Simon Cross

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Simon Cross is a scholar working on Education, Computer Science Applications and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Cross has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Education, 15 papers in Computer Science Applications and 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Simon Cross's work include Online and Blended Learning (13 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (11 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (5 papers). Simon Cross is often cited by papers focused on Online and Blended Learning (13 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (11 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (5 papers). Simon Cross collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Hong Kong. Simon Cross's co-authors include Chris Jones, Ruslan Ramanau, Maria Aristeidou, Denise Whitelock, Bart Rienties, Andrew Brasher, Martin Weller, Paul Clark, Avinash Boroowa and Freda Wolfenden and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers & Education, Teaching and Teacher Education and British Journal of Educational Technology.

In The Last Decade

Simon Cross

31 papers receiving 916 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.

  1. Net generation or Digital Natives: Is there a distinct new generation entering university?
    2009 540 citations Chris Jones, Ruslan Ramanau et al. Computers & Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Cross United Kingdom 14 499 285 284 265 167 33 1.0k
Chareen Snelson United States 16 450 0.9× 147 0.5× 384 1.4× 185 0.7× 143 0.9× 45 1.2k
Mete Akcaoğlu United States 19 733 1.5× 362 1.3× 296 1.0× 327 1.2× 380 2.3× 43 1.4k
Meltem Huri Baturay Türkiye 18 561 1.1× 218 0.8× 324 1.1× 249 0.9× 145 0.9× 45 1.1k
Wilfred W. F. Lau Hong Kong 19 629 1.3× 279 1.0× 430 1.5× 275 1.0× 240 1.4× 50 1.3k
Carlo Perrotta United Kingdom 13 344 0.7× 328 1.2× 192 0.7× 365 1.4× 240 1.4× 44 1.1k
Avner Caspi Israel 18 803 1.6× 174 0.6× 303 1.1× 157 0.6× 383 2.3× 49 1.4k
Baiyun Chen United States 14 466 0.9× 218 0.8× 325 1.1× 234 0.9× 157 0.9× 30 1.0k
Tian Luo United States 15 636 1.3× 292 1.0× 312 1.1× 239 0.9× 263 1.6× 81 1.1k
Ayesha Sadaf United States 15 825 1.7× 188 0.7× 164 0.6× 264 1.0× 236 1.4× 32 1.1k
Lin Muilenburg United States 11 974 2.0× 275 1.0× 170 0.6× 202 0.8× 361 2.2× 35 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Cross

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Cross

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Simon Cross. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Simon Cross. The network helps show where Simon Cross may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Cross

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon Cross. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon Cross 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 Simon Cross. Simon Cross is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cross, Simon, et al.. (2024). Exploring teacher characteristics and participation in TPACK-related online teacher professional development in Assam, India. Computers and Education Open. 7. 100227–100227. 1 indexed citations
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Aristeidou, Maria, et al.. (2023). Online exams in higher education: Exploring distance learning students' acceptance and satisfaction. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 40(1). 342–359. 10 indexed citations
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Aristeidou, Maria & Simon Cross. (2021). The impact of the Covid-19 disruption on distance learning higher education students and activities. RiuNet (Politechnical University of Valencia). 1 indexed citations
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Cross, Simon, et al.. (2021). Taking in the complete picture: Framing the use of 360-degree video for teacher education practice and research. Teaching and Teacher Education. 111. 103597–103597. 14 indexed citations
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Wolfenden, Freda, et al.. (2020). Exploring Open Digital Badges in Teacher Education: a Case Study from India. Journal of Learning for Development. 7(1). 108–115. 1 indexed citations
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Cross, Simon, et al.. (2019). TESS-India: An approach to supporting teacher development and improving classroom practice. Open Research Online (The Open University). 1 indexed citations
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Clow, Doug, Tim Coughlan, Simon Cross, et al.. (2019). Scholarly insight Winter 2019: a Data wrangler perspective. Open Research Online (The Open University). 1 indexed citations
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Rogaten, Jekaterina, Bart Rienties, Rhona Sharpe, et al.. (2018). Reviewing affective, behavioural and cognitive learning gains in higher education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 44(3). 321–337. 38 indexed citations
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Wolfenden, Freda, et al.. (2017). Moving towards more participatory practice with Open Educational Resources: TESS-India Academic Review. Open Research Online (The Open University). 2 indexed citations
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Wolfenden, Freda, et al.. (2017). MOOC Adaptation and Translation to Improve Equity in Participation. Journal of Learning for Development. 4(2). 13 indexed citations
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Rienties, Bart, Avinash Boroowa, Simon Cross, et al.. (2016). Reviewing three case-studies of learning analytics interventions at the open university UK. 534–535. 15 indexed citations
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Rienties, Bart, et al.. (2016). Analytics4Action Evaluation Framework: A Review of Evidence-Based Learning Analytics Interventions at the Open University UK. Journal of Interactive Media in Education. 2016(1). 59 indexed citations
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Cross, Simon & Denise Whitelock. (2016). Similarity and difference in fee-paying and no-fee learner expectations, interaction and reaction to learning in a massive open online course. Interactive Learning Environments. 25(4). 439–451. 13 indexed citations
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Cross, Simon. (2010). Mediating Madness. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Jones, Chris, et al.. (2009). Net generation or Digital Natives: Is there a distinct new generation entering university?. Computers & Education. 54(3). 722–732. 540 indexed citations breakdown →
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Conole, Gráìnne, et al.. (2008). A new methodology for learning design. Open Research Online (The Open University). 2008(1). 4585–4594. 4 indexed citations
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Conole, Gráìnne, et al.. (2008). Cloudworks: Social networking for learning design. Open Research Online (The Open University). 2008(1). 187–196. 15 indexed citations
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Conole, Gráinne, et al.. (2008). A learning design methodology to foster and support creativity in design. Proceedings of the International Conference on Networked Learning. 6. 46–53. 2 indexed citations
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Conole, Gráinne, et al.. (2008). Cloudworks. ASCILITE Publications. 187–196. 1 indexed citations

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