Journal of Educational Psychology
American Psychological Association · US · ISSN 00220663
SJR Q1
What the numbers say
Recent years show fewer standout citation hits per paper.
Field-weighted citation impact moved from 7.54 to 5.74. If you need high citedness, consider this trend when choosing a venue. The share of top-10% cited papers moved from 55.5% to 33.8%. Do not assume a publication here guarantees placement among the most-cited works. Education, Achievement, and Giftedness rose from 4.1% to 16.9% of what the journal runs. Submissions on achievement and giftedness may find better topical fit now. Authors from US went from 34.9% to 69.2%. Expect a stronger presence of work led by US-based authors in recent issues.
Citation metrics
SJR quartile
Q1
SJR score
2.64
Citations / doc (2y)
6.66
h-index
393
Based on the Scopus and OpenAlex citation graphs. We do not provide Clarivate’s JCR Impact Factor.
Output and citation impact
Whether citation performance keeps up as output grows.
PapersField-weighted impact
2018
128
7.54
2019
147
6.24
2020
148
3.64
2021
136
4.39
2022
111
4.62
2023
101
6.69
2024
138
4.04
2025
134
5.74
Topic shift
Share in the last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) versus the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
Rising
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness4.1%→16.9%+12.8%pPrevNow
- Parental Involvement in Education0.0%→6.3%+6.3%pPrevNow
- Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques0.0%→3.8%+3.8%pPrevNow
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes0.0%→3.8%+3.8%pPrevNow
- Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills9.8%→13.1%+3.3%pPrevNow
Falling
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports4.9%→0.0%−4.9%pPrevNow
- Mathematics Education and Pedagogy4.1%→0.0%−4.1%pPrevNow
- Youth Development and Social Support4.1%→0.0%−4.1%pPrevNow
- Educational and Psychological Assessments6.6%→2.5%−4.1%pPrevNow
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning3.3%→0.0%−3.3%pPrevNow
Terms appearing more often
Wording in recent paper titles that stands out against the journal's own baseline.
supplementallatinxmaterialinterleavedmotivationachievementacademiclongitudinal
Author countries
Last 24 months (2024-09 – 2026-08) against the previous 24 (2022-09 – 2024-08).
- US34.9%→69.2%+34.4%pPrevNow
- FR9.3%→7.7%−1.6%pPrevNow
- RU0.0%→7.7%+7.7%pPrevNow
- CH9.3%→7.7%−1.6%pPrevNow
- GB14.0%→7.7%−6.3%pPrevNow
- NL7.0%→0.0%−7.0%pPrevNow
Top 5 institutions
Top 5 institutions publishing in this journal, 2018 – 2026.
Recently published
20The 20 most recent papers — not the full list.
1
Article2026
When expectancy meets emotional and effort costs: A longitudinal situated expectancy-value theory study regarding conditional indirect effects on mathematics achievement via maladaptive motivational engagement.Shu-Ling Peng, Biing-Lin Cherng, Li–Yun Chang
OAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
2
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Effects of Student Groups on Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Teaching QualityOASocial PsychologyPsychology
3
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Mapping Creativity in the PISA 2022 Student and Context Questionnaires: An Expert Evaluation of Content Validity of the Creativity Self- and Other-Report ScalesExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
4
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Developmental Trajectories of Motivational Beliefs in Two Academic Domains Throughout Early Secondary SchoolExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
5
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Validating the Not-So-Simple View of Writing Model in Spanish: A Longitudinal Panel Design StudyOAEducationSocial Sciences
6
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Test Boredom While Working on Difficult Versus Easy Tasks: The Same Emotion but Different Effects on PerformanceOACognitive NeuroscienceNeuroscience
7
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Debunking the Learning Styles Neuromyth: No Effects of Learning Styles on Recognition Accuracy in Primary Education StudentsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
8
