Joshua Weidlich

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Joshua Weidlich is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Joshua Weidlich has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Education, 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Joshua Weidlich's work include Online and Blended Learning (10 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (9 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (9 papers). Joshua Weidlich is often cited by papers focused on Online and Blended Learning (10 papers), Impact of Technology on Adolescents (9 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (9 papers). Joshua Weidlich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. Joshua Weidlich's co-authors include Theo Bastiaens, Karel Kreijns, Kate M. Xu, Hendrik Drachsler, Daniele Di Mitri, Ján Schneider, Sebastian Wollny, Marc Rittberger, Marco Kalz and Derya Orhan Göksün and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Joshua Weidlich

37 papers receiving 942 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Are We There Yet? - A Systematic Literature Review on Chatbots in Education

2021 246 citations Sebastian Wollny, Ján Schneider et al. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence profile →
Social Presence: Conceptualization and Measurement

2021 173 citations Karel Kreijns, Kate M. Xu et al. Educational Psychology Review profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joshua Weidlich Germany	12	408	282	223	191	190	38	1.0k
Muhterem Dindar Finland	21	361 0.9×	387 1.4×	196 0.9×	465 2.4×	186 1.0×	39	1.2k
Mehmet Fırat Türkiye	13	387 0.9×	217 0.8×	156 0.7×	102 0.5×	105 0.6×	79	884
Marta Montenegro Rueda Spain	16	563 1.4×	261 0.9×	144 0.6×	122 0.6×	98 0.5×	51	1.3k
Norah Almusharraf Saudi Arabia	15	527 1.3×	220 0.8×	236 1.1×	147 0.8×	93 0.5×	68	1.2k
Carmel Kent Israel	9	308 0.8×	288 1.0×	137 0.6×	173 0.9×	64 0.3×	25	763
Young Hoan Cho South Korea	13	501 1.2×	249 0.9×	129 0.6×	307 1.6×	46 0.2×	50	945
Carlo Perrotta United Kingdom	13	344 0.8×	328 1.2×	106 0.5×	240 1.3×	192 1.0×	44	1.1k
Saman Ebadi Iran	19	560 1.4×	117 0.4×	153 0.7×	488 2.6×	70 0.4×	91	1.3k
Bas Giesbers Netherlands	16	797 2.0×	599 2.1×	196 0.9×	426 2.2×	154 0.8×	42	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joshua Weidlich

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Weidlich, Joshua, Dragan Gašević, Hendrik Drachsler, & Paul A. Kirschner. (2025). ChatGPT in Education: An Effect in Search of a Cause. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 41(5). 3 indexed citations

Spitzer, Markus, et al.. (2025). Large language models outperform humans in identifying neuromyths but show sycophantic behavior in applied contexts. Trends in Neuroscience and Education. 39. 100255–100255. 3 indexed citations

Kreijns, Karel, Jane Yin-Kim Yau, Joshua Weidlich, & Armin Weinberger. (2024). Towards a comprehensive framework of social presence for online, hybrid, and blended learning. Frontiers in Education. 8. 7 indexed citations

Weidlich, Joshua, et al.. (2024). Addressing gender in STEM classrooms: The impact of gender bias on women scientists' experiences in higher education careers in Germany. Education and Information Technologies. 29(15). 20135–20162. 3 indexed citations

Weidlich, Joshua & Marco Kalz. (2023). How well does teacher education prepare for teaching with technology? A TPACK-based investigation at a university of education. European Journal of Teacher Education. 49(1). 168–188. 18 indexed citations

Weidlich, Joshua, et al.. (2023). Students’ feedback literacy in higher education: an initial scale validation study. Teaching in Higher Education. 30(1). 257–276. 11 indexed citations

Weidlich, Joshua, et al.. (2023). Use of digital self-control tools in higher education – a survey study. Education and Information Technologies. 29(8). 9645–9666. 2 indexed citations

Weidlich, Joshua, Jane Yin-Kim Yau, & Karel Kreijns. (2023). Social presence and psychological distance: A construal level account for online distance learning. Education and Information Technologies. 29(1). 401–423. 12 indexed citations

Weidlich, Joshua, et al.. (2023). Causal reasoning with causal graphs in educational technology research. Educational Technology Research and Development. 72(5). 2499–2517. 6 indexed citations

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Fominykh, Mikhail, et al.. (2022). What do they TEL(L)? A systematic analysis of master programs in technology-enhanced learning. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. 19(1). 1–1. 13 indexed citations

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Weidlich, Joshua, Derya Orhan Göksün, & Karel Kreijns. (2022). Extending social presence theory: social presence divergence and interaction integration in online distance learning. Journal of Computing in Higher Education. 35(3). 391–412. 20 indexed citations

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Weidlich, Joshua & Marco Kalz. (2021). Exploring predictors of instructional resilience during emergency remote teaching in higher education. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. 18(1). 43–43. 26 indexed citations

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Kreijns, Karel, Kate M. Xu, & Joshua Weidlich. (2021). Social Presence: Conceptualization and Measurement. Educational Psychology Review. 34(1). 139–170. 173 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wollny, Sebastian, Ján Schneider, Daniele Di Mitri, et al.. (2021). Are We There Yet? - A Systematic Literature Review on Chatbots in Education. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. 4. 654924–654924. 246 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zafar, Ali, Anja Sander, Joshua Weidlich, et al.. (2019). Are we preparing future doctors to deal with emotionally challenging situations? Analysis of a medical curriculum. Patient Education and Counseling. 102(7). 1304–1312. 9 indexed citations

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Weidlich, Joshua, et al.. (2019). Delirium: Medical Students’ Knowledge and Effectiveness of Different Teaching Methods. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 27(7). 737–744. 12 indexed citations

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Lipka, Alexander E., et al.. (2018). Do Creative Learners Prefer Inquiry-based Learning Instructions in Digital Education Programs?. International journal on e-learning. 17(1). 5–16.

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Weidlich, Joshua, et al.. (2018). Effects of questioning advance organizers on learning outcomes in a web-based learning object on research and academic skills. EdMedia + Innovate Learning. 1951–1960. 1 indexed citations

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Weidlich, Joshua, et al.. (2018). A Case Study in Flipped Tutoring Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Flipped Classroom Approach to English Language Tutoring. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 840–845. 1 indexed citations

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Weidlich, Joshua, Karel Kreijns, Kamakshi Rajagopal, & Theo Bastiaens. (2018). What Social Presence is, what it isn’t, and how to measure it: A work in progress. EdMedia + Innovate Learning. 2142–2150. 10 indexed citations

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