Richard E. Mayer

104.1k total citations · 40 hit papers
529 papers, 60.6k citations indexed

About

Richard E. Mayer is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard E. Mayer has authored 529 papers receiving a total of 60.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 246 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 241 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 215 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Richard E. Mayer's work include Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (220 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (135 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (77 papers). Richard E. Mayer is often cited by papers focused on Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (220 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (135 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (77 papers). Richard E. Mayer collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Richard E. Mayer's co-authors include Roxana Moreno, Logan Fiorella, Ruth Colvin Clark, Guido Makransky, Jocelyn Parong, Valerie K. Sims, Will Thalheimer, Mary Hegarty, Cheryl I. Johnson and Joan K. Gallini and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Richard E. Mayer

509 papers receiving 53.7k citations

Hit Papers

Multimedia Learning 1984 2026 1998 2012 2002 2003 2006 2004 2001 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. Multimedia Learning
    2002 3.0k citations Richard E. Mayer Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Nine Ways to Reduce Cognitive Load in Multimedia Learning
    2003 2.5k citations Richard E. Mayer, Roxana Moreno profile →
  3. The Cambridge handbook of multimedia learning
    2006 1.7k citations Richard E. Mayer profile →
  4. Should There Be a Three-Strikes Rule Against Pure Discovery Learning?
    2004 1.6k citations Richard E. Mayer profile →
  5. Multimedia Learning
    2001 1.4k citations Richard E. Mayer Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  6. E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning
    2003 1.3k citations Richard E. Mayer et al. profile →
  7. Interactive Multimodal Learning Environments
    2007 987 citations Roxana Moreno, Richard E. Mayer Educational Psychology Review profile →
  8. The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning
    2014 978 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  9. Multimedia learning: Are we asking the right questions?
    1997 967 citations Richard E. Mayer profile →
  10. Cognitive principles of multimedia learning: The role of modality and contiguity.
    1999 916 citations Roxana Moreno, Richard E. Mayer Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  11. The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning
    2005 909 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  12. Adding immersive virtual reality to a science lab simulation causes more presence but less learning
    2017 865 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Learning and Instruction profile →
  13. The promise of multimedia learning: using the same instructional design methods across different media
    2003 857 citations Richard E. Mayer Learning and Instruction profile →
  14. Multimedia Learning: SUBJECT INDEX
    2001 843 citations Richard E. Mayer profile →
  15. A split-attention effect in multimedia learning: Evidence for dual processing systems in working memory.
    1998 825 citations Richard E. Mayer, Roxana Moreno Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  16. For whom is a picture worth a thousand words? Extensions of a dual-coding theory of multimedia learning.
    1994 740 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  17. Thinking, Problem Solving, Cognition
    1984 659 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. profile →
  18. Cognitive constraints on multimedia learning: When presenting more material results in less understanding.
    2001 639 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  19. When is an illustration worth ten thousand words?
    1990 634 citations Richard E. Mayer, Joan K. Gallini Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  20. The instructive animation: Helping students build connections between words and pictures in multimedia learning.
    1992 620 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  21. Learning science in immersive virtual reality.
    2018 617 citations Jocelyn Parong, Richard E. Mayer Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  22. The Case for Social Agency in Computer-Based Teaching: Do Students Learn More Deeply When They Interact With Animated Pedagogical Agents?
    2001 579 citations Roxana Moreno, Richard E. Mayer et al. profile →
  23. The Role of Interest in Learning and Development
    1994 576 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. profile →
  24. Rote Versus Meaningful Learning
    2002 560 citations Richard E. Mayer profile →
  25. Applying the science of learning: Evidence-based principles for the design of multimedia instruction.
    2008 557 citations Richard E. Mayer profile →
  26. How seductive details do their damage: A theory of cognitive interest in science learning.
    1998 543 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  27. Animations need narrations: An experimental test of a dual-coding hypothesis.
    1991 532 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  28. Aids to computer-based multimedia learning
    2002 522 citations Richard E. Mayer, Roxana Moreno Learning and Instruction profile →
  29. e‐Learning and the Science of Instruction
    2011 501 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. profile →
  30. Eight Ways to Promote Generative Learning
    2015 491 citations Logan Fiorella, Richard E. Mayer Educational Psychology Review profile →
  31. Meta-analysis of action video game impact on perceptual, attentional, and cognitive skills.
    2017 469 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. profile →
  32. Using multimedia for e‐learning
    2017 417 citations Richard E. Mayer Journal of Computer Assisted Learning profile →
  33. Motivational and cognitive benefits of training in immersive virtual reality based on multiple assessments
    2019 328 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning profile →
  34. Incorporating motivation into multimedia learning
    2013 312 citations Richard E. Mayer Learning and Instruction profile →
  35. Immersive virtual reality increases liking but not learning with a science simulation and generative learning strategies promote learning in immersive virtual reality.
    2020 221 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  36. Cognitive and affective processes for learning science in immersive virtual reality
    2020 212 citations Jocelyn Parong, Richard E. Mayer Journal of Computer Assisted Learning profile →
