John Sweller
Impact in
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology top 0.01%
- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Developmental and Educational Psychology top 0.01%
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
Papers in
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- Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes 154
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- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods 62
- Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences 25
- Co-authors
- Paul ChandlerFred PaasJeroen J. G. van MerriënboerPaul A. KirschnerRichard E. ClarkSlava KalyugaGraham CooperAlexander Renkl
- Journals
- Educational Psychology Review (24 papers)Journal of Educational Psychology (24 papers)Applied Cognitive Psychology (15 papers)Learning and Instruction (11 papers)Educational Psychology (9 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaNetherlandsUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
John Sweller
206 papers receiving 40.2k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 193
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 21.8k
- Developmental and Educational Psychology 20.2k
- Computer Science Applications 3.7k
- Family Practice 1.3k
- Education 16.4k
Countries citing papers authored by John Sweller
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Fields of papers citing papers by John Sweller
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Co-authorship network
The 25 scholars most cited alongside John Sweller, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 3 | A Cognitive Load Theory Approach to Defining and Measuring Task Complexity Through Element Interactivity Hit paper breakdown → | 2023 | 73 |
| 4 | 2023 | 54 | |
| 5 | 2023 | 3 | |
| 6 | 2021 | 49 | |
| 7 | Cognitive load theory and educational technology Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 400 |
| 8 | Interactions between Levels of Instructional Detail and Expertise When Learning with Computer Simulations. | 2015 | 8 |
| 9 | Using Cognitive Load Theory to Tailor Instruction to Levels of Accounting Students' Expertise. | 2015 | 35 |
| 10 | 2015 | 188 | |
| 11 | Putting Students on the Path to Learning: The Case for Fully Guided Instruction. | 2012 | 135 |
| 12 | Teaching general problem solving does not lead to mathematical skills or knowledge | 2010 | 5 |
| 13 | Mathematical ability relies on knowledge, Too | 2010 | 1 |
| 14 | Efficiency in learning | 2006 | 14 |
| 15 | Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 4107 |
| 16 | 2005 | 32 | |
| 17 | Instructional Implications of Natural Information Processing Systems | 2005 | 1 |
| 18 | 2005 | 65 | |
| 19 | Cognitive load theory during problem solving | 1994 | 0 |
| 20 | Cognitive Processes and Instruction Procedures. | 1990 | 7 |
About John Sweller
John Sweller is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Artificial Intelligence and Family Practice, having authored 211 papers that have together received 44.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (154 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (62 papers), Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning (54 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (40 papers), Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences (25 papers), Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (15 papers), Online and Blended Learning (14 papers) and Advanced Text Analysis Techniques (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (21.8k citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (20.2k citations), Computer Science Applications (3.7k citations), Family Practice (1.3k citations) and Education (16.4k citations). John Sweller has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Paul Chandler, Fred Paas, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer, Paul A. Kirschner, Richard E. Clark, Slava Kalyuga, Graham Cooper, Alexander Renkl, Paul Ayres and Wayne Leahy. Their work appears in journals such as Educational Psychology Review, Journal of Educational Psychology, Applied Cognitive Psychology, Learning and Instruction and Educational Psychology.
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