Amber Simpson

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 719 citations indexed

About

Amber Simpson is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Amber Simpson has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 719 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Education, 19 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 12 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Amber Simpson's work include Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (14 papers), Teaching and Learning Programming (11 papers) and Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (8 papers). Amber Simpson is often cited by papers focused on Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (14 papers), Teaching and Learning Programming (11 papers) and Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (8 papers). Amber Simpson collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Spain. Amber Simpson's co-authors include Adam V. Maltese, Sandra M. Linder, Kevin M. Ayres, John J. Langone, Ying Guo, Anna Hall, Shanshan Wang, Cassie Quigley, Mikel W. Cole and Erik Jacobson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Teaching and Teacher Education and Studies in Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Amber Simpson

59 papers receiving 671 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Future of Education: A Multi-Layered Metaverse Classroom Model for Immersive and Inclusive Learning

2025 19 citations Nicole S. Fenty, Yu Chen et al. Future Internet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amber Simpson United States	15	404	265	106	84	82	74	719
Cathy Newman Thomas United States	14	314 0.8×	204 0.8×	82 0.8×	30 0.4×	64 0.8×	44	549
Tracey E. Hall United States	12	449 1.1×	248 0.9×	191 1.8×	26 0.3×	30 0.4×	32	765
Matthew T. Marino United States	18	415 1.0×	219 0.8×	246 2.3×	36 0.4×	21 0.3×	42	844
Ali Biçer United States	17	465 1.2×	193 0.7×	79 0.7×	91 1.1×	228 2.8×	68	859
Randall Boone United States	16	443 1.1×	344 1.3×	178 1.7×	36 0.4×	25 0.3×	43	822
Stephen T. Peverly United States	19	653 1.6×	530 2.0×	38 0.4×	141 1.7×	220 2.7×	40	1.0k
Sui Lin Goei Netherlands	16	511 1.3×	154 0.6×	40 0.4×	36 0.4×	34 0.4×	49	700
Shelley Dole Australia	17	880 2.2×	185 0.7×	48 0.5×	258 3.1×	71 0.9×	98	1.1k
Emmanuel Manalo Japan	13	340 0.8×	204 0.8×	32 0.3×	73 0.9×	128 1.6×	61	590
Thomas R. Tretter United States	17	484 1.2×	266 1.0×	35 0.3×	42 0.5×	143 1.7×	53	906

Countries citing papers authored by Amber Simpson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Amber Simpson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amber Simpson

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

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Fenty, Nicole S., et al.. (2025). The Future of Education: A Multi-Layered Metaverse Classroom Model for Immersive and Inclusive Learning. Future Internet. 17(2). 63–63. 19 indexed citations breakdown →

Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2025). The Complex STEM Identity Development of Middle School Girls in a Culturally Infused Afterschool Program.

Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2025). Co-Adapting a Reflective Video-Based Professional Development in Informal STEM Education. Education Sciences. 15(3). 353–353.

Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2024). Fortitude in frustration, failure: Exploring emotional responses within an at-home elementary engineering program.. 1 indexed citations

Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2024). Insights from Engineering a Community-Family Partnership Project. 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings.

Yang, Jing, et al.. (2024). Parental perspectives: Examining caregiver experiences and perceptions of growth and learning within an out-of-school elementary engineering program. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education).

Slavit, David, Kristin Lesseig, & Amber Simpson. (2024). Student Thinking in Non-formal STEM Contexts. 9(1). 128–158. 1 indexed citations

Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2024). Co-Construction of Iteration Through Failure Moments: Interactions Between Museum Educators and Visitors. Visitor Studies. 27(2). 184–206.

Olivencia, Juan José Leiva, et al.. (2024). Lived Experiences, Challenges, and Coping Mechanisms of Undergraduate Students on Cybersecurity in Digital Environments. Computers in the Schools. 41(3). 328–350.

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Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2023). Learners’ Perspectives on ARCH + STEM: Integration of Archaeology and Indigenous Knowledges with Western Knowledges of STEM. Education Sciences. 13(5). 450–450. 3 indexed citations

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Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2023). Children's engineering identities‐in‐practice: An exploration of child–adult interactions in an out‐of‐school context. Journal of Engineering Education. 112(4). 1056–1078. 4 indexed citations

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Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2023). Identifying and shifting educators' failure pedagogical mindsets through reflective practices. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 95(1). 26–40. 6 indexed citations

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Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2023). Exploring the Association of Prospective Teachers’ Beliefs with their Prior Experiences as Mathematics Learners. Investigations in Mathematics Learning. 15(4). 279–294.

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Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2021). Tug-of-War: the Pull of Formal Institutional Practices and Structures and the Desire for Personal Change. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 20(1). 149–168. 7 indexed citations

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Williams, Caroline, et al.. (2019). Mathematical Play: Across Ages, Context, and Content.. Proceedings of the ... PME Conference. 1 indexed citations

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Wilkins‐Yel, Kerrie G., et al.. (2019). PERSISTING DESPITE THE ODDS: RESILIENCE AND COPING AMONG WOMEN IN ENGINEERING. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. 25(4). 353–368. 12 indexed citations

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Simpson, Amber, et al.. (2018). "I'm Going to Fail": How Youth Interpret Failure Across Contextual Boundaries.. ICLS. 2 indexed citations

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Simpson, Amber. (2018). Making the Invisible Visible: Affordances and Hindrances of Using Tangible Objects in Identity Research. The Qualitative Report. 3 indexed citations

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Hall, Anna & Amber Simpson. (2016). Working to Improve the Quality of Care for Young Children in One Community Organization. 8(4). 1 indexed citations

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Simpson, Amber & Mikel W. Cole. (2014). More than words: a literature review of language of mathematics research. Educational Review. 67(3). 369–384. 16 indexed citations

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