Sarah Hofer

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 802 citations indexed

About

Sarah Hofer is a scholar working on Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah Hofer has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 802 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Education, 14 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 13 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sarah Hofer's work include Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (8 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (7 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (7 papers). Sarah Hofer is often cited by papers focused on Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (8 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (7 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (7 papers). Sarah Hofer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Sarah Hofer's co-authors include Kristina Reiss, Frank Reinhold, Christian Scheibenzuber, Nicolae Nistor, Delia Hillmayr, Lisa Ziernwald, Elsbeth Stern, Herbert J. Rubin, Ralph Schumacher and Doris Holzberger and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Educational Psychology and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Sarah Hofer

27 papers receiving 764 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The potential of digital tools to enhance mathematics and science learning in secondary schools: A context-specific meta-analysis

2020 287 citations Delia Hillmayr, Lisa Ziernwald et al. Computers & Education profile →
Online teaching and learning in higher education: Lessons learned in crisis situations

2021 137 citations Sarah Hofer, Nicolae Nistor et al. Computers in Human Behavior profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sarah Hofer Germany	13	463	187	180	121	116	29	802
Frank Reinhold Germany	12	423 0.9×	176 0.9×	183 1.0×	105 0.9×	96 0.8×	52	693
Virginia Clinton‐Lisell United States	19	396 0.9×	209 1.1×	375 2.1×	243 2.0×	149 1.3×	68	1.1k
Koen Veermans Finland	15	489 1.1×	107 0.6×	352 2.0×	108 0.9×	118 1.0×	28	968
Jacqueline Bichsel United States	8	307 0.7×	155 0.8×	93 0.5×	86 0.7×	192 1.7×	20	769
Rohani Ahmad Tarmizi Malaysia	19	942 2.0×	271 1.4×	299 1.7×	80 0.7×	104 0.9×	93	1.3k
Wajeeh Daher Israel	19	712 1.5×	325 1.7×	273 1.5×	222 1.8×	67 0.6×	115	1.1k
Arif Altun Türkiye	14	401 0.9×	141 0.8×	238 1.3×	346 2.9×	70 0.6×	74	849
Kathleen Scalise United States	14	500 1.1×	127 0.7×	240 1.3×	132 1.1×	73 0.6×	38	795
Marcia H. Davis United States	10	629 1.4×	273 1.5×	592 3.3×	54 0.4×	130 1.1×	20	1.2k
Hutkemri Zulnaidi Malaysia	15	577 1.2×	143 0.8×	178 1.0×	45 0.4×	54 0.5×	95	764

Countries citing papers authored by Sarah Hofer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sarah Hofer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sarah Hofer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sarah Hofer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sarah Hofer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sarah Hofer. Sarah Hofer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hofer, Sarah & Frank Reinhold. (2025). Scaffolding of learning activities: Aptitude-treatment-interaction effects in math?. Learning and Instruction. 99. 102177–102177. 2 indexed citations

Edelsbrunner, Peter A., et al.. (2025). Bringing learners into focus: A systematic review of learner characteristics in AR-supported STEM education. Learning and Individual Differences. 122. 102727–102727. 1 indexed citations

Edelsbrunner, Peter A., Denis Dumas, Sarah Hofer, et al.. (2025). Beyond linear regression: Statistically modeling aptitude-treatment interactions and the differential effectiveness of educational interventions. Learning and Individual Differences. 124. 102812–102812.

Reinhold, Frank, et al.. (2025). Unlocking math potential in students from lower SES backgrounds – using instructional scaffolds to improve performance. npj Science of Learning. 10(1). 66–66. 1 indexed citations

Hofer, Sarah, Jörg-Henrik Heine, Sahba Besharati, et al.. (2024). Self-perceptions as mechanisms of achievement inequality: evidence across 70 countries. npj Science of Learning. 9(1). 2–2. 10 indexed citations

Hofer, Sarah, et al.. (2024). Enhanced conceptual understanding through formative assessment: results of a randomized controlled intervention study in physics classes. Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability. 37(1). 5–33.

Edelsbrunner, Peter A., Sarah Malone, Sarah Hofer, et al.. (2023). The relation of representational competence and conceptual knowledge in female and male undergraduates. International Journal of STEM Education. 10(1). 44–44. 11 indexed citations

Edelsbrunner, Peter A. & Sarah Hofer. (2023). Unraveling the relation between representational competence and conceptual knowledge across four samples from two different countries. Frontiers in Education. 8. 1 indexed citations

Hofer, Sarah, Frank Fischer, Martin R. Fischer, et al.. (2023). A Literature Review Comparing Experts’ and Non-Experts’ Visual Processing of Graphs during Problem-Solving and Learning. Education Sciences. 13(2). 216–216. 9 indexed citations

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Hofer, Sarah, et al.. (2022). What Matters for Boys Does Not Necessarily Matter for Girls: Gender-Specific Relations between Perceived Self-Determination, Engagement, and Performance in School Mathematics. Education Sciences. 12(11). 775–775. 3 indexed citations

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Hofer, Sarah, et al.. (2022). Reducing gender differences in student motivational‐affective factors: A meta‐analysis of school‐based interventions. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 92(4). 1502–1536. 11 indexed citations

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Hofer, Sarah, et al.. (2022). Students home alone—profiles of internal and external conditions associated with mathematics learning from home. European Journal of Psychology of Education. 38(1). 333–366. 10 indexed citations

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Scheibenzuber, Christian, Sarah Hofer, & Nicolae Nistor. (2021). Designing for fake news literacy training: A problem-based undergraduate online-course. Computers in Human Behavior. 121. 106796–106796. 50 indexed citations

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Hofer, Sarah, Nicolae Nistor, & Christian Scheibenzuber. (2021). Online teaching and learning in higher education: Lessons learned in crisis situations. Computers in Human Behavior. 121. 106789–106789. 137 indexed citations breakdown →

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Reinhold, Frank, et al.. (2020). Digital support principles for sustained mathematics learning in disadvantaged students. PLoS ONE. 15(10). e0240609–e0240609. 7 indexed citations

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Reinhold, Frank, Sarah Hofer, Anselm Strohmaier, et al.. (2020). The role of spatial, verbal, numerical, and general reasoning abilities in complex word problem solving for young female and male adults. Mathematics Education Research Journal. 32(2). 189–211. 32 indexed citations

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Hillmayr, Delia, Lisa Ziernwald, Frank Reinhold, Sarah Hofer, & Kristina Reiss. (2020). The potential of digital tools to enhance mathematics and science learning in secondary schools: A context-specific meta-analysis. Computers & Education. 153. 103897–103897. 287 indexed citations breakdown →

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Loch, Frieder, et al.. (2019). Investigating Mental Models of Mechanical Engineering Students. mediaTUM – the media and publications repository of the Technical University Munich (Technical University Munich). 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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Hofer, Sarah, Ralph Schumacher, & Herbert J. Rubin. (2017). The test of basic Mechanics Conceptual Understanding (bMCU): using Rasch analysis to develop and evaluate an efficient multiple choice test on Newton’s mechanics. International Journal of STEM Education. 4(1). 18–18. 17 indexed citations

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Wagner, Clemens, et al.. (2017). Validation and structural analysis of the kinematics concept test. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 13(1). 30 indexed citations

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