Neil Mercer

19.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
114 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Neil Mercer is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Mercer has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Education, 56 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 14 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Neil Mercer's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (45 papers), Education and Technology Integration (35 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (15 papers). Neil Mercer is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (45 papers), Education and Technology Integration (35 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (15 papers). Neil Mercer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Netherlands. Neil Mercer's co-authors include Karen Littleton, Lyn Dawes, Rupert Wegerif, Christine Howe, Paul Warwick, Claire Sams, Derek Edwards, Sara Hennessy, Sylvia Rojas‐Drummond and Maria Vrikki and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, Educational Psychologist and Teaching and Teacher Education.

In The Last Decade

Neil Mercer

111 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

Words and Minds 1979 2026 1994 2010 2002 1979 2007 1995 2007 250 500 750

Peers

Neil Mercer
Comparison fields: 5 of 126
  • Education 7.8k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 5.5k
  • Language and Linguistics 2.5k
  • Literature and Literary Theory 1.6k
  • Sociology and Political Science 1.2k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 1
2 118
3 19
4
La Importancia Educativa del Habla
4
5 41
6
Developing teaching with an explicit focus on scientific thinking
6
7 4
8
Re-Conceptualizing "Scaffolding" and the Zone of Proximal Development in the Context of Symmetrical Collaborative Learning.
96
9
Self-Regulation and Dialogue in Primary Classrooms : British Journal of Educational Psychology Monograph Series II: Psychological Aspects of Education – Current Trends: Number 10
9
10
The epiSTEMe pedagogical approach: essentials, rationales and challenges
9
11
The analysis of classroom talk: Methods and methodologies breakdown →
236
12
Dialogue and the Development of Children's Thinking breakdown →
597
13
Thinking together in the UK and Mexico: transfer of an educational innovation
32
14 3
15
El habla para la enseñanza y el aprendizaje
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Helping children to talk and think together more effectively
4
17 232
18
English language teaching in its social context : a reader
65
19
Second Language Acquisition and Writing: A Multidisciplinary Perspective.
1
20 77

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