Eric Mazur

9.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
53 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Eric Mazur is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Media Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Mazur has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Education, 18 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 8 papers in Media Technology. Recurrent topics in Eric Mazur's work include Innovative Teaching Methods (21 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (12 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (11 papers). Eric Mazur is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching Methods (21 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (12 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (11 papers). Eric Mazur collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Canada. Eric Mazur's co-authors include Catherine H. Crouch, Robert C. Hilborn, Jessica Watkins, Adam P. Fagen, John P. Callan, Kelly Miller, Nathaniel Lasry, Li Huang, M. Milosavljević and Tsing-Hua Her and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Eric Mazur

52 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Peer Instruction: Ten years of experience and results 1996 2026 2006 2016 2001 1997 1996 2009 2014 500 1000 1.5k
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. Peer Instruction: Ten years of experience and results
    2001 1.7k citations Catherine H. Crouch, Eric Mazur American Journal of Physics profile →
  2. Peer Instruction: A User's Manual
    1997 922 citations Eric Mazur et al. profile →
  3. Three-dimensional optical storage inside transparent materials
    1996 730 citations Eli N. Glezer, M. Milosavljević et al. Optics Letters profile →
  4. Farewell, Lecture?
    2009 326 citations Eric Mazur Science profile →
  5. Teaching and physics education research: bridging the gap
    2014 236 citations James M. Fräser, Kelly Miller et al. Reports on Progress in Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Mazur United States 27 4.4k 1.7k 1.3k 707 703 53 6.3k
Catherine H. Crouch United States 25 2.4k 0.5× 984 0.6× 703 0.5× 1.1k 1.6× 1.1k 1.6× 42 5.4k
Noah D. Finkelstein United States 37 4.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 193 0.3× 172 0.2× 156 5.8k
Chris Rogers United States 29 864 0.2× 480 0.3× 353 0.3× 928 1.3× 374 0.5× 151 3.4k
Vicente Talanquer United States 42 3.0k 0.7× 133 0.1× 1.6k 1.2× 683 1.0× 58 0.1× 159 5.1k
Katherine K. Perkins United States 32 2.5k 0.6× 924 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 112 0.2× 16 0.0× 85 3.9k
Lillian C. McDermott United States 39 5.2k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 2.1k 1.7× 81 0.1× 19 0.0× 77 6.3k
Chun‐Yen Chang Taiwan 39 2.5k 0.6× 226 0.1× 1.2k 0.9× 276 0.4× 16 0.0× 319 6.1k
Andrea A. diSessa United States 32 5.4k 1.2× 378 0.2× 3.9k 3.1× 100 0.1× 25 0.0× 71 8.5k
Edward F. Redish United States 34 3.3k 0.7× 887 0.5× 1.6k 1.3× 163 0.2× 6 0.0× 120 5.0k
Wouter van Joolingen Netherlands 30 2.5k 0.6× 455 0.3× 2.4k 1.9× 91 0.1× 7 0.0× 125 4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Eric Mazur

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Mazur

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Mazur

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric Mazur. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric Mazur 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 Eric Mazur. Eric Mazur 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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Fräser, James M., et al.. (2014). Teaching and physics education research: bridging the gap. Reports on Progress in Physics. 77(3). 32401–32401. 236 indexed citations breakdown →
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Miller, Kelly, et al.. (2014). Conceptual question response times in Peer Instruction classrooms. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research. 10(2). 33 indexed citations
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Miller, Kelly, et al.. (2014). Improving online class forums by seeding discussions and managing section size. 173–174. 4 indexed citations
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Watkins, Jessica & Eric Mazur. (2013). Retaining Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Majors. The journal of college science teaching. 42(5). 36–41. 176 indexed citations
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Araújo, Ives Solano & Eric Mazur. (2013). Instrução pelos colegas e ensino sob medida: uma proposta para o engajamento dos alunos no processo de ensino-aprendizagem de Física. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 30(2). 33 indexed citations
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Morris, Gary A., et al.. (2012). An item response curves analysis of the Force Concept Inventory. American Journal of Physics. 80(9). 825–831. 48 indexed citations
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Kang, SeungYeon, et al.. (2012). A Method to Fabricate Disconnected Silver Nanostructures in 3D. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 1 indexed citations
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Miller, Kelly, Nathaniel Lasry, Orad Reshef, et al.. (2010). Losing it: The Influence of Losses on Individuals’ Normalized Gains. AIP conference proceedings. 229–232. 5 indexed citations
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Mazur, Eric. (2009). Farewell, Lecture?. Science. 323(5910). 50–51. 326 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lasry, Nathaniel, Noah D. Finkelstein, & Eric Mazur. (2009). Are Most People Too Dumb for Physics?. The Physics Teacher. 47(7). 418–422. 13 indexed citations
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Crouch, Catherine H., Jessica Watkins, Adam P. Fagen, & Eric Mazur. (2007). Peer Instruction: Engaging Students One-on-One, All At Once. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 1(1). 1–55. 105 indexed citations
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Lorenzo, Mercedes, Catherine H. Crouch, & Eric Mazur. (2006). Reducing the gender gap in the physics classroom. American Journal of Physics. 74(2). 118–122. 293 indexed citations
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Mazur, Eric. (2003). Memorization or understanding: Are we teaching the right thing?. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9663. 96631N–96631N. 2 indexed citations
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Tong, Limin, Jingyi Lou, Yunfei Xu, et al.. (2002). Highly Nd^3+-doped Y_3Al_5O_12 crystal fiber tip for laser thermotherapy. Applied Optics. 41(19). 4008–4008. 3 indexed citations
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Mazur, Eric. (1998). Understanding or Memorization: Are We Teaching the Right Thing?. AAS. 193. 19 indexed citations
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Glezer, Eli N., M. Milosavljević, Li Huang, et al.. (1996). Three-dimensional optical storage inside transparent materials. Optics Letters. 21(24). 2023–2023. 730 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mazur, Eric. (1996). Are science lectures a relic of the past?. Physics World. 9(9). 13–16. 12 indexed citations
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Cleary, John P., et al.. (1996). Informatics integration in a medical residency program: early experiences.. PubMed. 55–9. 6 indexed citations
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Mazur, Eric. (1992). Qualitative vs. quantitative thinking: Are we teaching the right thing?. Optics and Photonics News. 3(2). 38. 14 indexed citations
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Mazur, Eric. (1991). Can We Teach Computers to Teach?. Computers in Physics. 5(1). 31–38. 46 indexed citations

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