About The 1.4k papers published in Instructional Science in the last decades have received a total of 53.0k indexed citations.
Papers published in Instructional Science usually cover
Developmental and Educational Psychology (789 papers),
Education (735 papers) and
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (362 papers) specifically the topics of Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (584 papers), Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes (301 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (223 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Instructional Science are
D. Royce Sadler ,
Ference Marton ,
Ton de Jong ,
Gregory Schraw ,
John Sweller ,
Richard E. Mayer ,
Alexander Renkl ,
Manu Kapur ,
Roxana Moreno and
Joseph D. Novak .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Instructional Science
Comparison fields: 5 of 210 Education 32.6k Developmental and Educational Psychology 24.3k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 8.8k Computer Science Applications 5.4k Artificial Intelligence 4.7k Social Psychology 4.5k Information Systems 3.8k Sociology and Political Science 3.1k Communication 2.0k Language and Linguistics 1.9k Media Technology 1.7k Cognitive Neuroscience 1.7k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1.6k Human-Computer Interaction 1.5k Literature and Literary Theory 1.5k Statistics and Probability 1.4k Information Systems and Management 1.3k Safety Research 1.0k General Health Professions 978 Management Science and Operations Research 791 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 787 Human Factors and Ergonomics 778 Mechanical Engineering 741 Clinical Psychology 736 Gender Studies 639 Biomedical Engineering 625 Family Practice 575 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 534 Management of Technology and Innovation 517 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 503 Philosophy 492 Speech and Hearing 432 Political Science and International Relations 427 Automotive Engineering 426 Computer Networks and Communications 406 Physiology 396 Applied Mathematics 387 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 382 Applied Psychology 366 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 351 Accounting 291 Psychiatry and Mental health 283 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 243 Strategy and Management 241 Molecular Biology 234 Demography 231 Geography, Planning and Development 223 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 221 Music 219 Management Information Systems 186 Linguistics and Language 175 Surgery 172 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 171 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 166 Control and Systems Engineering 165 History and Philosophy of Science 160 Software 141 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 138 Architecture 137 Economics and Econometrics 126 Marketing 121 Library and Information Sciences 117 Occupational Therapy 117 Computational Theory and Mathematics 105 Emergency Medical Services 104 Modeling and Simulation 102 Health Information Management 85 Research and Theory 84 General Decision Sciences 83 Law 82 Health 76 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 75 Museology 72 Health Informatics 64 Public Administration 63 Epidemiology 63 Cultural Studies 62 Leadership and Management 61 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 60 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 59 Rehabilitation 58 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 58 Emergency Medicine 56 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 56 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 52 General Dentistry 51 Ecological Modeling 50 Building and Construction 49 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 48 Global and Planetary Change 48 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 46 Signal Processing 45 General Psychology 44 Genetics 42 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 40 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 40 Ocean Engineering 36 Business and International Management 33 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 33 Hardware and Architecture 32 Oncology 31 Neurology 29 Geriatrics and Gerontology 29 Urban Studies 27 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 27 Theoretical Computer Science 26 Pharmacology 25 Finance 25 Environmental Chemistry 24 General Social Sciences 24 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 24 Geology 23 Ophthalmology 22 Plant Science 21 Pharmacy 21 Aerospace Engineering 20 Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 18 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 18 Materials Chemistry 18 Infectious Diseases 17 Rheumatology 16 Conservation 15 Food Science 15 Transportation 14 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 14 Ecology 14 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 14 Hematology 14 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 14 Environmental Engineering 13 Complementary and alternative medicine 12 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 12 Religious studies 11 Computational Mechanics 11 Obstetrics and Gynecology 11 Sensory Systems 10 Medical Laboratory Technology 10 Development 10 History 9 Water Science and Technology 9 Pharmacology 8 Nutrition and Dietetics 7 Forestry 7 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 Civil and Structural Engineering 7 Anthropology 7 Periodontics 6 Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 Archeology 6 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6 Developmental Biology 6 Atmospheric Science 6 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 Pollution 5 Anatomy 5 Analytical Chemistry 5 Life-span and Life-course Studies 5 Spectroscopy 4 Biophysics 4 Oral Surgery 4 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 Endocrinology 4 Genetics 4 Chemical Health and Safety 3 Insect Science 3 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 3 Transplantation 3 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 3 Reproductive Medicine 3 Organic Chemistry 3 Internal Medicine 3 Dermatology 3 Geometry and Topology 2 Nephrology 2 Mathematical Physics 2 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 Immunology 2 Geochemistry and Petrology 2 Small Animals 2 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Parasitology 2 Inorganic Chemistry 2 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 Earth-Surface Processes 1 Metals and Alloys 1 Agronomy and Crop Science 1 Immunology and Allergy 1 Oceanography 1 Orthodontics 1 Catalysis 1 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Urology 1 Molecular Medicine 1 Equine 1 Toxicology 1 Classics 1 Space and Planetary Science 1 Hepatology 1 Soil Science 1 Pharmaceutical Science 1 Condensed Matter Physics 1 Neurology 1 Aquatic Science 1 Mechanics of Materials 1 Gastroenterology 1 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 General Arts and Humanities 1 Cell Biology 1
Education 32.6k Developmental and Educational Psychology 24.3k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 8.8k Computer Science Applications 5.4k Artificial Intelligence 4.7k Educational Research Review United States
Journal of Educational Computing Research United States
Educational Psychology United Kingdom
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning United Kingdom
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education United States
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education United Kingdom
Journal of Science Education and Technology United States
Educational Technology & Society Taiwan
Journal of Engineering Education United States
Learning and Instruction Germany
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