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2026

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D-Index
51
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20501
World Ranking
2504
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10

Avi Hofstein publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Avi Hofstein sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 145 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Avi Hofstein D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Avi Hofstein sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Israel Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Israel Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Avi Hofstein is affiliated with the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and has conducted research primarily in the fields of social sciences and environmental science. Their work focuses on education, particularly science education and pedagogy, environmental education and sustainability, as well as aspects of critical thinking development and educational innovations.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Science Education and Pedagogy
  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Education and Critical Thinking Development
  • Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • Energy and Environment Impacts

Hofstein's research outputs have appeared in several publication venues, reflecting a focus on educational and sustainability topics. Frequent venues for their work include:

  • Science & Education
  • Sustainability
  • European Journal of Educational Research
  • Journal of Baltic Science Education
  • Chemistry Teacher International

Recent papers by Avi Hofstein include:

  • "Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Toward Educational Renewable Energy Sources in Arab Society in Israel" (2024, Science & Education)
  • "Effect of an Educational Initiative for Sustainability on Pre-Service Teachers' Ethical Decision-Making Skills, Motivation to Learn Science, and Learning Atmosphere in the Classroom" (2025, Sustainability)
  • "How Participation in a Teachers' Eco-Pedagogy Workshop Affects the Promotion of Teachers' Environmental Education and Organizational Concepts" (2023, European Journal of Educational Research)
  • "LEARNING STYLES OF A STORY ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY: THEIR EFFECT ON THE LEVEL OF QUESTIONING OF STUDENTS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION" (2023, Journal of Baltic Science Education)
  • "The Laboratory as a Vehicle for Enhancing Argumentation Among Pre-Service Science Teachers" (2020, Science & Education)

Their frequent collaborators include several researchers with whom Hofstein has co-authored multiple papers. These co-authors are:

  • Sare Asli
  • Muhamad Hugerat
  • Abeer Shehadeh-Nasser
  • Naim Najami

Hofstein's research spans several subfields such as education, management, monitoring, policy and law, general agricultural and biological sciences, developmental and educational psychology, and sociology and political science. The majority of their publications relate to education and environmental topics, highlighting an interdisciplinary approach to science education and sustainability issues.

Best Publications

  • The Laboratory in Science Education: Foundations for the Twenty-First Century

    Avi Hofstein;Vincent N. Lunetta

  • The laboratory in science education: the state of the art

    Avi Hofstein;Rachel Mamlok-Naaman

  • The Role of the Laboratory in Science Teaching: Neglected Aspects of Research

    Avi Hofstein;Vincent N. Lunetta

  • Inquiry in science education: International perspectives

    Fouad Abd-El-Khalick;Saouma Boujaoude;Richard Duschl;Norman G. Lederman

  • Factors that influence learning during a scientific field trip in a natural environment

    Nir Orion;Avi Hofstein

  • Bridging the Gap Between Formal and Informal Science Learning

    Avi Hofstein;Sherman Rosenfeld

  • The meaning of ‘relevance’ in science education and its implications for the science curriculum

    Marc Stuckey;Avi Hofstein;Rachel Mamlok-Naaman;Ingo Eilks

  • Developing students' ability to ask more and better questions resulting from inquiry-type chemistry laboratories

    Avi Hofstein;Oshrit Navon;Mira Kipnis;Rachel Mamlok-Naaman

  • THE LABORATORY IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION: THIRTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH DEVELOPMENTS, IMPLEMENTATION, AND RESEARCH

    Avi Hofstein

  • SOCIETAL ISSUES AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE EDUCATION—A PEDAGOGICAL JUSTIFICATION AND THE STATE-OF-THE-ART IN ISRAEL, GERMANY, AND THE USA

    Avi Hofstein;Ingo Eilks;Rodger Bybee

  • The use of scientific literacy taxonomy for assessing the development of chemical literacy among high-school students

    Yael Shwartz;Ruth Ben-Zvi;Avi Hofstein

  • Providing high school chemistry students with opportunities to develop learning skills in an inquiry-type laboratory: a case study

    Avi Hofstein;Relly Shore;Mira Kipnis

  • The Inquiry Laboratory as a Source for Development of Metacognitive Skills

    Mira Kipnis;Avi Hofstein

  • Development and validation of an instrument for assessing the learning environment of outdoor science activities

    Nir Orion;Avi Hofstein;Pinchas Tamir;Geoffrey J. Giddings

  • ASSESSMENT OF THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF INQUIRY-TYPE LABORATORIES IN HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY

    Avi Hofstein;Tami Levy Nahum;Relly Shore

  • Argumentation in the Chemistry Laboratory: Inquiry and Confirmatory Experiments

    Dvora Katchevich;Avi Hofstein;Rachel Mamlok-Naaman

  • The measurement of students' attitudes towards scientific field trips

    Nir Orion;Avi Hofstein

  • Industrial Chemistry and School Chemistry: Making chemistry studies more relevant

    Avi Hofstein;Miri Kesner

  • Teaching and learning the concept of chemical bonding

    Tami Levy Nahum;Rachel Mamlok‐Naaman;Avi Hofstein;Keith S. Taber

  • Discussions over STS at the Fourth IOSTE Symposium

    Avi Hofstein;Glen Aikenhead;Kurt Riquarts

  • Developing a new teaching approach for the chemical bonding concept aligned with current scientific and pedagogical knowledge

    Tami Levy Nahum;Rachel Mamlok-Naaman;Avi Hofstein;Joseph Krajcik

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Yager
Robert E. Yager University of Iowa
Yehudit Judy Dori
Yehudit Judy Dori Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Pinchas Tamir
Pinchas Tamir Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Richard A. Duschl
Richard A. Duschl Pennsylvania State University
Darrell L. Fisher
Darrell L. Fisher Curtin University
Franz X. Bogner
Franz X. Bogner University of Bayreuth
Fouad Abd-El-Khalick
Fouad Abd-El-Khalick University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Herbert J. Walberg
Herbert J. Walberg University of Illinois at Chicago
David Cahen
David Cahen Weizmann Institute of Science
Leeor Kronik
Leeor Kronik Weizmann Institute of Science

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