OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Australasian Journal of Early Childhood is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Teaching Practices, Self-Efficacy and the Physical Activity Environment in Aotearoa, New Zealand Early Childhood Education Centres	41
Editorial AJEC Vol 1 2025	19
Leadership competencies in early childhood education: Design and validation of a survey tool	12
“If we can’t advocate for ourselves, nobody else will”: Teacher agency during early childhood reform	12
Associations of gross motor skills with self-regulation and executive function in preschool-aged children	11
Using a multidisciplinary, multi-method and collaborative research design to investigate the health communication power of the early childhood sector	10
Educator perspectives on embedding Acknowledgement to Country practices in early learning centres in Australia	9
Cultural diversity in the Australian early childhood education workforce: What do we know, what don’t we know and why is it important?	7
‘We love sharing your land’: Children’s understandings of Acknowledgement to Country practices and Aboriginal knowledges in early learning centres	7
Playgroup Families’ Experiences of Play-Based Remote Learning	6
Constant crossings: Teachers’ definitions of child wellbeing in early education, a reflective thematic analysis	6
Patterns of participation in early childhood education before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia	6
Charting developmental trajectories from 12 to 36 months and associated early risk and protective factors	6
Early childhood leadership: Risk and protective factors during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Australian family day care educators’ experiences of supporting children’s mental health, and their own mental health and wellbeing	5
Country, Community, and Indigenous Languages – A Framework Used in an Early Learning Centre in Queensland to Develop Understandings Around First Nations Languages	5
Supporting infants and toddlers in low socio-economic early childhood settings in Australia	4
Initiatives supporting student retention in early childhood teacher education qualifications	4
Enabling ‘Successful Knowledge Transfer’ in Early Childhood Settings – A Meta Strategic Leadership Approach	4
Moort dandjoo kaadadjiny: Growing up Aboriginal kids strong in their culture and identity	4
Who is studying what in Early Childhood Education and Care? Composite narratives of Australian educators engaging in further study	4
Enhancing nutrition information utilisation, confidence, and role legitimacy and adequacy among early childhood education professionals through evidence-based online training	4
Vocabulary Development of Toddlers in Australia: Does Early Childhood Education and Care Quality and Attendance Make a Difference?	4
‘Why can’t I grow shorter, only taller?’—the body experience of growing up for Chinese children aged 5–6	3
Using community-based participatory research to support the development of a co-located intergenerational program	3

Preparing preservice early childhood educators to use music in Australian settings: An audit of programmes	3
Promoting care for the wellbeing of early childhood professionals in Australia	3
Perspectives of play and play-based learning: What do adults think play is?	3
Taking a detailed look at early childhood educators’ worktime	3
Corrigendum to “Complexifying quality in early childhood contexts through a theory of quality ecologies”	3
A case study of clinical supervision to support early childhood leaders in times of natural disasters: “It’s not a designer handbag”	3
Complexifying quality in early childhood contexts through a theory of quality ecologies	3