Stephen Cooper

4.4k total citations
117 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Stephen Cooper is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Cooper has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Computer Science Applications, 24 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 23 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Stephen Cooper's work include Teaching and Learning Programming (60 papers), Experimental Learning in Engineering (19 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (16 papers). Stephen Cooper is often cited by papers focused on Teaching and Learning Programming (60 papers), Experimental Learning in Engineering (19 papers) and Educational Games and Gamification (16 papers). Stephen Cooper collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Stephen Cooper's co-authors include Wanda Dann, Randy Pausch, Roy Pea, Shuchi Grover, Barbara Moskal, Deborah Lurie, Michael Kölling, John Maloney, Mitchel Resnick and Ian Utting and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Applied Physics Letters and Communications of the ACM.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Cooper

106 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Cooper United States 25 2.4k 1.2k 670 468 372 117 3.1k
Linda Werner United States 24 2.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.5× 301 0.6× 481 1.3× 52 3.1k
Natalie Rusk United States 14 3.1k 1.3× 1.5k 1.2× 827 1.2× 342 0.7× 673 1.8× 27 4.0k
Lynda Thomas United Kingdom 28 2.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.1× 902 1.3× 606 1.3× 447 1.2× 66 3.1k
David Weintrop United States 26 2.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 516 0.8× 315 0.7× 463 1.2× 108 2.9k
Mordechai Ben‐Ari Israel 28 2.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 741 1.1× 419 0.9× 444 1.2× 118 3.6k
Shuchi Grover United States 20 2.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 441 0.7× 319 0.7× 497 1.3× 66 3.0k
Chris Stephenson United States 16 2.0k 0.8× 867 0.7× 335 0.5× 269 0.6× 414 1.1× 48 2.3k
Lauri Malmi Finland 31 2.9k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 886 1.3× 685 1.5× 590 1.6× 152 3.8k
Alexander Repenning United States 27 1.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.9× 488 0.7× 156 0.3× 266 0.7× 125 2.5k
Fred Martin United States 21 1.9k 0.8× 712 0.6× 505 0.8× 250 0.5× 519 1.4× 114 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Cooper

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Cooper

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Cooper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Cooper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Cooper 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 Stephen Cooper. Stephen Cooper 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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Cooper, Stephen, et al.. (2025). A Conceptual Metaphor Analysis of Recursion in a CS1 Course. 457–463. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, Stephen, et al.. (2024). Conceptual Metaphor Theory in Action: Insights into Student Understanding of Computing Concepts. 463–469. 3 indexed citations
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Cooper, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Tool-Driven Scaffolding of Student-Generated Analogies in CS1. 5–8. 4 indexed citations
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Cooper, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Investigating Themes of Student-Generated Analogies. 64–70. 5 indexed citations
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Cooper, Stephen, et al.. (2015). Growing a K-12 Community of Practice. 290–295. 14 indexed citations
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Grover, Shuchi, Roy Pea, & Stephen Cooper. (2014). Expansive Framing and Preparation for Future Learning in Middle-School Computer Science.. ICLS. 6 indexed citations
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Dann, Wanda, Stephen Cooper, & Randy Pausch. (2011). Learning to Program with Alice (w/ CD ROM). 384–384. 30 indexed citations
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Kim, Minjung, Stephen Cooper, Peter Abbamonte, et al.. (2008). Quantum and classical mode softening near the charge-density-wave/superconductor transition of Cu$_{x}$TiSe$_{2}$: Raman spectroscopic studies. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2 indexed citations
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Cooper, Stephen. (2006). Discussion of ‘Disclosure and the cost of capital: what do we know?’. Accounting and Business Research. 36(sup1). 41–42. 9 indexed citations
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Naps, Thomas L., Stephen Cooper, Boris Koldehofe, et al.. (2003). Evaluating the educational impact of visualization, Report of the ITICSE'2003 working group on. 35(4). 124–136. 4 indexed citations
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Naps, Thomas L., Rockford J. Ross, Rudolf Fleischer, et al.. (2003). Evaluating the educational impact of visualization. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. 124–136. 28 indexed citations
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Dann, Wanda, et al.. (2003). Objects. 84–88. 16 indexed citations
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Dann, Wanda, et al.. (2003). Objects. ACM SIGCSE Bulletin. 35(3). 84–88. 20 indexed citations
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Neidhoefer, James, et al.. (2002). Development and Flight Test of the X-43A-LS Hypersonic Configuration UAV. 19 indexed citations
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Cooper, Stephen, Wanda Dann, & Randy Pausch. (2000). Alice: a 3-D tool for introductory programming concepts. Journal of computing sciences in colleges. 15(5). 107–116. 357 indexed citations
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Cooper, Stephen. (1991). Current Statistics on U.S. Students Abroad.. College and university. 66(3). 2 indexed citations
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Cooper, Stephen. (1989). Sex/Knowledge/Power in the Detective Genre. Film Quarterly. 42(3). 23–31.
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Cooper, Stephen. (1989). Sex/Knowledge/Power in the Detective Genre. Film Quarterly. 42(3). 23–31. 3 indexed citations
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Cooper, Stephen. (1978). The Thesis and Dissertation in Graduate ESL Programs. TESOL Quarterly. 12(2). 131–131. 2 indexed citations

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