Nir Orion

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Nir Orion is a scholar working on Education, Geography, Planning and Development and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Nir Orion has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Education, 13 papers in Geography, Planning and Development and 9 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Nir Orion's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (25 papers), Geography Education and Pedagogy (13 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (8 papers). Nir Orion is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (25 papers), Geography Education and Pedagogy (13 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (8 papers). Nir Orion collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United Kingdom and Australia. Nir Orion's co-authors include Orit Ben‐Zvi Assaraf, Avi Hofstein, Yael Kali, Jeff Dodick, Nurit Carmi, Sara Arnon, Bat‐Sheva Eylon, David Ben‐Chaim, Clara Vasconcelos and Geoffrey J. Giddings and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Nir Orion

47 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Development of system thinking skills in the context of earth system education

2005 450 citations Orit Ben‐Zvi Assaraf, Nir Orion Journal of Research in Science Teaching profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nir Orion Israel	26	1.4k	688	608	455	433	49	3.0k
Orit Ben‐Zvi Assaraf Israel	21	943 0.7×	89 0.1×	312 0.5×	207 0.5×	367 0.8×	50	1.7k
Roger M. Downs United States	18	321 0.2×	1.2k 1.7×	137 0.2×	345 0.8×	222 0.5×	46	3.9k
Daniel P. Shepardson United States	27	1.2k 0.8×	70 0.1×	620 1.0×	401 0.9×	500 1.2×	64	1.8k
David Hicks United States	27	966 0.7×	91 0.1×	277 0.5×	132 0.3×	131 0.3×	176	2.2k
David W. Orr United States	22	1.3k 0.9×	105 0.2×	1.4k 2.3×	510 1.1×	57 0.1×	107	3.7k
Robert Frodeman United States	18	328 0.2×	207 0.3×	92 0.2×	85 0.2×	61 0.1×	67	1.9k
Igor Mayer Netherlands	25	221 0.2×	48 0.1×	240 0.4×	125 0.3×	684 1.6×	80	2.0k
Charles E. Grantham United States	11	216 0.1×	402 0.6×	116 0.2×	330 0.7×	23 0.1×	21	2.6k
N. N. Patricios United States	10	183 0.1×	309 0.4×	108 0.2×	271 0.6×	20 0.0×	25	2.3k
Robert B. Stevenson United States	22	1.2k 0.8×	41 0.1×	1.0k 1.7×	294 0.6×	94 0.2×	87	2.5k

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Errami, Ezzoura, et al.. (2024). Proposed geo-educational activities at the Sidi Bouzid geosite, Safi Province, Marrakech-Safi region, Morocco. International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks. 12(2). 209–222. 6 indexed citations

Orion, Nir, et al.. (2021). Educating for a Holistic View of the Earth System: A Review. Geosciences. 11(12). 485–485. 12 indexed citations

Vasconcelos, Clara & Nir Orion. (2021). Earth Science Education as a Key Component of Education for Sustainability. Sustainability. 13(3). 1316–1316. 44 indexed citations

Orion, Nir, et al.. (2020). Promoting the Earth System approach and the meaning of learning. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

Kark, Salit, William J. Sutherland, Uri Shanas, et al.. (2016). Priority Questions and Horizon Scanning for Conservation: A Comparative Study. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0145978–e0145978. 10 indexed citations

Carmi, Nurit, Sara Arnon, & Nir Orion. (2014). Seeing the forest as well as the trees: general vs. specific predictors of environmental behavior. Environmental Education Research. 21(7). 1011–1028. 27 indexed citations

Assaraf, Orit Ben‐Zvi & Nir Orion. (2010). Four case studies, six years later: Developing system thinking skills in junior high school and sustaining them over time. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 47(10). 1253–1280. 118 indexed citations

Orion, Nir. (2007). A Holistic Approach for ScienceEducation For All. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education. 3(2). 43 indexed citations

Orion, Nir, et al.. (2007). Raising Scholastic Achievement in Minority-reached Classes Through Earth Systems Teaching. Journal of Geoscience Education. 55(6). 469–477. 2 indexed citations

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Orion, Nir & Yael Kali. (2005). The Effect of an Earth-Science Learning Program on Students' Scientific Thinking Skills. Journal of Geoscience Education. 53(4). 387–393. 27 indexed citations

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Orion, Nir & Rosanne W. Fortner. (2003). MEDITERRANEAN MODELS FOR INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND EARTH SCIENCES THROUGH EARTH SYSTEMS EDUCATION. OAR@UM (University of Malta). 11 indexed citations

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Dodick, Jeff & Nir Orion. (2003). Introducing Evolution to Non-Biology Majors Via the Fossil Record: A Case Study from the Israeli High School System. The American Biology Teacher. 65(3). 185–185. 24 indexed citations

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Orion, Nir, et al.. (2000). The educational potential of multimedia authoring as a part of the earth science curriculum?a case study. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 37(10). 1121–1153. 2 indexed citations

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Orion, Nir, et al.. (1999). The Development and Status of Earth Science Education: A Comparison of Three Case Studies: Israel, England and Wales and the United States of America. Part II.. Science education international. 10(2). 13–23. 6 indexed citations

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Orion, Nir & David B. Thompson. (1999). Changes in Perceptions and Attitudes of Pre‐service Postgraduate Secondary Science Teachers: a comparative study of programmes in Israel, England and Wales. Research in Science & Technological Education. 17(2). 165–192. 3 indexed citations

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Kali, Yael, Nir Orion, & Emanuel Mazor. (1997). Software for Assisting High-School Students in the Spatial Perception of Geological Structures. Journal of Geoscience Education. 45(1). 10–21. 42 indexed citations

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Orion, Nir & David B. Thompson. (1996). Changes in perceptions and attitudes of pre‐service post‐graduate secondary school science teachers. International Journal of Science Education. 18(5). 577–599. 9 indexed citations

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Orion, Nir. (1994). A Short ‐ term and Long ‐ term Study of a Science Investigation Project in Geology, Used by Non ‐ science High School Students. Research in Science & Technological Education. 12(2). 203–223. 3 indexed citations

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Orion, Nir & Avi Hofstein. (1994). Factors that influence learning during a scientific field trip in a natural environment. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 31(10). 1097–1119. 413 indexed citations

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Orion, Nir & Avi Hofstein. (1991). Factors Which Influence Learning Ability during a Scientific Field Trip in a Natural Environment.. 5 indexed citations

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