Barbara Hug

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Barbara Hug is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Hug has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Education, 7 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Barbara Hug's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (8 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (6 papers) and Innovative Teaching Methods (4 papers). Barbara Hug is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (8 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (6 papers) and Innovative Teaching Methods (4 papers). Barbara Hug collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Israel. Barbara Hug's co-authors include Lisa Kenyon, Elizabeth A. Davis, Christina V. Schwarz, Brian J. Reiser, David Fortus, Yael Shwartz, Joe Krajcik, Andrés Acher, Katherine L. McNeill and Joseph Krajcik and has published in prestigious journals such as Photochemistry and Photobiology, Journal of Research in Science Teaching and Science Education.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Hug

23 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Developing a learning progression for scientific modeling... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 250 500 750
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.

  1. Developing a learning progression for scientific modeling: Making scientific modeling accessible and meaningful for learners
    2009 779 citations Christina V. Schwarz, Lisa Kenyon et al. Journal of Research in Science Teaching profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barbara Hug United States 11 853 567 126 111 83 26 1.1k
Joe Krajcik United States 9 779 0.9× 518 0.9× 94 0.7× 97 0.9× 65 0.8× 17 976
Andrés Acher Germany 5 764 0.9× 502 0.9× 106 0.8× 94 0.8× 71 0.9× 8 944
Lisa Kenyon United States 10 1.2k 1.4× 804 1.4× 127 1.0× 126 1.1× 100 1.2× 17 1.4k
Yael Shwartz Israel 10 1.1k 1.3× 636 1.1× 106 0.8× 107 1.0× 70 0.8× 18 1.3k
Barbara C. Buckley United States 11 547 0.6× 455 0.8× 58 0.5× 146 1.3× 60 0.7× 17 814
Alicia C. Alonzo United States 17 919 1.1× 442 0.8× 72 0.6× 59 0.5× 34 0.4× 34 1.1k
Umesh Ramnarain South Africa 18 823 1.0× 358 0.6× 69 0.5× 105 0.9× 36 0.4× 94 1.0k
Jennifer L. Momsen United States 16 973 1.1× 282 0.5× 231 1.8× 49 0.4× 147 1.8× 32 1.3k
Laura Zangori United States 21 895 1.0× 454 0.8× 133 1.1× 66 0.6× 37 0.4× 54 1.1k
Wolff‐Michael Roth Canada 17 1.1k 1.3× 620 1.1× 114 0.9× 57 0.5× 26 0.3× 26 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Hug

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Hug

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Hug

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Hug. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Hug 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 Barbara Hug. Barbara Hug 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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Krist, Christina, et al.. (2024). EMPOWER: Enacting Materials to Promote Ownership, Engagement, and Relevance. Proceedings.. 2024. 2303–2304.
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2020). Web Modules: New Toys For Engineering Students To Learn With. 10.1463.1–10.1463.9.
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2017). Implementation of a Curriculum-Integrated Computer Game for Introducing Scientific Argumentation. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 27(3). 236–247. 17 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2017). A Card-Sorting Activity to Engage Students in the Academic Language of Biology. The American Biology Teacher. 79(3). 233–237. 1 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2016). Affordances and Constraints of a Blended Course in a Teacher Professional Development Program. Journal of educational multimedia and hypermedia. 2016(1). 1114–1126. 5 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2016). Integrating the Dimensions of NGSS within a Collaborative Board Game about Honey Bees. The American Biology Teacher. 78(9). 755–763. 6 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2016). The Bio Bay Game: Three-Dimensional Learning of Biomagnification. The American Biology Teacher. 78(9). 748–754. 2 indexed citations
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Atkins, Laura, Lalit Patil, Maryalice Wu, et al.. (2015). Fostering Innovative Skills Within the Classroom: A Qualitative Analysis from Interviews with 60 Innovators. 26.791.1–26.791.16. 1 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2014). How Do Small Things Make a Big Difference? Activities to Teach about Human–Microbe Interactions. The American Biology Teacher. 76(9). 601–608. 4 indexed citations
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Copur‐Gencturk, Yasemin, Barbara Hug, & Sarah Theule Lubienski. (2013). The effects of a master's program on teachers' science instruction: Results from classroom observations, teacher reports, and student surveys. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 51(2). 219–249. 8 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2012). The Guppy Game: Understanding the big ideas of natural and sexual selection.. PubMed. 79(5). 32–37. 1 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2012). Helping students evaluate science news sources Climbing the Pyramid. 1 indexed citations
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Kenyon, Lisa, Christina V. Schwarz, & Barbara Hug. (2008). The Benefits of Scientific Modeling.. Science and Children. 46(2). 40–44. 25 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2008). Real Science or Marketing Hype? Student-Designed Experiments Test the Antimicrobial Effects of Silver Nanoparticles. The Science Teacher. 75(4). 57. 1 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara & Katherine L. McNeill. (2008). Use of First‐hand and Second‐hand Data in Science: Does data type influence classroom conversations?. International Journal of Science Education. 30(13). 1725–1751. 70 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, et al.. (2005). Collaboration and Connectedness in Two Teacher Educators' Shared Self-Study. Studying Teacher Education. 1(2). 123–140. 22 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara, Joseph Krajcik, & Ronald W. Marx. (2005). Using Innovative Learning Technologies to Promote Learning and Engagement in an Urban Science Classroom. Urban Education. 40(4). 446–472. 40 indexed citations
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Hug, Barbara. (2003). Developing models in science education. Science Education. 87(4). 618–620. 10 indexed citations
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Krajcik, Joseph, Rachel Mamlok‐Naaman, & Barbara Hug. (2001). Modern Content and the Enterprise of Science: Science Education in the Twentieth Century. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 103(7). 205–238. 23 indexed citations
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Lloyd, Robert, et al.. (1990). RESEARCH NOTE. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 52(4). 897–901. 12 indexed citations

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