Top Journals in Education: Ranked by
2007 Impact Factor
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
Clarivate 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: Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports for the Social
Sciences, 2007.
This item also appeared in the Times Higher Education magazine,
reprinted with their
permission.