What are the leading journals in mathematics education?

Question

Are there any studies that list the leading (English-language) mathematics education journals? Here, "leading" could mean something based on data (for example, citations) or something based on opinions (for example, surveys).

Answer 1

Geiger, Delzoppo, and Straesser (2022, p. 551) use the following list (which seems to be unordered):

• The Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
• For the Learning of Mathematics
• ZDM Mathematics Education
• The Journal of Mathematical Behavior
• Educational Studies in Mathematics
• The Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
• Mathematical Thinking and Learning

This is based on "the ranked journal lists developed by Williams and Leatham (2017). These lists were based on two sub-studies---one citation-based and the other in-field opinion-based, that produced ranked lists of 20 English language journals that publish Mathematics Education research."

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^{Geiger, V., Delzoppo, C., & Straesser, R. (2022). Supporting English non‑dominant language authors’ efforts to publish: Perspectives from the editors‑in‑chief of highly recognised journals in Mathematics Education. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 111:543–565.}

^{Williams, S., & Leatham, K. (2017). Journal quality in mathematics education. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 48(4), 369–396.}