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Beyond the Average: The Predictive Dynamics of Component Skills Across the Spectrum of Reading Comprehension and Fluency in Young AdultsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
9
10
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Hierarchical Nature of Arithmetic Skills: Similarities and Differences Between Arithmetic OperationsStatistics and ProbabilityMathematics
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12
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Patterns of Agentic Engagement, Autonomy Support, and Extrinsic Motivation in Middle School ScienceSocial PsychologyPsychology
13
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Socioeconomic Status and Literacy Achievement: A Meta-Analysis of Correlations and Disparities in Reading and Writing SkillsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
14
Article2026
The interplay of personal and situational factors in situated expectancy-value theory: Cross-classified analyses of students’ situation-specific motivations in the Math domain.Daria K. Benden, Fani Lauermann
OAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
15
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Interpolated Prequestioning Increases On-Task Thoughts, Dampens Off-Task Thoughts, and Facilitates Learning During Video LecturesExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
16
Article2026
Supplemental Material for When Expectancy Meets Emotional and Effort Costs: A Longitudinal Situated Expectancy-Value Theory Study Regarding Conditional Indirect Effects on Mathematics Achievement via Maladaptive Motivational EngagementOAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
17
Article2026
Supplemental Material for The Interplay of Personal and Situational Factors in Situated Expectancy-Value Theory: Cross-Classified Analyses of Students’ Situation-Specific Motivations in the Math DomainOAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
18
Article2026
Supplemental Material for Linguistically-Driven Text Formatting Improves Reading Comprehension: Evidence From 4th and 5th GradersDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
19
Article2026
The development of need for cognition in elementary to secondary education: A 6-year longitudinal study of a representative sample.Julia Matthes, Ulrich KELLER, Franzis Preckel
OAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
20
Article2026
Linking teacher emotions, teaching quality indicators, and student outcomes in mathematics: Results from the Global Teaching InSights study.Marina Elena Pfeifer, Oliver Lüdtke, Uta Klusmann, Anne C. Frenzel
EducationSocial Sciences
Most cited
20Top 20 most cited, 2018 – 2026.
1
ArticleCitations 1,0022018
Learning science in immersive virtual reality.Jocelyn Parong, Richard E. Mayer
OAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
2
ReviewCitations 7132019
Self-determination theory applied to physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Diego Vasconcellos, Philip D. Parker, Toni A. Hilland, Renata Cinelli, Katherine Owen, Nathanial J. Kapsal, Jane Lee, Devan Antczak, Nikos Ntoumanis, Richard M. Ryan, Chris Lonsdale
Social PsychologyPsychology
3
ArticleCitations 5762018
Toward an integrative and fine-grained insight in motivating and demotivating teaching styles: The merits of a circumplex approach.Nathalie Aelterman, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Leen Haerens, Bart Soenens, Johnny R. J. Fontaine, Johnmarshall Reeve
Social PsychologyPsychology
4
ArticleCitations 5052018
The murky distinction between self-concept and self-efficacy: Beware of lurking jingle-jangle fallacies.Herbert W. Marsh*, Reinhard Pekrun, Philip D. Parker, Kou Murayama, Jiesi Guo, Theresa Dicke, A. Katrin Arens
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
5
ArticleCitations 4232023
A classification system for teachers’ motivational behaviors recommended in self-determination theory interventions.Asghar Ahmadi, Michael Noetel*, Philip D. Parker, Richard M. Ryan, Nikos Ntoumanis, Johnmarshall Reeve, Mark R. Beauchamp, Theresa Dicke, Alexander Seeshing Yeung, Malek Ahmadi, Kimberley J. Bartholomew, Thomas K. F. Chiu, Thomas Curran, Gökçe Erturan, Barbara Flunger, Christina M. Frederick, John Mark Froiland, David González‐Cutre, Leen Haerens, Lucas M. Jeno, Andre Koka, Christa Krijgsman, Jody L. Langdon, Rhiannon White, David Litalien, David R. Lubans, John Mahoney, Ma. Jenina N. Nalipay, Erika A. Patall, Dana Perlman, Eleanor Quested, Sascha Schneider, Martyn Standage, Kim Stroet, Damien Tessier, Cecilie Thøgersen‐Ntoumani, Henri Tilga, Diego Vasconcellos, Chris Lonsdale
