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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
2.0
SJR
0.567
CiteScore
4.0
Categories
Education
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1998-2025
journal names
Improving Schools
IMPROV SCH
Publications
755
Citations
5 707
h-index
33
Publications
60
Citations
3 458
Top-3 citing journals
Improving Schools
Improving Schools (223 citations)
Education Sciences
Education Sciences (84 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh (63 publications)
University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde (30 publications)
University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham (28 publications)
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge (2 publications)
University of Porto
University of Porto (2 publications)
Nazarbayev University
Nazarbayev University (1 publication)
Top-3 countries
United Kingdom (276 publications)
USA (78 publications)
Australia (42 publications)
USA (8 publications)
United Kingdom (4 publications)
Norway (3 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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Improving Schools
223 citations, 3.91%
Education Sciences
84 citations, 1.47%
Teaching and Teacher Education
76 citations, 1.33%
Frontiers in Education
70 citations, 1.23%
Professional Development in Education
58 citations, 1.02%
Journal of Educational Change
58 citations, 1.02%
British Educational Research Journal
56 citations, 0.98%
Educational Management Administration and Leadership
56 citations, 0.98%
Frontiers in Psychology
53 citations, 0.93%
School Leadership and Management
50 citations, 0.88%
International Journal of Inclusive Education
50 citations, 0.88%
Education 3-13
49 citations, 0.86%
Learning Environments Research
46 citations, 0.81%
School Effectiveness and School Improvement
39 citations, 0.68%
Sustainability
37 citations, 0.65%
Education Inquiry
37 citations, 0.65%
Cogent Education
36 citations, 0.63%
International Journal of Leadership in Education
35 citations, 0.61%
International Journal of Educational Research
32 citations, 0.56%
Leadership and Policy in Schools
31 citations, 0.54%
Educational Review
29 citations, 0.51%
Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice
29 citations, 0.51%
Pedagogy, Culture and Society
29 citations, 0.51%
Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education
29 citations, 0.51%
Educational Research
28 citations, 0.49%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
26 citations, 0.46%
Cambridge Journal of Education
26 citations, 0.46%
Research Papers in Education
26 citations, 0.46%
Management in Education
25 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Educational Administration
25 citations, 0.44%
Educational Action Research
24 citations, 0.42%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
24 citations, 0.42%
Pastoral Care in Education
23 citations, 0.4%
Education and Information Technologies
22 citations, 0.39%
Teacher Development
22 citations, 0.39%
Marketing the Green School
22 citations, 0.39%
European Journal of Special Needs Education
21 citations, 0.37%
SAGE Open
21 citations, 0.37%
AIP Conference Proceedings
21 citations, 0.37%
Australian Educational Researcher
21 citations, 0.37%
European Educational Research Journal
20 citations, 0.35%
European Journal of Education
20 citations, 0.35%
Studies in Educational Evaluation
20 citations, 0.35%
Journal of Education Policy
19 citations, 0.33%
Buildings
19 citations, 0.33%
Thinking Skills and Creativity
19 citations, 0.33%
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
18 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of Educational Management
18 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs
18 citations, 0.32%
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
18 citations, 0.32%
Review of Education
18 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
17 citations, 0.3%
Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
17 citations, 0.3%
Psychology in the Schools
16 citations, 0.28%
Oxford Review of Education
16 citations, 0.28%
Educational Research Review
16 citations, 0.28%
Support for Learning
15 citations, 0.26%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
15 citations, 0.26%
British Journal of Special Education
15 citations, 0.26%
British Journal of Educational Studies
15 citations, 0.26%
Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education
15 citations, 0.26%
Irish Educational Studies
