Sheryl Sorby

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
135 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Sheryl Sorby is a scholar working on Automotive Engineering, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheryl Sorby has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Automotive Engineering, 48 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition and 43 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in Sheryl Sorby's work include Spatial Cognition and Navigation (75 papers), Augmented Reality Applications (47 papers) and Geography Education and Pedagogy (41 papers). Sheryl Sorby is often cited by papers focused on Spatial Cognition and Navigation (75 papers), Augmented Reality Applications (47 papers) and Geography Education and Pedagogy (41 papers). Sheryl Sorby collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and India. Sheryl Sorby's co-authors include Norma Veurink, Anne Frances Wysocki, Alana Dulaney, Beth M. Casey, John W. Sutherland, David R. Shonnard, Valentine Udoh James, David R. Hokanson, Jerald L. Schnoor and James R. Mihelcic and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review and International Journal of Science Education.

In The Last Decade

Sheryl Sorby

131 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Educational Research in Developing 3‐D Spatial Skills for Engineering Students

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sheryl Sorby United States	24	1.8k	1.0k	854	627	343	135	2.8k
José Luis Saorín Spain	19	470 0.3×	601 0.6×	182 0.2×	152 0.2×	114 0.3×	73	1.3k
Christoph Hölscher Switzerland	24	1.3k 0.8×	417 0.4×	597 0.7×	79 0.1×	288 0.8×	82	2.5k
Manuel Contero Spain	26	470 0.3×	1.0k 1.0×	99 0.1×	177 0.3×	122 0.4×	136	2.3k
Jorge Martín‐Gutiérrez Spain	22	328 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	65 0.1×	257 0.4×	87 0.3×	81	2.0k
Sherry Hsi United States	20	182 0.1×	290 0.3×	95 0.1×	852 1.4×	151 0.4×	58	2.1k
Martin Raubal Switzerland	35	828 0.5×	544 0.5×	771 0.9×	19 0.0×	124 0.4×	171	3.6k
Stephen C. Hirtle United States	17	943 0.5×	277 0.3×	627 0.7×	54 0.1×	443 1.3×	48	2.0k
Francesco Bellotti Italy	28	212 0.1×	648 0.6×	25 0.0×	423 0.7×	188 0.5×	144	3.8k
Eric Paulos United States	39	192 0.1×	510 0.5×	49 0.1×	85 0.1×	90 0.3×	130	4.5k
Andrew Vande Moere Belgium	27	61 0.0×	1.2k 1.2×	91 0.1×	60 0.1×	90 0.3×	143	2.8k

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Reeping, David, et al.. (2025). Examining Shifts in Sense of Belonging, Engineering Identity, Intent to Persist and Stress Levels: A Repeated Measures Study of First-Generation Students in a First-Year Engineering Program. 1–5.

Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Role of Spatial Visualization in Design Process of Undergraduate Engineering Students. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 1 indexed citations

Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2024). An Evaluation of The Relationship between Spatial Skills and Creating a Free Body Diagram. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 1 indexed citations

Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2024). The Role of Spatial Skills and Sketching in Engineering Design Problem Solving. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 2 indexed citations

Smyth, Davida S., et al.. (2023). Promoting RAPID Vaccine Science Education at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education. 24(2).

Fiorella, Logan, So Yoon Yoon, Kinnari Atit, et al.. (2021). Validation of the Mathematics Motivation Questionnaire (MMQ) for secondary school students. International Journal of STEM Education. 8(1). 26 indexed citations

Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2020). A History of Engineering Education Research in Portugal and Ireland. 24.55.1–24.55.7. 2 indexed citations

Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2020). Are There Differences in Engineering Self-Efficacy Between Minority and Majority Students Across Academic Levels?. 22.224.1–22.224.13. 4 indexed citations

Atit, Kinnari, Jason Power, Norma Veurink, et al.. (2020). Examining the Role of Spatial Skills and Mathematics Motivation on Middle School Mathematics Achievement. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 3 indexed citations

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Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2020). Pilot Intervention to Improve "Sense of Belonging" of Minorities in Engineering. 25.1043.1–25.1043.12. 4 indexed citations

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Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2020). Creating a Concept Inventory - Lessons Learned. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education).

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Charlesworth, Paul, et al.. (2020). Developing 3 D Spatial Visualization Skills For Non Engineering Students. 10.428.1–10.428.11. 14 indexed citations

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Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2020). Intervention to Improve Self-Efficacy and Sense of Belonging of First-Year Underrepresented Engineering Students. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 24.803.1–24.803.34. 7 indexed citations

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Wheatley, Benjamin, Kristine M. Fischenich, Lisa Abrams, et al.. (2017). An international fellowship experience for engineering undergraduate: improving technical, teamwork, and cultural competency. International journal of engineering education. 33(4). 1189–1198. 1 indexed citations

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Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2016). Development of CAD-Related Items for a Concept Inventory for Engineering Graphics. Scholarly Commons (Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University). 1 indexed citations

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Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2007). Partnering to bring engineering concepts to Elementary Students. International journal of engineering education. 23(1). 65–72. 10 indexed citations

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Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2006). Design and Assessment of an ?Engineering? Course for Non-Majors. Journal of STEM education. 7(1). 5–14. 3 indexed citations

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Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (2005). Development of a Curriculum for Service Systems Engineering Using a Delphi Technique. 275(9). 491–6. 6 indexed citations

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Sorby, Sheryl. (2001). Improving the Spatial Skills of Engineering Students: Impact on Graphics Performance and Retention.. 65(3). 31–36. 30 indexed citations

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Sorby, Sheryl, et al.. (1996). A Course for the Development of 3-D Spatial Visualization Skills.. 60(1). 13–20. 103 indexed citations

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