Ruth Colvin Clark

5.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Ruth Colvin Clark is a scholar working on Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Colvin Clark has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Education, 10 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 7 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Colvin Clark's work include Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (10 papers), Online and Blended Learning (10 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (5 papers). Ruth Colvin Clark is often cited by papers focused on Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (10 papers), Online and Blended Learning (10 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (5 papers). Ruth Colvin Clark collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Belgium. Ruth Colvin Clark's co-authors include Richard E. Mayer, Will Thalheimer, Frank Nguyen, John Sweller, Robert Wuthnow, David Taylor, Richard E. Clark, Kenneth A. Yates, Herbert H. Bell and Dee H. Andrews and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Performance Improvement Quarterly and PubMed.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Colvin Clark

34 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

E-learning and the scienc... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2006 2011 400 800 1.2k
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. E-learning and the science of instruction: Proven guidelines for consumers and designers of multimedia learning
    2003 1.3k citations Ruth Colvin Clark, Richard E. Mayer et al. Performance Improvement Journal profile →
  2. Efficiency in learning: Evidence-based guidelines to manage cognitive load
    2006 502 citations Ruth Colvin Clark, Frank Nguyen et al. Performance Improvement Journal profile →
  3. e‐Learning and the Science of Instruction
    2011 501 citations Ruth Colvin Clark, Richard E. Mayer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth Colvin Clark United States 16 1.5k 819 557 508 484 37 3.0k
Ruth Wylie United States 14 1.2k 0.9× 973 1.2× 296 0.5× 441 0.9× 630 1.3× 42 3.0k
Eva L. Baker United States 27 2.5k 1.7× 1.2k 1.5× 304 0.5× 279 0.5× 318 0.7× 158 4.1k
Timothy Koschmann United States 25 1.7k 1.1× 1.7k 2.1× 397 0.7× 285 0.6× 638 1.3× 87 3.9k
Bruce Bloom 2 2.1k 1.4× 821 1.0× 349 0.6× 255 0.5× 324 0.7× 4 3.9k
Robert L. Bangert‐Drowns United States 20 2.2k 1.5× 1.5k 1.9× 243 0.4× 342 0.7× 321 0.7× 38 4.1k
Harold F. O’Neil United States 32 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 288 0.5× 589 1.2× 281 0.6× 99 3.1k
Robert D. Tennyson United States 29 1.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.7× 341 0.6× 549 1.1× 580 1.2× 153 3.3k
Randy Elliot Bennett United States 30 2.1k 1.4× 995 1.2× 383 0.7× 221 0.4× 339 0.7× 149 3.4k
Steven M. Ross United States 32 2.2k 1.5× 1.1k 1.4× 368 0.7× 377 0.7× 242 0.5× 211 3.5k
Saskia Brand‐Gruwel Netherlands 31 2.2k 1.5× 1.7k 2.0× 455 0.8× 355 0.7× 377 0.8× 104 3.4k

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All Works

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Yates, Kenneth A., David F. Feldon, & Ruth Colvin Clark. (2011). Using cognitive task analysis tocapture expert knowledge and skills for research and instructional design. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 2 indexed citations
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Bell, Herbert H., Dee H. Andrews, Deborah L. Stone, et al.. (2009). 8 An Analysis of the Failure of Electronic Media and Discovery-Based Learning: Evidence for the Performance Benefits of Guided Training Methods 263. 33 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin & Richard E. Mayer. (2008). Learning by viewing versus learning by doing: Evidence-based guidelines for principled learning environments. Performance Improvement Journal. 47(9). 5–13. 87 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin. (2008). Metacognition and Human Performance Improvement. Performance Improvement Quarterly. 1(1). 33–45. 3 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin, et al.. (2007). The New Virtual Classroom: Evidence-based Guidelines for Synchronous e-Learning. 29 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin, Frank Nguyen, & John Sweller. (2006). Efficiency in learning. 3(1). 14 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin, et al.. (2004). Graphics for learning: Proven guidelines for planning, designing, and evaluating visuals in training materials. Performance Improvement Journal. 43(10). 45–47. 102 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin. (2002). The New ISD: Applying Cognitive Strategies to Instructional Design.. Performance Improvement Journal. 41(7). 8–15. 16 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin, et al.. (2002). Designing Instruction That Supports Cognitive Learning Processes.. PubMed. 37(4 Suppl). S152–S159. 39 indexed citations
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Okurowski, Mary Ellen, et al.. (2000). Text summarizer in use. 4. 49–58. 6 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin, et al.. (2000). Building expertise: Cognitive methods for training and performance improvement. Performance Improvement Journal. 39(2). 43–44. 91 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin. (1994). Hang Up Your Training Hat.. Training & Development. 48(9). 61. 3 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin. (1992). EPSS—look before you leap: Some cautions about applications of electronic performance support systems. Performance + Instruction. 31(5). 22–25. 16 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin. (1992). EPSS by gloria gery. Performance + Instruction. 31(5). 36–37.
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Taylor, David & Ruth Colvin Clark. (1992). Training problem‐solving skills part 2: Design guidelines based on cognitive psychology. Performance + Instruction. 31(4). 33–38. 1 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin. (1986). Defining the ‘D’ in ISD. Part 1: Task‐general instructional methodsx. Performance + Instruction. 25(1). 17–20.
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Clark, Ruth Colvin. (1986). Nine Ways to Make Training Pay Off on the Job.. 23(11). 83–87. 8 indexed citations
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Clark, Richard E. & Ruth Colvin Clark. (1984). Instructional Media vs. Instructional Methods.. 23(5). 1–3. 3 indexed citations
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Clark, Ruth Colvin. (1983). Training Content Experts to Design Instruction.. 22(8). 10–15. 3 indexed citations
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Wuthnow, Robert, et al.. (1983). Anti-Semitism in the United States: A Study of Prejudice in the 1980s.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 12(6). 709–709. 28 indexed citations

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