Ruth Garner

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Ruth Garner is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Garner has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 27 papers in Education and 9 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Ruth Garner's work include Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (26 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (21 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (14 papers). Ruth Garner is often cited by papers focused on Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (26 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (21 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (14 papers). Ruth Garner collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Ruth Garner's co-authors include Patricia A. Alexander, Mark G. Gillingham, Patricia A. Alexander, Marilyn J. Chambliss, Jonna M. Kulikowich, Rachel Brown, Victoria Chou Hare, George B. Macready, et al and Peter Winograd and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Educational Psychology, Computers in Human Behavior and Review of Educational Research.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Garner

57 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Metacognition and reading comprehension 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Metacognition and reading comprehension
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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth Garner United States 26 2.3k 1.5k 685 283 222 61 3.1k
Ralph E. Reynolds United States 24 1.6k 0.7× 923 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 268 0.9× 259 1.2× 54 2.8k
Joseph C. Campione United States 26 3.0k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 665 1.0× 325 1.1× 300 1.4× 58 4.1k
Kenneth A. Kiewra United States 28 1.5k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 1.4k 2.0× 251 0.9× 202 0.9× 96 2.9k
Marcel V. J. Veenman Netherlands 29 3.5k 1.6× 2.6k 1.7× 656 1.0× 341 1.2× 375 1.7× 45 4.5k
Barak Rosenshine United States 24 2.1k 0.9× 2.9k 1.9× 290 0.4× 143 0.5× 273 1.2× 61 4.2k
Nancy L. Stein United States 27 1.4k 0.6× 738 0.5× 574 0.8× 231 0.8× 476 2.1× 75 2.7k
Peter Afflerbach United States 23 3.2k 1.4× 2.5k 1.6× 463 0.7× 278 1.0× 169 0.8× 52 4.5k
Earl C. Butterfield United States 25 1.1k 0.5× 667 0.4× 444 0.6× 233 0.8× 236 1.1× 63 2.3k
Richard L. Venezky United States 22 1.8k 0.8× 911 0.6× 515 0.8× 284 1.0× 79 0.4× 89 2.8k
Douglas J. Hacker United States 21 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 420 0.6× 211 0.7× 258 1.2× 45 2.2k

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All Works

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Garner, Ruth, et al.. (2001). Virtual tutor training – The JOB Experience. 2001(1). 551–556. 1 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth & Mark G. Gillingham. (1999). New Voices: The Internet Communication of High School Kids Who (Usually) Won't Write. ˜The œHigh School journal. 82(3). 172. 2 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth. (1998). Epilogue: Choosing to Learn or Not-Learn in School. Educational Psychology Review. 10(2). 227–237. 6 indexed citations
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Gillingham, Mark G. & Ruth Garner. (1992). Readers' Comprehension of Mazes Embedded in Expository Texts. The Journal of Educational Research. 85(4). 234–241. 6 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth. (1990). When Children and Adults Do Not Use Learning Strategies: Toward a Theory of Settings. Review of Educational Research. 60(4). 517–529. 307 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth & Mark G. Gillingham. (1987). Students' Knowledge of Text Structure. Journal of Reading Behavior. 19(3). 247–259. 8 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth, et al.. (1986). Children's knowledge of structural properties of expository text.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 78(6). 411–416. 15 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth, et al.. (1985). Synthesis of Research on Students' Ability to Summarize Text.. Educational leadership. 42(5). 52–55. 9 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth, et al.. (1985). Multiple Measures of Text Summarization Proficiency: What Can Fifth-Grade Students Do?. Research in the Teaching of English. 19(2). 140–153. 9 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth. (1984). Rules for Summarizing Texts: Is Classroom Instruction Being Provided?.. The Journal of Educational Research. 77(5). 2 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth & Victoria Chou Hare. (1984). Efficacy of Text Lookback Training for Poor Comprehenders at Two Age Levels. The Journal of Educational Research. 77(6). 376–381. 7 indexed citations
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Alexander, Patricia A., Victoria Chou Hare, & Ruth Garner. (1984). The Effects of Time, Access, and Question Type on Response Accuracy and Frequency of Lookbacks in Older, Proficient Readers. Journal of Reading Behavior. 16(2). 119–130. 12 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth, et al.. (1984). Inducing Use of a Text Lookback Strategy Among Unsuccessful Readers. American Educational Research Journal. 21(4). 789–798. 49 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth, et al.. (1983). Externalizing Question-Answering Strategies of Good and Poor Comprehenders. Reading Research Quarterly. 18(4). 439–439. 33 indexed citations
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Alexander, Patricia A. & Ruth Garner. (1982). EFFECTS OF REALISTIC AND UNREALISTIC CRITERIA FOR PERFORMANCE ON THE STUDYING BEHAVIOR OF EXPERT ADULT READERS. Reading Psychology. 3(4). 311–324. 2 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth. (1982). Verbal-Report Data on Reading Strategies. Journal of Reading Behavior. 14(2). 159–167. 50 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth. (1982). Efficient Text Summarization Costs and Benefits. The Journal of Educational Research. 75(5). 275–279. 54 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth, et al.. (1981). Good and Poor Comprehender Differences in Knowing and Regulating Reading Behaviors.. Educational research quarterly. 6(4). 5–12. 82 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth & Patricia A. Alexander. (1981). Use of Passage Cues in Answering of Questions: Investigation of the Effects of an Explicit External Criterion on Adults' Studying Behavior. Journal of Reading Behavior. 13(4). 335–346. 7 indexed citations
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Garner, Ruth, et al.. (1981). Monitoring-of-Understanding Research. The Journal of Experimental Education. 50(2). 70–76. 27 indexed citations

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