Max Sommer

529 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 311 citations indexed

About

Max Sommer is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Max Sommer has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 311 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 5 papers in Education and 5 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Max Sommer's work include Online and Blended Learning (5 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (4 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (3 papers). Max Sommer is often cited by papers focused on Online and Blended Learning (5 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (4 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (3 papers). Max Sommer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. Max Sommer's co-authors include Albert D. Ritzhaupt, Natercia Valle, John Hampton, Rui Huang, Jiawen Zhu, Anita Stephen, Kara Dawson, Florence Martin, Bo Pei and Pavlo Antonenko and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Media Literacy Education and Educational Technology Research and Development.

In The Last Decade

Max Sommer

9 papers receiving 299 citations

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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.

The impact of gamification in educational settings on student learning outcomes: a meta-analysis

2020 174 citations Rui Huang, Albert D. Ritzhaupt et al. Educational Technology Research and Development profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Max Sommer United States	7	179	129	112	59	47	12	311
Natercia Valle United States	8	185 1.0×	130 1.0×	154 1.4×	53 0.9×	57 1.2×	16	351
Hojjat Dehghanzadeh Iran	4	249 1.4×	153 1.2×	109 1.0×	102 1.7×	35 0.7×	8	374
Miguel Ángel Gallegos Guerrero Mexico	2	195 1.1×	84 0.7×	76 0.7×	72 1.2×	40 0.9×	2	271
Berkan Çelik Türkiye	5	134 0.7×	91 0.7×	97 0.9×	48 0.8×	76 1.6×	15	255
Luma da Rocha Seixas Brazil	4	181 1.0×	93 0.7×	72 0.6×	59 1.0×	63 1.3×	10	261
Zhanni Luo China	8	129 0.7×	116 0.9×	86 0.8×	48 0.8×	45 1.0×	19	258
Sylke Vandercruysse Belgium	7	217 1.2×	85 0.7×	67 0.6×	55 0.9×	46 1.0×	17	294
Gwo‐Haur Hwang Taiwan	10	88 0.5×	143 1.1×	61 0.5×	73 1.2×	37 0.8×	15	308
Wee Hoe Tan Malaysia	9	118 0.7×	88 0.7×	42 0.4×	88 1.5×	38 0.8×	55	255

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Max Sommer

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12 of 12 papers shown

Glueck, Deborah H., Qian Li, Elizabeth Litkowski, et al.. (2025). Power and sample size for reversible linear mixed models with clustering and longitudinality: GLIMMPSE Version 3. PLoS ONE. 20(9). e0329712–e0329712.

Huang, Rui, et al.. (2024). The Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Adaptive Learning Systems From 2010 to 2022 on Learner Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 62(6). 1348–1383. 23 indexed citations

Sommer, Max, et al.. (2023). Social media literacy: Sociocultural instruction and community college students. Journal of Media Literacy Education. 15(2). 44–57.

Ritzhaupt, Albert D., et al.. (2023). The role of skepticism among adolescents’ online information literacy skills. Information and Learning Sciences. 124(11/12). 425–441. 2 indexed citations

Sommer, Max, et al.. (2022). Instructional elements in an online information literacy Open Educational Resource (OER) and their influence on learner achievement, satisfaction, and self-efficacy. Journal of Information Literacy. 16(1).

Sommer, Max, et al.. (2021). Investigation of the Validity Evidence of the Information Literacy Self-Efficacy Scale (ILSES) Among Undergraduate Students. Communications in Information Literacy. 15(1). 13 indexed citations

Valle, Natercia, Pavlo Antonenko, Denis Valle, et al.. (2021). Predict or describe? How learning analytics dashboard design influences motivation and statistics anxiety in an online statistics course. Educational Technology Research and Development. 69(3). 1405–1431. 23 indexed citations

Ritzhaupt, Albert D., Rui Huang, Max Sommer, et al.. (2021). A meta-analysis on the influence of gamification in formal educational settings on affective and behavioral outcomes. Educational Technology Research and Development. 69(5). 2493–2522. 38 indexed citations

Huang, Rui, Albert D. Ritzhaupt, Max Sommer, et al.. (2020). The impact of gamification in educational settings on student learning outcomes: a meta-analysis. Educational Technology Research and Development. 68(4). 1875–1901. 174 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ritzhaupt, Albert D., Natercia Valle, & Max Sommer. (2020). Design, Development, and Evaluation of an Online Statistics Course for Educational Technology Doctoral Students: a Design and Development Case. 4(2). 119–135. 10 indexed citations

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Sommer, Max, Albert D. Ritzhaupt, Keith E. Muller, & Deborah H. Glueck. (2019). Transformation of a Face-to-Face Workshop into a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): A Design and Development Case. PubMed. 3(2). 97–110. 2 indexed citations

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Sommer, Max & Albert D. Ritzhaupt. (2018). Impact of the Flipped Classroom on Learner Achievement and Satisfaction in an Undergraduate Technology Literacy Course. Journal of Information Technology Education Research. 17. 159–182. 26 indexed citations

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