Troy D. Sadler

15.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
145 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Troy D. Sadler is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Troy D. Sadler has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Education, 73 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 23 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Troy D. Sadler's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (83 papers), Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (47 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (45 papers). Troy D. Sadler is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (83 papers), Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (47 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (45 papers). Troy D. Sadler collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Türkiye. Troy D. Sadler's co-authors include Dana L. Zeidler, Patricia Friedrichsen, Sasha A. Barab, Elaine V. Howes, Michael L. Simmons, Samantha Fowler, Brianna M. Scott, Lisa A. Donnelly, Michelle L. Klosterman and William L. Romine and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The American Naturalist and Computers & Education.

In The Last Decade

Troy D. Sadler

142 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Informal reasoning regarding socioscientific issues: A critical review of research

2004 931 citations Troy D. Sadler profile →
Beyond STS: A research-based framework for socioscientific issues education

2005 782 citations Troy D. Sadler et al. Science Education profile →
Patterns of informal reasoning in the context of socioscientific decision making

2004 520 citations Troy D. Sadler et al. profile →
What Do Students Gain by Engaging in Socioscientific Inquiry?

2007 467 citations Troy D. Sadler, Sasha A. Barab et al. profile →
Situated learning in science education: socio‐scientific issues as contexts for practice

2009 440 citations Troy D. Sadler profile →
New directions in socioscientific issues research

2019 183 citations Troy D. Sadler et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Developing and Using Multiple Models to Promote Scientific Literacy in the Context of Socio-Scientific Issues

2021 103 citations Li Ke, Troy D. Sadler et al. Science & Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Troy D. Sadler United States	46	7.9k	4.7k	1.5k	1.3k	1.1k	145	10.1k
Dana L. Zeidler United States	39	5.8k 0.7×	3.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	853 0.7×	836 0.8×	87	7.0k
Norman G. Lederman United States	48	12.1k 1.5×	7.3k 1.5×	2.2k 1.5×	798 0.6×	348 0.3×	173	13.4k
David F. Treagust Australia	62	11.8k 1.5×	5.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	498 0.4×	345 0.3×	311	13.9k
Jonathan Osborne United States	56	13.9k 1.8×	9.3k 2.0×	1.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	811 0.7×	131	17.4k
Rosalind Driver United Kingdom	32	8.1k 1.0×	5.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	545 0.4×	550 0.5×	46	9.3k
Fouad Abd‐El‐Khalick United States	36	7.8k 1.0×	5.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	414 0.3×	312 0.3×	77	8.5k
Richard A. Duschl United States	29	6.7k 0.9×	4.4k 0.9×	710 0.5×	464 0.4×	232 0.2×	74	8.1k
Shirley Simon United Kingdom	22	5.3k 0.7×	3.6k 0.8×	681 0.5×	423 0.3×	326 0.3×	46	6.4k
Gale M. Sinatra United States	44	4.1k 0.5×	3.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.2×	512 0.5×	128	7.3k
Justin Dillon United Kingdom	35	3.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	155	5.6k

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Sadler, Troy D., et al.. (2025). When Structure and Content of Socioscientific Argumentation Develop in an Unbalanced Way: A Case Study. Science Education. 109(5). 1464–1483. 1 indexed citations

Lu, Wenyi, et al.. (2025). Game-Based Learning Prediction Model Construction. Journal of Learning Analytics. 12(1). 293–321. 2 indexed citations

Sadler, Troy D., et al.. (2024). Socioscientific Modeling: Helping Students See Systems and Understand Messy Issues. Science Scope. 47(2). 12–17. 2 indexed citations

Sadler, Troy D., et al.. (2024). Design Considerations for a Multiple-Choice Assessment of Socio-Scientific Systems Thinking. Indiana Magazine of History (Indiana University). 15(1). 27–37.

Sadler, Troy D., et al.. (2023). Socioscientific modelling as an approach towards justice-centred science pedagogy. London Review of Education. 21(1). 3 indexed citations

Ke, Li, et al.. (2022). Teacher learning through collaborative curriculum design in the midst of a pandemic: A cultural historical activity theory investigation. Teaching and Teacher Education. 122. 103957–103957. 11 indexed citations

Fortus, David, Jing Lin, Knut Neumann, & Troy D. Sadler. (2022). The role of affect in science literacy for all. International Journal of Science Education. 44(4). 535–555. 39 indexed citations

Ke, Li, Troy D. Sadler, Laura Zangori, & Patricia Friedrichsen. (2021). Developing and Using Multiple Models to Promote Scientific Literacy in the Context of Socio-Scientific Issues. Science & Education. 30(3). 589–607. 103 indexed citations breakdown →

Friedrichsen, Patricia, Li Ke, Troy D. Sadler, & Laura Zangori. (2020). Enacting Co-Designed Socio-Scientific Issues-Based Curriculum Units: A Case of Secondary Science Teacher Learning. Journal of Science Teacher Education. 32(1). 85–106. 27 indexed citations

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Ke, Li, Troy D. Sadler, Laura Zangori, & Patricia Friedrichsen. (2020). Students’ perceptions of socio-scientific issue-based learning and their appropriation of epistemic tools for systems thinking. International Journal of Science Education. 42(8). 1339–1361. 60 indexed citations

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Zangori, Laura, Li Ke, Troy D. Sadler, & Amanda Peel. (2020). Exploring primary students causal reasoning about ecosystems. International Journal of Science Education. 42(11). 1799–1817. 20 indexed citations

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Laffey, James M., et al.. (2019). Mission HydroSci: Meeting Learning Standards Through Gameplay. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning. 1 indexed citations

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Sadler, Troy D., et al.. (2016). Thai Pre-Service Science Teachers' Struggles in Using Socio-Scientific Issues (SSIs) during Practicum.. Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching. 17(2). 12 indexed citations

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Sadler, Troy D., et al.. (2015). Pre-Service Science Teachers' Perceptions and Practices of Socioscientific Issue-Based Teaching.. 38(2). 102–125. 1 indexed citations

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Sadler, Troy D. & Christopher D. Murakami. (2014). Socio-scientific Issues based Teaching and Learning: Hydrofracturing as an Illustrative context of a Framework for Implementation and Research. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13 indexed citations

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Burgin, Stephen R. & Troy D. Sadler. (2010). CREATING LINKS BETWEEN STUDENTS' PERSONAL AND GLOBAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF NATURE OF SCIENCE THROUGH RESEARCH APPRENTİCESHİPS. KIRŞEHİR EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ DERGİSİ. 11(4). 2 indexed citations

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Sadler, Troy D. & Lyle McKinney. (2010). Scientific Research for Undergraduate Students: A Review of the Literature.. The journal of college science teaching. 39(5). 43–49. 52 indexed citations

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Barab, Sasha A., et al.. (2007). Relating narrative, inquiry, and inscriptions: A framework for socioscientific inquiry. Journal of Science Education and Technology. 16. 17 indexed citations

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Sadler, Troy D., et al.. (2005). Inquiry in the Community.. The Science Teacher. 72(4). 42–43. 1 indexed citations

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Sadler, Troy D.. (2004). Moral and Ethical Dimensions of Socioscientific Decision-Making as Integral Components of Scientific Literacy.. Science educator. 13(1). 39–48. 72 indexed citations

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