Highest-impact journals for Education

1. 1
   Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development

   111.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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2. 2
   British Journal of Educational Technology

   12.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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3. 3
   Computers & Education

   10.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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4. 4
   Education and Information Technologies

   8.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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5. 5
   The Internet and Higher Education

   7.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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6. 6
   Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education

   7.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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7. 7
   Educational Research Review

   6.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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8. 8
   The International Journal of Management Education

   6.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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9. 9
   Educational Technology Research and Development

   5.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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10. 10
    The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning

    5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Athabasca University Press

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11. 11
    Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

    5.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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12. 12
    Studies in Higher Education

    5.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge

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13. 13
    Learning and Instruction

    5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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14. 14
    Review of Educational Research

    4.7 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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15. 15
    American Educational Research Journal

    4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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16. 16
    Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

    4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

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17. 17
    TechTrends

    4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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18. 18
    Journal of Science Education and Technology

    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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19. 19
    Journal of Teacher Education

    4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE Publishing

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20. 20
    European Journal of Education

    3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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21. 21
    Comparative Education

    3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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22. 22
    Asia Pacific Journal of Education

    3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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23. 23
    Teaching and Teacher Education

    3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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24. 24
    Interactive Learning Environments

    3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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25. 25
    CBE—Life Sciences Education

    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Society for Cell Biology

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26. 26
    Research in Science Education

    3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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27. 27
    Studies In Educational Evaluation

    3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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28. 28
    Education Sciences

    3.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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29. 29
    Journal of Research in Science Teaching

    3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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30. 30
    Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice

    3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Wollongong

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31. 31
    Higher Education

    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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32. 32
    The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher

    3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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33. 33
    Assessing Writing

    3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV

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34. 34
    Online Learning

    3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Online Learning Consortium

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35. 35
    School Leadership and Management

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Routledge

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36. 36
    British Journal of Educational Psychology

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wiley

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37. 37
    Cogent Education

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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38. 38
    Higher Education Research & Development

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & Francis

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39. 39
    Science & Education

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business Media

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40. 40
    Physical Review Physics Education Research

    3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physical Society

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“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.