David Kirshner

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 885 citations indexed

About

David Kirshner is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Kirshner has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 885 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Education, 9 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 3 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in David Kirshner's work include Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (9 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (8 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (3 papers). David Kirshner is often cited by papers focused on Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (9 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (8 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (3 papers). David Kirshner collaborates with scholars based in United States. David Kirshner's co-authors include Gordon C. Grigg, Lyn D. English, Sasha A. Barab, James Anthony Whitson, Frank H. Knight, Ian Stirling, Donald J. Cunningham, Doff B. McElhinney, John E. Mayer and Patricia A. Hickey and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Educational Researcher and Journal for Research in Mathematics Education.

In The Last Decade

David Kirshner

20 papers receiving 778 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.

Biology and Evolution of Crocodylians

2019 259 citations Gordon C. Grigg, David Kirshner SPIE eBooks profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Kirshner United States	13	364	210	183	177	126	24	885
Robert Β. Davis United States	19	575 1.6×	200 1.0×	176 1.0×	136 0.8×	171 1.4×	80	1.6k
Timothy D. Reynolds United States	13	442 1.2×	147 0.7×	30 0.2×	25 0.1×	150 1.2×	37	1.1k
Shari Ellis United States	13	340 0.9×	282 1.3×	57 0.3×	21 0.1×	47 0.4×	30	851
Susan M. Case United States	23	221 0.6×	36 0.2×	26 0.1×	162 0.9×	89 0.7×	60	2.2k
Richard J. Smith United Kingdom	19	97 0.3×	78 0.4×	699 3.8×	103 0.6×	51 0.4×	41	2.1k
Michael Carey Australia	15	183 0.5×	108 0.5×	34 0.2×	11 0.1×	74 0.6×	50	887
Sandra Herbert Australia	17	556 1.5×	103 0.5×	212 1.2×	28 0.2×	9 0.1×	89	984
Rebecca Price United States	13	232 0.6×	77 0.4×	11 0.1×	108 0.6×	19 0.2×	38	615
Edith R. Dempster South Africa	11	105 0.3×	60 0.3×	11 0.1×	39 0.2×	70 0.6×	51	724
Josepha P. Kurdziel United States	15	485 1.3×	146 0.7×	13 0.1×	6 0.0×	183 1.5×	20	985

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Kirshner, David & James Anthony Whitson. (2021). Situated Cognition. 6 indexed citations

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Moreno, Juana, et al.. (2020). Computational Thinking for STEM Teacher Leadership Training at Louisiana State University. Civil War Book Review. 1–2. 3 indexed citations

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Grigg, Gordon C. & David Kirshner. (2019). Biology and Evolution of Crocodylians. SPIE eBooks. 259 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bergersen, Lisa, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Doff B. McElhinney, et al.. (2013). Capture of Complexity of Specialty Care in Pediatric Cardiology by Work RVU Measures. PEDIATRICS. 131(2). 258–267. 19 indexed citations

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English, Lyn D. & David Kirshner. (2010). Technology and curriculum design: The ordering of discontinuities in school algebra. 820–851. 10 indexed citations

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English, Lyn D. & David Kirshner. (2010). Semiotic mediation in the mathematics classroom: Artifacts and signs after a Vygotskian perspective. 760–797. 86 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David. (2010). Book Review: … And All the Children Are Above Average: A Review of The End of Ignorance: Multiplying Our Human Potential. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 41(1). 81–87. 1 indexed citations

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English, Lyn D. & David Kirshner. (2010). Design research: Engineering, systems, products, and processes for innovation. 534–548. 13 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David & David Kellogg. (2009). Lev Vygotsky as Muse to Complex Learning/Teaching. 6(1). 1 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David, et al.. (2004). Visual Salience of Algebraic Transformations. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 35(4). 224–224. 76 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David. (2002). Untangling Teachers' Diverse Aspirations for Student Learning: A Crossdisciplinary Strategy for Relating Psychological Theory to Pedagogical Practice. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 33(1). 46–46. 15 indexed citations

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Barab, Sasha A. & David Kirshner. (2001). Guest Editors' Introduction: Rethinking Methodology in the Learning Sciences. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 10(1-2). 5–15. 84 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David, et al.. (2000). Interference of Instrumental Instruction in Subsequent Relational Learning. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 31(5). 524–540. 68 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David & James Anthony Whitson. (1998). Obstacles to Understanding Cognition as Situated. Educational Researcher. 27(8). 22–22. 5 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David. (1994). Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (16th, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 5-8, 1994). Volume 1: Plenary Sessions, Technology Focus Groups, Discussion Groups and Research Papers, Oral Reports and Posters.. 1 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David. (1994). Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (16th, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, November 5-8, 1994). Volume 2: Research Papers, Oral Reports, and Posters (Continued).. 3 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David. (1993). The Structural Algebra Option: A Discussion Paper.. 1 indexed citations

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Stirling, Ian, David Kirshner, & Frank H. Knight. (1992). Bears: Majestic Creatures of the Wild. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 32 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David. (1989). The Visual Syntax of Algebra. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 20(3). 274–287. 74 indexed citations

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Kirshner, David. (1989). The Visual Syntax of Algebra. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. 20(3). 274–274. 45 indexed citations

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