OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Research Review is 23. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning: A systematic review with narrative synthesis	333
A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of functional literacy interventions for adults	261
Meta-analysis on the relation between visuomotor integration and academic achievement: Role of educational stage and disability	205
When personal becomes relational: A meta-analysis and narrative review on personality traits and children's affective relationships with adults	195
Navigating the double-edged sword: A meta-analysis of the effects of digital games on 21st century skills	192
Editorial Board	189
Computer-based assessment of collaborative problem solving skills: A systematic review of empirical research	167
Social networks in the transition from higher education to work: A systematic review	113
Meta-analysis on the relation between acculturation and academic performance: Testing the immigrant paradox	89
On the role of linguistic features for comprehension and learning from STEM texts. A meta-analysis	88
Editorial Board	86
Learning about, from and with other professions: A systematic review of interprofessional education within psychology teaching programs	85
What is next in mobile-assisted reading? Insights from a decade of eye tracking research into cognitive processes	84
The I of students with ID or SEBD: A systematic literature review of the self-concept of students with ID or SEBD	80
Dropout from initial vocational training – A meta-synthesis of reasons from the apprentice's point of view	62
Effectiveness of grade retention: A systematic review and meta-analysis	62
A Worthwhile Endeavor? A meta-analysis of research on formalized novice teacher induction programs	60
Taking the maker movement to school: A systematic review of preK-12 school-based makerspace research	60
Enhancing teacher-student relationship quality: A narrative review of school-based interventions	59
A meta-analysis of almost 40 Years of research: Unreleasing the power of written expression in students with learning disabilities	59
The development of students critical thinking abilities and dispositions through the concept mapping learning method – A meta-analysis	52
A systematic review of the role of learning games in fostering mathematics education in K-12 settings	52
Learning with visualizations helps: A meta-analysis of visualization interventions in mathematics education	51
Students coping with change in higher education: An overview	51
Knowledge sharing among academics in higher education: A systematic literature review and future agenda	46

The association between principal leadership and student achievement: A multivariate meta-meta-analysis	45
Effects of self-assessment and peer-assessment interventions on academic performance: A meta-analysis	44
Inclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities in physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis of teachers’ attitudes	43
Unveiling the competencies at the core of lifelong learning: A systematic literature review	43
Unpacking the digital literacy–self-regulated learning nexus: A systematic review and a three-level meta-analysis	43
Personalization through adaptivity or adaptability? A meta-analysis on simulation-based learning in higher education	42
Systematic review of the operational definitions and indicators of teacher communities	42
A meta-analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on student achievement	41
The association between teacher self-efficacy and student academic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Relation between examinees’ true knowledge and examination scores: systematic review and exemplary calculations on Multiple-True-False items	39
From teacher motivation to teaching behaviour: A systematic review and theoretical framework of the mediating processes	39
Computational thinking in early childhood education: Reviewing the literature and redeveloping the three-dimensional framework	39
Can e-books foster child language? Meta-analysis on the effectiveness of e-book interventions in early childhood education and care	37
A systematic review of the key components of online peer feedback practices in higher education	36
A review of feedback models and typologies: Towards an integrative model of feedback elements	36
The instructor presence effect and its moderators in instructional video: A series of meta-analyses	36
Editorial Board	35
Fifty years of parental involvement and achievement research: A second-order meta-analysis	35
School-based teaching for democracy: A systematic review of teaching methods in quantitative intervention studies	33
A systematic review of teacher roles and competences for teaching synchronously online through videoconferencing technology	33
Short and long-term effects of out-of-school learning activities on student achievement: A mixed-research synthesis	33
Examining research on the impact of distance and online learning: A second-order meta-analysis study	32
Does co-teaching improve academic achievement for students with disabilities? A meta-analysis	27
AI-driven learning analytics applications and tools in computer-supported collaborative learning: A systematic review	27
A meta-analysis of the correlation between teacher self-efficacy and teacher resilience: Concerted growth and contextual variance	27
Towards evidence-based music teaching and learning: A meta-analysis	26
The cohesion of small groups in technology-mediated learning environments: A systematic literature review	26
Writing instruction improves students’ writing skills differentially depending on focal instruction and children: A meta-analysis for primary grade students	25
Transition to formal schooling of children with disabilities: A systematic review	24
Higher education teachers’ understandings of and challenges for inclusion and inclusive learning environments: A systematic literature review	24
The evaluation of school-university partnerships that improve teaching and learning practices: A systematic review	24
The effect of teacher training programs on pre-service and in-service teachers’ global competence: A meta-analysis	23