Benjamin C. Herman

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Benjamin C. Herman is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin C. Herman 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, 10 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 9 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Benjamin C. Herman's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (16 papers), Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (9 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (8 papers). Benjamin C. Herman is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (16 papers), Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (9 papers) and Environmental Education and Sustainability (8 papers). Benjamin C. Herman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and South Korea. Benjamin C. Herman's co-authors include Dana L. Zeidler, Michael P. Clough, Troy D. Sadler, Mark Newton, Joanne K. Olson, Allan Feldman, Kyunghee Choi, Joseph Krajcik, Sung Won Kim and Hyunju Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Research in Science Teaching and Science Education.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin C. Herman

26 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

New directions in socioscientific issues research

2019 183 citations Dana L. Zeidler, Benjamin C. Herman et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin C. Herman United States	16	805	439	244	222	181	26	1.1k
Michael L. Simmons United States	3	998 1.2×	591 1.3×	178 0.7×	151 0.7×	199 1.1×	6	1.2k
Elaine V. Howes United States	10	878 1.1×	442 1.0×	158 0.6×	141 0.6×	159 0.9×	20	1.1k
Stein Dankert Kolstø Norway	12	1.1k 1.4×	729 1.7×	183 0.8×	268 1.2×	208 1.1×	26	1.4k
Ralph Levinson United Kingdom	16	720 0.9×	294 0.7×	168 0.7×	281 1.3×	131 0.7×	55	1.0k
Cory T. Forbes United States	24	1.2k 1.5×	534 1.2×	201 0.8×	188 0.8×	183 1.0×	76	1.5k
J. Randy McGinnis United States	17	622 0.8×	285 0.6×	161 0.7×	158 0.7×	84 0.5×	78	950
Steve Alsop Canada	17	659 0.8×	303 0.7×	125 0.5×	140 0.6×	155 0.9×	48	890
Jack Holbrook Estonia	16	1.1k 1.4×	404 0.9×	144 0.6×	119 0.5×	107 0.6×	52	1.4k
George E. DeBoer United States	13	1.2k 1.5×	609 1.4×	118 0.5×	147 0.7×	126 0.7×	36	1.5k
Deborah J. Tippins United States	19	713 0.9×	242 0.6×	73 0.3×	185 0.8×	110 0.6×	69	979

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20 of 20 papers shown

Herman, Benjamin C., et al.. (2025). How Scientists Perceive NOS and Its Value for Science Communication. Science & Education. 34(6). 3827–3858. 2 indexed citations

Herman, Benjamin C., et al.. (2024). It's not just a science thing: Educating future STEM professionals through mis/disinformation responsive instruction. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 61(8). 1925–1974. 6 indexed citations

Herman, Benjamin C., et al.. (2024). The influence of COVID-19 science views, risk perceptions, and group membership on socioscientific decisions. International Journal of Science Education. 46(17). 1783–1810. 4 indexed citations

Herman, Benjamin C., et al.. (2023). Using Video Media to Teach Physics and the Nature of Science. The Clearing House A Journal of Educational Strategies Issues and Ideas. 96(4). 122–129. 1 indexed citations

Herman, Benjamin C., Mark Newton, & Dana L. Zeidler. (2021). Impact of place‐based socioscientific issues instruction on students' contextualization of socioscientific orientations. Science Education. 105(4). 585–627. 51 indexed citations

Herman, Benjamin C., et al.. (2019). Exploring the Complexity of Students’ Scientific Explanations and Associated Nature of Science Views Within a Place-Based Socioscientific Issue Context. Science & Education. 28(3-5). 329–366. 42 indexed citations

Zeidler, Dana L., Benjamin C. Herman, & Troy D. Sadler. (2019). New directions in socioscientific issues research. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 183 indexed citations breakdown →

Owens, David, et al.. (2019). Secondary Science and Mathematics Teachers’ Environmental Issues Engagement through Socioscientific Reasoning. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education. 15(6). 22 indexed citations

Herman, Benjamin C., Dana L. Zeidler, & Mark Newton. (2018). Students’ Emotive Reasoning Through Place-Based Environmental Socioscientific Issues. Research in Science Education. 50(5). 2081–2109. 65 indexed citations

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Herman, Benjamin C.. (2017). Students' environmental NOS views, compassion, intent, and action: Impact of place‐based socioscientific issues instruction. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 55(4). 600–638. 79 indexed citations

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Zeidler, Dana L., Benjamin C. Herman, Michael P. Clough, et al.. (2016). Humanitas Emptor: Reconsidering Recent Trends and Policy in Science Teacher Education. Journal of Science Teacher Education. 27(5). 465–476. 19 indexed citations

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Herman, Benjamin C., et al.. (2015). Florida and Puerto Rico Secondary Science Teachers’ Knowledge and Teaching of Climate Change Science. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 15(3). 451–471. 68 indexed citations

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Kruse, Jerrid, et al.. (2015). Beyond an Equation: Using the Particulate Nature of Matter to Explain Density-Related Phenomena. The Science Teacher. 82(2). 28–33. 2 indexed citations

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Herman, Benjamin C.. (2014). The Influence of Global Warming Science Views and Sociocultural Factors on Willingness to Mitigate Global Warming. Science Education. 99(1). 1–38. 95 indexed citations

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Herman, Benjamin C. & Michael P. Clough. (2014). Teachers’ Longitudinal NOS Understanding After Having Completed a Science Teacher Education Program. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 14(S1). 207–227. 29 indexed citations

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Lee, Hyunju, Kyunghee Choi, Sung Won Kim, et al.. (2013). Socioscientific Issues as a Vehicle for Promoting Character and Values for Global Citizens. International Journal of Science Education. 35(12). 2079–2113. 132 indexed citations

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Herman, Benjamin C., Michael P. Clough, & Joanne K. Olson. (2013). Teachers’ Nature of Science Implementation Practices 2–5 Years After Having Completed an Intensive Science Education Program. Science Education. 97(2). 271–309. 65 indexed citations

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Herman, Benjamin C., et al.. (2013). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL FREE-CHOICE LEARNING AND STUDENTS’ LEARNING, ATTITUDES, AND POLICY VIEWS ABOUT WATERWAYS. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 11(6). 1327–1350. 7 indexed citations

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Herman, Benjamin C., Michael P. Clough, & Joanne K. Olson. (2013). Association Between Experienced Teachers’ NOS Implementation and Reform-Based Practices. Journal of Science Teacher Education. 24(7). 1077–1102. 23 indexed citations

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Clough, Michael P. & Benjamin C. Herman. (2010). Seamlessly Teaching Science Content and the Nature of Science: Impact of Historical Short Stories on Post-Secondary Biology Students. 7 indexed citations

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