Higher Education Quarterly

Aims & Scope

Higher Education Quarterly publishes international articles concerned with policy, strategic management and ideas in higher education.

A substantial number of papers report research findings in ways that highlight their relevance to senior managers and policy makers at institutional, national and international levels, and to academics who are not necessarily specialists in the academic study of higher education.

The journal places particular emphasis on comparative material as opposed to single institution or local case studies.

Evaluations of the impact of policy at institutional, national or international level, backed up by research evidence, are welcome.

Higher Education Quarterly also publishes papers that are not based on empirical research but give thoughtful academic analyses of significant policy, management or academic issues.

The journal is receptive to critical, phenomenological and positivistic studies.

It also welcomes studies that use hermeneutic, semiotic, ethnographic, historical or dialectical research, as well as the more traditional studies based on quantitative surveys and in-depth interviews and focus groups.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.862

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6074

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	600

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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.

• Shifting Identities and Blurring Boundaries: the Emergence of<i>Third Space</i>Professionals in UK Higher Education

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Celia

• Higher Education and Public Good

  Citation: 369

  Authors: Simon

• The Morphing of Academic Practice: Unbundling and the Rise of the Para-academic

  Citation: 219

  Authors: Bruce

• Marketisation in Higher Education, Clark's Triangle and the Essential Ingredients of Markets

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Ben

• The Role of Work Experience in the Future Employability of Higher Education Graduates

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Ruth, Dionne

• Undergraduate Non‐Completion: Developing an Explanatory Model

  Citation: 145

  Authors: Jenny, Laura

• Analysing the literature on university social responsibility: A review of selected higher education journals

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Manuel, Francisco Javier

• Decision‐Making Behaviour of Potential Higher Education Students

  Citation: 133

  Authors: Yvonne J., Steve, Kim

• Institutional Diversity in Higher Education: a Cross‐National and Longitudinal Analysis

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Jeroen, Lynn, Fiona

• Tensions in Higher Education Leadership: Towards a Multi‐Level Model of Leadership Practice

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Richard, Georgy, Jonathan

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