OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Research Review is 21. 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
Neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning: A systematic review with narrative synthesis	315
A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of functional literacy interventions for adults	252
Meta-analysis on the relation between visuomotor integration and academic achievement: Role of educational stage and disability	193
Navigating the double-edged sword: A meta-analysis of the effects of digital games on 21st century skills	191
Computer-based assessment of collaborative problem solving skills: A systematic review of empirical research	181
Editorial Board	174
When personal becomes relational: A meta-analysis and narrative review on personality traits and children's affective relationships with adults	159
The impact of artificial intelligence on students’ 4C skills: A meta-analysis	106
Social networks in the transition from higher education to work: A systematic review	86
Taking the maker movement to school: A systematic review of preK-12 school-based makerspace research	84
Editorial Board	83
The I of students with ID or SEBD: A systematic literature review of the self-concept of students with ID or SEBD	80
Meta-analysis on the relation between acculturation and academic performance: Testing the immigrant paradox	79
Effectiveness of grade retention: A systematic review and meta-analysis	73
What is next in mobile-assisted reading? Insights from a decade of eye tracking research into cognitive processes	60
Learning about, from and with other professions: A systematic review of interprofessional education within psychology teaching programs	59
On the role of linguistic features for comprehension and learning from STEM texts. A meta-analysis	57
Dropout from initial vocational training – A meta-synthesis of reasons from the apprentice's point of view	56
Enhancing teacher-student relationship quality: A narrative review of school-based interventions	56
A meta-analysis of almost 40 Years of research: Unreleasing the power of written expression in students with learning disabilities	56
A Worthwhile Endeavor? A meta-analysis of research on formalized novice teacher induction programs	50
Students coping with change in higher education: An overview	48
Delving into Data on Students’ Instructional Knowledge: A Scoping Review of the Empirical Research	47
Knowledge sharing among academics in higher education: A systematic literature review and future agenda	47
Learning with visualizations helps: A meta-analysis of visualization interventions in mathematics education	45

The development of students critical thinking abilities and dispositions through the concept mapping learning method – A meta-analysis	43
A systematic review of the role of learning games in fostering mathematics education in K-12 settings	42
Unveiling the competencies at the core of lifelong learning: A systematic literature review	42
Unpacking the digital literacy–self-regulated learning nexus: A systematic review and a three-level meta-analysis	42
The association between principal leadership and student achievement: A multivariate meta-meta-analysis	42
Effects of self-assessment and peer-assessment interventions on academic performance: A meta-analysis	40
Inclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities in physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis of teachers’ attitudes	40
Systematic review of the operational definitions and indicators of teacher communities	39
A systematic review of the key components of online peer feedback practices in higher education	38
Relation between examinees’ true knowledge and examination scores: systematic review and exemplary calculations on Multiple-True-False items	37
The association between teacher self-efficacy and student academic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	35
A meta-analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on student achievement	35
Personalization through adaptivity or adaptability? A meta-analysis on simulation-based learning in higher education	35
From teacher motivation to teaching behaviour: A systematic review and theoretical framework of the mediating processes	34
The instructor presence effect and its moderators in instructional video: A series of meta-analyses	33
Can e-books foster child language? Meta-analysis on the effectiveness of e-book interventions in early childhood education and care	33
Computational thinking in early childhood education: Reviewing the literature and redeveloping the three-dimensional framework	33
Editorial Board	32
A review of feedback models and typologies: Towards an integrative model of feedback elements	32
Short and long-term effects of out-of-school learning activities on student achievement: A mixed-research synthesis	31
A meta-analysis of the correlation between teacher self-efficacy and teacher resilience: Concerted growth and contextual variance	31
School-based teaching for democracy: A systematic review of teaching methods in quantitative intervention studies	28
Examining research on the impact of distance and online learning: A second-order meta-analysis study	27
Does co-teaching improve academic achievement for students with disabilities? A meta-analysis	25
A systematic review of teacher roles and competences for teaching synchronously online through videoconferencing technology	25
Transition to formal schooling of children with disabilities: A systematic review	23
Fifty years of parental involvement and achievement research: A second-order meta-analysis	23
AI-driven learning analytics applications and tools in computer-supported collaborative learning: A systematic review	23
The effect of teacher training programs on pre-service and in-service teachers’ global competence: A meta-analysis	22
Towards evidence-based music teaching and learning: A meta-analysis	22
Higher education teachers’ understandings of and challenges for inclusion and inclusive learning environments: A systematic literature review	22
The cohesion of small groups in technology-mediated learning environments: A systematic literature review	21
A meta-analytic review on incorporating virtual and augmented reality in museum learning	21
Writing instruction improves students’ writing skills differentially depending on focal instruction and children: A meta-analysis for primary grade students	21
Literature review – Parent involvement and mathematic outcome	21
The evaluation of school-university partnerships that improve teaching and learning practices: A systematic review	21