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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 59 1568 1405 287 260 301 13637

Bart Rienties publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bart Rienties between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bart Rienties published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 15 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2016. 22 of the 329 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2016. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 35 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 12 publications
2004 2025

329 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bart Rienties: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 2
2006 4
2007 5
2008 6
2009 7
2010 7
2011 10
2012 17
2013 14
2014 17
2015 12
2016 35
2017 29
2018 28
2019 32
2020 25
2021 23
2022 18
2023 15
2024 10
2025 12
Total 329
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Bart Rienties 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 Bart Rienties sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 294–303 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 301 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106 301
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Bart Rienties 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 Bart Rienties sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105 59
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Bart Rienties is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on areas intersecting computer science and social sciences, with a significant emphasis on applications of computer science within education. The main fields of study include:

  • Computer Science
  • Social Sciences

Their work extends into notable subfields such as:

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Information Systems

Bart Rienties has contributed to topics mainly related to online and technology-enhanced education. Key topics of research include:

  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Online and Blended Learning
  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • AI in Service Interactions
  • Educational Innovations and Technology
  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges

Their publication record includes papers in several established academic venues, indicating an ongoing engagement with education technology and learning analytics communities. Frequent publication venues are:

  • International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
  • Frontiers in Education
  • Journal of Learning Analytics
  • Applied Sciences
  • Journal of Studies in International Education

Among recent papers featuring Bart Rienties as an author or contributor are:

  • "Innovating Pedagogy 2020: Open University Innovation Report 8" (2020), published in Dublin City University Open Access Institutional Repository
  • "Flipped classrooms in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings and future research recommendations" (2022), published in International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
  • "The promise and challenges of generative AI in education" (2024), published in Behaviour and Information Technology
  • "Conceptualizing Internationalization at a Distance: A "Third Category" of University Internationalization" (2020), published in Journal of Studies in International Education
  • "Subjective data, objective data and the role of bias in predictive modelling: Lessons from a dispositional learning analytics application" (2020), published in PLoS ONE

Bart Rienties often collaborates with a group of recurring co-authors. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Christothea Herodotou
  • Dirk Tempelaar
  • Julia Sargent
  • Denise Whitelock
  • Quan Nguyen

The research contributions of Bart Rienties span a range of multidisciplinary themes primarily situated in enhancing educational practices through technology, with a strong involvement in learning analytics and AI applications within education contexts.

Best Publications

  • Innovating Pedagogy 2015: Open University Innovation Report 4

    Mike Sharples;Anne Adams;N Alozie;Rebecca Ferguson

  • Understanding academic performance of international students: The role of ethnicity, academic and social integration

    Bart Rienties;Simon Beausaert;Therese Grohnert;Susan Niemantsverdriet

  • Innovating Pedagogy 2016: Open University Innovation Report 5

    Mike Sharples;Roberto de Roock;Rebecca Ferguson;Mark Gaved

  • The effects of online professional development on higher education teachers' beliefs and intentions towards learning facilitation and technology

    Bart Rienties;Natasa Brouwer;Simon Lygo-Baker

  • In search for the most informative data for feedback generation

    Dirk T. Tempelaar;Bart Rienties;Bas Giesbers

  • Investigating the relations between motivation, tool use, participation, and performance in an e-learning course using web-videoconferencing

    Bas Giesbers;Bart Rienties;Dirk Tempelaar;Wim Gijselaers

  • Innovating Pedagogy 2014

    Mike Sharples;Anne Adams;Rebecca Ferguson;Mark Gaved

  • The impact of learning design on student behaviour, satisfaction and performance

    Bart Rienties;Lisette Toetenel

  • A dynamic analysis of the interplay between asynchronous and synchronous communication in online learning: The impact of motivation

    Bas Giesbers;Bart Rienties;Dirk T. Tempelaar;Wim Gijselaers

  • The role of academic motivation in Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning

    Bart Rienties;Dirk Tempelaar;Piet Van den Bossche;Wim Gijselaers

  • Understanding friendship and learning networks of international and host students using longitudinal Social Network Analysis

    Bart Rienties;Bart Rienties;Eimear-Marie Nolan

  • Visualising the invisible: a network approach to reveal the informal social side of student learning

    J. Hommes;B. Rienties;W. de Grave;G. Bos

  • The role of demographics in online learning; A decision tree based approach

    Saman Zehra Rizvi;Bart Rienties;Shakeel Ahmed Khoja

  • The role of cultural dimensions of international and Dutch students on academic and social integration and academic performance in the Netherlands

    Bart Rienties;Dirk Tempelaar

  • The role of scaffolding and motivation in CSCL

    Bart Rienties;Bas Giesbers;Dirk Tempelaar;Simon Lygo-Baker

  • How achievement emotions impact students' decisions for online learning, and what precedes those emotions

    Dirk T. Tempelaar;Alexandra Niculescu;Bart Rienties;Wim H. Gijselaers

  • Why some teachers easily learn to use a new virtual learning environment: a technology acceptance perspective

    Bart Rienties;Bas Giesbers;Simon Lygo-Baker;Hoi Wah Serena Ma

  • A large-scale implementation of predictive learning analytics in higher education: the teachers’ role and perspective

    Christothea Herodotou;Bart Rienties;Avinash Boroowa;Zdenek Zdrahal

  • Understanding social learning relations of international students in a large classroom using social network analysis

    Bart Rienties;YingFei Héliot;Divya Jindal-Snape

  • Examining the designs of computer-based assessment and its impact on student engagement, satisfaction, and pass rates

    Quan Nguyen;Bart Rienties;Lisette Toetenel;Rebecca Ferguson

  • Innovating Pedagogy 2020: Open University Innovation Report 8

    Agnes Kukulska-Hulme;Elaine Beirne;Gráinne Conole;Eamon Costello

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim H. Gijselaers
Wim H. Gijselaers Maastricht University
Allison Littlejohn
Allison Littlejohn University College London
Mike Sharples
Mike Sharples The Open University
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme
Agnes Kukulska-Hulme The Open University
Mien Segers
Mien Segers Maastricht University
Martin Weller
Martin Weller The Open University
Eileen Scanlon
Eileen Scanlon The Open University
Piet Van den Bossche
Piet Van den Bossche University of Antwerp
Karen Littleton
Karen Littleton The Open University
Parvati Raghuram
Parvati Raghuram The Open University

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