Ella Kahu

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
28 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Ella Kahu is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ella Kahu has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Education, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ella Kahu's work include Higher Education Practises and Engagement (15 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (14 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (8 papers). Ella Kahu is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Practises and Engagement (15 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (14 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (8 papers). Ella Kahu collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and Switzerland. Ella Kahu's co-authors include Karen Nelson, Catherine Picton, Linda Leach, Nick Zepke, Christine Stephens, Mandy Morgan, Paul Brunton, Loraine McKay, Eva Heinrich and Linda Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Studies in Higher Education and Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Ella Kahu

28 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Framing student engagement in higher education

2011 1.2k citations Ella Kahu Studies in Higher Education profile →
Student engagement in the educational interface: understanding the mechanisms of student success

2017 544 citations Ella Kahu, Karen Nelson Higher Education Research & Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ella Kahu New Zealand	15	1.7k	413	354	309	293	28	2.4k
Robert M. Gonyea United States	19	2.2k 1.3×	528 1.3×	290 0.8×	230 0.7×	194 0.7×	43	2.9k
Ellen Jansen Netherlands	30	1.8k 1.0×	517 1.3×	344 1.0×	136 0.4×	302 1.0×	94	2.7k
Jillian Kinzie United States	22	2.9k 1.6×	647 1.6×	316 0.9×	263 0.9×	232 0.8×	74	3.6k
Naomi Winstone United Kingdom	31	2.5k 1.4×	204 0.5×	582 1.6×	216 0.7×	203 0.7×	77	3.2k
Eddie Denessen Netherlands	27	1.9k 1.1×	479 1.2×	652 1.8×	152 0.5×	284 1.0×	87	3.0k
Alf Lizzio Australia	21	1.9k 1.1×	515 1.2×	270 0.8×	123 0.4×	207 0.7×	26	2.6k
Velda McCune United Kingdom	22	2.1k 1.2×	286 0.7×	501 1.4×	142 0.5×	137 0.5×	39	2.6k
Liisa Postareff Finland	25	1.7k 1.0×	333 0.8×	314 0.9×	106 0.3×	134 0.5×	53	2.2k
Vincent Donche Belgium	26	1.6k 0.9×	489 1.2×	647 1.8×	183 0.6×	147 0.5×	131	2.5k
Nick Zepke New Zealand	24	1.8k 1.1×	275 0.7×	252 0.7×	170 0.6×	127 0.4×	64	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Ella Kahu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ella Kahu

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Heinrich, Eva, et al.. (2022). An exploration of course and cohort communication spaces in Discord, Teams, and Moodle. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. 107–120. 5 indexed citations

Kahu, Ella, et al.. (2022). Building a Bridge to Learning: The Critical Importance of Teacher Aide–Student Relationships in the Primary School Classroom. 46(2). 164–177. 1 indexed citations

Kahu, Ella, et al.. (2022). ‘A sense of community and camaraderie’: Increasing student engagement by supplementing an LMS with a Learning Commons Communication Tool. Active Learning in Higher Education. 25(2). 303–316. 11 indexed citations

McKay, Loraine, et al.. (2021). “My Uni Experience Wasn’t Completely Ruined”: The Impacts of COVID-19 on the First-Year Experience. Student Success. 12(2). 16 indexed citations

Picton, Catherine & Ella Kahu. (2021). ‘I knew I had the support from them’: understanding student support through a student engagement lens. Higher Education Research & Development. 41(6). 2034–2047. 18 indexed citations

Kahu, Ella, et al.. (2020). Interrogating Antipodean Angst: New Zealand's Non-Muslim Majority Talk About Muslims. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 40(4). 559–575. 2 indexed citations

Kahu, Ella & Catherine Picton. (2020). Using photo elicitation to understand first-year student experiences: Student metaphors of life, university and learning. Active Learning in Higher Education. 23(1). 35–47. 14 indexed citations

Tuffin, Keith, et al.. (2019). Representing Islam: Experiences of women wearing hijab in New Zealand. 4 indexed citations

Kahu, Ella, et al.. (2019). Access and barriers to oral health care for dependent elderly people living in rest homes. Gerodontology. 36(2). 149–155. 21 indexed citations

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Kahu, Ella, et al.. (2018). The use of personal experience as a strategy for critical reading and writing. A Practice Report. Student Success. 9(3). 71–77. 4 indexed citations

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Picton, Catherine, Ella Kahu, & Karen Nelson. (2018). ‘Hardworking, determined and happy’: first-year students’ understanding and experience of success. Higher Education Research & Development. 37(6). 1260–1273. 51 indexed citations

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Kahu, Ella & Karen Nelson. (2017). Student engagement in the educational interface: understanding the mechanisms of student success. Higher Education Research & Development. 37(1). 58–71. 544 indexed citations breakdown →

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Picton, Catherine, Ella Kahu, & Karen Nelson. (2017). Friendship supported learning – the role of friendships in first-year students’ university experiences. Massey Research Online (Massey University). 10 indexed citations

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Kahu, Ella, Karen Nelson, & Catherine Picton. (2016). 'I'm excited!' Student expectations prior to starting their first year at university. Massey Research Online (Massey University). 3 indexed citations

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Kahu, Ella, Christine Stephens, Linda Leach, & Nick Zepke. (2014). Linking academic emotions and student engagement: mature-aged distance students’ transition to university. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 39(4). 481–497. 108 indexed citations

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Kahu, Ella, Christine Stephens, Linda Leach, & Nick Zepke. (2013). The engagement of mature distance students. Higher Education Research & Development. 32(5). 791–804. 63 indexed citations

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Kahu, Ella. (2011). Framing student engagement in higher education. Studies in Higher Education. 38(5). 758–773. 1243 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kahu, Ella & Mandy Morgan. (2008). Making Choices: Contradictions and Commonalities in the Valuing of Caring and Working by Government Policy and First Time Mothers. 11. 1. 2 indexed citations

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Kahu, Ella & Mandy Morgan. (2007). Weaving cohesive identities: New Zealand women talk as mothers and workers. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 2(2). 55–73. 19 indexed citations

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Kahu, Ella & Mandy Morgan. (2007). A critical discourse analysis of New Zealand government policy: Women as mothers and workers. Women s Studies International Forum. 30(2). 134–146. 22 indexed citations

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