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Researcher · University of Johannesburg · South Africa

Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain

Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain publishes mostly in Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Information Systems, on topics such as Science Education and Pedagogy, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies.

ORCID 0000-0003-4548-5913 OpenAlex
World rank
#153,603
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in South Africa
#506
of 29,826
Works
159
Citations
1.9k
Citations per work
12.0
h-index
25
i10-index 46Top 2.2% in Education
Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain

What does Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain research?

Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain's work is mostly in Social Sciences (51%), Psychology (22%), Computer Science (9%).

Social Sciences: 115 works · 72.2% of their workSocial Sciences: 80 works · 50.6% of their workEducation: 80 works · 50.6% of their workPsychology: 34 works · 21.6% of their workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 30 works · 18.9% of their workSocial Psychology: 4 works · 2.7% of their workEverything else: 30 works · 18.7% of their workPhysical Sciences: 14 works · 9.1% of their workComputer Science: 14 works · 9.1% of their workInformation Systems: 7 works · 4.3% of their workComputer Science Applications: 5 works · 3.0% of their workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 works · 1.8% of their workTHEIR WORKUmesh DewnarainRamnarain159works
Physical Sciences9%Social Sciences72%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8050.6%
    2. Psychology3421.6%
  2. Everything else3018.7%
    1. Computer Science149.1%
  1. 1Education51% of their works
  2. 2Developmental and Educational Psychology19% of their works
  3. 3Information Systems4% of their works
  4. 4Computer Science Applications3% of their works
  5. 5Social Psychology3% of their works
  6. 6Human-Computer Interaction2% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Inquiry-Based Teaching, Scientific Literacy, Metacognition, Teaching Strategies, Cognitive Engagement, Critical Thinking Skills, Instructional Interventions and Epistemological Beliefs.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Inquiry-Based Teaching861 topic
  2. Scientific Literacy861 topic
  3. Metacognition672 topics
  4. Teaching Strategies652 topics
  5. Cognitive Engagement552 topics
  6. Critical Thinking Skills511 topic
  7. Instructional Interventions511 topic
  8. Epistemological Beliefs421 topic
  9. Information Literacy421 topic
  10. Educational Technology392 topics
  11. Collaborative Learning352 topics
  12. Scaffolding251 topic
  13. Self-Regulation251 topic
  14. Higher Education242 topics
  15. Technology Integration212 topics
  16. Active Learning141 topic
  17. Flipped Classroom141 topic
  18. Blended Learning131 topic
  19. Online Learning131 topic
  20. Qualitative Research Methods111 topic
  21. Teacher Professional Development111 topic
  22. Mobile Learning101 topic
  23. Student Perspectives101 topic

Where does Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain work?

Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

How many publications and citations does Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain have?

OpenAlex counts 159 works and 1,915 citations for Umesh Dewnarain Ramnarain, an h-index of 25, ranking #153,603 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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