Comparative Education Review

Aims & Scope

Comparative Education Review investigates education throughout the world and the social, economic, and political forces that shape it.

Founded in 1957 to advance knowledge and teaching in comparative education studies, the Review has since established itself as the most reliable source for the analysis of the place of education in countries other than the United States.

CER is the official journal of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	2.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.668

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8570

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	258

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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.

• Explaining the Origins and Expansion of Mass Education

  Citation: 281

  Authors: John, Francisco O., John W.

• Socioeconomic Status, School Quality, and National Economic Development: A Cross‐National Analysis of the “Heyneman‐Loxley Effect” on Mathematics and Science Achievement

  Citation: 253

  Authors: David P., Brian, Gerald K.

• Educational Systems and the Trade-Off between Labor Market Allocation and Equality of Educational Opportunity

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Thijs, Herman G.

• Political Change and the Urban-Rural Gap in Basic Education in China, 1949-1990

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Emily

• Toward a Postcolonial Comparative and International Education

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Keita, Arathi, Raewyn

• Negotiating Policy in an Age of Globalization: Exploring Educational “Policyscapes” in Denmark, Nepal, and China

  Citation: 191

  Authors: Stephen

• Success and Education in South Korea

  Citation: 186

  Authors: Clark W.

• GATS and the Education Service Industry: The Politics of Scale and Global Reterritorialization

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Susan L., Xavier, Roger

• What Does Globalization Mean for Educational Change? A Comparative Approach

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Martin, Diana

• Globalization and the Growth of International Educational Testing and National Assessment

  Citation: 170

  Authors: David H., Connie L.

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