--- title: "Higher Education Policy: 10 recent papers (last 30 days)" description: "Higher Education Policy published 10 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30), ranking #104 of 392 journals." url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) share_text: "Higher Education Policy published 10 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30), ranking #104 of 392 journals." data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json updated: 2026-10-30T12:46:54+09:00 window: 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-30 source: OpenAlex (CC0) --- # Higher Education Policy - 1 papers in the last 7 days - category: Higher Education and Research - publisher: Palgrave Macmillan - ISSN 0952-8733 Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md ## 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 *Papers by publication date, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026* | Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months | |---:|---:|---:|---:| | 50 | 47 | 62 | 159 | *Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026* | # | Keyword | Papers | |---:|---|---:| | 1 | higher education governance | 14 | | 2 | university governance | 13 | | 3 | Chinese higher education | 12 | | 4 | internationalization of higher education | 10 | | 5 | higher education reform | 9 | | 6 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 8 | | 7 | public universities | 8 | | 8 | Chinese universities | 7 | | 9 | academic careers | 7 | | 10 | higher education | 7 | *Most-cited papers published Oct 2023 to Sep 2026* | # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors | |---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 42 | 1.4 | [Internationalization of Higher Education and Emerging National Rationales: Comparative Analysis of the Global North and South](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-024-00358-z) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2024-05-01 | Farai Kapfudzaruwa | | 2 | 32 | 0.9 | [Transnational Higher Education in China: Policies, Practices, and Development in a (Post-)Pandemic Era](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-023-00328-x) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2023-10-04 | Xiaoyuan Li, Kun Dai, Xiaofan Zhang | | 3 | 22 | 1.5 | [Digital Inequality and Transformation in South African Higher Education During COVID-19: A Comparative Analysis of Historically Disadvantaged and Historically Advantaged Universities](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-025-00416-0) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2025-08-19 | Freeman Munisi Mateko, Musimuni Dowelani, Rodrick Sinamano | | 4 | 19 | 0.7 | [The Third Space in Higher Education: A Scoping Review](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-024-00374-z) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2024-08-24 | Clare Thorpe, Helen Partridge | | 5 | 15 | 0.5 | [A Process for Institutional Adoption and Diffusion of Blended Learning in Higher Education](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-024-00359-y) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2024-05-02 | Ramiz Ali, Helen Georgiou | ## Most-cited since October 2016 *The journal's most-cited papers published since October 2016* | # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors | |---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 191 | 1.6 | [From Student Engagement to Student Agency: Conceptual Considerations of European Policies on Student-Centered Learning in Higher Education](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-016-0034-4) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2017-02-13 | Manja Klemenčić | | 2 | 150 | 1.7 | [Competence Measurement in (Mathematics) Teacher Education and Beyond: Implications for Policy](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-019-00139-z) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2019-04-10 | Gabriele Kaiser, Johannes König | | 3 | 115 | 2.9 | [Decoding Academic Integrity Policies: A Corpus Linguistics Investigation of AI and Other Technological Threats](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-023-00323-2) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2023-07-17 | Mike Perkins, Jasper Roe | | 4 | 113 | 1.0 | [Critiques of Student Engagement](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-016-0027-3) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2017-02-13 | Bruce Macfarlane, Michael Tomlinson | | 5 | 107 | 2.0 | [How Higher Education Institutions Walk Their Talk on the 2030 Agenda: A Systematic Literature Review](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-022-00277-x) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2022-06-24 | Magalì Fia, Khatereh Ghasemzadeh, Angelo Paletta | | 6 | 101 | 1.8 | [Policy Changes in Global Higher Education: What Lessons Do We Learn from the COVID-19 Pandemic?](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-022-00266-0) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2022-03-18 | Jandhyalá B. G. Tilak, Amruth G. Kumar | | 7 | 96 | 0.9 | [Mass Higher Education and Massification](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-017-0075-3) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2017-11-10 | Malcolm Tight | | 8 | 95 | 0.8 | [Competition in Science: Links Between Publication Pressure, Grant Pressure and the Academic Job Market](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-017-0051-y) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2017-05-02 | Cathelijn J. F. Waaijer, Christine Teelken, Paul F. Wouters et al. | | 9 | 95 | 1.5 | [From an Entrepreneurial University to a Sustainable Entrepreneurial University: Conceptualization and Evidence in the Contexts of European University Reforms](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-021-00243-z) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2021-07-12 | Yuzhuo Cai, Ijaz Ahmad | | 10 | 94 | 0.8 | [Stakeholders in Higher Education Quality Assurance: Richness in Diversity?](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-016-0032-6) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | 2017-01-16 | Maarja Beerkens, Maiki Udam | *Papers, newest first.* | Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-26 | [Meritocracy as Bureaucratic Conversion: Hukou, Provincial Quotas, and Elite University Access Through China’s Gaokao](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00496-6) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Zhen Wei, Shiming Zhang, Ziyu Lin | King's College London; Hainan University; Technological University Dublin; … | | 2026-10-14 | [Predatory Transnational Education and the Limits of Regulatory Sovereignty: An Insider Investigation into Offshore Degree Provision in Cameroon](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00483-x) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Marcel Fouda Ndjodo, Germaine Nkengfack Nembongwe | Ministry of Higher Education | | 2026-10-13 | [Correction: Regional Innovation Spillovers of China’s Double World-class Policy: A Continuous Difference-in-differences Approach](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00495-7) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Tian‐Tian Zhu, Qiu‑Yu Chu | Hunan University | | 2026-10-12 | [The Other Side of Free: Institutional Finance and the Limits of Demand-Side Policy in Chilean Higher Education](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00489-5) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Eduardo Santander Ramírez | Universidad Gabriela Mistral | | 2026-10-12 | [From Temporary Programme to European Infrastructure? Funding Dependence, Institutional Resilience and the Future of European University Alliances](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00487-7) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Norbert Sipos | University of Pecs | | 2026-10-07 | [Professors between Autonomy and Engagement: Political Attitudes at the Science–Policy Interface in Germany](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00482-y) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Nadin Fromm, Markus Seyfried | Helmut Schmidt University; Hochschule für Polizei und Öffentliche Verwaltung Nordrhein-Westfalen | | 2026-10-07 | [Between Brain Drain and Brain Gain: The Role of Public Guidance Policies for Moroccan International Students](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00484-w) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Aomar Ibourk, Tayeb Ghazi | Cadi Ayyad University; Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique; Policy Center for the New South | | 2026-10-05 | [Institutional Isomorphism and Differentiation in a State-Led Glocal Reform: A Textual Analysis of 27 Implementation Plans Under South Korea’s Glocal University 30](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00492-w) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Li Mingfeng | Seoul National University; Shandong Women’s University | | 2026-10-01 | [Beyond the Demographic Cliff: Structural Reconstruction and Institutional Transformation in East Asian Higher Education](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00493-9) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Xiangyang Yang | Huai'an University | | 2026-10-01 | [Enacting Shadow Policy under Metric Governance in Higher Education](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41307-026-00491-x) | [Higher Education Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education-policy.md) | Kashif Raza | University of Calgary | ## Cite this page Scholar4AI. 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