choices? Evidence from Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship	4
How, and For Whom, Does Higher Education Increase Voting?	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
Understanding Themes in Postsecondary Research Using Topic Modeling and Journal Abstracts	3
The Multifaceted Impact of Erasmus Programme on the School-to-Work Transition: A Matching Sensitivity Analysis	3
A First Class Measure: Evidence for a Comprehensive Social Class Scale in Higher Education Populations	3
Parental Involvement and College Enrollment: Differences Between Parents with Some and No College Experience	3

The Importance of Community Context for the Rural Disadvantage and Suburban Advantage in Higher Education	3
The Private School Network: Recruiting Visits to Private High Schools by Public and Private Universities	3
How Does Students’ Negative Feedback Affect University Teachers?	3
Correction: Toward More Accurate and Inclusive Surveying: A Discourse Analysis of NCES Postsecondary Survey Instruments Using a Critical Disability Studies Framework	3
People and Places: Understanding the Longitudinal College-Going and Residential Pathways of U.S. Adults Who “Went Away” to College	3
The Role of College Experiences in Students’ Academic Success for Students With and Without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	3
Correction to: Inspiring Muslim Appreciation in the First‑Year of College: What Makes a Difference?	3
The Tech Trajectory: Examining the Role of College Environments in Shaping Students’ Interest in Computing Careers	3
If You Charge Them, Will They Come? The Effect of Levying Tuition Fees on International Students	3
Reconsidering Rural-Nonrural College Enrollment Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Geographies of Opportunity	3
BUILDing an Early Advantage: An Examination of the Role of Strategic Interventions in Developing First-Year Undergraduate Students’ Science Identity	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
Reducing the Loss of Community College Students who Demonstrate Potential in STEM	2
Does University-Industry Collaboration Drive University Innovation? Evidence from China’s 2011 Plan	2
Participation in High-Impact Practices: Considering the Role of Institutional Context and a Person-Centered Approach	2
Correction to: Measuring Quality in Legal Education: Examining the Relationship Between Law School Rank and Student Engagement	2
Leaving the Institution or Leaving the Academy? Analyzing the Factors that Faculty Weigh in Actual Departure Decisions	2
The Relationship Between Low-Income College Students’ Time Use and Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Exploration	2
U.S. Visa and Immigration Policy Challenges: Explanations for Faculty Perceptions and Intent to Leave	2
Tennessee’s Burden: How Students Apply for State Financial Aid within One Southern State	2
Combating Summer Melt: The Impact of Near-Peer Mentor Matriculation Program in New York City	2
Heterogeneity in Labor Market Returns to Master’s Degrees: Evidence from Ohio	2
STEM Linked-Course Communities Can Increase Student Success: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial	2
The Quality and Quantity of Participation in Peer Leader Experiences and Student Outcomes: A Cross-National Validation of Constructs and Predictive Model	2
Bridging the Divide: Exploring Equity Gaps in Undergraduate Research Participation Among Black and African American and Hispanic and Latinx Students	2
TV Networks for College Sports: Implications for Institutional Subsidies	2
Postsecondary Education Attendance and the Business Cycle in Europe. Is the Future of Young Adults Related to the Welfare Regime?	2
The College Transfer and Articulation Network: How are These Statewide Policies and Bilateral or Dyadic Partnerships Structured Across the United States?	2
Demystifying Success: What are the Attributes of Effective Multifaceted Success Programs for Lower-Income College Students?	2
Heading in the Right Direction? Examining the Relationship of Transfer Patterns and Income Status on College Student Outcomes	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
Navigating the Path to College: The Impacts of Dual Enrollment on Postsecondary Access	2
Predicting Research Productivity in STEM Faculty: The Role of Self-determined Motivation	2
It’s About Time: The Inequitable Distribution of Time as a Resource for College, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity	2
The Effect of College Football Bowl Game Participation on Student-Athlete Academic Outcomes and Team Athletic Success	2
The Internal Determinants of Innovation Efficiency in Chinese Universities: A Perspective from Embeddedness Theory	2