15 citations, 0.26%
PLoS ONE
15 citations, 0.26%
Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
14 citations, 0.25%
Discourse
14 citations, 0.25%
Social Sciences & Humanities Open
14 citations, 0.25%
Second International Handbook of Mathematics Education
14 citations, 0.25%
Children and Youth Services Review
13 citations, 0.23%
Educational Studies
13 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Professional Capital and Community
13 citations, 0.23%
Social Psychology of Education
12 citations, 0.21%
Sport, Education and Society
12 citations, 0.21%
Child Indicators Research
12 citations, 0.21%
International Journal of Disability, Development and Education
12 citations, 0.21%
School Psychology International
11 citations, 0.19%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
11 citations, 0.19%
Curriculum Journal
11 citations, 0.19%
Asia Pacific Education Review
11 citations, 0.19%
Educational and Child Psychology
11 citations, 0.19%
Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice
11 citations, 0.19%
International Journal of Research and Method in Education
11 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Science Teacher Education
11 citations, 0.19%
Heliyon
11 citations, 0.19%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
11 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Education for Teaching
10 citations, 0.18%
International Journal of Science Education
10 citations, 0.18%
Asia Pacific Journal of Education
10 citations, 0.18%
International Journal for Lesson and Learning Studies
10 citations, 0.18%
International Journal of Technology and Design Education
10 citations, 0.18%
Reflective Practice
10 citations, 0.18%
Compare
10 citations, 0.18%
European Journal of Engineering Education
10 citations, 0.18%
Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability
10 citations, 0.18%
Policy Futures in Education
9 citations, 0.16%
Educational Psychology in Practice
9 citations, 0.16%
Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung
9 citations, 0.16%
Journal of School Leadership
9 citations, 0.16%
Educational Research and Reviews
9 citations, 0.16%
Cases on Instructional Technology in Gifted and Talented Education
9 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Educational Development
8 citations, 0.14%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
1550 citations, 27.16%
Springer Nature
755 citations, 13.23%
SAGE
729 citations, 12.77%
Elsevier
399 citations, 6.99%
Wiley
348 citations, 6.1%
MDPI
237 citations, 4.15%
Emerald
196 citations, 3.43%
Frontiers Media S.A.
158 citations, 2.77%
IGI Global
152 citations, 2.66%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
87 citations, 1.52%
Cambridge University Press
81 citations, 1.42%
Walter de Gruyter
36 citations, 0.63%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
31 citations, 0.54%
SciELO
28 citations, 0.49%
IOP Publishing
25 citations, 0.44%
Modestum Ltd
24 citations, 0.42%
AIP Publishing
23 citations, 0.4%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
22 citations, 0.39%
British Psychological Society
20 citations, 0.35%
Oxford University Press
15 citations, 0.26%
IntechOpen
14 citations, 0.25%
Scientific Research Publishing
12 citations, 0.21%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
12 citations, 0.21%
Brill
11 citations, 0.19%
Academic Journals
10 citations, 0.18%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
9 citations, 0.16%
University of Chicago Press
9 citations, 0.16%
Consortium Erudit
9 citations, 0.16%
Innovative Scholars and Researchers Alliance
9 citations, 0.16%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
8 citations, 0.14%
American Educational Research Association
8 citations, 0.14%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
7 citations, 0.12%
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
6 citations, 0.11%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
6 citations, 0.11%
Human Kinetics
6 citations, 0.11%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
5 citations, 0.09%
Fundacao Carlos Chagas
5 citations, 0.09%
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
5 citations, 0.09%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
5 citations, 0.09%
Vilnius University Press
5 citations, 0.09%
Ubiquity Press
5 citations, 0.09%
EDP Sciences
4 citations, 0.07%
Universidade Sao Francisco
4 citations, 0.07%
National Association of School Psychologists
4 citations, 0.07%
Hindawi Limited
4 citations, 0.07%
