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Beth Simon publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Beth Simon sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 130 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Beth Simon D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Beth Simon sits on this spectrum.

30–31 D-Index: 879 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 983 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 918 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 990 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 968 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 907 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 821 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 763 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 689 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 543 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 543 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 518 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 500 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 458 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 400 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 337 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 308 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 292 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 249 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 213 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 192 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 189 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 165 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 139 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 119 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 121 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 113 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 88 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 87 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 75 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 69 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 57 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 46 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 34 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 36 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 27 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 37 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 18 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 31 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 19 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 16 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 20 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 15 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 5 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 20 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 8 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 5 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130 D-Index: 3 scientists 131+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Overview

Beth Simon is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics within the field of Medicine, with particular attention to several subfields including Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Clinical Psychology.

Their research covers multiple topics such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Physical Activity and Health, Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology, COVID-19 and Healthcare Impacts, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Some recent publications authored or co-authored by Beth Simon include:

  • Comparison of the cardio-respiratory response of a training session on cycloergometer or treadmill versus an Adapted Physical Activity session on Nintendo Wii, in patients with chronic respiratory disease (2021, Respiratory Medicine and Research)
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer patients in western Pennsylvania: rural-urban disparities (2023, Cancer Causes & Control)

Frequent co-authors of Beth Simon are:

  • Sammy Paul Nicolas
  • Marc Beaumont
  • P.-Y. Glaziou
  • Christophe Gut-Gobert
  • Françis Couturaud

Beth Simon's work has appeared in publication venues such as:

  • Respiratory Medicine and Research
  • Cancer Causes & Control

Best Publications

  • A multi-national study of reading and tracing skills in novice programmers

    Raymond Lister;Elizabeth S. Adams;Sue Fitzgerald;William Fone

  • Not seeing the forest for the trees: novice programmers and the SOLO taxonomy

    Raymond Lister;Beth Simon;Errol Thompson;Jacqueline L. Whalley

  • Experiences with a tablet PC based lecture presentation system in computer science courses

    Richard Anderson;Ruth Anderson;Beth Simon;Steven A. Wolfman

  • Debugging: a review of the literature from an educational perspective

    Renee McCauley;Sue Fitzgerald;Gary Lewandowski;Laurie Murphy

  • Novice software developers, all over again

    Andrew Begel;Beth Simon

  • Struggles of new college graduates in their first software development job

    Andrew Begel;Beth Simon

  • Peer instruction: do students really learn from peer discussion in computing?

    Leo Porter;Cynthia Bailey Lee;Beth Simon;Daniel Zingaro

  • Evaluating a new exam question: Parsons problems

    Paul Denny;Andrew Luxton-Reilly;Beth Simon

  • Debugging: finding, fixing and flailing, a multi-institutional study of novice debuggers

    Sue Fitzgerald;Gary Lewandowski;Renee McCauley;Laurie Murphy

  • Success in introductory programming: what works?

    Leo Porter;Mark Guzdial;Charlie McDowell;Beth Simon

  • Halving fail rates using peer instruction: a study of four computer science courses

    Leo Porter;Cynthia Bailey Lee;Beth Simon

  • Ubiquitous presenter: increasing student access and control in a digital lecturing environment

    Michelle Wilkerson;William G. Griswold;Beth Simon

  • Experience report: peer instruction in introductory computing

    Beth Simon;Michael Kohanfars;Jeff Lee;Karen Tamayo

  • A Multi-institutional Study of Peer Instruction in Introductory Computing

    Leo Porter;Dennis Bouvier;Quintin Cutts;Scott Grissom

  • Retaining nearly one-third more majors with a trio of instructional best practices in CS1

    Leo Porter;Beth Simon

  • Exploring the potential of mobile phones for active learning in the classroom

    David Lindquist;Tamara Denning;Michael Kelly;Roshni Malani

  • Preliminary experiences with a tablet PC based system to support active learning in computer science courses

    Beth Simon;Ruth Anderson;Crystal Hoyer;Jonathan Su

  • Going SOLO to assess novice programmers

    Judy Sheard;Angela Carbone;Raymond Lister;Beth Simon

  • Experiencing programming assignments in CS1: the emotional toll

    Paivi Kinnunen;Beth Simon

  • My program is ok – am I? Computing freshmen's experiences of doing programming assignments

    Paivi Kinnunen;Beth Simon

  • Debugging: the good, the bad, and the quirky -- a qualitative analysis of novices' strategies

    Laurie Murphy;Gary Lewandowski;Renée McCauley;Beth Simon

Frequent Co-Authors

William G. Griswold
William G. Griswold University of California, San Diego
Cynthia Lee
Cynthia Lee Northeastern University
Raymond Lister
Raymond Lister University of Technology Sydney
Mark Guzdial
Mark Guzdial University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jeanne Ferrante
Jeanne Ferrante University of California, San Diego
Brad Calder
Brad Calder Google (United States)
Amy J. Ko
Amy J. Ko University of Washington
Lawrence H. Snyder
Lawrence H. Snyder Washington University in St. Louis
Tiffany Barnes
Tiffany Barnes North Carolina State University
Christopher D. Hundhausen
Christopher D. Hundhausen Oregon State University

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