OASocial PsychologyPsychology
6
ArticleCitations 3372018
Teacher–student relationships and students’ engagement in high school: Does the number of negative and positive relationships with teachers matter?Andrew J. Martin, Rebecca J. Collie
EducationSocial Sciences
7
ArticleCitations 3272020
Immersive virtual reality increases liking but not learning with a science simulation and generative learning strategies promote learning in immersive virtual reality.Guido Makransky*, Niels K. Andreasen, Sarune Baceviciute, Richard E. Mayer
OADevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
8
ArticleCitations 2972018
Executive function and academic achievement: Longitudinal relations from early childhood to adolescence.Sammy F. Ahmed, Sandra Tang, Nicholas E. Waters, Pamela Davis‐Kean
EducationSocial Sciences
9
ArticleCitations 2582018
Expanding autonomy psychological need states from two (satisfaction, frustration) to three (dissatisfaction): A classroom-based intervention study.Sung Hyeon Cheon*, Johnmarshall Reeve, Youngsun Lee, Nikos Ntoumanis, Nicolas Gillet, Bo Ram Kim, Yong-Gwan Song
OASocial PsychologyPsychology
10
ArticleCitations 2432019
Has achievement goal theory been right? A meta-analysis of the relation between goal structures and personal achievement goals.Lisa Bardach*, Sophie Oczlon, Jakob Pietschnig, Marko Lüftenegger
Social PsychologyPsychology
11
ArticleCitations 2372018
Multiple pathways to success: An examination of integrative motivational profiles among upper elementary and college students.Lisa Linnenbrink‐Garcia*, Stephanie V. Wormington, Kate E. Snyder, Jan Riggsbee, Tony Perez, Adar Ben‐Eliyahu, Nancy E. Hill
OAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
12
ArticleCitations 2332018
Perseverant grit and self-efficacy: Are both essential for children’s academic success?Ellen L. Usher*, Caihong R. Li, Amanda R. Butz, Joanne P. Rojas
Social PsychologyPsychology
13
ArticleCitations 2132019
Hierarchical and dynamic relations of language and cognitive skills to reading comprehension: Testing the direct and indirect effects model of reading (DIER).Young‐Suk Grace Kim*
OAEducationSocial Sciences
14
ArticleCitations 2132021
Cognitive appraisals, achievement emotions, and students’ math achievement: A longitudinal analysis.Lara Forsblom*, Reinhard Pekrun, Kristina Loderer, Francisco Peixoto
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
15
ArticleCitations 2082020
Peer social acceptance and academic achievement: A meta-analytic study.Kathryn R. Wentzel, Sophie Jablansky, Nicole R. Scalise
Developmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
16
ArticleCitations 1992018
Cooperative learning in middle school: A means to improve peer relations and reduce victimization, bullying, and related outcomes.Mark J. Van Ryzin*, Cary J. Roseth
OASocial PsychologyPsychology
17
ArticleCitations 1892018
The cognitive benefits of learning computer programming: A meta-analysis of transfer effects.Ronny Scherer*, Fazilat Siddiq, Bárbara Sánchez Viveros
OAComputer Science ApplicationsComputer Science
18
ArticleCitations 1812018
The role of situational interest in personalized learning.Matthew L. Bernacki*, Candace Walkington
OAExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
19
ReviewCitations 1732023
Student engagement and its association with academic achievement and subjective well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Zi Yang Wong*, Gregory Arief D. Liem, Melvin Chan, Jesus Alfonso D. Datu
Clinical PsychologyPsychology
20
ArticleCitations 1712018
Pathways to reading comprehension: A longitudinal study from 4 to 9 years of age.Hanne Næss Hjetland*, Arne Lervåg, Solveig‐Alma Halaas Lyster, Bente Eriksen Hagtvet, Charles Hulme, Monica Melby‐Lervåg
OADevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPsychology
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