Educational Research Review

Papers
(The median citation count of Educational Research Review is 8. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of functional literacy interventions for adults245
Neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning: A systematic review with narrative synthesis217
When personal becomes relational: A meta-analysis and narrative review on personality traits and children's affective relationships with adults156
Editorial Board124
The influencing factors of growth mindset: A systematic literature review121
Navigating the double-edged sword: A meta-analysis of the effects of digital games on 21st century skills120
The impact of artificial intelligence on students’ 4C skills: A meta-analysis115
Computer-based assessment of collaborative problem solving skills: A systematic review of empirical research110
Meta-analysis on the relation between acculturation and academic performance: Testing the immigrant paradox84
What is next in mobile-assisted reading? Insights from a decade of eye tracking research into cognitive processes81
On the role of linguistic features for comprehension and learning from STEM texts. A meta-analysis79
Implementing positive peace education in schools: A systematic literature review of global practices79
The I of students with ID or SEBD: A systematic literature review of the self-concept of students with ID or SEBD74
Social networks in the transition from higher education to work: A systematic review74
A meta-analysis of school-based mental health interventions73
The shades of (un)productive disagreement: A systematic literature review and a hierarchical taxonomy71
Aligning interventions with the University Mental Health Charter: A stratified review of reviews of mental health and wellbeing interventions for higher education students67
Change in team learning behaviours in work teams – A systematic review63
A meta-analysis of almost 40 Years of research: Unreleasing the power of written expression in students with learning disabilities60
Fostering creativity in formal schooling: A systematic review of explicit and implicit interventions for young learners60
A Worthwhile Endeavor? A meta-analysis of research on formalized novice teacher induction programs60
Enhancing teacher-student relationship quality: A narrative review of school-based interventions54
Students coping with change in higher education: An overview53
Delving into data on students’ instructional knowledge: A scoping review of the empirical research52
The development of students critical thinking abilities and dispositions through the concept mapping learning method – A meta-analysis50
Learning with visualizations helps: A meta-analysis of visualization interventions in mathematics education50
Knowledge sharing among academics in higher education: A systematic literature review and future agenda50
A systematic review of the role of learning games in fostering mathematics education in K-12 settings48
A Decade of Reflection and Thematic Review on Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Educational Measurement48
Unpacking the digital literacy–self-regulated learning nexus: A systematic review and a three-level meta-analysis47
Unveiling the competencies at the core of lifelong learning: A systematic literature review42
Inclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities in physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis of teachers’ attitudes41
Effects of self-assessment and peer-assessment interventions on academic performance: A meta-analysis40
A meta-analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on student achievement39
Can e-books foster child language? Meta-analysis on the effectiveness of e-book interventions in early childhood education and care38
Personalization through adaptivity or adaptability? A meta-analysis on simulation-based learning in higher education38
Computational thinking in early childhood education: Reviewing the literature and redeveloping the three-dimensional framework38
From teacher motivation to teaching behaviour: A systematic review and theoretical framework of the mediating processes37
Systematic review of the operational definitions and indicators of teacher communities37
A systematic review of the key components of online peer feedback practices in higher education37
Editorial Board36
The instructor presence effect and its moderators in instructional video: A series of meta-analyses36
Short and long-term effects of out-of-school learning activities on student achievement: A mixed-research synthesis36
Professional learning of late-career teachers: A systematic literature review36
The association between teacher self-efficacy and student academic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis36
AI-driven learning analytics applications and tools in computer-supported collaborative learning: A systematic review35
Fifty years of parental involvement and achievement research: A second-order meta-analysis33
A meta-analysis of the correlation between teacher self-efficacy and teacher resilience: Concerted growth and contextual variance33
The relationship between media literacy and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis32
A systematic review of teacher roles and competences for teaching synchronously online through videoconferencing technology30
The role of human agency in dealing with challenges in transdisciplinary learning for sustainability in higher education: A scoping literature review30
Examining research on the impact of distance and online learning: A second-order meta-analysis study30
Interventions for students with reading difficulties in Grades 4-12: A systematic review and meta-analysis29
(When) do teacher professional development interventions improve student Achievement? A meta-analysis of 128 high-quality studies29
A meta-analysis of Richard Mayer's multimedia learning research: Searching for boundary conditions of design principles across multiple media types29
School-based teaching for democracy: A systematic review of teaching methods in quantitative intervention studies29
Literature review – Parent involvement and mathematic outcome29
Tracing and supporting self-regulated learning in K-12 digital learning: A systematic review of the last three decades (1990-2024)27
Transition to formal schooling of children with disabilities: A systematic review27
Entrepreneurial leadership in educational settings: A systematic literature review from 1996 to 202527
A meta-analytic review on incorporating virtual and augmented reality in museum learning26
The evaluation of school-university partnerships that improve teaching and learning practices: A systematic review26
Towards evidence-based music teaching and learning: A meta-analysis25
Integrating generative Artificial Intelligence into student learning: A systematic review from a TPACK perspective25
The effect of teacher training programs on pre-service and in-service teachers’ global competence: A meta-analysis25
Higher education teachers’ understandings of and challenges for inclusion and inclusive learning environments: A systematic literature review24
The effects of physical activity interventions on prereading, early word recognition and spelling development in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis23
