Brian Alters

1.4k total citations
29 papers, 943 citations indexed

About

Brian Alters is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Alters has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 943 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in History and Philosophy of Science, 13 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Brian Alters's work include Evolution and Science Education (19 papers), Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (11 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (8 papers). Brian Alters is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Science Education (19 papers), Religion, Ecology, and Ethics (11 papers) and Animal and Plant Science Education (8 papers). Brian Alters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Lebanon. Brian Alters's co-authors include Craig E. Nelson, Jason R. Wiles, Anila Asghar, Saouma BouJaoude, Craig E. Nelson, Peter White, Lama Z. Jaber, David G. Delaney, Philip M. Sadler and Stephen Jay Gould and has published in prestigious journals such as Evolution, Journal of Research in Science Teaching and International Journal of Science Education.

In The Last Decade

Brian Alters

27 papers receiving 787 citations

Peers

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Kostas Kampourakis Switzerland

John Settlage United States

Anila Asghar Canada

Lisa A. Donnelly United States

Fred N. Finley United States

Colin Wood‐Robinson United Kingdom

Cynthia Passmore United States

María Pilar Jiménez‐Aleixandre Spain

David Wÿss Rudge United States

Margaret Brumby Australia

Kostas Kampourakis Switzerland

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632 ×1.2

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517 ×1.0

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191 ×0.9

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398 ×1.9

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Countries citing papers authored by Brian Alters

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Alters

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Sadler, Philip M., et al.. (2023). Still a private universe? Community college students’ understanding of evolution. Evolution Education and Outreach. 16(1). 1 indexed citations

Asghar, Anila, et al.. (2015). Biological Evolution in Canadian Science Curricula. 35(5). 1 indexed citations

Asghar, Anila & Brian Alters. (2011). Religion, culture, and evolutionary science: Paradoxes and promises in Muslim societies. Minerva Medica. 78(24). 1823–9. 1 indexed citations

White, Peter, et al.. (2011). Clicker Implementation Models. The EDUCAUSE quarterly/EDUCAUSE quarterly. 34(4). 6 indexed citations

Wiles, Jason R. & Brian Alters. (2011). Effects of an Educational Experience Incorporating an Inventory of Factors Potentially Influencing Student Acceptance of Biological Evolution. International Journal of Science Education. 33(18). 2559–2585. 55 indexed citations

Asghar, Anila, Jason R. Wiles, & Brian Alters. (2010). The origin and evolution of life in Pakistani High School Biology. Journal of Biological Education. 44(2). 65–71. 20 indexed citations

BouJaoude, Saouma, et al.. (2010). Biology Professors’ and Teachers’ Positions Regarding Biological Evolution and Evolution Education in a Middle Eastern Society. International Journal of Science Education. 33(7). 979–1000. 53 indexed citations

White, Peter, et al.. (2010). Clicking for grades? Really? Investigating the use of clickers for awarding grade-points in post-secondary education. Interactive Learning Environments. 19(5). 551–561. 19 indexed citations

Asghar, Anila, Jason R. Wiles, & Brian Alters. (2007). Canadian Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Conceptions of Biological Evolution and Evolution Education.. 42(2). 189–209. 54 indexed citations

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Asghar, Anila, Jason R. Wiles, & Brian Alters. (2007). CANADIAN PRE-SERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ CONCEPTIONS OF BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION AND EVOLUTION EDUCATION / CONCEPTIONS DES FUTURS ENSEIGNANTS CANADIENS À L’ÉLÉMENTAIRE SUR L’ÉVOLUTION BIOLOGIQUE ET L’ENSEIGNEMENT DE L’ÉVOLUTION. 42(2). 1 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian & Craig E. Nelson. (2002). PERSPECTIVE: TEACHING EVOLUTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. Evolution. 56(10). 1891–1891. 32 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian & Craig E. Nelson. (2002). PERSPECTIVE: TEACHING EVOLUTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION. Evolution. 56(10). 1891–1901. 273 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian. (1997). Whose nature of science?. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 34(1). 39–55. 218 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian. (1997). Nature of science: A diversity or uniformity of ideas?. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 34(10). 1105–1108. 26 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian. (1997). Hearts and minds in the science classroom: The education of a confirmed evolutionist revisited. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 34(1). 89–91. 1 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian. (1997). Whose nature of science?. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 34(1). 39–55. 5 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian, et al.. (1996). Biology: Understanding Life. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian. (1995). Counseling physics students: A research basis. The Physics Teacher. 33(6). 413–415. 18 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian. (1994). Modeling Modes of Evolution: Comparing Phyletic Gradualism & Punctuated Equilibrium. The American Biology Teacher. 56(6). 354–360. 3 indexed citations

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Alters, Brian. (1994). Punctuated Equilibrium: The Missing Link in Evolution Education. The American Biology Teacher. 56(6). 334–340. 2 indexed citations

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