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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Learning, Compliance, and Psychological Burdens When Undocumented Immigrants Claim In-State Tuition Policy	53
Enrollment Growth and Faculty Hiring at Public Research Universities	38
Inspiring Muslim Appreciation in the First-Year of College: What Makes a Difference?	37
Revisiting the Impact of the College Scorecard on Demand for Colleges	37
Variation in Broadband Access Among Undergraduate Populations Across the United States	27
Exploring the Interplay Between Equity Groups, Mental Health and Perceived Employability Amongst Students at a Public Australian University	26
Universities and Gentrification: The Effects of Anchor Institution Initiatives on Rates of Neighborhood Change	24
It Takes Work: How University Students Manage Role Boundaries when the Future is Calling	21
Trends and Motivations in Critical Quantitative Educational Research: A Multimethod Examination Across Higher Education Scholarship and Author Perspectives	21
Buyer Beware: Understanding and Validating Distributional Assumptions of K-Means in College Student Typology Research	20
“Prior-Prior Year” FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions but Likely not Enrollment	17
Men of Color Programs at Public Baccalaureate Institutions: A Typology of Institutional Context & Diversity	15
Developing Antiracist Intelligence in Institutional Research: A Critical Content Analysis of AIR Forum Conference Programs, 2002–2023	15
International Education’s Academic Benefit: Potential for Community College Virtual International Exchange	13
Stratified Trajectories: Charting Equity Gaps in Program Pathways Among Community College Students	12
Does Social Class Matter Equally for the Timely Transition Into and Out of College? Evidence from the NLSY97	12
Destiny Unbound: A Look at How Far from Home Students Go to College	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	11
Degrees of Connection: Examining the Relationships Among College Majors, Marriage, and Spouse Selection	11
Give It a Swirl? An Examination of the Influence of 4-Year Students Taking Entry-Level Math Courses at the Local Community College	10
Building Transfer Student Interest in Computer Science PhDs: Examining an Advising Intervention Using a Staged Innovation Design	10
Click to Cheat: Unraveling Internet-Facilitated Academic Misconduct Among Undergraduate Students	10
Toward More Accurate and Inclusive Surveying: A Discourse Analysis of NCES Postsecondary Survey Instruments Using a Critical Disability Studies Framework	9
Impacts of Transfer Admissions Requirements: Evidence from Georgia	9

The Role of Grit in STEM Faculty Research Success: A US Longitudinal Study	9
Online Student Performance Under Synchronous and Asynchronous Instruction in California Community Colleges	9
Liberal Arts Graduates in the Labour Market: A Comparative Study of Dutch University Colleges and Conventional Bachelor’s Programmes	9
Work-Based Learning and Early Career Outcomes: Evidence on Earnings, College-Level Employment, and Career Progression	9
International Student Mobility and Academic Performance: Does Timing Matter?	8
2-Year or Not 2-Year? The Impact of Starting at Community College on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment	8
Knowledge Innovation Effect of University Computing Power in China: Evidence from the top500 Supercomputers	8
Righteous, Reveler, Achiever, Bored: A Latent Class Analysis of First-Year Student Involvement	8
Belonging and Balance: Institutional, Socioeconomic, and External Demands’ Impact on Racial Variation in Time-to-Degree Among College Completers	8
Geography of Computing Graduate Degree Opportunities: Examining the Characteristics of Minority-Serving Institutions	7
Public Transit and Urban Community College Access	7
Recent Graduates in the Labor Market: The Efficiency Frontier of Higher Education Institutions	7
Could Shifting the Margin Between Community College and University Enrollment Expand and Diversify University Degree Production in STEM Fields?	7
A Fad or the New Norm for Student Access Today? Evaluating Enrollment Outcomes of Holistic Admissions in South Korea	7
How the Ingroup Representation of First-Generation Students in Residence Halls Predicts Short-Term and Long-Term College Success	6
Do not Discard $16 Billion: Accounting for IPEDS Administrative Unit Observations	6
Will Anything Change? Examining Historically White Fraternity Members’ Development of Openness to Diversity in Contemporary Times	6
Psychological Distress, Burnout, and Business Student Turnover: The Role of Resilience as a Coping Mechanism	6
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
Resetting Prices: Estimating the Effect of Tuition Reset Policies on Institutional Finances and Enrollment	6
A Panel Data Analysis of Using Multiple Content Modalities during Adaptive Learning Activities	6
Mapping the Occupations of Recent Graduates. The Role of Academic Background in the Digital Era	5
National Patterns in STEM Degree and Career Outcomes for Single Parent Students: Evidence from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (2016) and Baccalaureate and Beyond (2016/2020) Surveys	5
Strategically Diverse: An Intersectional Analysis of Enrollments at U.S. Law Schools	5
How First-Year Academic Momentum Influences Transfer Outcomes Among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups	5
Predicting Educational Attainments and Enrollment to Higher Education: A Longitudinal Study of Care Leavers in Israel	5
Framing Institutional Identity in 5 Million Words: Communication Strategies for Navigating Complex Logics in Higher Education	5
STEM Faculty Instructional Beliefs Regarding Assessment, Grading, and Diversity are Linked to Racial Equity Grade Gaps	5
