Scott Freeman

16.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Scott Freeman is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Education and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott Freeman has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 23 papers in Education and 19 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Scott Freeman's work include Economic theories and models (23 papers), Innovative Teaching Methods (18 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (17 papers). Scott Freeman is often cited by papers focused on Economic theories and models (23 papers), Innovative Teaching Methods (18 papers) and Economic Theory and Policy (17 papers). Scott Freeman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Scott Freeman's co-authors include Mary Pat Wenderoth, Sarah L. Eddy, Hannah Jordt, Michelle K. Smith, David C. Haak, Janneke HilleRisLambers, Wendy M. Jackson, Frank C. Rohwer, Eldredge Bermingham and Sievert Rohwer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Scott Freeman

78 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics

2014 5.4k citations Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Increased Structure and Active Learning Reduce the Achievement Gap in Introductory Biology

2011 660 citations Scott Freeman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott Freeman United States	35	5.6k	1.7k	1.4k	825	769	80	9.8k
Jan van Dijk Netherlands	51	2.2k 0.4×	2.1k 1.3×	306 0.2×	61 0.1×	874 1.1×	170	13.3k
Sarah L. Eddy United States	23	5.3k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	748 0.9×	65 0.1×	57	8.0k
Donna Haraway United States	44	2.1k 0.4×	146 0.1×	562 0.4×	93 0.1×	567 0.7×	105	28.4k
David N. Perkins United States	41	3.7k 0.7×	216 0.1×	2.9k 2.1×	245 0.3×	288 0.4×	96	14.0k
Wolff‐Michael Roth Canada	59	9.8k 1.7×	336 0.2×	5.9k 4.3×	143 0.2×	78 0.1×	548	15.7k
Paul Cobb United States	52	11.3k 2.0×	217 0.1×	5.0k 3.6×	65 0.1×	197 0.3×	162	14.5k
Mary Pat Wenderoth United States	24	5.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	893 1.1×	23 0.0×	56	8.3k
Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver United States	39	7.5k 1.3×	955 0.6×	4.9k 3.5×	689 0.8×	41 0.1×	209	11.2k
Uri Wilensky United States	41	2.0k 0.4×	547 0.3×	2.8k 2.0×	116 0.1×	50 0.1×	185	7.1k
Jenny Knight United States	37	2.5k 0.4×	574 0.3×	863 0.6×	283 0.3×	182 0.2×	118	5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Scott Freeman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott Freeman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott Freeman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Scott Freeman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Scott Freeman 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 Scott Freeman. Scott Freeman 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

Hennessey, Kelly M. & Scott Freeman. (2024). Nationally endorsed learning objectives to improve course design in introductory biology. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0308545–e0308545. 6 indexed citations

Theobald, Elli J., et al.. (2023). Measuring undergraduates’ understanding of the culture of scientific research as an outcome variable in research on CUREs. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 24(3).

Freeman, Scott, et al.. (2023). A CURE on the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli Improves Student Conceptual Understanding. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 22(1). ar7–ar7. 3 indexed citations

Harris, Rebecca B., Michael R. Mack, Jasmine R. Bryant, Elli J. Theobald, & Scott Freeman. (2020). Reducing achievement gaps in undergraduate general chemistry could lift underrepresented students into a “hyperpersistent zone”. Science Advances. 6(24). eaaz5687–eaaz5687. 129 indexed citations

Casper, Anne M., Sarah L. Eddy, & Scott Freeman. (2019). True Grit: Passion and persistence make an innovative course design work. PLoS Biology. 17(7). e3000359–e3000359. 11 indexed citations

Freeman, Scott & Adam R. Aron. (2015). Withholding a Reward-driven Action: Studies of the Rise and Fall of Motor Activation and the Effect of Cognitive Depletion. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 28(2). 237–251. 31 indexed citations

Freeman, Scott, et al.. (2015). Suppressing a motivationally-triggered action tendency engages a response control mechanism that prevents future provocation. Neuropsychologia. 68. 218–231. 15 indexed citations

Aminoff, Elissa, Scott Freeman, David Clewett, et al.. (2014). Maintaining a cautious state of mind during a recognition test: A large-scale fMRI study. Neuropsychologia. 67. 132–147. 16 indexed citations

Freeman, Scott, et al.. (2014). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(23). 8410–8415. 5443 indexed citations breakdown →

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Aminoff, Elissa, David Clewett, Scott Freeman, et al.. (2012). Individual differences in shifting decision criterion: A recognition memory study. Memory & Cognition. 40(7). 1016–1030. 59 indexed citations

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Champ, Bruce, Scott Freeman, & Warren E. Weber. (1999). Redemption Costs and Interest Rates under the U.S. National Banking System. Journal of money credit and banking. 31(3). 568–568. 9 indexed citations

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Freeman, Scott. (1996). The Payments System, Liquidity, and Rediscounting. American Economic Review. 86(5). 1126–1138. 65 indexed citations

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Freeman, Scott & Joseph H. Haslag. (1995). Should Bank Reserves Earn Interest. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 25–33. 3 indexed citations

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Freeman, Scott & Robert M. Zink. (1995). A Phylogenetic Study of the Blackbirds Based on Variation in Mitochondrial DNA Restriction Sites. Systematic Biology. 44(3). 409–420. 49 indexed citations

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Champ, Bruce & Scott Freeman. (1994). Modeling monetary economics. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations

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Freeman, Scott. (1992). Money and Output: Correlation or Causality?. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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Freeman, Scott & Gregory W. Huffman. (1991). Inside Money, Output, and Causality. International Economic Review. 32(3). 645–645. 25 indexed citations

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Champ, Bruce & Scott Freeman. (1990). Money, Output, and the Nominal National Debt. American Economic Review. 80(3). 390–397. 8 indexed citations

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Freeman, Scott. (1990). The evolution of the scrotum: A new hypothesis. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 145(4). 429–445. 44 indexed citations

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Freeman, Scott, et al.. (1990). Red-Winged Blackbirds and Brown-Headed Cowbirds: Some Aspects of a Host-Parasite Relationship. Ornithological Applications. 92(2). 336–336. 58 indexed citations

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