Active Learning in Higher Education

Aims & Scope

Active Learning in Higher Education is an international, refereed publication for all those who teach and support learning in higher education (HE) and those who undertake or use research into effective learning, teaching and assessment in universities and colleges.

The journal is devoted to publishing accounts of research covering all aspects of learning and teaching concerning adults in higher education.

Non-discipline specific and non-context/country specific in nature, it comprises accounts of research across all areas of the curriculum; accounts which are relevant to faculty and others involved in learning and teaching in all disciplines, in all countries.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	3.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1178

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	613

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.221

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Impact Of Training Of University Teachers on their Teaching Skills, their Approach to Teaching and the Approach to Learning of their Students

  Citation: 492

  Authors: Graham, Martin

• Improving student engagement: Ten proposals for action

  Citation: 450

  Authors: Nick, Linda

• The Impact of Assessment on Student Learning

  Citation: 270

  Authors: Chris

• Facilitating productive use of feedback in higher education

  Citation: 270

  Authors: Anders

• The problem of free-riding in group projects: Looking beyond social loafing as reason for non-contribution

  Citation: 192

  Authors: David, Simone

• Simulations and games

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Jonathan, Jonathan, Michael, Caroline

• Life stress and academic burnout

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Shu-Hui, Yun-Chen

• Twitter as a teaching practice to enhance active and informal learning in higher education: The case of sustainable tweets

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Eva

• The flipped classroom and cooperative learning: Evidence from a randomised experiment

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Njål

• Student perceptions of active learning in a large cross-disciplinary classroom

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Patricia L., Pat

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