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Status
Active
Coverage
1973–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.7
SJR · SCImago
0.974
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
119
Best quartile
Q1 · 79th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 352 / 1698 | 79th | Q1 |
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Research in Higher Education
Research in Higher Education is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.7), WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Netherlands.
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ISSN 0361-0365Verify ISSN ↗1573-188XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Scopus · Q1WoS · SSCIONOS
4.7
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,990 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Research in Higher Education indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1973–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.7.
What quartile is Research in Higher Education in Scopus?
Research in Higher Education is Q1 in Education (rank 352 of 1698), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Research in Higher Education?
Research in Higher Education is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.7, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 79th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.974, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 119.
How much does it cost to publish in Research in Higher Education?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,990 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Research in Higher Education and what is its ISSN?
Research in Higher Education is published by Springer Netherlands. Its print ISSN is 0361-0365 and its online ISSN is 1573-188X.
Is Research in Higher Education covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Research in Higher Education in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Research in Higher Education open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Research in Higher Education? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Research in Higher Education has an h-index of 180 and a 2-year mean of 2.7 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #313 of 1,610 Scopus journals in Education.
180
h-index
2.7
2-yr mean citations
1,483
i10-index
2,460
works indexed
132,511
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,990
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#313 of 1,610 Top 20% Education
Research in Higher Education published 44 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 63. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Research in Higher Education? — latest 99 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United States (65.8%), China (8.4%) and Japan (3.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Research in Higher Education? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration65.8% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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