OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Stem Education is 28. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A systematic review on trends in using Moodle for teaching and learning	107
STEAM in education: a bibliometric analysis of performance and co-words in Web of Science	83
Effects of digital game-based STEM education on students’ learning achievement: a meta-analysis	83
AI literacy in K-12: a systematic literature review	79
The application of AI technologies in STEM education: a systematic review from 2011 to 2021	77
Which role models are effective for which students? A systematic review and four recommendations for maximizing the effectiveness of role models in STEM	76
Effects of infusing the engineering design process into STEM project-based learning to develop preservice technology teachers’ engineering design thinking	71
Understanding coherence and integration in integrated STEM curriculum	69
A systematic review of STEM education research in the GCC countries: trends, gaps and barriers	60
STEM stereotypes predict students’ STEM career interest via self-efficacy and outcome expectations	58
How to foster the formation of STEM identity: studying diversity in an authentic learning environment	55
Instructor strategies to aid implementation of active learning: a systematic literature review	52
Active learning through flipped classroom in mechanical engineering: improving students’ perception of learning and performance	51
Equity-Oriented Conceptual Framework for K-12 STEM literacy	50
Using design thinking to cultivate the next generation of female STEAM thinkers	46
A scoping review of literature assessing the impact of the learning assistant model	45
A social cognitive perspective on gender disparities in self-efficacy, interest, and aspirations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM): the influence of cultural and gender norms	43
Comparing success of female students to their male counterparts in the STEM fields: an empirical analysis from enrollment until graduation using longitudinal register data	38
NGSS-based teacher professional development to implement engineering practices in STEM instruction	32
Self-efficacy and belonging: the impact of a university makerspace	32
Trends and research foci of robotics-based STEM education: a systematic review from diverse angles based on the technology-based learning model	32
The exploration of continuous learning intention in STEAM education through attitude, motivation, and cognitive load	32
Exploring the factors that influence the career decision of STEM students at a university in South Africa	31
The influence of expressive and instrumental social capital from parents on women and underrepresented minority students’ declaration and persistence in engineering majors	30
Change theory in STEM higher education: a systematic review	30

Evaluating the impact of malleable factors on percent time lecturing in gateway chemistry, mathematics, and physics courses	29
The power of interest: minoritized women’s interest in engineering fosters persistence beliefs beyond belongingness and engineering identity	29
Comparing learners’ knowledge, behaviors, and attitudes between two instructional modes of computer programming in secondary education	29