American Psychological Association (APA)
4 citations, 0.07%
F1000 Research
4 citations, 0.07%
Intellect
4 citations, 0.07%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
4 citations, 0.07%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
3 citations, 0.05%
Associacao Nacional de Pos-graduacao e Pesquisa em Educacao
3 citations, 0.05%
Eurasian Society of Educational Research
3 citations, 0.05%
Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology
3 citations, 0.05%
AOSIS
3 citations, 0.05%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
3 citations, 0.05%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
2 citations, 0.04%
2 citations, 0.04%
Early Childhood Australia
2 citations, 0.04%
Association for the Development of Science, Engineering and Education
2 citations, 0.04%
Masaryk University Press
2 citations, 0.04%
Council for Research in Music Education, School of Music, University of Illinois
2 citations, 0.04%
2 citations, 0.04%
Journal for the Education of Gifted Young Scientists
2 citations, 0.04%
Scientific Methodical Center
2 citations, 0.04%
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
2 citations, 0.04%
BMJ
2 citations, 0.04%
Akademiai Kiado
2 citations, 0.04%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
2 citations, 0.04%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
2 citations, 0.04%
Harvard Education Publishing Group
2 citations, 0.04%
Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES)
2 citations, 0.04%
Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
2 citations, 0.04%
International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education
2 citations, 0.04%
Bulletin of Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University
2 citations, 0.04%
RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Arastirmalari Dergisi
2 citations, 0.04%
Afyon Kocatepe University
2 citations, 0.04%
MANAS Sosyal Arastirmalar Dergisi
2 citations, 0.04%
Associacao Brasileira de Engenharia de Producao - ABEPRO
2 citations, 0.04%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.02%
Edinburgh University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Pleiades Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
National Association of Biology Teachers
1 citation, 0.02%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.02%
The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.02%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
1 citation, 0.02%
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
1 citation, 0.02%
Associacao Brasileira de Psicologia Escolar e Educacional (ABRAPEE)
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
American Academy of Pediatrics
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique
1 citation, 0.02%
Dokuz Eylul University
1 citation, 0.02%
American Physical Society (APS)
1 citation, 0.02%
Academy of Management
1 citation, 0.02%
Delachaux et Niestle
1 citation, 0.02%
Association for Learning Technology
1 citation, 0.02%
Palacky University
1 citation, 0.02%
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University of Edinburgh
63 publications, 8.34%
University of Strathclyde
30 publications, 3.97%
University of Nottingham
28 publications, 3.71%
University of Cambridge
20 publications, 2.65%
Canterbury Christ Church University
17 publications, 2.25%
University of Manchester
12 publications, 1.59%
University of Southern Queensland
11 publications, 1.46%
Leeds Beckett University
8 publications, 1.06%
University of Helsinki
6 publications, 0.79%
University of Glasgow
6 publications, 0.79%
Griffith University
6 publications, 0.79%
Newcastle University
6 publications, 0.79%
University of Porto
6 publications, 0.79%
Aga Khan University
5 publications, 0.66%
University College London
5 publications, 0.66%
University of Dundee
5 publications, 0.66%
University of Leicester
5 publications, 0.66%
King's College London
4 publications, 0.53%
University of Agder
4 publications, 0.53%
University of Notre Dame Australia
4 publications, 0.53%
Dublin City University
4 publications, 0.53%
Minnesota State University Mankato
4 publications, 0.53%
University of Erfurt
4 publications, 0.53%
Tampere University
3 publications, 0.4%
University of Gothenburg
3 publications, 0.4%
Linnaeus University
3 publications, 0.4%
University of Gävle
3 publications, 0.4%
University of Eastern Finland
3 publications, 0.4%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.4%
University of Oslo
3 publications, 0.4%
