OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Research in Higher Education is 2. 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
Variation in Broadband Access Among Undergraduate Populations Across the United States	38
Inspiring Muslim Appreciation in the First-Year of College: What Makes a Difference?	32
Learning, Compliance, and Psychological Burdens When Undocumented Immigrants Claim In-State Tuition Policy	30
Enrollment Growth and Faculty Hiring at Public Research Universities	28
Trends and Motivations in Critical Quantitative Educational Research: A Multimethod Examination Across Higher Education Scholarship and Author Perspectives	27
It Takes Work: How University Students Manage Role Boundaries when the Future is Calling	23
Exploring the Interplay Between Equity Groups, Mental Health and Perceived Employability Amongst Students at a Public Australian University	22
Universities and Gentrification: The Effects of Anchor Institution Initiatives on Rates of Neighborhood Change	21
Buyer Beware: Understanding and Validating Distributional Assumptions of K-Means in College Student Typology Research	21
Does Social Class Matter Equally for the Timely Transition Into and Out of College? Evidence from the NLSY97	20
Cross-Border Higher Education: The Expansion of International Branch Campuses	20
“Prior-Prior Year” FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions but Likely not Enrollment	18
International Education’s Academic Benefit: Potential for Community College Virtual International Exchange	17
Ban the Discipline Box? How University Applications that Assess Prior School Discipline Experiences Relate to Admissions of Students Suspended in High School	17
Stratified Trajectories: Charting Equity Gaps in Program Pathways Among Community College Students	16
Men of Color Programs at Public Baccalaureate Institutions: A Typology of Institutional Context & Diversity	14
The Effects of Childhood Trauma on College Completion	12
Developing Antiracist Intelligence in Institutional Research: A Critical Content Analysis of AIR Forum Conference Programs, 2002–2023	12
Do Credit Momentum Policies Through the 15 to Finish Improve Academic Progression and Completion of Low-Income, First-Generation Students? Evidence from a College Promise Program	11
The potential of and mechanisms for a hub of innovation on campus to support changes for low-income, first generation, and racially minoritized college students	11
Degrees of Connection: Examining the Relationships Among College Majors, Marriage, and Spouse Selection	11
Thx 4 the msg: Assessing the Impact of Texting on Student Engagement and Persistence	11
Up-or-Out Systems? Quantifying Path Flexibility in the Lived Curriculum of College Majors	11
Liberal Arts Graduates in the Labour Market: A Comparative Study of Dutch University Colleges and Conventional Bachelor’s Programmes	10
Exploring the Unstated: Using Critical Discourse Analysis to Examine Faculty Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements	9

Building Transfer Student Interest in Computer Science PhDs: Examining an Advising Intervention Using a Staged Innovation Design	9
Destiny Unbound: A Look at How Far from Home Students Go to College	9
Give It a Swirl? An Examination of the Influence of 4-Year Students Taking Entry-Level Math Courses at the Local Community College	9
Toward More Accurate and Inclusive Surveying: A Discourse Analysis of NCES Postsecondary Survey Instruments Using a Critical Disability Studies Framework	9
2-Year or Not 2-Year? The Impact of Starting at Community College on Bachelor’s Degree Attainment	8
Righteous, Reveler, Achiever, Bored: A Latent Class Analysis of First-Year Student Involvement	8
Knowledge Innovation Effect of University Computing Power in China: Evidence from the top500 Supercomputers	8
Impacts of Transfer Admissions Requirements: Evidence from Georgia	8
International Student Mobility and Academic Performance: Does Timing Matter?	8
Click to Cheat: Unraveling Internet-Facilitated Academic Misconduct Among Undergraduate Students	8
Geography of Computing Graduate Degree Opportunities: Examining the Characteristics of Minority-Serving Institutions	7
Could Shifting the Margin Between Community College and University Enrollment Expand and Diversify University Degree Production in STEM Fields?	7
Does Dual Enrollment Influence High School Graduation, College Enrollment, Choice, and Persistence?	7
Public Transit and Urban Community College Access	7
Psychological Distress, Burnout, and Business Student Turnover: The Role of Resilience as a Coping Mechanism	7
Recent Graduates in the Labor Market: The Efficiency Frontier of Higher Education Institutions	7
Resetting Prices: Estimating the Effect of Tuition Reset Policies on Institutional Finances and Enrollment	7
Do not Discard $16 Billion: Accounting for IPEDS Administrative Unit Observations	7
The Role of Academic Validation in Developing Mattering and Academic Success	6
A Fad or the New Norm for Student Access Today? Evaluating Enrollment Outcomes of Holistic Admissions in South Korea	6
Will Anything Change? Examining Historically White Fraternity Members’ Development of Openness to Diversity in Contemporary Times	6
A Panel Data Analysis of Using Multiple Content Modalities during Adaptive Learning Activities	6
Digital Hub or Hindrance? The Effects of Online Enrollment in Introductory STEM Coursework on STEM Outcomes	6
How the Ingroup Representation of First-Generation Students in Residence Halls Predicts Short-Term and Long-Term College Success	6
Predicting Educational Attainments and Enrollment to Higher Education: A Longitudinal Study of Care Leavers in Israel	5
Less is more, or is it? Age and Gender Differences in How Students Build Momentum toward College Graduation	5
Caring Too Much? Emotional Labor and Compassion Fatigue Among Faculty During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
STEM Faculty Instructional Beliefs Regarding Assessment, Grading, and Diversity are Linked to Racial Equity Grade Gaps	5
Conscientiousness as a Predictor of the Gender Gap in Academic Achievement	5
Mapping the Occupations of Recent Graduates. The Role of Academic Background in the Digital Era	5
Sustained Strain: Faculty Work Strain Under COVID-19	5
Strategically Diverse: An Intersectional Analysis of Enrollments at U.S. Law Schools	5
