Jenny Knight

8.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
118 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Jenny Knight is a scholar working on Education, Physiology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jenny Knight has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Education, 25 papers in Physiology and 20 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jenny Knight's work include Innovative Teaching Methods (25 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (24 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (22 papers). Jenny Knight is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching Methods (25 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (24 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (22 papers). Jenny Knight collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Jenny Knight's co-authors include William B. Wood, Michelle K. Smith, W. Barry Wood, Nancy Guild, Tin Tin Su, Carl Wieman, Wendy K. Adams, John Wiggers, Richard H. Ebright and Pamela A. Raymond and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Jenny Knight

115 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Why Peer Discussion Improves Student Performance on In-Cl... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2009 2005 2021 200 400 600
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. Why Peer Discussion Improves Student Performance on In-Class Concept Questions
    2009 661 citations Michelle K. Smith, Wendy K. Adams et al. profile →
  2. Teaching More by Lecturing Less
    2005 602 citations Jenny Knight, William B. Wood profile →
  3. The Curious Construct of Active Learning
    2021 202 citations Jenny Knight, Michelle K. Smith et al. profile →

Peers

Jenny Knight
Sara E. Brownell United States
Kimberly D. Tanner United States
Mary Pat Wenderoth United States
Deborah Allen United States
Sarah L. Eddy United States
David Wood Australia
Hannah Jordt United States
Robert L. DeHaan United States
Werner Blum Germany
R Bernard Canada
Sara E. Brownell United States
Jenny Knight
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Countries citing papers authored by Jenny Knight

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jenny Knight

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jenny Knight

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jenny Knight. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jenny Knight 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 Jenny Knight. Jenny Knight 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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Knight, Jenny, et al.. (2025). Self-Testing and Follow-Through of Learning Strategies Supports Student Success. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 24(1). ar16–ar16. 1 indexed citations
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Knight, Jenny. (2015). Well Versed in the Art of Work : How Poetry Can Help Us Make Sense of Nonsense. Digital WPI. 4(1). 12–18. 1 indexed citations
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Stockings, Emily, Jenny Bowman, Amanda Baker, et al.. (2014). Impact of a Postdischarge Smoking Cessation Intervention for Smokers Admitted to an Inpatient Psychiatric Facility: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 16(11). 1417–1428. 39 indexed citations
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McElwaine, Kathleen, Megan Freund, Elizabeth Campbell, et al.. (2013). The delivery of preventive care to clients of community health services. BMC Health Services Research. 13(1). 167–167. 25 indexed citations
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Tzelepis, Flora, et al.. (2012). Increasing the Reach of Quitlines Through Active Telephone Recruitment: Do Cold-Called Smokers Differ From Quitline Callers?. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 14(12). 1488–1493. 9 indexed citations
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Stockings, Emily, Jenny Bowman, John Wiggers, et al.. (2011). A randomised controlled trial linking mental health inpatients to community smoking cessation supports: A study protocol. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 570–570. 12 indexed citations
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Wye, Paula, Jenny Bowman, John Wiggers, et al.. (2010). An audit of the prevalence of recorded nicotine dependence treatment in an Australian psychiatric hospital. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 34(3). 298–303. 28 indexed citations
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Tzelepis, Flora, Christine Paul, Raoul A. Walsh, et al.. (2009). Telephone Recruitment into a Randomized Controlled Trial of Quitline Support. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 37(4). 324–329. 27 indexed citations
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Wye, Paula, Jenny Bowman, John Wiggers, et al.. (2009). Smoking Restrictions and Treatment for Smoking: Policies and Procedures in Psychiatric Inpatient Units in Australia. Psychiatric Services. 60(1). 100–107. 38 indexed citations
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Smith, Michelle K., William B. Wood, Wendy K. Adams, et al.. (2009). Why peer discussion improves student performance on in-class concept questions. Developmental Biology. 331(2). 416–416. 53 indexed citations
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Wye, Paula, Jenny Bowman, John Wiggers, et al.. (2008). Smoking Restrictions and Treatment for Smoking: Policies and Procedures in Psychiatric Inpatient Units in Australia. Psychiatric Services. 60(1). 5 indexed citations
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Wolfenden, Luke, John Wiggers, Elizabeth Campbell, et al.. (2008). Feasibility, acceptability, and cost of referring surgical patients for postdischarge cessation support from a quitline. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 10(6). 1105–1108. 22 indexed citations
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Freund, Megan, Elizabeth Campbell, Patrick McElduff, et al.. (2008). Smoking care provision in hospitals: A review of prevalence. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 10(5). 757–774. 61 indexed citations
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Wolfenden, Luke, et al.. (2007). Computerized assessment of surgical patients for tobacco use: accuracy and acceptability. Journal of Public Health. 29(2). 183–185. 7 indexed citations
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Wiggers, John, et al.. (2002). Novel strategy to stop cigarette smoking by surgical patients: Pilot study in a preadmission clinic. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 72(9). 618–622. 15 indexed citations
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Warner‐Smith, Matthew, John Wiggers, Robyn Considine, & Jenny Knight. (2000). Dissemination of responsible service of alcohol initiatives to rugby league clubs. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 24(3). 312–315. 8 indexed citations
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Powell‐Coffman, Jo Anne, Jenny Knight, & William B. Wood. (1996). Onset ofC. elegansGastrulation Is Blocked by Inhibition of Embryonic Transcription with an RNA Polymerase Antisense RNA. Developmental Biology. 178(2). 472–483. 104 indexed citations
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Knight, Jenny. (1992). The lecturer–practioner role: exploration and reflection. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 1(2). 58–59. 4 indexed citations
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