OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Educational Research Review is 21. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Meta-analysis on the relation between visuomotor integration and academic achievement: Role of educational stage and disability	295
Neurodiversity and cognitive load in online learning: A systematic review with narrative synthesis	242
A meta-analysis on the effectiveness of functional literacy interventions for adults	188
Editorial Board	186
When personal becomes relational: A meta-analysis and narrative review on personality traits and children's affective relationships with adults	170
Navigating the Double-Edged Sword: A Meta-analysis of the Effect of Digital Games on 21st Century Skills	162
Computer-based assessment of collaborative problem solving skills: A systematic review of empirical research	151
Meta-analysis on the relation between acculturation and academic performance: Testing the immigrant paradox	101
On the role of linguistic features for comprehension and learning from STEM texts. A meta-analysis	83
Dropout from initial vocational training – A meta-synthesis of reasons from the apprentice's point of view	82
Social networks in the transition from higher education to work: A systematic review	77
Editorial Board	75
What is next in mobile-assisted reading? Insights from a decade of eye tracking research into cognitive processes	71
Learning about, from and with other professions: A systematic review of interprofessional education within psychology teaching programs	64
The I of students with ID or SEBD: A systematic literature review of the self-concept of students with ID or SEBD	60
Taking the maker movement to school: A systematic review of preK-12 school-based makerspace research	56
A meta-analysis of almost 40 Years of research: Unreleasing the power of written expression in students with learning disabilities	55
Effectiveness of grade retention: A systematic review and meta-analysis	55
Enhancing teacher-student relationship quality: A narrative review of school-based interventions	55
A Worthwhile Endeavor? A meta-analysis of research on formalized novice teacher induction programs	52
A systematic review of the role of learning games in fostering mathematics education in K-12 settings	47
Knowledge sharing among academics in higher education: A systematic literature review and future agenda	45
Students coping with change in higher education: An overview	45
Learning with visualizations helps: A meta-analysis of visualization interventions in mathematics education	45
The association between principal leadership and student achievement: A multivariate meta-meta-analysis	44

The development of students critical thinking abilities and dispositions through the concept mapping learning method – A meta-analysis	43
Unveiling the competencies at the core of lifelong learning: A systematic literature review	42
Inclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities in physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis of teachers’ attitudes	41
Systematic review of the operational definitions and indicators of teacher communities	40
Effects of self-assessment and peer-assessment interventions on academic performance: A meta-analysis	40
Can e-books foster child language? Meta-analysis on the effectiveness of e-book interventions in early childhood education and care	38
The association between teacher self-efficacy and student academic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis	37
Relation between examinees’ true knowledge and examination scores: systematic review and exemplary calculations on Multiple-True-False items	37
A systematic review of the key components of online peer feedback practices in higher education	36
From teacher motivation to teaching behaviour: A systematic review and theoretical framework of the mediating processes	35
The instructor presence effect and its moderators in instructional video: A series of meta-analyses	33
Personalization through adaptivity or adaptability? A meta-analysis on simulation-based learning in higher education	33
Computational thinking in early childhood education: Reviewing the literature and redeveloping the three-dimensional framework	32
A meta-analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on student achievement	32
A review of feedback models and typologies: Towards an integrative model of feedback elements	32
Editorial Board	31
School-based teaching for democracy: A systematic review of teaching methods in quantitative intervention studies	30
Short and long-term effects of out-of-school learning activities on student achievement: A mixed-research synthesis	29
Fifty years of parental involvement and achievement research: A second-order meta-analysis	29
Examining research on the impact of distance and online learning: A second-order meta-analysis study	29
Does co-teaching improve academic achievement for students with disabilities? A meta-analysis	28
A meta-analysis of the correlation between teacher self-efficacy and teacher resilience: Concerted growth and contextual variance	28
A systematic review of teacher roles and competences for teaching synchronously online through videoconferencing technology	27
AI-driven learning analytics applications and tools in computer-supported collaborative learning: A systematic review	24
Towards evidence-based music teaching and learning: A meta-analysis	23
Transition to formal schooling of children with disabilities: A systematic review	22
Higher education teachers’ understandings of and challenges for inclusion and inclusive learning environments: A systematic literature review	22
The evaluation of school-university partnerships that improve teaching and learning practices: A systematic review	22
The cohesion of small groups in technology-mediated learning environments: A systematic literature review	21
A meta-analytic review on incorporating virtual and augmented reality in museum learning	21
The effect of teacher training programs on pre-service and in-service teachers’ global competence: A meta-analysis	21