Should Your Title Pose a Question? Predicting Citations for Articles in International Higher Education Journals

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Abstract

Despite many scholars’ desires to have their scholarship shape subsequent research and practice, most education journal articles are rarely cited. Some research has explored factors that predict citation counts, but the findings often vary notably across fields of study and countries, and educational research has largely been overlooked in this inquiry. Therefore, the present study examined predictors of citation counts within 24,236 articles published in 43 international higher education journals from 2000-2024. Negative binomial regression analyses identified various significant predictors, and the substantive results were often similar regardless of the country in which the journal is primarily housed. These findings offer practical implications for researchers who wish to bolster the scholarly impact of their work.

Authors

• Nicholas A. Bowman, University of Iowa

• Sze Ling Hung, University of Iowa

• Teniell L. Trolian, University at Albany - SUNY