Nottingham Trent University
3 publications, 0.4%
Queensland University of Technology
3 publications, 0.4%
University of Melbourne
3 publications, 0.4%
Curtin University
3 publications, 0.4%
Stanford University
3 publications, 0.4%
University of Johannesburg
3 publications, 0.4%
North Carolina State University
3 publications, 0.4%
University of Sussex
3 publications, 0.4%
University of Connecticut
3 publications, 0.4%
Cape Breton University
3 publications, 0.4%
University of Stirling
3 publications, 0.4%
Edge Hill University
3 publications, 0.4%
Goldsmiths University of London
3 publications, 0.4%
Nazarbayev University
2 publications, 0.26%
Bar-Ilan University
2 publications, 0.26%
Stockholm University
2 publications, 0.26%
American University of Beirut
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Oulu
2 publications, 0.26%
Nanyang Technological University
2 publications, 0.26%
Durham University
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Warwick
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Oxford
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Jyväskylä
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Antwerp
2 publications, 0.26%
Australian Catholic University
2 publications, 0.26%
Central Queensland University
2 publications, 0.26%
Southern Cross University
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Iceland
2 publications, 0.26%
Harvard University
2 publications, 0.26%
Loyola University Chicago
2 publications, 0.26%
Queen's University Belfast
2 publications, 0.26%
Harokopio University of Athens
2 publications, 0.26%
University of the West of England
2 publications, 0.26%
Keele University
2 publications, 0.26%
Western Michigan University
2 publications, 0.26%
Leeds Trinity University
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Graz
2 publications, 0.26%
Bath Spa University
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Hertfordshire
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Brighton
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Roehampton
2 publications, 0.26%
George Fox University
2 publications, 0.26%
University of Pittsburgh
2 publications, 0.26%
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
1 publication, 0.13%
Ankara University
1 publication, 0.13%
Gazi University
1 publication, 0.13%
Artvin Coruh University
1 publication, 0.13%
Allameh Tabataba'i University
1 publication, 0.13%
Lahore University of Management Sciences
1 publication, 0.13%
Kuwait University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.13%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.13%
Lund University
1 publication, 0.13%
Karolinska Institute
1 publication, 0.13%
Umeå University
1 publication, 0.13%
Lulea University of Technology
1 publication, 0.13%
Central China Normal University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Technology Sydney
1 publication, 0.13%
Aston University
1 publication, 0.13%
Lebanese American University
1 publication, 0.13%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Bergen
1 publication, 0.13%
Oslo Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.13%
Edinburgh Napier University
1 publication, 0.13%
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Southampton
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Birmingham
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.13%
University of Nicosia
1 publication, 0.13%
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University of Cambridge
2 publications, 3.33%
University of Porto
2 publications, 3.33%
Nazarbayev University
1 publication, 1.67%
Gazi University
1 publication, 1.67%
Artvin Coruh University
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 1.67%
Tampere University
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 1.67%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Agder
1 publication, 1.67%
Griffith University
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 1.67%
Gadjah Mada University
1 publication, 1.67%
State University of Semarang
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Iceland
1 publication, 1.67%
De La Salle University
1 publication, 1.67%
Ateneo de Manila University
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Texas at Austin
1 publication, 1.67%
Queen's University Belfast
1 publication, 1.67%
Dublin City University
1 publication, 1.67%
Western Michigan University
1 publication, 1.67%
University of the Basque Country
1 publication, 1.67%
Koblenz University of Applied Sciences
