Lechen Zhang

811 total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 586 citations indexed

About

Lechen Zhang is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Lechen Zhang has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 586 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Computer Science Applications, 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 4 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Lechen Zhang's work include Teaching and Learning Programming (9 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (5 papers) and Mobile Learning in Education (3 papers). Lechen Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Teaching and Learning Programming (9 papers), Educational Games and Gamification (5 papers) and Mobile Learning in Education (3 papers). Lechen Zhang collaborates with scholars based in Sweden. Lechen Zhang's co-authors include Jalal Nouri, Eva Norén, Linda Mannila, Lennart Rolandsson, Olga Viberg, David Jurgens, Lajanugen Logeswaran, Dallas Card, Hua Shen and Zhijing Jin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers & Education and International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM).

In The Last Decade

Lechen Zhang

12 papers receiving 571 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.

A systematic review of learning computational thinking through Scratch in K-9

2019 313 citations Lechen Zhang, Jalal Nouri Computers & Education profile →
Development of computational thinking, digital competence and 21^stcentury skills when learning programming in K-9

2019 206 citations Jalal Nouri, Lechen Zhang et al. Education Inquiry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lechen Zhang Sweden	7	473	261	143	119	64	14	586
Kathryn M. Rich United States	13	396 0.8×	214 0.8×	100 0.7×	70 0.6×	62 1.0×	30	475
Veronica Cateté United States	13	489 1.0×	251 1.0×	111 0.8×	119 1.0×	42 0.7×	74	585
Jason Zagami Australia	7	321 0.7×	187 0.7×	122 0.9×	95 0.8×	46 0.7×	27	491
Volkan Kukul Türkiye	9	334 0.7×	152 0.6×	198 1.4×	117 1.0×	49 0.8×	32	541
Roxana Hadad United States	6	530 1.1×	270 1.0×	83 0.6×	84 0.7×	85 1.3×	15	599
Qiao Lin United States	5	483 1.0×	253 1.0×	72 0.5×	75 0.6×	79 1.2×	9	558
Andrew Csizmadia United Kingdom	7	394 0.8×	160 0.6×	129 0.9×	108 0.9×	46 0.7×	20	493
Lihui Sun China	13	442 0.9×	256 1.0×	107 0.7×	82 0.7×	41 0.6×	28	555
Simon Humphreys United Kingdom	7	387 0.8×	177 0.7×	129 0.9×	103 0.9×	37 0.6×	10	490
Gabrielė Stupurienė Lithuania	11	301 0.6×	150 0.6×	108 0.8×	91 0.8×	36 0.6×	18	411

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lechen Zhang

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All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Chen, Hong, Michael Yi‐Chao Jiang, Lechen Zhang, et al.. (2025). Causally Modeling the Linguistic and Social Factors that Predict Email Response. 11842–11866.

2.

Liu, Jiarui, et al.. (2025). Toward Global AI Inclusivity: A Large-Scale Multilingual Terminology Dataset (GIST). 22327–22360.

3.

Zhang, Lechen, et al.. (2024). You don’t need a personality test to know these models are unreliable: Assessing the Reliability of Large Language Models on Psychometric Instruments. 5263–5281. 6 indexed citations

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Nouri, Jalal, et al.. (2020). Didactic Methods of Integrating Programming in Mathematics in Primary School. 261–267. 8 indexed citations

5.

Nouri, Jalal, et al.. (2020). Programming as a tool for across-subjects learning in primary school. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(3). 179–189. 2 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lechen, Jalal Nouri, & Lennart Rolandsson. (2020). Progression Of Computational Thinking Skills In Swedish Compulsory Schools With Block-based Programming. 66–75. 13 indexed citations

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Nouri, Jalal, et al.. (2019). Students perceptions of programming in primary school. 1–5. 2 indexed citations

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Nouri, Jalal, Lechen Zhang, Linda Mannila, & Eva Norén. (2019). Development of computational thinking, digital competence and 21^stcentury skills when learning programming in K-9. Education Inquiry. 11(1). 1–17. 206 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nouri, Jalal, et al.. (2019). A Systematic Review of Tablet Technology in Mathematics Education. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM). 13(8). 139–139. 17 indexed citations

10.

Nouri, Jalal, et al.. (2019). A LESSON STUDY ON PROGRAMMING AS AN INSTRUMENT TO LEARN MATHEMATICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL. INTED proceedings. 1. 2230–2235. 3 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lechen & Jalal Nouri. (2019). A systematic review of learning computational thinking through Scratch in K-9. Computers & Education. 141. 103607–103607. 313 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Lechen & Jalal Nouri. (2018). A Systematic Review of Learning and Teaching with Tablets.. International Association for Development of the Information Society. 79–88. 7 indexed citations

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Nouri, Jalal, et al.. (2018). TEACHING AND LEARNING MATHEMATICS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL THROUGH SCRATCH. EDULEARN proceedings. 1. 5625–5632. 7 indexed citations

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Nouri, Jalal, et al.. (2018). DIDACTICAL STRATEGIES AND CHALLENGES WHEN TEACHING PROGRAMMING IN PRE-SCHOOL. EDULEARN proceedings. 1. 3345–3350. 2 indexed citations

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