Effects of reward strategies in gamified learning on academic performance: A systematic review23
Effectiveness of relationships and sex education: A systematic review of terminology, content, pedagogy, and outcomes22
Can digital assistive technology interventions foster well-being among students with disabilities? A meta-analytic review22
Unraveling gender disparities in teachers’ technological pedagogical and content knowledge: A large-scale meta-analytic review21
Uncovering important 21st-century skills for sustainable career development of social sciences graduates: A systematic review21
Educational leader wellbeing: A systematic review21
A systematic critical review of research on ‘research use’ in education: Towards more profession-sensitive conceptualisations21
Establishing a dynamic understanding of factors that influence university students’ leadership approaches, perceptions, and skills through a systematic literature review21
What do we know about cyberbullying assessment tools for Primary and Secondary Education students? A systematic review and meta-analytical study20
Rebooting assessment. Exploring the challenges and benefits of shifting from pen-and-paper to computer in summative assessment20
Translating neuroscience to early childhood education: A scoping review of neuroscience-based professional learning for early childhood educators19
A systematic review of the association between social and emotional competencies and student engagement in youth19
A systematic review of mindset interventions in mathematics classrooms: What works and what does not?19
How do physical or sensory early childhood education and care environment factors affect children's social and emotional development? A systematic scoping review19
Active learning strategies in video learning: A meta-analysis19
Qualitative methods to assess intercultural competence in higher education research: A systematic review with practical implications19
A systematic review of evidence-based design and pedagogical principles in educational virtual reality environments19
What makes peer collaborative problem solving productive or unproductive: A qualitative systematic review19
Conceptualizing mentoring in higher education: A systematic literature review18
The effects of affective pedagogical agent in multimedia learning environments: A meta-analysis18
Editorial Board18
Keep the hands in mind: A meta-analysis of correlations between fine motor skills and reading, writing, mathematics, and cognitive development in children and adolescents18
Editorial Board18
Synthesizing research evidence on self-regulated learning and academic achievement in online and blended learning environments: A scoping review18
A systematic review on how educators teach AI in K-12 education17
Evaluating methodological quality of meta-analyses: A case study of meta-analyses on associations between parental involvement and students’ learning outcomes17
How do pedagogical approaches affect the impact of chatbots on learning performance? A meta-analysis and research synthesis17
Effective master's thesis supervision – A summative framework for research and practice17
The impact of Covid-19 on student achievement: Evidence from a recent meta-analysis16
Editorial Board16
A reliability generalization meta-analysis of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model in the educational research15
A systematic review of bilingual education teachers’ competences15
Relationships between risk factors, protective factors and achievement outcomes in academic resilience research: A meta-analytic review15
Computer-assisted word reading intervention effects throughout the primary grades: A meta-analysis14
New section “Discourses and Rejoinders” in the Journal Educational Research Review14
Editorial Board13
Measuring those who have their minds set: An item-level meta-analysis of the implicit theories of intelligence scale in education12
Improving primary to secondary school transitions: A systematic review of school-based interventions to prepare and support student social-emotional and educational outcomes12
Beyond inquiry or direct instruction: Pressing issues for designing impactful science learning opportunities12
A meta-synthesis of co-teaching students with and without disabilities12
Teacher noticing: A systematic literature review of conceptualizations, research designs, and findings on learning to notice11
Theoretical foundations and approaches in research on educational escape rooms: A systematic review11
Sense of belonging in undergraduate computing students: A scoping review11
Characteristics of interprofessional collaboration between educational psychological services and schools: A scoping review11
The relationship between teacher talk and students’ academic achievement: A meta-analysis11
How valid, really? A meta-analysis of the validity evidence of Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) self-report assessments11
Editorial Board10
Supportive school strategies for sexually and gender diverse students: A meta-analysis of the associations with bullying-victimization experiences and feelings of school safety10
Does interest fit between student and study program lead to better outcomes? A meta-analysis of vocational interest congruence as predictor for academic success10
The extent and change of attitudes towards students with disabilities: A meta-analysis of results measured with the Chedoke-McMaster attitudes towards children with handicaps scale9
Features of digital media which influence social interactions between adults and children aged 2–7 years during joint media engagement: A multi-level meta-analysis9
A systematic literature review of online discussions in critical thinking interventions: Exploring dialectical E-discussions9
The role of linguistic features in science and math comprehension and performance: A systematic review and desiderata for future research9
A systematic review of the role of dialogic leadership: Characterization and impacts9
Editorial Board9
Review of research on design thinking in K-12 education8
Teaching for paradigm shifts: Supporting the drivers of radical creativity in management education8
Sources of mathematics and science self-efficacy in primary and secondary education: A systematic literature review8
Effectiveness of L1 and pictures in multimedia conditions on learning second-language vocabulary: A meta-analysis8
The definition and measurement of sense of belonging in higher education: A systematic literature review with a special focus on students’ ethnicity and generation status in higher education8
Does combining real and virtual experiments improve learning achievement in physics? Evidence from a meta-analysis (2001–2021)8
Using learning progress monitoring to promote academic performance? A meta-analysis of the effectiveness8
Eliciting and responding to young children's talk: A systematic review of educators' interactional strategies that promote rich conversations with children aged 2–5 years8
Supervising graduation projects in higher professional education – A literature review8
Let's talk evidence – The case for combining inquiry-based and direct instruction8
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