  37. Thirty years of research on online learning
    2018 199 citations Richard E. Mayer profile →
  38. Benefits of Taking a Virtual Field Trip in Immersive Virtual Reality: Evidence for the Immersion Principle in Multimedia Learning
    2022 168 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. Educational Psychology Review profile →
  39. The virtual field trip: Investigating how to optimize immersive virtual learning in climate change education
    2020 147 citations Richard E. Mayer et al. profile →
  40. The Past, Present, and Future of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning
    2024 107 citations Richard E. Mayer Educational Psychology Review profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard E. Mayer United States 122 25.8k 24.7k 24.0k 7.4k 6.7k 529 60.6k
John Sweller Australia 78 20.2k 0.8× 16.4k 0.7× 21.8k 0.9× 8.2k 1.1× 3.0k 0.4× 211 44.9k
Fred Paas Netherlands 78 14.3k 0.6× 9.4k 0.4× 15.0k 0.6× 5.3k 0.7× 2.8k 0.4× 327 30.5k
John R. Anderson United States 94 14.6k 0.6× 5.1k 0.2× 8.6k 0.4× 14.4k 2.0× 1.4k 0.2× 431 48.5k
Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer Netherlands 77 10.8k 0.4× 9.7k 0.4× 10.1k 0.4× 4.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.2× 383 26.3k
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi United States 78 12.7k 0.5× 6.7k 0.3× 13.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.2× 3.0k 0.4× 240 56.7k
L. S. Vygotsky United States 23 19.0k 0.7× 26.5k 1.1× 4.0k 0.2× 1.6k 0.2× 1.1k 0.2× 39 50.2k
Jean Piaget Switzerland 81 16.2k 0.6× 16.2k 0.7× 5.9k 0.2× 2.7k 0.4× 834 0.1× 382 46.0k
K. Anders Ericsson United States 62 11.1k 0.4× 5.7k 0.2× 6.2k 0.3× 2.8k 0.4× 1.1k 0.2× 142 35.7k
Paul A. Kirschner Netherlands 83 10.6k 0.4× 13.1k 0.5× 3.1k 0.1× 1.7k 0.2× 837 0.1× 472 27.8k
Jerome S. Bruner United States 73 15.7k 0.6× 17.9k 0.7× 5.1k 0.2× 1.8k 0.2× 788 0.1× 250 48.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mayer, Richard E., et al.. (2024). The viewing perspective effect in learning from instructional videos: A replication and neuroimaging extension. Learning and Instruction. 94. 102004–102004. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Fuxing, et al.. (2024). Effects of explaining a science lesson to others or to oneself: A cognitive neuroscience approach. Learning and Instruction. 91. 101897–101897. 6 indexed citations
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Mayer, Richard E.. (2024). The Past, Present, and Future of the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning. Educational Psychology Review. 36(1). 107 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lawson, Alyssa P. & Richard E. Mayer. (2024). Generative learning activities for online multimedia learning: when summarizing is effective but drawing is not. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 1452385–1452385. 1 indexed citations
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Nastase, Samuel A., et al.. (2024). Onscreen presence of instructors in video lectures affects learners’ neural synchrony and visual attention during multimedia learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(12). e2309054121–e2309054121. 8 indexed citations
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Ponce, Héctor R., et al.. (2023). Effects of learner-generated outlining and instructor-provided outlining on learning from text: A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review. 39. 100538–100538. 2 indexed citations
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Mayer, Richard E., et al.. (2023). Benefits of turning the illustrations in a narrated slideshow into cartoons: An extension of the positivity principle. Learning and Instruction. 86. 101779–101779. 7 indexed citations
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Parong, Jocelyn & Richard E. Mayer. (2020). Cognitive and affective processes for learning science in immersive virtual reality. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 37(1). 226–241. 212 indexed citations breakdown →
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Erraguntla, Madhav, et al.. (2017). Mobile-Based Sidewalk Inventory App for Smart Communities, Health, and Safety. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 5(1). 3. 2 indexed citations
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Fiorella, Logan, Tamara van Gog, Vincent Hoogerheide, & Richard E. Mayer. (2016). It’s all a matter of perspective: Viewing first-person video modeling examples promotes learning of an assembly task.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 109(5). 653–665. 75 indexed citations
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Fiorella, Logan & Richard E. Mayer. (2015). Learning as a Generative Activity. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 173 indexed citations
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Fiorella, Logan & Richard E. Mayer. (2015). Eight Ways to Promote Generative Learning. Educational Psychology Review. 28(4). 717–741. 491 indexed citations breakdown →
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Miller, Michael B., et al.. (2011). Individual differences in cognitive style and strategy predict similarities in the patterns of brain activity between individuals. NeuroImage. 59(1). 83–93. 73 indexed citations
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Moreno, Roxana & Richard E. Mayer. (2007). Interactive Multimodal Learning Environments. Educational Psychology Review. 19(3). 309–326. 987 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dow, Gayle T. & Richard E. Mayer. (2004). Teaching students to solve insight problems: Evidence for domain specificity in creativity training. Creativity Research Journal. 16(4). 389–398. 128 indexed citations
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Mayer, Richard E.. (2001). Multimedia Learning. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 1379 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moreno, Roxana & Richard E. Mayer. (1999). Cognitive principles of multimedia learning: The role of modality and contiguity.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 91(2). 358–368. 916 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mayer, Richard E.. (1997). Out-of-School Learning: The Case of an After-School Computer Club.. Journal of Educational Computing Research. 16(4). 8 indexed citations
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Mayer, Richard E. & Joan K. Gallini. (1990). When is an illustration worth ten thousand words?. Journal of Educational Psychology. 82(4). 715–726. 69 indexed citations
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Mayer, Richard E.. (1987). Cognitive aspects of learning and using a programming language. MIT Press eBooks. 6(1). 61–79. 17 indexed citations

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