Miri Barak

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Miri Barak is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Miri Barak has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Education, 18 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 12 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Miri Barak's work include Online and Blended Learning (16 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (10 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (8 papers). Miri Barak is often cited by papers focused on Online and Blended Learning (16 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (10 papers) and Online Learning and Analytics (8 papers). Miri Barak collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United Kingdom and United States. Miri Barak's co-authors include Yehudit Judy Dori, Abeer Watted, David Ben‐Chaim, Uri Zoller, Maya Usher, Hossam Haick, Noam Adir, Gizell Green, Steven R. Lerman and Noa Ragonis and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, Teaching and Teacher Education and The Internet and Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Miri Barak

49 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Purposely Teaching for the Promotion of Higher-order Thinking Skills: A Case of Critical Thinking

2007 458 citations Miri Barak, David Ben‐Chaim et al. Research in Science Education profile →
Motivation to learn in massive open online courses: Examining aspects of language and social engagement

2015 278 citations Miri Barak, Abeer Watted et al. Computers & Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Miri Barak Israel	27	1.7k	624	592	493	238	52	2.6k
Nadira Saab Netherlands	26	1.8k 1.1×	817 1.3×	422 0.7×	437 0.9×	177 0.7×	83	2.8k
ChanMin Kim United States	19	1.4k 0.8×	833 1.3×	622 1.1×	420 0.9×	170 0.7×	84	2.3k
Fien Depaepe Belgium	26	2.1k 1.2×	770 1.2×	401 0.7×	431 0.9×	232 1.0×	116	3.0k
Albert D. Ritzhaupt United States	31	2.0k 1.2×	690 1.1×	716 1.2×	755 1.5×	173 0.7×	122	3.2k
Kui Xie United States	30	1.8k 1.1×	998 1.6×	604 1.0×	468 0.9×	199 0.8×	79	2.7k
Richard E. West United States	29	1.9k 1.1×	629 1.0×	558 0.9×	438 0.9×	116 0.5×	133	2.8k
Chi‐Cheng Chang Taiwan	28	1.4k 0.8×	762 1.2×	370 0.6×	603 1.2×	327 1.4×	94	2.8k
Janette R. Hill United States	19	1.8k 1.1×	920 1.5×	541 0.9×	487 1.0×	102 0.4×	50	2.6k
Michael Kerres Germany	19	1.2k 0.7×	512 0.8×	401 0.7×	454 0.9×	136 0.6×	97	2.3k
Denise Whitelock United Kingdom	26	1.2k 0.7×	483 0.8×	590 1.0×	386 0.8×	97 0.4×	130	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Miri Barak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Miri Barak

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Barak, Miri, et al.. (2025). Critical thinking in higher education: Identifying the pedagogical practices and modes of engagement. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 59. 102041–102041.

Usher, Maya, Miri Barak, & Sibel Erduran. (2025). What role should higher education institutions play in fostering AI ethics? Insights from science and engineering graduate students. International Journal of STEM Education. 12(1). 3 indexed citations

Barak, Miri, et al.. (2024). Fostering Knowledge and Awareness about Healthy Nutrition through Science-based Educational Escape Games. Research in Science Education. 55(5). 1229–1241.

Barak, Miri. (2023). Family Resemblance Approach in Science Education. Science & Education. 32(5). 1221–1225. 7 indexed citations

Barak, Miri, et al.. (2023). Technology-Enhanced Learning and Its Association with Motivation to Learn Science from a Cross-Cultural Perspective. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 32(4). 597–606. 10 indexed citations

Barak, Miri, et al.. (2023). Science-Based Educational Escape Games: A Game Design Methodology. Research in Science Education. 54(2). 299–313. 1 indexed citations

Barak, Miri, et al.. (2022). Location-Based Learning and Its Effect on Students’ Understanding of Newton’s Laws of Motion. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 31(4). 403–413. 6 indexed citations

Barak, Miri, et al.. (2022). The Conceptualization of Critical Thinking: Toward a Culturally Inclusive Framework for Technology-Enhanced Instruction in Higher Education. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 32(6). 872–883. 12 indexed citations

Usher, Maya, Miri Barak, & Hossam Haick. (2021). Online vs. on-campus higher education: Exploring innovation in students' self-reports and students' learning products. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 42. 100965–100965. 16 indexed citations

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Barak, Miri & Gizell Green. (2021). Applying a Social Constructivist Approach to an Online Course on Ethics of Research. Science and Engineering Ethics. 27(1). 8–8. 12 indexed citations

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Barak, Miri, et al.. (2020). A cultural perspective to project-based learning and the cultivation of innovative thinking. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 39. 100766–100766. 55 indexed citations

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Barak, Miri & Gizell Green. (2019). Novice Researchers’ Views About Online Ethics Education and the Instructional Design Components that May Foster Ethical Practice. Science and Engineering Ethics. 26(3). 1403–1421. 21 indexed citations

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Usher, Maya & Miri Barak. (2017). Peer assessment in a project-based engineering course: comparing between on-campus and online learning environments. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 43(5). 745–759. 81 indexed citations

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Barak, Miri, et al.. (2016). Flexible thinking in learning: An individual differences measure for learning in technology-enhanced environments. Computers & Education. 99. 39–52. 82 indexed citations

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Watted, Abeer & Miri Barak. (2014). Students’ Preferences and Views about Learning in a MOOC. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 152. 318–323. 53 indexed citations

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Barak, Miri. (2013). Closing the Gap Between Attitudes and Perceptions About ICT-Enhanced Learning Among Pre-service STEM Teachers. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 23(1). 1–14. 64 indexed citations

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Barak, Miri, et al.. (2007). Transforming an Introductory Programming Course: From Lectures to Active Learning via Wireless Laptops. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 16(4). 325–336. 31 indexed citations

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Barak, Miri, David Ben‐Chaim, & Uri Zoller. (2007). Purposely Teaching for the Promotion of Higher-order Thinking Skills: A Case of Critical Thinking. Research in Science Education. 37(4). 353–369. 458 indexed citations breakdown →

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Barak, Miri, et al.. (2006). Studio-based learning via wireless notebooks: a case of a Java programming course. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation. 1(1). 15–15. 29 indexed citations

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Dori, Yehudit Judy & Miri Barak. (2001). VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL MOLECULAR MODELING: FOSTERING MODEL PERCEPTION AND SPATIAL UNDERSTANDING. Educational Technology & Society. 4. 99 indexed citations

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