Zhiru Sun

507 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 366 citations indexed

About

Zhiru Sun is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Computer Science Applications. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhiru Sun has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 366 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Education, 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 2 papers in Computer Science Applications. Recurrent topics in Zhiru Sun's work include Online and Blended Learning (7 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (5 papers) and Innovative Teaching Methods (3 papers). Zhiru Sun is often cited by papers focused on Online and Blended Learning (7 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (5 papers) and Innovative Teaching Methods (3 papers). Zhiru Sun collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and China. Zhiru Sun's co-authors include Kui Xie, Lynley H. Anderman, Lauren Hensley, Victor Law, Yuqin Yang, Lin Lü and Marco Chiarandini and has published in prestigious journals such as The Internet and Higher Education, British Journal of Educational Technology and University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark).

In The Last Decade

Zhiru Sun

8 papers receiving 347 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.

The role of self-regulated learning in students' success in flipped undergraduate math courses

2017 224 citations Zhiru Sun, Kui Xie et al. The Internet and Higher Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhiru Sun Denmark	7	277	130	98	73	32	9	366
Lina Pelliccione Australia	9	354 1.3×	60 0.5×	80 0.8×	93 1.3×	29 0.9×	27	443
Ngoc Thuy Thi Thai Belgium	3	391 1.4×	70 0.5×	114 1.2×	124 1.7×	24 0.8×	6	463
Sezan Sezgin Türkiye	8	223 0.8×	82 0.6×	111 1.1×	69 0.9×	14 0.4×	19	365
Gülden Gürsoy Türkiye	5	267 1.0×	175 1.3×	70 0.7×	131 1.8×	20 0.6×	17	417
Slaviša Radović Netherlands	11	216 0.8×	87 0.7×	58 0.6×	76 1.0×	18 0.6×	20	326
Lynette Nagel South Africa	6	233 0.8×	100 0.8×	71 0.7×	41 0.6×	19 0.6×	19	280
Anne Kristine Petersen Denmark	5	267 1.0×	53 0.4×	109 1.1×	92 1.3×	23 0.7×	9	381
Anne-Mette Nortvig Denmark	5	277 1.0×	50 0.4×	115 1.2×	99 1.4×	22 0.7×	19	394
Lisa Ziernwald Germany	6	243 0.9×	91 0.7×	54 0.6×	125 1.7×	20 0.6×	12	375
Juliana Chau Hong Kong	9	411 1.5×	151 1.2×	90 0.9×	82 1.1×	17 0.5×	19	518

Countries citing papers authored by Zhiru Sun

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhiru Sun

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Zhiru Sun. 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 Zhiru Sun. The network helps show where Zhiru Sun may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhiru Sun

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhiru Sun. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhiru Sun 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 Zhiru Sun. Zhiru Sun is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

1.

Sun, Zhiru & Yuqin Yang. (2023). The mediating role of learner empowerment in the relationship between the community of inquiry and online learning outcomes. The Internet and Higher Education. 58. 100911–100911. 16 indexed citations

2.

Sun, Zhiru, et al.. (2022). Assessing negotiation skill and its development in an online collaborative simulation game: A social network analysis study. British Journal of Educational Technology. 54(1). 222–246. 10 indexed citations

3.

Sun, Zhiru & Marco Chiarandini. (2021). An Exact Algorithm for Group Formation to Promote Collaborative Learning. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). 546–552. 5 indexed citations

4.

Sun, Zhiru & Kui Xie. (2020). How do students prepare in the pre-class setting of a flipped undergraduate math course? A latent profile analysis of learning behavior and the impact of achievement goals. The Internet and Higher Education. 46. 100731–100731. 41 indexed citations

5.

Sun, Zhiru, Kui Xie, & Lynley H. Anderman. (2017). The role of self-regulated learning in students' success in flipped undergraduate math courses. The Internet and Higher Education. 36. 41–53. 224 indexed citations breakdown →

6.

Xie, Kui, Lauren Hensley, Victor Law, & Zhiru Sun. (2017). Self‐regulation as a function of perceived leadership and cohesion in small group online collaborative learning. British Journal of Educational Technology. 50(1). 456–468. 55 indexed citations

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Sun, Zhiru, Lin Lü, & Kui Xie. (2016). The Effects of Self-Regulated Learning on Students’ Performance Trajectory in the Flipped Math Classroom. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). 66–73. 8 indexed citations

8.

Xie, Kui, Zhiru Sun, & Lin Lü. (2015). The Role of Time, Engagement, and Self-Perceived Leadership on Peer-Nominated Emergent Leadership in Small Group Online Collaborative Learning.. Computer Supported Collaborative Learning.

9.

Sun, Zhiru. (2015). The Role of Self-Regulation on Students' Learning in an Undergraduate Flipped Math Class. OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network). 7 indexed citations

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