Vera John‐Steiner

5.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Vera John‐Steiner is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Human Factors and Ergonomics and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Vera John‐Steiner has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 12 papers in Human Factors and Ergonomics and 11 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Vera John‐Steiner's work include Innovative Education and Learning Practices (12 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (8 papers) and Educational and Psychological Assessments (7 papers). Vera John‐Steiner is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Education and Learning Practices (12 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (8 papers) and Educational and Psychological Assessments (7 papers). Vera John‐Steiner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Vera John‐Steiner's co-authors include Holbrook Mahn, Sylvia Scribner, Michael Cole, Donald M. Murray, Ana Marjanović-Shane, Robert J. Weber, Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Carolyn P. Panofsky, R. Keith Sawyer and Jeanne Nakamura and has published in prestigious journals such as American Educational Research Journal, Educational Psychologist and The American Journal of Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Vera John‐Steiner

32 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Mind in society: The development of higher psychological ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 1996 250 500 750
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. Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. L. S. Vygotsky.
    1978 904 citations Michael Cole, Vera John‐Steiner et al. profile →
  2. Sociocultural approaches to learning and development: A Vygotskian framework
    1996 579 citations Vera John‐Steiner, Holbrook Mahn Educational Psychologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vera John‐Steiner United States 16 1.4k 891 383 313 278 35 2.6k
Kieran Egan Canada 24 1.8k 1.3× 608 0.7× 271 0.7× 611 2.0× 132 0.5× 113 3.0k
Karen Littleton United Kingdom 30 2.6k 1.8× 1.7k 1.9× 345 0.9× 629 2.0× 223 0.8× 122 4.2k
Robert W. Rieber United States 22 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 290 0.8× 448 1.4× 479 1.7× 70 2.9k
Seth Chaiklin Denmark 13 1.2k 0.8× 724 0.8× 163 0.4× 444 1.4× 537 1.9× 38 2.4k
Richard S. Prawat United States 25 1.9k 1.3× 980 1.1× 280 0.7× 311 1.0× 122 0.4× 95 2.9k
Maurice Galton United Kingdom 30 2.2k 1.5× 717 0.8× 184 0.5× 380 1.2× 89 0.3× 98 2.7k
Dennis Sumara Canada 25 1.3k 0.9× 513 0.6× 107 0.3× 517 1.7× 222 0.8× 72 2.4k
Frederick Erickson United States 31 2.6k 1.8× 899 1.0× 298 0.8× 1.1k 3.5× 252 0.9× 69 4.7k
Alex Kozulin United States 21 2.1k 1.5× 2.0k 2.2× 288 0.8× 446 1.4× 664 2.4× 68 4.4k
Rupert Wegerif United Kingdom 34 2.9k 2.0× 2.3k 2.6× 355 0.9× 394 1.3× 205 0.7× 117 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vera John‐Steiner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vera John‐Steiner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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John‐Steiner, Vera, et al.. (2018). Vygotsky and Creativity. 3 indexed citations
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Gillespie, Alex, Cor Baerveldt, Alan Costall, et al.. (2015). Discussing creativity from a cultural psychology perspective. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 125–141. 1 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera. (2014). Private Speech Among Adults. 295–306. 2 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera, et al.. (2010). Vygotsky and creativity : a cultural-historical approach to play, meaning making, and the arts. Peter Lang eBooks. 92 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera, et al.. (2010). Vygotsky and Creativity. Peter Lang eBooks. 28 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera, et al.. (2008). Peer inquiry: Discovering what you know through dialogue. Thinking Skills and Creativity. 3(3). 217–225. 11 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera. (2006). Creative Collaboration. Oxford University Press eBooks. 217 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera, et al.. (2006). INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Tools and Analysis from Cultural Historical Activity Theory. 4 indexed citations
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Sawyer, R. Keith, Vera John‐Steiner, Seana Moran, et al.. (2003). Creativity and Development. Oxford University Press eBooks. 122 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera & Lee B. Abraham. (2000). Review of Elliot W. Eisner, The Kind of Schools We Need: Personal Essays;. Linguistics and Education. 11(2). 165–167. 1 indexed citations
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Mahn, Holbrook, Vera John‐Steiner, & Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. (1996). Psychological Uses of Complexity Theory. The American Journal of Psychology. 109(3). 465–465. 3 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera & Holbrook Mahn. (1996). Sociocultural approaches to learning and development: A Vygotskian framework. Educational Psychologist. 31(3). 191–206. 159 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera, Sherman Wilcox, David McNeill, et al.. (1994). Sociocultural Approaches to Language and Literacy. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 62 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera. (1992). Creative lives, creative tensions. Creativity Research Journal. 5(1). 99–108. 31 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera & Carolyn P. Panofsky. (1992). Narrative Competence: Cross-Cultural Comparisons. 2(3). 219–233. 26 indexed citations
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Murray, Donald M. & Vera John‐Steiner. (1987). Notebooks of the Mind: Explorations of Thinking. College Composition and Communication. 38(2). 215–215. 133 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera, J. W. Getzels, & Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. (1979). The Creative Vision: A Longitudinal Study of Problem Finding in Art. Journal of Aesthetic Education. 13(4). 121–121. 3 indexed citations
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Vygotsky, L. S., et al.. (1979). L. S. Vygotsky: Mind in Society. The Development of Higher Psychological Processes. The American Journal of Psychology. 92(1). 166–166. 74 indexed citations
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John‐Steiner, Vera & Elizabeth Cooper. (1976). Recent trends in Bilingual Education..

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