Philipp Bitzenbauer

836 total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 509 citations indexed

About

Philipp Bitzenbauer is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philipp Bitzenbauer has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 509 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Education, 26 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 7 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Philipp Bitzenbauer's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (32 papers), Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (20 papers) and Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (10 papers). Philipp Bitzenbauer is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (32 papers), Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (20 papers) and Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (10 papers). Philipp Bitzenbauer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Hungary and Czechia. Philipp Bitzenbauer's co-authors include Malte S. Ubben, Jan-Peter Meyn, Rainer Müller, Marisa Michelini, Christoph Kulgemeyer, Gesche Pospiech, Jochen Kühn, Stefan Küchemann, A.A. Bauer and Stefan Heusler and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Physics and Research in Science Education.

In The Last Decade

Philipp Bitzenbauer

44 papers receiving 497 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.

ChatGPT in physics education: A pilot study on easy-to-implement activities

2023 113 citations Philipp Bitzenbauer Contemporary Educational Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philipp Bitzenbauer Germany	12	287	174	121	67	61	51	509
Bor Gregorcic Sweden	14	224 0.8×	142 0.8×	112 0.9×	64 1.0×	2 0.0×	36	477
Maja Planinić Croatia	16	624 2.2×	261 1.5×	46 0.4×	43 0.6×	9 0.1×	30	860
Bethany R. Wilcox United States	12	289 1.0×	76 0.4×	52 0.4×	41 0.6×	40 0.7×	46	594
Hendrik Jan Pol Netherlands	8	260 0.9×	170 1.0×	40 0.3×	20 0.3×	39 0.6×	14	363
Mohammad A. Tashtoush Jordan	10	160 0.6×	60 0.3×	128 1.1×	146 2.2×	28 0.5×	46	598
Marisa Michelini Italy	11	268 0.9×	115 0.7×	44 0.4×	16 0.2×	67 1.1×	94	398
Edit Yerushalmi Israel	12	327 1.1×	187 1.1×	26 0.2×	39 0.6×	6 0.1×	42	409
Raimund Girwidz Germany	13	273 1.0×	157 0.9×	30 0.2×	33 0.5×	6 0.1×	58	514
Tatsunori Matsui Japan	7	69 0.2×	48 0.3×	113 0.9×	113 1.7×	8 0.1×	42	340
Ruth Chabay United States	12	674 2.3×	336 1.9×	92 0.8×	94 1.4×	33 0.5×	28	1.0k

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp & Malte S. Ubben. (2025). Correction: The structure of learners’ perceptions of models (not only) in quantum physics: spotlight on Fidelity of Gestalt and Functional Fidelity. EPJ Quantum Technology. 12(1).

Bitzenbauer, Philipp & Malte S. Ubben. (2025). The structure of learners’ perceptions of models (not only) in quantum physics: spotlight on Fidelity of Gestalt and Functional Fidelity. EPJ Quantum Technology. 12(1). 1 indexed citations

Bauer, A.A., et al.. (2025). Toward a more coherent and profession-related physics teacher education: Linking subject-specific and physics education content in the study entry phase. American Journal of Physics. 93(3). 250–255.

Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2024). Mathematical sense making of quantum phenomena using Dirac notation: its effect on secondary school students’ functional thinking about photons. EPJ Quantum Technology. 11(1). 3 indexed citations

Michelini, Marisa, et al.. (2024). From light polarization to quantum physics: Supporting lower secondary school students’ transition from gestalt to functional thinking. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education. 20(6). em2449–em2449. 6 indexed citations

Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2024). A new teaching-learning sequence to promote secondary school students’ learning of quantum physics using Dirac notation. Physics Education. 59(4). 45007–45007. 14 indexed citations

Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2024). Empirical insights into the effects of research-based teaching strategies in quantum education. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 20(2). 3 indexed citations

Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2024). Introducing quantum physics concepts and Dirac notation at the secondary school level: Insights into student reasoning from an acceptance survey. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 20(2). 1 indexed citations

Michelini, Marisa, et al.. (2024). Exploring the effect of a phenomenological teaching-learning sequence on lower secondary school students’ views of light polarisation. Physics Education. 59(3). 35009–35009. 4 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp. (2023). ChatGPT in physics education: A pilot study on easy-to-implement activities. Contemporary Educational Technology. 15(3). ep430–ep430. 113 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2023). Cross-age study on secondary school students’ views of stars. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 19(2). 1 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2022). Exploring Learning Difficulties in Abstract Algebra: The Case of Group Theory. Education Sciences. 12(8). 516–516. 14 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2022). Assessing Engineering Students’ Conceptual Understanding of Introductory Quantum Optics. Physics. 4(4). 1180–1201. 6 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2022). Assessing Learners’ Conceptual Understanding of Introductory Group Theory Using the CI2GT: Development and Analysis of a Concept Inventory. Education Sciences. 12(6). 376–376. 14 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2022). What Group Theory Can Do for You: From Magmas to Abstract Thinking in School Mathematics. Mathematics. 10(5). 703–703. 9 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2022). Improving Early Optics Instruction Using a Phenomenological Approach: A Field Study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 409–429. 8 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2022). Phenomenological optics with self-made liquid lenses in the physics classroom. Physics Education. 57(4). 45012–45012. 6 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp, et al.. (2021). Two Challenging Concepts in Mathematics Education: Subject-Specific Thoughts on the Complex Unit and Angles. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 9(4). 244–251. 4 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp & Jan-Peter Meyn. (2021). Fostering experimental competences of prospective physics teachers. Physics Education. 56(4). 45020–45020. 3 indexed citations

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Bitzenbauer, Philipp. (2020). Quantenoptik an Schulen. Studie im Mixed-Methods Design zur Evaluation des Erlanger Unterrichtskonzepts zur Quantenoptik. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 8 indexed citations

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