Louis Alfieri

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Louis Alfieri is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis Alfieri has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 3 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 3 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Louis Alfieri's work include Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (3 papers), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (2 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (2 papers). Louis Alfieri is often cited by papers focused on Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (3 papers), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (2 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (2 papers). Louis Alfieri collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Lithuania. Louis Alfieri's co-authors include Patricia J. Brooks, Naomi J. Aldrich, Harriet R. Tenenbaum, Christian D. Schunn, Timothy J. Nokes‐Malach, Kasey L. Powers, Jing Chen, Ross Higashi, Andrea Bubka and Frederick Bonato and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, Educational Psychologist and Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

In The Last Decade

Louis Alfieri

10 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Does discovery-based instruction enhance learning? 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 250 500 750
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. Does discovery-based instruction enhance learning?
    2010 813 citations Louis Alfieri, Patricia J. Brooks et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →

Peers

Louis Alfieri
Naomi J. Aldrich United States
Stephen T. Peverly United States
Jarkko Hautamäki Finland
John L. Nietfeld United States
Janneke van de Pol Netherlands
Thierry Olive France
Michelle Perry United States
Richard De Lisi United States
Stefan Ufer Germany
Timothy J. Nokes‐Malach United States
Naomi J. Aldrich United States
Louis Alfieri
Citations per year, relative to Louis Alfieri Louis Alfieri (= 1×) peers Naomi J. Aldrich

Countries citing papers authored by Louis Alfieri

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Fields of papers citing papers by Louis Alfieri

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Louis Alfieri

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Louis Alfieri. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Louis Alfieri 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 Louis Alfieri. Louis Alfieri is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Aldrich, Naomi J., Jing Chen, & Louis Alfieri. (2021). Evaluating associations between parental mind-mindedness and children’s developmental capacities through meta-analysis. Developmental Review. 60. 100946–100946. 36 indexed citations
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Schunn, Christian D., et al.. (2018). Using principles of cognitive science to improve science learning in middle school: What works when and for whom?. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 32(2). 225–240. 5 indexed citations
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Alfieri, Louis, et al.. (2015). Case studies of a robot-based game to shape interests and hone proportional reasoning skills. International Journal of STEM Education. 2(1). 25 indexed citations
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Powers, Kasey L., et al.. (2013). Effects of video-game play on information processing: A meta-analytic investigation. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 20(6). 1055–1079. 223 indexed citations
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Alfieri, Louis, Timothy J. Nokes‐Malach, & Christian D. Schunn. (2013). Learning Through Case Comparisons: A Meta-Analytic Review. Educational Psychologist. 48(2). 87–113. 218 indexed citations
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Brooks, Patricia J., et al.. (2012). Children’s Tolerance of Word-Form Variation. Abertay Research Portal (Abertay University). 2012. 1–12. 6 indexed citations
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Alfieri, Louis, Patricia J. Brooks, Naomi J. Aldrich, & Harriet R. Tenenbaum. (2010). Does discovery-based instruction enhance learning?. Journal of Educational Psychology. 103(1). 1–18. 813 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tenenbaum, Harriet R., et al.. (2007). The effects of explanatory conversations on children's emotion understanding. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. 26(2). 249–263. 67 indexed citations
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Aldrich, Naomi J., Louis Alfieri, Patricia J. Brooks, & Harriet R. Tenenbaum. (2007). Does discovery-based instruction enhance learning? A meta-analysis. Research Repository (Kingston University London). 6 indexed citations
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Bonato, Frederick, Andrea Bubka, & Louis Alfieri. (2004). Display color affects motion sickness symptoms in an optokinetic drum.. PubMed. 75(4). 306–11. 16 indexed citations

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