Katherine Ryker

818 total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 521 citations indexed

About

Katherine Ryker is a scholar working on Education, Geography, Planning and Development and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Katherine Ryker has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 521 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Education, 14 papers in Geography, Planning and Development and 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Katherine Ryker's work include Geography Education and Pedagogy (14 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (8 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (7 papers). Katherine Ryker is often cited by papers focused on Geography Education and Pedagogy (14 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (8 papers) and Evaluation of Teaching Practices (7 papers). Katherine Ryker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ukraine. Katherine Ryker's co-authors include David McConnell, Nicole LaDue, Kristen St. John, Rachel Teasdale, Diane M. Bless, Nelson Roy, Peggy McNeal, Cissy J. Ballen, Jennifer L. Docktor and Michael J. Prince and has published in prestigious journals such as Eos, Journal of Voice and Geosphere.

In The Last Decade

Katherine Ryker

32 papers receiving 497 citations

Hit Papers

The Curious Construct of Active Learning 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. The Curious Construct of Active Learning
    2021 202 citations Nicole LaDue, Peggy McNeal 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
Katherine Ryker United States 12 323 116 80 66 44 35 521
Nicole LaDue United States 12 326 1.0× 133 1.1× 143 1.8× 41 0.6× 67 1.5× 38 612
Charles R. Ault United States 12 349 1.1× 156 1.3× 79 1.0× 12 0.2× 24 0.5× 30 466
Katrien J. van der Hoeven Kraft United States 11 288 0.9× 109 0.9× 117 1.5× 34 0.5× 51 1.2× 15 458
Erika G. Offerdahl United States 13 468 1.4× 166 1.4× 5 0.1× 58 0.9× 48 1.1× 41 613
Peggy McNeal United States 7 185 0.6× 75 0.6× 31 0.4× 25 0.4× 17 0.4× 15 293
Mihye Won Australia 13 287 0.9× 204 1.8× 5 0.1× 16 0.2× 74 1.7× 38 521
Cary Sneider United States 13 362 1.1× 212 1.8× 24 0.3× 39 0.6× 48 1.1× 34 550
Michael D. Piburn United States 11 737 2.3× 261 2.3× 59 0.7× 118 1.8× 52 1.2× 27 883
Jeff C. Marshall United States 13 641 2.0× 223 1.9× 10 0.1× 32 0.5× 27 0.6× 33 745
Greg Kestin United States 5 545 1.7× 145 1.3× 3 0.0× 134 2.0× 52 1.2× 9 787

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Fields of papers citing papers by Katherine Ryker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katherine Ryker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Katherine Ryker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Katherine Ryker 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 Katherine Ryker. Katherine Ryker 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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Ryker, Katherine, et al.. (2024). The geoscience education research (GER) community of practice: a brief history and implications from a needs assessment survey. Journal of Geoscience Education. 73(2). 91–105. 1 indexed citations
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Ryker, Katherine, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the effectiveness of spatial training for introductory geology students. Geosphere. 20(2). 350–366.
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Ryker, Katherine, et al.. (2024). A review of the inquiry and utility of mineral and rock labs for use in introductory geology courses. Journal of Geoscience Education. 73(2). 106–116. 2 indexed citations
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LaDue, Nicole, Peggy McNeal, Katherine Ryker, Kristen St. John, & Katrien J. van der Hoeven Kraft. (2021). Using an engagement lens to model active learning in the geosciences. Journal of Geoscience Education. 70(2). 144–160. 11 indexed citations
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Teasdale, Rachel, et al.. (2021). STUDENT AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON INCREASING STUDENT INTEREST FOR LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY COURSES. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Atchison, Christopher L., et al.. (2020). MEETING THE CHALLENGE – HOW THE GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY PROVIDED ROBUST ONLINE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCES IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 3 indexed citations
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Teasdale, Rachel, et al.. (2020). Transforming education with community-developed teaching materials: evidence from direct observations of STEM college classrooms. International Journal of STEM Education. 7(1). 13 indexed citations
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Teasdale, Rachel, et al.. (2019). Training graduate teaching assistants in the geosciences: Our practices vs. perceived needs. Journal of Geoscience Education. 67(1). 64–82. 11 indexed citations
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McNeal, Karen S., et al.. (2019). A multi-institutional study of inquiry-based lab activities using the Augmented Reality Sandbox: impacts on undergraduate student learning. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 44(1). 85–107. 19 indexed citations
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Viskupic, Karen, Katherine Ryker, Rachel Teasdale, et al.. (2019). Classroom Observations Indicate the Positive Impacts of Discipline-Based Professional Development. 2(2). 201–228. 30 indexed citations
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McConnell, David, et al.. (2019). HOW TO WRITE A LITERATURE REVIEW ARTICLE FOR JGE: KEY STRATEGIES FOR A SUCCESSFUL PUBLICATION. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Semken, Steven, Rachel Teasdale, Katherine Ryker, et al.. (2017). Proposed Grand Challenges in Geoscience Education Research: Articulating a Community Research Agenda. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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John, Kristen St., Cinzia Cervato, Kim A. Kastens, et al.. (2017). IDENTIFYING AND PRIORITIZING GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH GRAND CHALLENGES: DRAFT PLANS FOR A COMMUNITY RESEARCH AGENDA. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Lukes, Laura, et al.. (2017). STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF USING THE PALEOBIOLOGY DATABASE (PBDB) TO CONDUCT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Viskupic, Karen, Rachel Teasdale, Katherine Ryker, et al.. (2017). THE EFFECTS OF DISCIPLINE-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON TEACHING PRACTICES OBSERVED IN UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE CLASSROOMS. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 2 indexed citations
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McConnell, David, et al.. (2017). Instructional Utility and Learning Efficacy of Common Active Learning Strategies. Journal of Geoscience Education. 65(4). 604–625. 64 indexed citations
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Lockwood, Rowan, et al.. (2016). USING GEOSCIENCE DATABASES TO PROVIDE AUTHENTIC RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERGRADUATES. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Lukes, Laura, et al.. (2015). Creating a Community of Practice Around Geoscience Education Research: NAGT-GER. Journal of Geoscience Education. 63(1). 1–6. 12 indexed citations
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Lukes, Laura, et al.. (2014). NAGT-GER: A Community of Practice to Support the Emerging Field of Geoscience Education Research. AGUFM. 2014. 1 indexed citations
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Roy, Nelson, Katherine Ryker, & Diane M. Bless. (2000). Vocal violence in actors: An investigation into its acoustic consequences and the effects of hygienic laryngeal release training. Journal of Voice. 14(2). 215–230. 42 indexed citations

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