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Journal of college student development
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Among the 46 education journals in this index it has the 17th highest h-index and the 40th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 99% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Higher Education Research Studies | 38% |
| Critical Race Theory in Education | 9% |
| LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy | 6% |
| Disability Education and Employment | 5% |
| International Student and Expatriate Challenges | 3% |
| Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies | 2% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Centering our Humanity: Responding to Anti-DEI Efforts Across Higher Education (2024, 39 citations)
- Smartphone Addiction and Phubbing in International Students in Turkey: The Moderating Role of Mindfulness (2023, 19 citations)
- Re/Negotiating Race and Racialization for International Students of Color in the US (2023, 17 citations)
- Food Insecurity Among College Students with Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2023, 12 citations)
- Mirrors and Witnesses: Understanding Nonbinary College Students' Sense of Belonging (2023, 12 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0897-5264):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- The Journal of Higher Education
- Research in Higher Education
- Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
- Higher Education Research & Development
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
- Economics of Education Review
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