George E. Hein

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

George E. Hein is a scholar working on Museology, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, George E. Hein has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Museology, 11 papers in Visual Arts and Performing Arts and 5 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in George E. Hein's work include Museums and Cultural Heritage (14 papers), Art Education and Development (10 papers) and Geography Education and Pedagogy (3 papers). George E. Hein is often cited by papers focused on Museums and Cultural Heritage (14 papers), Art Education and Development (10 papers) and Geography Education and Pedagogy (3 papers). George E. Hein collaborates with scholars based in United States. George E. Hein's co-authors include Hilde Hein and Diane E. Levin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Educational Researcher and International Journal of Science Education.

In The Last Decade

George E. Hein

25 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits

2009 922 citations George E. Hein profile →
Learning in the Museum

2002 428 citations George E. Hein profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
George E. Hein United States	12	702	541	399	359	235	31	1.7k
Martin Storksdieck United States	16	498 0.7×	411 0.8×	491 1.2×	463 1.3×	207 0.9×	42	1.6k
Emily Dawson United Kingdom	21	255 0.4×	682 1.3×	617 1.5×	275 0.8×	294 1.3×	54	1.7k
James Kisiel United States	16	524 0.7×	302 0.6×	176 0.4×	368 1.0×	148 0.6×	26	1.1k
Sue Allen United States	13	354 0.5×	365 0.7×	224 0.6×	180 0.5×	253 1.1×	25	996
Léonie J. Rennie Australia	35	586 0.8×	2.3k 4.2×	710 1.8×	709 2.0×	879 3.7×	124	3.6k
Tali Tal Israel	28	528 0.8×	2.0k 3.6×	401 1.0×	668 1.9×	686 2.9×	84	3.1k
Philip Bell United States	13	234 0.3×	1.3k 2.4×	292 0.7×	272 0.8×	1.0k 4.4×	20	2.3k
Andrew W. Shouse United States	7	184 0.3×	861 1.6×	197 0.5×	240 0.7×	451 1.9×	10	1.5k
Michael Feder United States	10	177 0.3×	461 0.9×	213 0.5×	211 0.6×	279 1.2×	22	1.2k
Heather Toomey Zimmerman United States	20	153 0.2×	599 1.1×	175 0.4×	224 0.6×	326 1.4×	62	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George E. Hein

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Hein, George E., et al.. (2018). Assessment of Science Inquiry.

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Hein, George E.. (2016). Progressive Museum Practice. 4 indexed citations

3.

Hein, George E.. (2013). Progressive Museum Education: Examples from the 1960s.. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 9(2). 61–76. 5 indexed citations

4.

Hein, George E.. (2009). Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits. 4(1). 113–124. 922 indexed citations breakdown →

5.

Hein, George E.. (2006). John Dewey's “Wholly Original Philosophy” and Its Significance for Museums. Curator The Museum Journal. 49(2). 181–203. 11 indexed citations

6.

Hein, George E.. (2006). Progressive Education and Museum Education. Journal of Museum Education. 31(3). 161–173. 16 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (2006). Progressive Education and Museum Education Anna Billings Gallup and Louise Connolly. Journal of Museum Education. 31(3). 161–174. 2 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (2005). The Role Of Museums In Society: Education And Social Action. Curator The Museum Journal. 48(4). 357–363. 32 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (2004). John Dewey and Museum Education. Curator The Museum Journal. 47(4). 413–427. 37 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (1999). Is Meaning Making Constructivism? Is Constructivism Meaning Making? 1. 3 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (1997). The Maze and the Web: Implications of Constructivist Theory for Visitor Studies. 3 indexed citations

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Hein, George E., et al.. (1994). Active Assessment for Active Science: A Guide for Elementary School Teachers. 13 indexed citations

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Hein, George E., et al.. (1991). Increased Exhibit Accessibility Through Multisensory Interaction. Curator The Museum Journal. 34(4). 273–290. 30 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (1987). The Right Test for Hands-On Learning?.. Science and Children. 25(2). 8–12. 12 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (1976). The science of watching and wondering. The Urban Review. 9(4). 242–248. 4 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (1975). An Open Education Perspective on Evaluation.. 111(38). 13870–5. 1 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (1975). Humanistic and Open Education: Comparison and Contrast. Journal of Education. 157(3). 27–38. 1 indexed citations

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Hein, George E., et al.. (1966). The Chemistry of Noble Gases--A Modern Case History in Experimental Science. Journal of the History of Ideas. 27(3). 417–417. 1 indexed citations

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Hein, Hilde & George E. Hein. (1963). Nature of Science. Science. 140(3568). 762–762. 2 indexed citations

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Hein, George E.. (1961). The Liebig-Pasteur controversy: Vitality without vitalism. Journal of Chemical Education. 38(12). 614–614. 11 indexed citations

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