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.
Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Downes
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This map shows the geographic impact of Stephen Downes's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Stephen Downes with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Stephen Downes more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Stephen Downes. 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 Stephen Downes. The network helps show where Stephen Downes may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Downes
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Downes.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Downes 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 Downes. Stephen Downes is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Downes, Stephen. (2014). THE MOOC OF ONE: PERSONAL LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES. INTED2014 Proceedings. 4757–4757.1 indexed citations
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Downes, Stephen. (2009). Beyond Management: The Personal Learning Environment. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2009(1).1 indexed citations
Downes, Stephen. (2004). From Classrooms to Learning Environments: A Midrange Projection of E-Learning Technologies.. The College Quarterly. 7(3).5 indexed citations
Downes, Stephen, et al.. (2001). Learning Objects: Resources for Distance Education Worldwide. [and] Critiques of Stephen Downes'"Learning Objects.".. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 2(1).
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Downes, Stephen. (2000). Hungry Minds: A Commentary on Educational Portals. Online journal of distance learning administration. 3(1).2 indexed citations
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Downes, Stephen. (1999). Web-Based Courses: The Assiniboine Model. Online journal of distance learning administration. 2(2).1 indexed citations
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Downes, Stephen. (1998). The Future of Online Learning. Online journal of distance learning administration. 1(3).37 indexed citations
Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive
bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global
research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include
incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and
delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in
Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.