William Lan

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

William Lan is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, William Lan has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Education, 23 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in William Lan's work include Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (17 papers), Online and Blended Learning (14 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (7 papers). William Lan is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (17 papers), Online and Blended Learning (14 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (7 papers). William Lan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Czechia. William Lan's co-authors include Lucy Barnard‐Brak, Valerie Osland Paton, Mary K. Tallent‐Runnels, Yen M. To, Sandi Cooper, Julie Thomas, Terence C. Ahern, Xiaoming Liu, Shana Shaw and Richard P. Lanthier and has published in prestigious journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, Review of Educational Research and Journal of Learning Disabilities.

In The Last Decade

William Lan

62 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Teaching Courses Online: A Review of the Research

2006 765 citations Mary K. Tallent‐Runnels, Julie Thomas et al. profile →
Measuring self-regulation in online and blended learning environments

2008 625 citations Lucy Barnard‐Brak, William Lan et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
William Lan	2.1k	1.2k	650	458	427	67	3.2k
Frans J. Prins	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	362 0.6×	646 1.4×	202 0.5×	67	3.3k
Kui Xie	1.8k 0.9×	998 0.8×	604 0.9×	352 0.8×	303 0.7×	79	2.7k
Deborah L. Butler	3.0k 1.4×	2.5k 2.0×	505 0.8×	339 0.7×	265 0.6×	58	4.5k
Jaclyn Broadbent	2.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	775 1.2×	672 1.5×	381 0.9×	54	4.1k
Katrien Struyven	4.0k 1.9×	984 0.8×	455 0.7×	521 1.1×	288 0.7×	130	5.2k
Eugene Borokhovski	4.1k 2.0×	1.6k 1.3×	983 1.5×	418 0.9×	482 1.1×	64	5.4k
Robyn M. Gillies	3.6k 1.7×	2.5k 2.0×	275 0.4×	512 1.1×	356 0.8×	175	5.0k
Ruth Wylie	1.2k 0.6×	973 0.8×	630 1.0×	418 0.9×	259 0.6×	42	3.0k
Janette R. Hill	1.8k 0.9×	920 0.8×	541 0.8×	232 0.5×	278 0.7×	50	2.6k
Dirk Tempelaar	1.4k 0.7×	716 0.6×	867 1.3×	307 0.7×	216 0.5×	91	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by William Lan

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Lan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Lan

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Lan, William, Joanna Anderson, Jan Štochl, et al.. (2025). A qualitative study exploring the feasibility and acceptability of computerised adaptive testing to assess and monitor children and young people’s mental health in primary care settings in the UK. BMJ Mental Health. 28(1). e301381–e301381.

Barnard‐Brak, Lucy, et al.. (2017). Differences in mathematics achievement according to opportunity to learn: A 4pL item response theory examination. Studies In Educational Evaluation. 56. 1–7. 28 indexed citations

Griffin-Shirley, Nora, et al.. (2015). Technologies That Facilitate the Study of Advanced Mathematics by Students Who Are Blind: Teachers' Perspectives.. International Journal of Special Education (IJSE). 30(2). 131–144. 3 indexed citations

Griffin-Shirley, Nora, et al.. (2015). Technologies Used in the Study of Advanced Mathematics by Students who Are Visually Impaired in Classrooms: Teachers’ Perspectives. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness. 109(4). 265–278. 11 indexed citations

Zhou, Li, Nora Griffin-Shirley, Devender R. Banda, et al.. (2012). The Relationship between Computer and Internet use and Performance on Standardized Tests by Secondary School Students with Visual Impairments. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness. 106(10). 609–621. 10 indexed citations

Crooks, Steven M., et al.. (2011). Graduate Student’s Preference toward Strong Instructor Support over Peer to Peer Collaboration in Online Courses. E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. 2011(1). 730–735. 1 indexed citations

Lan, William, et al.. (2010). Measurement and Comparison of American College Students' History Interests. College student journal. 44(2). 424. 1 indexed citations

Barnard‐Brak, Lucy, Valerie Osland Paton, & William Lan. (2010). Profiles in self-regulated learning in the online learning environment. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 11(1). 61–61. 295 indexed citations

Barnard‐Brak, Lucy & William Lan. (2009). Epistemological beliefs across faculty experts and student non‐experts. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 33(3). 289–300. 4 indexed citations

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Crooks, Steven M., et al.. (2009). Computer-Based Chinese Character Learning: An Experimental Study. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2009(1). 3962–3968. 1 indexed citations

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Barnard‐Brak, Lucy, Tara Stevens, Kamau Oginga Siwatu, & William Lan. (2008). Diversity beliefs as a mediator to faculty attitudes toward students with disabilities.. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 1(3). 169–175. 13 indexed citations

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Barnard‐Brak, Lucy & William Lan. (2008). Treatment of Missing Data: Beyond Ends and Means. Journal of Academic Ethics. 6(2). 173–176. 3 indexed citations

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Barnard‐Brak, Lucy, Tara Stevens, Kamau Oginga Siwatu, & William Lan. (2007). Faculty Epistemological Beliefs as a Mediator to Attitudes Toward Persons with Disabilities. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals. 5–15. 3 indexed citations

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Lan, William, et al.. (2007). Current Attitudes Toward Voice Studio Teaching Technology: A Bicoastal Survey of Classical Singing Pedagogues. Journal of Voice. 22(5). 590–602. 6 indexed citations

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Anderson, Edward E., et al.. (2006). Pedagogical Efficiency of Melodic Contour Mapping Technology as it Relates to Vocal Timbre in Singers of Classical Music Repertoire. Journal of Voice. 21(6). 689–698. 4 indexed citations

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Tallent‐Runnels, Mary K., et al.. (2004). How to Teach Online: What the Research Says. 2(1). 21–27.

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Wiesner, Theodore F. & William Lan. (2004). Comparison of Student Learning in Physical and Simulated Unit Operations Experiments. Journal of Engineering Education. 93(3). 195–204. 93 indexed citations

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Kuratko, Connye N., et al.. (2000). Menu Planning, Food Consumption, and Sanitation Practices in Day Care Facilities. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal. 29(1). 81–91. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Huabin & William Lan. (1998). Adolescents' perceptions of their parents' academic expectations: comparison of American, Chinese-American, and Chinese high school students.. PubMed. 33(130). 385–90. 55 indexed citations

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Lan, William & Donald J. Winiecki. (1997). Hypermedia CAI with Cognitive Apprenticeship for Pre-service Teacher Education. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 1998(1). 837–840. 1 indexed citations

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