A. Leon Pines

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

A. Leon Pines is a scholar working on Education, History and Philosophy of Science and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Leon Pines has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Education, 2 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 2 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in A. Leon Pines's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (3 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (2 papers) and Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (1 paper). A. Leon Pines is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (3 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (2 papers) and Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (1 paper). A. Leon Pines collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. A. Leon Pines's co-authors include Leo H. T. West, Joseph D. Novak, Mary Ellen Smith and Richard Powell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Science Education and Peabody Journal of Education.

In The Last Decade

A. Leon Pines

6 papers receiving 823 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Cognitive Structure and Conceptual Change

1985 760 citations Leo H. T. West, A. Leon Pines Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers

A. Leon Pines

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P. S. Freyberg New Zealand

Eugene L. Chiappetta United States

Ann C. Howe United States

Hilary Asoko United Kingdom

R. F. Kempa United Kingdom

Lawrence B. Flick United States

Keith B. Lucas Australia

Daphne Minner United States

Carolyn W. Keys United States

Hans E. Fischer Germany

P. S. Freyberg New Zealand

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732 ×0.8

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416 ×0.7

DEP

123 ×1.1

SP

55 ×0.6

ECP

99 ×1.5

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Countries citing papers authored by A. Leon Pines

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Leon Pines

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Leon Pines

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. Leon Pines. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. Leon Pines based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. Leon Pines. A. Leon Pines is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Smith, Mary Ellen, et al.. (2025). School-Level Support for Online Advanced Placement Students: An Implementation Study of Tennessee’s AP Access for All Program. Peabody Journal of Education. 100(2). 209–230.

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Pines, A. Leon & Leo H. T. West. (1986). Conceptual understanding and science learning: An interpretation of research within a sources‐of‐knowledge framework. Science Education. 70(5). 583–604. 213 indexed citations

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West, Leo H. T. & A. Leon Pines. (1985). Cognitive Structure and Conceptual Change. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 760 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pines, A. Leon & Joseph D. Novak. (1985). The interaction of audio‐tutorial instruction with student prior knowledge: A proposed qualitative, case‐study methodology. Science Education. 69(2). 213–228. 12 indexed citations

5.

West, Leo H. T. & A. Leon Pines. (1983). How “rational” is rationality?. Science Education. 67(1). 37–39. 45 indexed citations

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Pines, A. Leon. (1982). Curriculum Development and Instructional Planning within an Epistemological-Psychological Framework: A Theoretical Synthesis.. 4(1). 88–105. 2 indexed citations

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Pines, A. Leon. (1980). Protocols as indicators of cognitive structure: A cautionary note. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 17(4). 361–362. 3 indexed citations

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Pines, A. Leon. (1979). CONCEPT ACQUISITION AND THE PROCESS OF MEANINGFUL LEARNING. Contemporary Psychology. 24(6). 537–537.

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Pines, A. Leon. (1979). IN DEFENSE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: A COGNITIVE VIEW. Contemporary Psychology. 24(8). 670–670.

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