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National Science Teachers Association

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Research works
102
▲ 157% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
National Science Teachers Association

Not ranked overall: National Science Teachers Association is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does National Science Teachers Association work in?

In all years, 50% of research at National Science Teachers Association is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Computer Science (18%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 51 fractional works · 49.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 31.4% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 15.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 8.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 33.8% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 18.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 11 fractional works · 10.8% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational ScienceTeachers…102fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences50%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3231.4%
    2. Psychology88.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities44.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting33.1%
    5. Decision Sciences22.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    1. Computer Science1818.0%
    2. Engineering44.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy43.7%
    4. Mathematics22.2%
    5. Environmental Science22.1%
    6. Energy21.5%
    7. Chemistry10.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    10. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Health Professions54.7%
    2. Medicine44.3%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences55.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 4.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 3.70× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.09× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.60×0 works
  2. Computer Science3.70×4 works
  3. Psychology3.09×2 works
  4. Social Sciences2.91×6 works
  5. Health Professions2.14×1 works
  6. Mathematics1.37×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.11×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.62×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.37×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.34×0 works
  12. Engineering0.30×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.24×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works
  15. Medicine0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Science Teachers Association?

Ranked on the quality score, Chris G. Stephenson, Erma Anderson and Robert H. Carleton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Science Teachers Association.

  1. 1 Chris G. Stephenson United States · #1,698,767 worldwide 3.5k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Erma Anderson United States · #2,834,502 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Robert H. Carleton United States · #3,535,379 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Bill G. Aldridge United States · #3,721,766 worldwide 148 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Bryan Twarek United States · #3,993,985 worldwide 72 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 John H. Woodburn United States · #4,410,527 worldwide 60 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 John M. Fowler United States · #6,061,122 worldwide 182 citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at National Science Teachers Association

What are the most cited papers from National Science Teachers Association?

The most cited paper from National Science Teachers Association is "Bringing computational thinking to K-12" (Valerie Barr, Chris G. Stephenson, 2011), with 1,682 citations. Next come "A Tale of Two Countries" (104) and "Computer science teacher preparation is critical" (85).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Bringing computational thinking to K-12 Valerie Barr, Chris G. Stephenson · ACM Inroads 25 Feb 2011 1,682
2 A Tale of Two Countries Judith Gal‐Ezer, Chris G. Stephenson · ACM Transactions on Computing Education Jun 2014 104
3 Computer science teacher preparation is critical Judith Gal‐Ezer, Chris G. Stephenson · ACM Inroads Mar 2010 85
4 Choosing and using information trade books E. Wendy Saul, Donna K. Dieckman · Reading Research Quarterly 30 Sep 2005 78
5 Inventory of Knowledge and Skills Relating to Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Robert Benedict Wallace, William H. Wiese, Robert S. Lawrence et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1990 68
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National Science Teachers Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: STEM Education, Learning Analytics, Gender Differences, Teacher Preparation, Computational Thinking, Programming Education, Education and Experiential Learning.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. STEM Education16▲ 55×7 topics
  2. Gender Differences11▲ 34×4 topics
  3. Learning Analytics11▲ 161×2 topics
  4. Teacher Preparation10▲ 140×4 topics
  5. Computational Thinking10▲ 383×1 topic
  6. Programming Education10▲ 383×1 topic
  7. Education9▲ 7.0×14 topics
  8. Experiential Learning7▲ 118×3 topics
  9. Agricultural Education5▲ 242×1 topic
  10. School Gardens5▲ 242×1 topic
  11. Self-Efficacy5▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Educational Technology4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  13. Internet Use4▲ 83×2 topics
  14. Technology Integration4▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Higher Education4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  16. Lifelong Learning4▲ 22×5 topics
  17. Collaborative Learning3▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Curriculum Development3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  19. Motivation3▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Gender3▲ 5.3×1 topic
  21. ICT3▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Teaching Strategies3▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Metacognition3▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Inquiry-Based Teaching3▲ 116×1 topic
  25. Scientific Literacy3▲ 116×1 topic
  26. 21st Century Skills3▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Engineering Education3▲ 25×4 topics
  28. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Experimental Tools2▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Smartphones2▲ 62×1 topic
  31. IoT2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Student Engagement2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  33. Reflective Practice2▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Active Learning2▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Critical Thinking Skills2▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Instructional Interventions2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Geography Education2▲ 149×2 topics
  38. Student Perception2▲ 40×2 topics
  39. Scaffolding2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Self-Regulation2▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does National Science Teachers Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Teaching and Learning Programming, Gender and Technology in Education, Sports and Physical Education Research and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Teaching and Learning Pr…4Teaching and Learning Programming: 4 fractional worksGender and Technology in Education: 1 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 1 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 1 fractional worksChildren's Physical and …1Children's Physical and Motor Development: 1 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 0 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 0 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 0 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 0 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsGender StudiesPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationEducation3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 4 works
  2. 2 Gender and Technology in Education Gender Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 1 works
  5. 5 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 1 works
  7. 7 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 0 works
  10. 10 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Science Teachers Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 157% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Science Teachers Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000075% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%National Science Teachers Association0.000029% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of National Science Teachers Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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