1 publication, 1.67%
Kansas State University
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Kentucky
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1 publication, 1.67%
Miami University
1 publication, 1.67%
Old Dominion University
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 1.67%
University of Roehampton
1 publication, 1.67%
Universidade Aberta
1 publication, 1.67%
Longwood University
1 publication, 1.67%
University of North Dakota
1 publication, 1.67%
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United Kingdom, 276, 36.56%
United Kingdom
276 publications, 36.56%
USA, 78, 10.33%
USA
78 publications, 10.33%
Australia, 42, 5.56%
Australia
42 publications, 5.56%
Italy, 21, 2.78%
Italy
21 publications, 2.78%
Sweden, 14, 1.85%
Sweden
14 publications, 1.85%
Norway, 13, 1.72%
Norway
13 publications, 1.72%
Spain, 9, 1.19%
Spain
9 publications, 1.19%
Canada, 9, 1.19%
Canada
9 publications, 1.19%
Finland, 9, 1.19%
Finland
9 publications, 1.19%
Germany, 7, 0.93%
Germany
7 publications, 0.93%
Portugal, 7, 0.93%
Portugal
7 publications, 0.93%
Pakistan, 7, 0.93%
Pakistan
7 publications, 0.93%
Ireland, 5, 0.66%
Ireland
5 publications, 0.66%
Greece, 4, 0.53%
Greece
4 publications, 0.53%
Cyprus, 4, 0.53%
Cyprus
4 publications, 0.53%
South Africa, 4, 0.53%
South Africa
4 publications, 0.53%
Austria, 3, 0.4%
Austria
3 publications, 0.4%
Denmark, 3, 0.4%
Denmark
3 publications, 0.4%
UAE, 3, 0.4%
UAE
3 publications, 0.4%
Singapore, 3, 0.4%
Singapore
3 publications, 0.4%
Japan, 3, 0.4%
Japan
3 publications, 0.4%
Kazakhstan, 2, 0.26%
Kazakhstan
2 publications, 0.26%
China, 2, 0.26%
China
2 publications, 0.26%
Belgium, 2, 0.26%
Belgium
2 publications, 0.26%
Brazil, 2, 0.26%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.26%
Israel, 2, 0.26%
Israel
2 publications, 0.26%
Indonesia, 2, 0.26%
Indonesia
2 publications, 0.26%
Iceland, 2, 0.26%
Iceland
2 publications, 0.26%
Lebanon, 2, 0.26%
Lebanon
2 publications, 0.26%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.26%
Saudi Arabia
2 publications, 0.26%
Turkey, 2, 0.26%
Turkey
2 publications, 0.26%
Russia, 1, 0.13%
Russia
1 publication, 0.13%
Argentina, 1, 0.13%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.13%
Afghanistan, 1, 0.13%
Afghanistan
1 publication, 0.13%
Botswana, 1, 0.13%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.13%
Vietnam, 1, 0.13%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.13%
Georgia, 1, 0.13%
Georgia
1 publication, 0.13%
Iran, 1, 0.13%
Iran
1 publication, 0.13%
Kenya, 1, 0.13%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.13%
Colombia, 1, 0.13%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.13%
Kuwait, 1, 0.13%
Kuwait
1 publication, 0.13%
Malaysia, 1, 0.13%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.13%
Malta, 1, 0.13%
Malta
1 publication, 0.13%
Mexico, 1, 0.13%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.13%
Netherlands, 1, 0.13%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.13%
New Zealand, 1, 0.13%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.13%
Poland, 1, 0.13%
Poland
1 publication, 0.13%
Romania, 1, 0.13%
Romania
1 publication, 0.13%
Serbia, 1, 0.13%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.13%
Uruguay, 1, 0.13%
Uruguay
1 publication, 0.13%
Philippines, 1, 0.13%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.13%
Chile, 1, 0.13%
Chile
1 publication, 0.13%
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USA, 8, 13.33%
USA
8 publications, 13.33%
United Kingdom, 4, 6.67%
United Kingdom
4 publications, 6.67%
Norway, 3, 5%
Norway
3 publications, 5%
Portugal, 2, 3.33%
Portugal
2 publications, 3.33%
Finland, 2, 3.33%
Finland
2 publications, 3.33%
Germany, 1, 1.67%
Germany
1 publication, 1.67%
Kazakhstan, 1, 1.67%
Kazakhstan
1 publication, 1.67%
Australia, 1, 1.67%
Australia
1 publication, 1.67%
Indonesia, 1, 1.67%
Indonesia
1 publication, 1.67%
Ireland, 1, 1.67%
Ireland
1 publication, 1.67%
Iceland, 1, 1.67%
Iceland
1 publication, 1.67%
Spain, 1, 1.67%
Spain
1 publication, 1.67%
Canada, 1, 1.67%
Canada
1 publication, 1.67%
Kenya, 1, 1.67%
Kenya
1 publication, 1.67%
Malaysia, 1, 1.67%
Malaysia
1 publication, 1.67%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 1.67%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 1.67%
Turkey, 1, 1.67%
Turkey
1 publication, 1.67%
Philippines, 1, 1.67%
Philippines
1 publication, 1.67%
South Africa, 1, 1.67%
South Africa
1 publication, 1.67%
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