Jill Denner

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Jill Denner is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Education and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Jill Denner has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Computer Science Applications, 31 papers in Education and 23 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Jill Denner's work include Teaching and Learning Programming (35 papers), Gender and Technology in Education (20 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (16 papers). Jill Denner is often cited by papers focused on Teaching and Learning Programming (35 papers), Gender and Technology in Education (20 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (16 papers). Jill Denner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Sweden. Jill Denner's co-authors include Linda Werner, Shannon Campe, Eloy Ortiz, Catherine R. Cooper, Irene Lee, Fred Martin, Bob Coulter, Walter C. Allan, Joyce Malyn‐Smith and Karin Coyle and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Psychology, Communications of the ACM and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Jill Denner

76 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Computational thinking for youth in practice 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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. Computational thinking for youth in practice
    2011 528 citations Irene Lee, Jill Denner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jill Denner United States 25 1.5k 915 646 466 325 78 2.6k
Duane F. Shell United States 26 480 0.3× 893 1.0× 900 1.4× 174 0.4× 123 0.4× 86 2.7k
Steven L. Wise United States 30 383 0.3× 676 0.7× 1.4k 2.2× 471 1.0× 157 0.5× 112 4.1k
Albert D. Ritzhaupt United States 31 716 0.5× 690 0.8× 2.0k 3.1× 282 0.6× 361 1.1× 122 3.2k
Ellen B. Mandinach United States 24 476 0.3× 717 0.8× 1.3k 2.1× 199 0.4× 107 0.3× 71 3.3k
Janette R. Hill United States 19 541 0.4× 920 1.0× 1.8k 2.8× 278 0.6× 92 0.3× 50 2.6k
Di Xu United States 27 707 0.5× 342 0.4× 1.9k 3.0× 235 0.5× 82 0.3× 85 2.6k
Kui Xie United States 30 604 0.4× 998 1.1× 1.8k 2.7× 303 0.7× 193 0.6× 79 2.7k
Yukie Toyama United States 8 816 0.5× 670 0.7× 2.5k 3.8× 237 0.5× 65 0.2× 13 3.3k
Andrew Walker United States 21 562 0.4× 769 0.8× 1.9k 2.9× 291 0.6× 77 0.2× 44 2.8k
Kara Dawson United States 25 348 0.2× 410 0.4× 1.3k 2.0× 347 0.7× 251 0.8× 112 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jill Denner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jill Denner

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All Works

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Denner, Jill, et al.. (2020). Teacher expectations and perceived teacher involvement anticipate changes in Latino/a middle school students’ expectations of math success. Educational Psychology. 41(6). 786–805. 7 indexed citations
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Denner, Jill & David Torres. (2020). How Natural Mentoring is Used by Latinx Youth at a Community Technology Center. Journal of Latinos and Education. 22(1). 339–356.
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Laursen, Brett, et al.. (2016). Maternal Psychological Control and Its Association with Mother and Child Perceptions of Adolescent Adjustment: More Evidence on the Strength of Shared Perspectives. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 45(10). 2151–2163. 14 indexed citations
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Ruvalcaba, Omar, Linda Werner, & Jill Denner. (2016). Observations of Pair Programming. 90–95. 19 indexed citations
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Hartl, Amy C., Dawn DeLay, Brett Laursen, et al.. (2015). Dyadic instruction for middle school students: Liking promotes learning. Learning and Individual Differences. 44. 33–39. 20 indexed citations
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Werner, Linda, Jill Denner, & Shannon Campe. (2014). Using computer game programming to teach computational thinking skills. 37–53. 15 indexed citations
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Anderson, Pamela M., et al.. (2014). An Exploratory Study of Adolescent Pimping Relationships. The Journal of Primary Prevention. 35(2). 113–117. 37 indexed citations
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Denner, Jill, Linda Werner, Shannon Campe, & Eloy Ortiz. (2014). Pair Programming: Under What Conditions Is It Advantageous for Middle School Students?. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 46(3). 277–296. 124 indexed citations
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Coyle, Karin, et al.. (2013). Interventions to Reduce Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Youth in Alternative Schools: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Adolescent Health. 53(1). 68–78. 28 indexed citations
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Malyn‐Smith, Joyce, Bob Coulter, Jill Denner, et al.. (2010). Computational Thinking in K-12: Defining the Space. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 2010(1). 3479–3484. 2 indexed citations
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Denner, Jill, et al.. (2009). The Girl Game Company: Engaging Latina Girls in Information Technology. 8. 26–35. 22 indexed citations
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Denner, Jill. (2009). The Role of the Family in the IT Career Goals of Middle School Latinas.. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 20(39). 334–43. 5 indexed citations
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Denner, Jill & Linda Werner. (2007). Computer Programming in Middle School: How Pairs Respond to Challenges. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 37(2). 131–150. 34 indexed citations
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Denner, Jill & Bianca L. Guzmán. (2006). Latina girls : voices of adolescent strength in the United States. New York University Press eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Denner, Jill, Karin Coyle, Leah Robin, & Stephen W. Banspach. (2005). Integrating Service Learning into a Curriculum to Reduce Health Risks at Alternative High Schools. Journal of School Health. 75(5). 151–156. 9 indexed citations
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Denner, Jill, et al.. (2005). Predictors of HIV Transmission Among Migrant and Marginally Housed Latinos. AIDS and Behavior. 9(2). 201–210. 40 indexed citations
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Meyer, Beth, et al.. (2004). VI. The Interplay of Leadership and Friendship in the Young Women’s Leadership Alliance. Feminism & Psychology. 14(3). 389–394. 3 indexed citations
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Denner, Jill, Catherine R. Cooper, Edward M. Lopez, & Nora Dunbar. (1999). Beyond “Giving Science Away”: How University-Community Partnerships Inform Youth Programs, Research, and Policy. 13(1). 1–20. 32 indexed citations
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Cooper, Catherine R. & Jill Denner. (1998). THEORIES LINKING CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY: Universal and Community-Specific Processes. Annual Review of Psychology. 49(1). 559–584. 135 indexed citations

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