OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Research Review is 25. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of functional literacy interventions for adults	186
Neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning: A systematic review with narrative synthesis	146
Cultural heritage education in conflict and post-conflict contexts: A scoping review	133
Editorial Board	131
Factors associated with students’ adoption of artificial intelligence technology in tertiary education: A meta-analytic review	131
When personal becomes relational: A meta-analysis and narrative review on personality traits and children's affective relationships with adults	95
Navigating the double-edged sword: A meta-analysis of the effects of digital games on 21st century skills	90
Dimensions and assessments of advertising literacy: A systematic review	89
The impact of artificial intelligence on students’ 4C skills: A meta-analysis	89
The influencing factors of growth mindset: A systematic literature review	88
Computer-based assessment of collaborative problem solving skills: A systematic review of empirical research	83
How do digital tools support metacognition in mathematics learning? A systematic review of research on GeoGebra and problem-solving	80
Aligning interventions with the University Mental Health Charter: A stratified review of reviews of mental health and wellbeing interventions for higher education students	73
What is next in mobile-assisted reading? Insights from a decade of eye tracking research into cognitive processes	72
On the role of linguistic features for comprehension and learning from STEM texts. A meta-analysis	70
The shades of (un)productive disagreement: A systematic literature review and a hierarchical taxonomy	64
Implementing positive peace education in schools: A systematic literature review of global practices	62
Meta-analysis on the relation between acculturation and academic performance: Testing the immigrant paradox	58
A meta-analysis of school-based mental health interventions	56
Social networks in the transition from higher education to work: A systematic review	55
Place-based learning in K-12 science education: A systematic review	54
Change in team learning behaviours in work teams – A systematic review	52
The structure and methodological quality of randomised controlled trials addressing school absenteeism and dropout in children and adolescents: a systematic review	50
Attitudes and emotions in the context of mathematical learning: A systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies	49
Fostering creativity in formal schooling: A systematic review of explicit and implicit interventions for young learners	49

A meta-analysis of almost 40 Years of research: Unreleasing the power of written expression in students with learning disabilities	48
Enhancing teacher-student relationship quality: A narrative review of school-based interventions	48
A Worthwhile Endeavor? A meta-analysis of research on formalized novice teacher induction programs	47
Delving into data on students’ instructional knowledge: A scoping review of the empirical research	46
Students coping with change in higher education: An overview	45
Knowledge sharing among academics in higher education: A systematic literature review and future agenda	44
A decade of reflection and thematic review on artificial intelligence's impact on educational measurement	44
Learning with visualizations helps: A meta-analysis of visualization interventions in mathematics education	43
The development of students critical thinking abilities and dispositions through the concept mapping learning method – A meta-analysis	43
Unveiling the competencies at the core of lifelong learning: A systematic literature review	40
Unpacking the digital literacy–self-regulated learning nexus: A systematic review and a three-level meta-analysis	40
Professional learning of late-career teachers: A systematic literature review	39
Effects of self-assessment and peer-assessment interventions on academic performance: A meta-analysis	39
Can e-books foster child language? Meta-analysis on the effectiveness of e-book interventions in early childhood education and care	38
Systematic review of the operational definitions and indicators of teacher communities	38
Personalization through adaptivity or adaptability? A meta-analysis on simulation-based learning in higher education	37
A systematic review of the key components of online peer feedback practices in higher education	37
Computational thinking in early childhood education: Reviewing the literature and redeveloping the three-dimensional framework	37
The association between teacher self-efficacy and student academic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
The instructor presence effect and its moderators in instructional video: A series of meta-analyses	37
From teacher motivation to teaching behaviour: A systematic review and theoretical framework of the mediating processes	37
A meta-analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on student achievement	36
The role of human agency in dealing with challenges in transdisciplinary learning for sustainability in higher education: A scoping literature review	36
A meta-analysis of the correlation between teacher self-efficacy and teacher resilience: Concerted growth and contextual variance	35
AI-driven learning analytics applications and tools in computer-supported collaborative learning: A systematic review	33
Short and long-term effects of out-of-school learning activities on student achievement: A mixed-research synthesis	33
A systematic review of teacher roles and competences for teaching synchronously online through videoconferencing technology	32
Fifty years of parental involvement and achievement research: A second-order meta-analysis	32
School-based teaching for democracy: A systematic review of teaching methods in quantitative intervention studies	31
The relationship between media literacy and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Interventions for students with reading difficulties in Grades 4-12: A systematic review and meta-analysis	31
Tracing and supporting self-regulated learning in K-12 digital learning: A systematic review of the last three decades (1990-2024)	30
Transition to formal schooling of children with disabilities: A systematic review	29
Literature review – Parent involvement and mathematic outcome	28
Entrepreneurial leadership in educational settings: A systematic literature review from 1996 to 2025	27
The effect of teacher training programs on pre-service and in-service teachers’ global competence: A meta-analysis	27
(When) do teacher professional development interventions improve student Achievement? A meta-analysis of 128 high-quality studies	27
Towards evidence-based music teaching and learning: A meta-analysis	26
Higher education teachers’ understandings of and challenges for inclusion and inclusive learning environments: A systematic literature review	26
The evaluation of school-university partnerships that improve teaching and learning practices: A systematic review	25
Integrating generative Artificial Intelligence into student learning: A systematic review from a TPACK perspective	25
A meta-analysis of Richard Mayer's multimedia learning research: Searching for boundary conditions of design principles across multiple media types	25