How First-Year Academic Momentum Influences Transfer Outcomes Among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups	5
Deepening the Effects of the Academic Inbreeding: Its Impact on Individual and Institutional Research Productivity	5
Would you Bribe your Lecturer? A Quasi-experimental Study on Burnout and Bribery in Higher Education	5
Correction to: Give It a Swirl? An Examination of the Influence of 4‑Year Students Taking Entry‑Level Math Courses at the Local Community College	4
Shaping Students’ Attitudes Toward Diversity: Do Faculty Practices and Interactions With Students Matter?	4
Illuminating the Post-Graduation Impact of Undergraduate Participation in High-Impact Practices Using Propensity Score Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling	4
Assessing the Psychometric Properties of Quality Experience in Undergraduate Research Using Item Response Theory	4
Letters of Recommendation by High School Counselors in Selective College Admissions: Differences by Race and Socioeconomic Status in Letter Length and Topics Discussed	4
Virtual Instruction Effects Within University Courses: A Boon for Those Who Need it, a Bane for Others	4
How, and For Whom, Does Higher Education Increase Voting?	4
Disentangle the Curriculum and Structural Effects of Math Pathway Reforms: Evidence from Maryland Community College System	4
Editor’s Note	4
How Does Reducing Merit-Aid Generosity and Certainty Affect College Choices? Evidence from Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship	4
People and Places: Understanding the Longitudinal College-Going and Residential Pathways of U.S. Adults Who “Went Away” to College	3
Development and Validation of the Workplace Climate and Persistence Scale for STEM Faculty Framed in Intersectionality of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Background	3
Parental Involvement and College Enrollment: Differences Between Parents with Some and No College Experience	3
The Multifaceted Impact of Erasmus Programme on the School-to-Work Transition: A Matching Sensitivity Analysis	3
If You Charge Them, Will They Come? The Effect of Levying Tuition Fees on International Students	3

The Importance of Community Context for the Rural Disadvantage and Suburban Advantage in Higher Education	3
A First Class Measure: Evidence for a Comprehensive Social Class Scale in Higher Education Populations	3
BUILDing an Early Advantage: An Examination of the Role of Strategic Interventions in Developing First-Year Undergraduate Students’ Science Identity	3
Correction to: Inspiring Muslim Appreciation in the First‑Year of College: What Makes a Difference?	3
The Private School Network: Recruiting Visits to Private High Schools by Public and Private Universities	3
Heterogeneity in Labor Market Returns to Master’s Degrees: Evidence from Ohio	3
Correction: Toward More Accurate and Inclusive Surveying: A Discourse Analysis of NCES Postsecondary Survey Instruments Using a Critical Disability Studies Framework	3
The Role of College Experiences in Students’ Academic Success for Students With and Without Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	3
University Alumni Donations as Threats to Punish or Promises to Reward: Alumni Loyalty Before and After the Elimination of a Native American Nickname and Logo	3
Understanding Themes in Postsecondary Research Using Topic Modeling and Journal Abstracts	3
How Does Students’ Negative Feedback Affect University Teachers?	3
The Tech Trajectory: Examining the Role of College Environments in Shaping Students’ Interest in Computing Careers	3
Reconsidering Rural-Nonrural College Enrollment Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Status in Geographies of Opportunity	3
U.S. Visa and Immigration Policy Challenges: Explanations for Faculty Perceptions and Intent to Leave	2
Does University-Industry Collaboration Drive University Innovation? Evidence from China’s 2011 Plan	2
Combating Summer Melt: The Impact of Near-Peer Mentor Matriculation Program in New York City	2
The Relationship Between Low-Income College Students’ Time Use and Well-Being: A Mixed Methods Exploration	2
The Quality and Quantity of Participation in Peer Leader Experiences and Student Outcomes: A Cross-National Validation of Constructs and Predictive Model	2
Correction to: Measuring Quality in Legal Education: Examining the Relationship Between Law School Rank and Student Engagement	2
Bridging the Divide: Exploring Equity Gaps in Undergraduate Research Participation Among Black and African American and Hispanic and Latinx Students	2
The Effect of College Football Bowl Game Participation on Student-Athlete Academic Outcomes and Team Athletic Success	2
Postsecondary Education Attendance and the Business Cycle in Europe. Is the Future of Young Adults Related to the Welfare Regime?	2
The College Transfer and Articulation Network: How are These Statewide Policies and Bilateral or Dyadic Partnerships Structured Across the United States?	2
Reducing the Loss of Community College Students who Demonstrate Potential in STEM	2
Participation in High-Impact Practices: Considering the Role of Institutional Context and a Person-Centered Approach	2
How did College Students with and Without Disabilities Experience the First wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Stress and Coping Perspective	2
TV Networks for College Sports: Implications for Institutional Subsidies	2
Navigating the Path to College: The Impacts of Dual Enrollment on Postsecondary Access	2
The Internal Determinants of Innovation Efficiency in Chinese Universities: A Perspective from Embeddedness Theory	2
Tennessee’s Burden: How Students Apply for State Financial Aid within One Southern State	2
Heading in the Right Direction? Examining the Relationship of Transfer Patterns and Income Status on College Student Outcomes	2
It’s About Time: The Inequitable Distribution of Time as a Resource for College, by Gender and Race/Ethnicity	2
Leaving the Institution or Leaving the Academy? Analyzing the Factors that Faculty Weigh in Actual Departure Decisions	2
On My Honor: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Honors Students’ Perceptions of Workload and Cognitive Challenge	2
Faculty Gender Diversity, Institutional Performance, and the Role of Diversity Climate	2
STEM Linked-Course Communities Can Increase Student Success: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial	2