Sustained Strain: Faculty Work Strain Under COVID-19	5
Can Administrative Capacity Moderate the Distributional Effects of Administrative Burden? The Case of FAFSA Completion	5
Less is more, or is it? Age and Gender Differences in How Students Build Momentum toward College Graduation	4
Educating for Social Responsibility: Participation in Race-and Gender-Based Law School Organizations Predicting Prosocial Post-Graduation Outcomes	4
Illuminating the Post-Graduation Impact of Undergraduate Participation in High-Impact Practices Using Propensity Score Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling	4
Correction: Toward More Accurate and Inclusive Surveying: A Discourse Analysis of NCES Postsecondary Survey Instruments Using a Critical Disability Studies Framework	4
Virtual Instruction Effects Within University Courses: A Boon for Those Who Need it, a Bane for Others	4
Disentangle the Curriculum and Structural Effects of Math Pathway Reforms: Evidence from Maryland Community College System	4
How, and For Whom, Does Higher Education Increase Voting?	4
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
Conscientiousness as a Predictor of the Gender Gap in Academic Achievement	4
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	4
Assessing the Psychometric Properties of Quality Experience in Undergraduate Research Using Item Response Theory	4
Editor’s Note	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
Student Conversion: A New Measure and Model for Postsecondary Student Success	3
If You Charge Them, Will They Come? The Effect of Levying Tuition Fees on International Students	3
The Role of College Experiences in Students’ Academic Success for Students With and Without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	3
BUILDing an Early Advantage: An Examination of the Role of Strategic Interventions in Developing First-Year Undergraduate Students’ Science Identity	3
Correction to: Inspiring Muslim Appreciation in the First‑Year of College: What Makes a Difference?	3

The Multifaceted Impact of Erasmus Programme on the School-to-Work Transition: A Matching Sensitivity Analysis	3
The Private School Network: Recruiting Visits to Private High Schools by Public and Private Universities	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
Reconsidering Rural-Nonrural College Enrollment Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Geographies of Opportunity	3
Parental Involvement and College Enrollment: Differences Between Parents with Some and No College Experience	3
Understanding Themes in Postsecondary Research Using Topic Modeling and Journal Abstracts	3
Demystifying Success: What are the Attributes of Effective Multifaceted Success Programs for Lower-Income College Students?	3
How Does Reducing Merit-Aid Generosity and Certainty Affect College Choices? Evidence from Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship	3
The Importance of Community Context for the Rural Disadvantage and Suburban Advantage in Higher Education	3
Financial Aid, Tuition Controls, and Access to Selective Higher Education: A Study of South Korea’s Half-Tuition Reform	3
How did College Students with and Without Disabilities Experience the First wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Stress and Coping Perspective	2
On My Honor: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Honors Students’ Perceptions of Workload and Cognitive Challenge	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
STEM Linked-Course Communities Can Increase Student Success: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial	2
Students with Disabilities Pursuing STEM: High School Math Preparation to Postsecondary Degree	2
Heading in the Right Direction? Examining the Relationship of Transfer Patterns and Income Status on College Student Outcomes	2
Heterogeneity in Labor Market Returns to Master’s Degrees: Evidence from Ohio	2
Participation in High-Impact Practices: Considering the Role of Institutional Context and a Person-Centered Approach	2
The Development and Validation of the Perceived Social Support Scale for Doctoral Students (PSSS-DS)	2
The Effect of Student–Advisor Match on Retention and Performance: Evidence from Random Assignment	2
The Relationship Between Low-Income College Students’ Time Use and Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Exploration	2
The Effect of College Football Bowl Game Participation on Student-Athlete Academic Outcomes and Team Athletic Success	2
Combating Summer Melt: The Impact of Near-Peer Mentor Matriculation Program in New York City	2
How Does Students’ Negative Feedback Affect University Teachers?	2
The College Transfer and Articulation Network: How are These Statewide Policies and Bilateral or Dyadic Partnerships Structured Across the United States?	2
The Internal Determinants of Innovation Efficiency in Chinese Universities: A Perspective from Embeddedness Theory	2
Bridging the Divide: Exploring Equity Gaps in Undergraduate Research Participation Among Black and African American and Hispanic and Latinx Students	2
Navigating the Path to College: The Impacts of Dual Enrollment on Postsecondary Access	2
Beyond the Pipeline: First-Generation College Students’ Community Cultural Wealth and STEM Degree Pathways	2
Does University-Industry Collaboration Drive University Innovation? Evidence from China’s 2011 Plan	2
It’s About Time: The Inequitable Distribution of Time as a Resource for College, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity	2
Strategic Tuition Pricing and Applicant Demand in Differentiated Higher Education Markets: Evidence from Women’s Universities in Japan	2
Reducing the Loss of Community College Students who Demonstrate Potential in STEM	2
Postsecondary Education Attendance and the Business Cycle in Europe. Is the Future of Young Adults Related to the Welfare Regime?	2