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Higher Education Policy

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1 papers in the last 7 days · category: Higher Education and Research · publisher: Palgrave Macmillan · ISSN 0952-8733

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Key findings#

  • Higher Education Policy published 10 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30), ranking #104 of 392 journals.
  • Leading institutions: University of Cambridge (1), Hainan University (1) and King's College London (1).
  • Countries: China (4), United Kingdom (1) and Ireland (1).
  • From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Higher Education Policy published 159 papers (4 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
  • Its most frequent keywords over that period were “higher education governance” (14), “university governance” (13) and “Chinese higher education” (12).
  • Its most-cited paper of the period is “Internationalization of Higher Education and Emerging National Rationales: Comparative Analysis of the Global North and South” (2024-05-01), with 42 citations.
  • Since October 2016, its most-cited paper is “From Student Engagement to Student Agency: Conceptual Considerations of European Policies on Student-Centered Learning in Higher Education” (2017-02-13), with 191 citations.

The last 36 months#

Oct 23: 4 papersNov 23: 2 papersDec 23: 3 papersJan 24: 2 papersFeb 24: 11 papersMar 24: 2 papersApr 24: 5 papersMay 24: 3 papersJun 24: 9 papersJul 24: 2 papersAug 24: 6 papersSep 24: 1 papersOct 24: 5 papersNov 24: 7 papersDec 24: 3 papersJan 25: 5 papersFeb 25: 2 papersMar 25: 3 papersApr 25: 1 papersMay 25: 2 papersJun 25: 3 papersJul 25: 1 papersAug 25: 10 papersSep 25: 5 papersOct 25: 5 papersNov 25: 2 papersDec 25: 4 papersJan 26: 7 papersFeb 26: 3 papersMar 26: 11 papersApr 26: 2 papersMay 26: 2 papersJun 26: 2 papersJul 26: 5 papersAug 26: 5 papersSep 26: 14 papers
Oct 23Sep 26
Papers by publication date, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026
Oct 23–Sep 24Oct 24–Sep 25Oct 25–Sep 2636 months
504762159
Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026
#KeywordPapers
1higher education governance14
2university governance13
3Chinese higher education12
4internationalization of higher education10
5higher education reform9
6COVID-19 pandemic8
7public universities8
8Chinese universities7
9academic careers7
10higher education7

Most-cited since October 2016# All journals →

The journal's most-cited papers published since October 2016
#CitationsPer monthTitleJournalPublishedAuthors
11911.6From Student Engagement to Student Agency: Conceptual Considerations of European Policies on Student-Centered Learning in Higher EducationHigher Education Policy2017-02-13Manja Klemenčić
21501.7Competence Measurement in (Mathematics) Teacher Education and Beyond: Implications for PolicyHigher Education Policy2019-04-10Gabriele Kaiser, Johannes König
31152.9Decoding Academic Integrity Policies: A Corpus Linguistics Investigation of AI and Other Technological ThreatsHigher Education Policy2023-07-17Mike Perkins, Jasper Roe
41131.0Critiques of Student EngagementHigher Education Policy2017-02-13Bruce Macfarlane, Michael Tomlinson
51072.0How Higher Education Institutions Walk Their Talk on the 2030 Agenda: A Systematic Literature ReviewHigher Education Policy2022-06-24Magalì Fia, Khatereh Ghasemzadeh, Angelo Paletta
61011.8Policy Changes in Global Higher Education: What Lessons Do We Learn from the COVID-19 Pandemic?Higher Education Policy2022-03-18Jandhyalá B. G. Tilak, Amruth G. Kumar
7960.9Mass Higher Education and MassificationHigher Education Policy2017-11-10Malcolm Tight
8950.8Competition in Science: Links Between Publication Pressure, Grant Pressure and the Academic Job MarketHigher Education Policy2017-05-02Cathelijn J. F. Waaijer, Christine Teelken, Paul F. Wouters et al.
9951.5From an Entrepreneurial University to a Sustainable Entrepreneurial University: Conceptualization and Evidence in the Contexts of European University ReformsHigher Education Policy2021-07-12Yuzhuo Cai, Ijaz Ahmad
10940.8Stakeholders in Higher Education Quality Assurance: Richness in Diversity?Higher Education Policy2017-01-16Maarja Beerkens, Maiki Udam
Papers, newest first.
DateTitleJournalAuthorsAffiliations
2026-10-26Meritocracy as Bureaucratic Conversion: Hukou, Provincial Quotas, and Elite University Access Through China’s GaokaoHigher Education PolicyZhen Wei, Shiming Zhang, Ziyu LinKing's College London; Hainan University; Technological University Dublin; …
2026-10-14Predatory Transnational Education and the Limits of Regulatory Sovereignty: An Insider Investigation into Offshore Degree Provision in CameroonHigher Education PolicyMarcel Fouda Ndjodo, Germaine Nkengfack NembongweMinistry of Higher Education
2026-10-13Correction: Regional Innovation Spillovers of China’s Double World-class Policy: A Continuous Difference-in-differences ApproachHigher Education PolicyTian‐Tian Zhu, Qiu‑Yu ChuHunan University
2026-10-12The Other Side of Free: Institutional Finance and the Limits of Demand-Side Policy in Chilean Higher EducationHigher Education PolicyEduardo Santander RamírezUniversidad Gabriela Mistral
2026-10-12From Temporary Programme to European Infrastructure? Funding Dependence, Institutional Resilience and the Future of European University AlliancesHigher Education PolicyNorbert SiposUniversity of Pecs
2026-10-07Professors between Autonomy and Engagement: Political Attitudes at the Science–Policy Interface in GermanyHigher Education PolicyNadin Fromm, Markus SeyfriedHelmut Schmidt University; Hochschule für Polizei und Öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen
2026-10-07Between Brain Drain and Brain Gain: The Role of Public Guidance Policies for Moroccan International StudentsHigher Education PolicyAomar Ibourk, Tayeb GhaziCadi Ayyad University; Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique; Policy Center for the New South
2026-10-05Institutional Isomorphism and Differentiation in a State-Led Glocal Reform: A Textual Analysis of 27 Implementation Plans Under South Korea’s Glocal University 30Higher Education PolicyLi MingfengSeoul National University; Shandong Women’s University
2026-10-01Beyond the Demographic Cliff: Structural Reconstruction and Institutional Transformation in East Asian Higher EducationHigher Education PolicyXiangyang YangHuai'an University
2026-10-01Enacting Shadow Policy under Metric Governance in Higher EducationHigher Education PolicyKashif RazaUniversity of Calgary
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