Noah S. Podolefsky

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Noah S. Podolefsky is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Noah S. Podolefsky has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 11 papers in Education and 4 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Noah S. Podolefsky's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (11 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (8 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (7 papers). Noah S. Podolefsky is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (11 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (8 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (7 papers). Noah S. Podolefsky collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Noah S. Podolefsky's co-authors include Noah D. Finkelstein, Katherine K. Perkins, Wendy K. Adams, Carl Wieman, Christopher Keller, Ron LeMaster, Patrick B. Kohl, A. K. McNamara, Shijie Zhong and Emily B. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geophysical Journal International and Journal of Science Education and Technology.

In The Last Decade

Noah S. Podolefsky

23 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

When learning about the real world is better done virtually: A study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment

2005 425 citations Noah D. Finkelstein, Wendy K. Adams et al. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Noah S. Podolefsky United States	13	977	573	337	177	148	24	1.4k
Mel Sabella United States	18	1.3k 1.3×	573 1.0×	313 0.9×	173 1.0×	104 0.7×	212	1.7k
Patricia Heller United States	15	1.3k 1.4×	660 1.2×	323 1.0×	135 0.8×	64 0.4×	24	1.6k
Kelly Miller United States	13	992 1.0×	313 0.5×	250 0.7×	129 0.7×	181 1.2×	27	1.5k
Richard N. Steinberg United States	13	1.3k 1.3×	570 1.0×	391 1.2×	130 0.7×	91 0.6×	25	1.6k
N. G. Holmes United States	19	858 0.9×	398 0.7×	413 1.2×	117 0.7×	70 0.5×	81	1.4k
Lin Ding United States	20	1.2k 1.3×	519 0.9×	201 0.6×	126 0.7×	62 0.4×	71	1.5k
Manjula D. Sharma Australia	21	939 1.0×	293 0.5×	207 0.6×	127 0.7×	54 0.4×	71	1.2k
Chris Rasmussen United States	27	2.0k 2.1×	767 1.3×	273 0.8×	185 1.0×	158 1.1×	96	2.5k
Eugenia Etkina United States	25	1.8k 1.8×	739 1.3×	478 1.4×	212 1.2×	63 0.4×	95	2.2k
Robert Tinker United States	18	997 1.0×	746 1.3×	166 0.5×	138 0.8×	248 1.7×	52	1.5k

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Podolefsky, Noah S.. (2014). Intentional Design for Empowerment. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 277–280. 1 indexed citations

Rehn, Daniel A., Emily B. Moore, Noah S. Podolefsky, & Noah D. Finkelstein. (2013). Tools for High-Tech Tool Use: A Framework and Heuristics for Using Interactive Simulations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 31–55. 16 indexed citations

Perkins, Katherine K., et al.. (2012). Creating Effective Interactive Tools for Learning: Insights from the PhET Interactive Simulations Project. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2012(1). 436–441. 5 indexed citations

Perkins, Katherine K., Emily B. Moore, Noah S. Podolefsky, et al.. (2012). Towards research-based strategies for using PhET simulations in middle school physical science classes. AIP conference proceedings. 295–298. 42 indexed citations

Podolefsky, Noah S.. (2012). Learning science through computer games and simulations. Studies in Science Education. 48(2). 237–240. 61 indexed citations

Podolefsky, Noah S., Wendy K. Adams, Katherine K. Perkins, et al.. (2010). Characterizing Complexity of Computer Simulations and Implications for Student Learning. AIP conference proceedings. 257–260. 9 indexed citations

Podolefsky, Noah S., Katherine K. Perkins, & Wendy K. Adams. (2010). Factors promoting engaged exploration with computer simulations. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research. 6(2). 87 indexed citations

Podolefsky, Noah S.. (2010). Research on Games and Simulations in Education: Among Great Diversity, The Journal of Science Education and Technology Stands Out. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 19(6). 513–514. 2 indexed citations

Podolefsky, Noah S., Wendy K. Adams, Carl Wieman, et al.. (2009). Student Choices when Learning with Computer Simulations. AIP conference proceedings. 229–232. 5 indexed citations

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Podolefsky, Noah S., Katherine K. Perkins, Wendy K. Adams, et al.. (2009). Computer simulations to classrooms: tools for change. AIP conference proceedings. 8 indexed citations

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Podolefsky, Noah S. & Noah D. Finkelstein. (2007). Analogical scaffolding and the learning of abstract ideas in physics: An example from electromagnetic waves. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research. 3(1). 61 indexed citations

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Podolefsky, Noah S., Noah D. Finkelstein, Leon Hsu, Charles Henderson, & Laura McCullough. (2007). Salience of Representations and Analogies in Physics. AIP conference proceedings. 164–167. 6 indexed citations

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Podolefsky, Noah S. & Noah D. Finkelstein. (2007). Analogical scaffolding and the learning of abstract ideas in physics: Empirical studies. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research. 3(2). 41 indexed citations

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Podolefsky, Noah S. & Noah D. Finkelstein. (2007). Refraining Analogy: framing as a mechanism of analogy use. AIP conference proceedings. 883. 97–100. 2 indexed citations

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Podolefsky, Noah S. & Noah D. Finkelstein. (2006). Use of analogy in learning physics: The role of representations. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research. 2(2). 68 indexed citations

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Adams, Wendy K., et al.. (2006). New instrument for measuring student beliefs about physics and learning physics: The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research. 2(1). 455 indexed citations

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Podolefsky, Noah S. & Noah D. Finkelstein. (2006). The Perceived Value of College Physics Textbooks: Students and Instructors May Not See Eye to Eye. The Physics Teacher. 44(6). 338–342. 48 indexed citations

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Finkelstein, Noah D., Wendy K. Adams, Christopher Keller, et al.. (2005). When learning about the real world is better done virtually: A study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment. Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research. 1(1). 425 indexed citations breakdown →

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Podolefsky, Noah S., Shijie Zhong, & A. K. McNamara. (2004). The anisotropic and rheological structure of the oceanic upper mantle from a simple model of plate shear. Geophysical Journal International. 158(1). 287–296. 44 indexed citations

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Perkins, Kathy, Wendy K. Adams, Noah D. Finkelstein, et al.. (2004). The Physics Education Technology Project: A New Suite of Physics Simulations. 1 indexed citations

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