Alf Coles

1.3k total citations
75 papers, 671 citations indexed

About

Alf Coles is a scholar working on Education, Statistics and Probability and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alf Coles has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 671 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Education, 22 papers in Statistics and Probability and 17 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alf Coles's work include Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (38 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (22 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (16 papers). Alf Coles is often cited by papers focused on Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (38 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (22 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (16 papers). Alf Coles collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Alf Coles's co-authors include Laurinda C Brown, Nathalie Sinclair, LC Brown, Heather L. Johnson, David Clarke, Ceneıda Fernández, Richard Barwell, Mark Boylan, Mellony Graven and Salvador Llinares and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Educational Studies in Mathematics and Qualitative Inquiry.

In The Last Decade

Alf Coles

71 papers receiving 630 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alf Coles United Kingdom 16 548 200 176 65 46 75 671
Einat Heyd‐Metzuyanim Israel 14 591 1.1× 174 0.9× 207 1.2× 73 1.1× 41 0.9× 40 689
Laurinda C Brown United States 13 437 0.8× 140 0.7× 163 0.9× 39 0.6× 67 1.5× 52 575
Heinz Steinbring Germany 15 647 1.2× 236 1.2× 185 1.1× 83 1.3× 18 0.4× 46 775
Thorsten Scheiner Australia 11 580 1.1× 114 0.6× 162 0.9× 40 0.6× 42 0.9× 34 669
Ulla Runesson Sweden 13 583 1.1× 111 0.6× 215 1.2× 67 1.0× 16 0.3× 43 689
Angela Chan Turrou United States 7 848 1.5× 110 0.6× 322 1.8× 126 1.9× 33 0.7× 12 932
Amy Roth McDuffie United States 18 1.0k 1.9× 168 0.8× 299 1.7× 92 1.4× 50 1.1× 62 1.1k
John Mason United Kingdom 2 444 0.8× 105 0.5× 110 0.6× 66 1.0× 22 0.5× 3 541
Olive Chapman Canada 15 677 1.2× 205 1.0× 147 0.8× 62 1.0× 16 0.3× 57 755
Laurie Sleep United States 8 1.1k 2.0× 327 1.6× 229 1.3× 101 1.6× 23 0.5× 8 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alf Coles

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alf Coles. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alf Coles 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 Alf Coles. Alf Coles is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Coles, Alf, et al.. (2025). Re-conceptualising mathematics teacher noticing through critical events from an enactivist perspective. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education. 28(5). 1033–1055. 5 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf, et al.. (2025). Mathematics education for sustainable futures: a strengths-based survey of the field to invite further research action. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 119(3). 535–556. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf & Nathalie Sinclair. (2024). Re-thinking mathematical connections with theories of difference. Research in Mathematics Education. 26(2). 283–299. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Lorna, et al.. (2024). Bracing Ourselves: Embracing Policy Changes through a Long-Standing University–Schools Teacher Education Partnership in England. Education Sciences. 14(2). 158–158. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf, et al.. (2024). Socio-ecological gestures of mathematics education. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 116(2). 165–183. 4 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf. (2023). Towards a socio-ecological practice of mathematics teacher education. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 19–35. 4 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf, et al.. (2022). Developing algebraic activity through conjecturing about relationships. ZDM. 54(6). 1229–1241. 4 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf, et al.. (2022). Teaching for mastery in primary mathematics: A study of translating research into policy and practice. Review of Education. 10(1). 1 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf. (2022). A SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TURN IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION: REFLECTING ON CURRICULUM INNOVATION. PARADIGMA. 207–228. 5 indexed citations
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Brown, Julian, et al.. (2022). Editorial for a special issue on innovating the mathematics curriculum in precarious times. Research in Mathematics Education. 24(2). 117–127. 4 indexed citations
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Arellano‐Aguilar, Omar, et al.. (2022). Mathematics education and social-environmental crises: an interdisciplinary proposal for didactic innovation with rural communities in Mexico. Research in Mathematics Education. 24(2). 202–223. 10 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf. (2021). Commentary on a special issue: Davydov’s approach in the XXI century. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 106(3). 471–478. 6 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf & Laurinda C Brown. (2021). Differentiation from an Advanced Standpoint: Outcomes of Mathematics Teachers’ Action Research Studies Aimed at Raising Attainment. Mathematics teacher education and development. 23(3). 3 indexed citations
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Jones, Keith, Laura Black, & Alf Coles. (2019). Marking 21 years of Research in Mathematics Education. Research in Mathematics Education. 21(1). 1–5. 2 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf. (2019). Facilitating the use of video with teachers of mathematics: learning from staying with the detail. International Journal of STEM Education. 6(1). 5–5. 40 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf & Nathalie Sinclair. (2018). Ritualisation in early number work. Educational Studies in Mathematics. 101(2). 177–194. 8 indexed citations
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Coles, Alf, et al.. (2018). Theory and the Role of the Mathematics Teacher Educator: comparing the use of video in teacher education sessions in France and England. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. Special issue. 119–144. 1 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Nathalie & Alf Coles. (2015). ‘A TRILLION IS AFTER ONE HUNDRED’: EARLY NUMBER AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SYMBOLIC AWARENESS. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 1 indexed citations

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