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Higher Education Research Studies

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Wan Hoong Wong
Singapore Institute of Management
2
Allison C. Morgan
University of Colorado Boulder
3
Qian Meng
Bohai University
4
Nuchelle Chance
Fort Hays State University
5
Joanne Worsley
University of Liverpool
6
Haysetta Shuler
Winston-Salem State University
7
Lisa Bäulke
Institute of Education Sciences
8
Jeffrey Maloy
University of California, Los Angeles
9
Adil Ellikkal
Presidency University
10
Barbara Biasi
National Bureau of Economic Research

Rising Stars Papers

1
AI-enabled personalized learning: empowering management students for improving engagement and academic performance
Vilakshan – XIMB Journal of Management|2024
92 cit.
2
Academic resilience and academic performance of university students: the mediating role of teacher support
Frontiers in Psychology|2025
23 cit.
3
What Works and for Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across the U.S
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
10 cit.
4
Only a matter of time? Using logfile data to evaluate temporal motivation theory in university students' examination preparation
British Journal of Educational Psychology|2024
7 cit.
5
Cisnormative Language and Erasure of Trans* and Genderqueer Student Representation in Biology Education Research
CBE—Life Sciences Education|2024
7 cit.
6
What Works and for Whom? Effectiveness and Efficiency of School Capital Investments Across the U.S.
The Quarterly Journal of Economics|2025
7 cit.
7
Academic and non-academic predictors of common mental health difficulties among university students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Frontiers in Public Health|2024
6 cit.
8
The role of bipolar disorder and family wealth in choosing creative occupations
Scientific Reports|2024
5 cit.
9
Examining Students’ Perspectives on Pedagogical Translanguaging in the Multilingual Classroom Context
IAFOR Journal of Education|2024
5 cit.
10
Time spent on active learning activities does not necessarily correlate with student exam performance: a controlled case study
Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Kristie Dotson
Schlumberger (Ireland)
2
Sarah L. Eddy
Twin Cities Orthopedics
3
Mary C Murphy
Indiana University Bloomington
4
Shannon T. Brady
Stanford University
5
José A. Ruipérez‐Valiente
Universidad de Murcia
6
Johanna Nieuwoudt
Southern Cross University
7
Natasha Saelua
Texas State University
8
Hollie M. Chessman
American Council on Education
9
Danielle M. Adams
University of Maryland, College Park
10
Naomi Winstone
Deakin University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Towards fostering growth mindset classrooms: identifying teaching behaviors that signal instructors’ fixed and growth mindsets beliefs to students
Social Psychology of Education|2022
93 cit.
2
“It’s completely erasure”: A Qualitative Exploration of Experiences of Transgender, Nonbinary, Gender Nonconforming, and Questioning Students in Biology Courses
CBE—Life Sciences Education|2022
68 cit.
3
Large scale analytics of global and regional MOOC providers: Differences in learners’ demographics, preferences, and perceptions
Computers & Education|2022
61 cit.
4
Toward a cohesive psychological science of effective feedback
Educational Psychologist|2023
61 cit.
5
Large scale analysis of open MOOC reviews to support learners’ course selection
Expert Systems with Applications|2022
41 cit.
6
The impact of immersive scheduling on student learning and success in an Australian pathways program
Innovations in Education and Teaching International|2022
27 cit.
7
Characterising feedback cultures in higher education: an analysis of strategy documents from 134 UK universities
Higher Education|2022
23 cit.
8
Talking Science: Undergraduates’ Everyday Conversations as Acts of Boundary Spanning That Connect Science to Local Communities
CBE—Life Sciences Education|2022
22 cit.
9
Enabling and valuing feedback literacies
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education|2022
21 cit.
10
Learning analytics application to examine validity and generalizability of game‐based assessment for spatial reasoning
British Journal of Educational Technology|2022
20 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Vincent Tinto
Syracuse University
2
George D. Kuh
Indiana University Bloomington
3
Ernest T. Pascarella
University of Iowa
4
David Kolb
Knowledge Based Systems (United States)
5
Robert M. Gonyea
Indiana University Bloomington
6
Wilbert van der Klaauw
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
7
Steven G. Rivkin
University of Illinois Chicago
8
Robert W. Lent
University of Maryland, College Park
9
Alan B. Krueger
Princeton University
10
Bridget Terry Long
National Bureau of Economic Research

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Dropout from Higher Education: A Theoretical Synthesis of Recent Research
Review of Educational Research|1975
7.4k cit.
2
Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice, and Performance
Journal of Vocational Behavior|1994
7.3k cit.
3
Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition
The Journal of Higher Education|1988
6.7k cit.
4
Learning Styles and Learning Spaces: Enhancing Experiential Learning in Higher Education
Academy of Management Learning and Education|2005
4.9k cit.
5
Teachers, Schools, and Academic Achievement
Econometrica|2005
4.4k cit.
6
Leaving College: Rethinking the Causes and Cures of Student Attrition
Academe|1987
2.8k cit.
7
Identification and Estimation of Treatment Effects with a Regression-Discontinuity Design
Econometrica|2001
2.8k cit.
8
Does Compulsory School Attendance Affect Schooling and Earnings?
The Quarterly Journal of Economics|1991
2.6k cit.
9
Relation of self-efficacy beliefs to academic outcomes: A meta-analytic investigation.
Journal of Counseling Psychology|1991
2.2k cit.
10
Contextual supports and barriers to career choice: A social cognitive analysis.
Journal of Counseling Psychology|2000
2.1k cit.

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