SJR has ranked education journals based on their H-index, total documents, total references, total cites, citable documents and country. This table includes their top 10 journals but a complete list can be found on their website. Please note that these journals reflect the education field in general and may not be specific to the areas of leadership, policy or law.
| Title | SJR | H index | Total Docs. (2011) | Total Docs. (3years) | Total Refs. | Total Cites (3years) | Citable Docs. (3years) | Cites / Doc. (2years) | Ref. / Doc. | Country | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of Research in Science Teaching |  |
3,122 | 57 | 55 | 172 | 3.577 | 554 | 160 | 3,14 | 65,04 |  |
| 2 | Review of Educational Research | |
3,035 | 66 | 22 | 92 | 2.066 | 441 | 85 | 4,54 | 93,91 | |
| 3 | American Educational Research Journal | |
3,026 | 54 | 41 | 100 | 2.946 | 406 | 98 | 3,52 | 71,85 |  |
| 4 | Journal of Teacher Education | |
2,854 | 33 | 37 | 121 | 1.710 | 352 | 114 | 2,71 | 46,22 | |
| 5 | Developmental Review | |
2,626 | 43 | 11 | 53 | 1.723 | 383 | 51 | 3,39 | 156,64 | |
| 6 | Learning and Instruction | |
2,582 | 45 | 71 | 139 | 3.226 | 512 | 132 | 4,03 | 45,44 |  |
| 7 | Science Education | |
2,498 | 52 | 51 | 137 | 2.991 | 324 | 134 | 2,10 | 58,65 | |
| 8 | Educational Administration Quarterly | |
2,413 | 29 | 25 | 69 | 1.533 | 174 | 69 | 1,43 | 61,32 | |
| 9 | Research in Higher Education | |
2,337 | 37 | 49 | 115 | 2.710 | 240 | 110 | 1,93 | 55,31 | |
| 10 | Review of Higher Education | |
2,156 | 25 | 16 | 59 | 920 | 111 | 58 | 1,42 | 57,50 | |