Melissa J. Rua

1.0k citations
10 papers · 764 indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 8
Topics
Science Education and Pedagogy (8 papers)Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (6 papers)Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (4 papers)
Partner nations
United States

In The Last Decade

Melissa J. Rua

10 papers receiving 626 citations

Hit Papers

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Melissa J. Rua
Comparison fields: 5 of 89
  • Education 502
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 283
  • Safety Research 187
  • Social Psychology 149
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 119
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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa J. Rua

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa J. Rua

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa J. Rua. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa J. Rua 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 Melissa J. Rua. Melissa J. Rua 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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Conceptions of Germs: Expert to Novice Understandings of Microorganisms
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3 16
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5 61
6 44
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About Melissa J. Rua

Melissa J. Rua is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Safety Research, having authored 10 papers that have together received 764 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Science Education and Pedagogy (8 papers), Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (6 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental and Educational Psychology (283 citations), Safety Research (187 citations) and Education (502 citations). Melissa J. Rua has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include M. Gail Jones, Ann C. Howe, Glenda Carter and Eric R. Banilower. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Science Education and School Science and Mathematics.

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