|
Rank
|
Journal Title
|
Cites in 2007 to Journal
|
Impact
Factor for 2007
|
# of Articles in 2007
|
|
1
|
Journal of Engineering Education
|
638
|
3.000
|
28
|
|
2
|
Academy of Management: Learning and Education
|
338
|
2.796
|
20
|
|
3
|
Scientific Studies of Reading
|
427
|
2.676
|
15
|
|
4
|
Review of Educational Research
|
1760
|
2.600
|
16
|
|
5
|
Journal of American College Health
|
1059
|
1.940
|
59
|
|
6
|
American Educational Research Journal
|
1501
|
1.930
|
29
|
|
7
|
Health Education Research
|
1801
|
1.786
|
81
|
|
8
|
Computers & Education
|
773
|
1.602
|
123
|
|
9
|
Journal of the Learning Sciences
|
567
|
1.571
|
15
|
|
10
|
Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics
|
519
|
1.361
|
16
|
|
11
|
AIDS Education and Prevention
|
1217
|
1.359
|
42
|
|
12
|
Journal of Research in Reading
|
262
|
1.340
|
27
|
|
13
|
Sociology of Education
|
1249
|
1.290
|
16
|
|
14
|
Language Learning & Technology
|
169
|
1.222
|
18
|
|
15
|
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
|
1754
|
1.148
|
61
|
|
15
|
Reading Research Quarterly
|
1167
|
1.148
|
27
|
|
17
|
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
|
653
|
1.062
|
14
|
|
17
|
Elementary School Journal
|
651
|
1.062
|
20
|
|
19
|
Learning and Instruction
|
795
|
1.029
|
52
|
|
20
|
Harvard Educational Review
|
844
|
1.000
|
25
|
The data above provide the latest ranking by impact factor for journals of
education indexed by
Thomson Reuters in its
Journal Citations Report for the Social
Sciences for 2007. The impact factor is simply one measure of a
journal’s influence (there are many others). It is a weighted
measure -- of citations per paper -- and as such it is an attempt to
compare journals of the same subject area that publish different numbers
of papers each year. Journals producing many articles would typical
attract more citations than those publishing comparatively fewer
articles. The impact factor is calculated as citations in year 3 to a
journal’s contents in years 1 and 2, divided by the number of
regular articles and reviews published in years 1 and 2. As such, this
is a relatively short-term measure of journal influence. In a field such
as education, articles tend to receive citations many years after their
publication, and the peak citation rate may be 5 years or more after an
article appears. For this reason, the above ranking should be
interpreted as "early returns" on the current status of professional
journals in education.
SOURCE: Thomson Reuters's Journal Citation Reports for the Social
Sciences, 2007.
This item also appeared in the Times Higher Education magazine,
reprinted with their
permission.
