Higher education, which is one of the basic building blocks of education systems, shows the power of raising workforce in a country, increases social welfare and is described as an element of development. At the same time, universities are internalized as institutions where scientific knowledge production is carried out at the highest level. Based on the acceleration of academic activities and researches related to higher education, researches related to higher education as an education level are organized in five sections. In the first part, the historical development of higher education, in the second part, the functional development of higher education, and in the third part, the development of academic performance in higher education are discussed. In the fourth chapter, studies on higher education are presented. In this section, research topics related to the history of higher education, its structural development, management, economy, globalization in higher education, internationalization, human resources, organizational behavior, quality services, accreditation, educational sciences, field education, distance education, pandemic period, teachers, teacher candidates are stated. In the fifth and last part of the study, research methods used in higher education research are explained. With this study, it is expected that research topics related to higher education will be encouraging for researchers and contribute to the higher education literature.