OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Education and Information Technologies is 66. 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
Inferring learners’ affinities from course interaction data	565
Editorial for EAIT issue 7, 2023	430
Simulating and evaluating individualized cognitive abilities of Iranian EFL learners in orthography acquisition using multi-layer perceptron neural network–gray wolf optimizer computational model	413
Correction: A mixed-methods study on the changes in teachers’ perceptions of and strategies for student-centred teaching in programming following teacher development courses	344
Factors influencing the use of digital technologies in primary mathematics teaching: Voices from Chinese educators	330
Blockchain-based online education content ranking	318
The effect of digital stories on primary school students’ creative writing skills	318
Automating student assessment using digital data to improve education management effectiveness in higher education institutions	290
Editorial for EAIT issue 12, 2023	286
The mediating role of mobile learning motivation in the relationship between pre-service teachers’ digital literacy and pre-service teacher identity	240
Correlation factors of translanguaging practices on English as a Foreign Language Contexts: the perception of Teachers	191
Multi-technique comparative analysis of machine learning algorithms for improving the prediction of teams’ performance	185
Blended classroom teaching equalizes educational inequality	184
Web-based drawing for students with different learning styles and cognitive abilities	160
Influence of instructor’s facial expressions in video lectures on motor learning in children with autism spectrum disorder	143
Online Instructor Clusters: Implementation Frequency of Instructional Activities	143
Does learning happen? A mixed study of online chat data as an indicator of student participation in an online English course	134
Crosschecking teachers’ perspectives on learning in a one-to-one environment with their actual classroom behavior – a longitudinal study	133
Keeping students safe: the experiences of educators implementing monitoring applications in K-12 settings	130
The influence of personal attitude on instructor intent to integrate online collaborative activities	118
Algodoo based STEM education: A case study of pre-service science teachers	116
Instructors’ self-efficacy, perceived benefits, and challenges in transitioning to online learning	113
The impact of virtual teachers on learners in collaborative inquiry activities: An experimental study	113
The effect of cartoon images on children’s touchscreen learning	109
Confronting bullying in the digital age: Role of Extended Reality	106

Comparative impact of Whatsapp chatbot technology and Glaser's teaching approaches on the academic performance of education economics students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria	105
A comprehensive analysis of the role of artificial intelligence in aligning tertiary institutions academic programs to the emerging digital enterprise	105
Exploring the interaction of cognition and emotion in small group collaborative discourse by Heuristic Mining Algorithm (HMA) and Inductive Miner Algorithm (IMA)	104
Addressing Emotions and Beliefs for Vulnerable Jobseekers with Virtual Reality	104
Investigating online learners’ knowledge structure patterns by concept maps: A clustering analysis approach	103
Modeling undergraduate students’ learning dynamics between self-regulated learning patterns and community of inquiry	103
Teachers’ value beliefs and usage of one-to-one devices for students with dyslexia: A descriptive study	95
Analysis of problem-solving strategies for the development of geometric imagination using eye-tracking	93
Emotions as implicit feedback for adapting difficulty in tutoring systems based on reinforcement learning	93
Analysis of cyber security knowledge gaps based on cyber security body of knowledge	91
The effect of a technology-enhanced collaborative learning environment on secondary school students’ mathematical reasoning: A mixed method design	91
The relationship between academic performance and the interaction patterns of online students in learning management system	90
JEDi - a digital educational game to support student training in identifying portuguese-written fake news: Case studies in high school, undergraduate and graduate scenarios	88
Exploring a construct model for university makerspaces beyond curriculum	87
Prisons as sites of inequitable educational opportunities: Exploring the potential for educational technology behind bars	87
Hybrid analysis of the learner’s online behavior based on learning style	87
A structural equation model of second language writing strategies and their influence on anxiety, proficiency, and perceived benefits with online writing	85
Supporting learning and motivation with knowledge mapping in programming courses	83
The effect of online oral reading on reading comprehension, reading anxiety, and classroom anxiety among EFL learners	81
Medical education and COVID-19 pandemic: a crisis management model towards an evolutionary pathway	81
Investigating the effectiveness of a HyFlex cyber security training in a developing country: A case study	81
Efficacy of micro credential learning spaces in developing students’ twenty-first century skills: Towards graduate work readiness	80
Analysing lecturers’ perceptions on traditional vs. distance learning: A conceptual study of emergency transferring to distance learning during COVID-19 pandemic	78
The impact of financial deprivation on children’s cybersecurity knowledge & abilities	78
Perspective of dental medicine students learning in remote biochemistry laboratories during COVID-19	78
Teacher-student interaction modes in smart classroom based on lag sequential analysis	77
AI-assisted automated scoring of picture-cued writing tasks for language assessment	77
How using a response system in blended synchronous seminars encourages online and onsite student participation	76
Application and effect analysis of virtual reality technology in vocational education practical training	75
Technology integration in emergency remote teaching: teachers’ self-efficacy and sense of success	74
Size matters: contextual factors in local policy translations of National School Digitalisation Policy	74
A cross-sectional look at teacher reactions, worries, and professional development needs related to generative AI in an urban school district	73
Investigating teachers’ attitude toward integration of ChatGPT in language teaching and learning in higher education	73
Supporting learning difficulties with e-book based on context-based teaching strategy from social perspective: design and experience	70
Analytics-enabled authentic assessment design approach for digital education	69
When the push and pull factors in digital educational resources backfire: the role of digital leader in digital educational resources usage	69
Generative artificial intelligence attitude analysis of undergraduate students and their precise improvement strategies: A differential analysis of multifactorial influences	68
Student experience and digital storytelling: Integrating the authentic interaction of students work, life, play and learning into the co-design of university teaching practices	68
Correction to: Advances in database systems education: Methods, tools, curricula, and way forward	67
Understanding practicing and assessment of 21st-century skills for learners in makerspaces and FabLabs	67
Factors effecting digital citizenship in education sector: A systematic review and future direction	66
Innovative music education: Using an AI-based flipped classroom	66