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D-Index
36
Citations
8695
World Ranking
6382
National Ranking
3074

Charles W. Anderson 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 Charles W. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 113 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles W. Anderson 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 Charles W. Anderson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

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

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

Overview

Charles W. Anderson is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with notable contributions to sociology and political science, education, and clinical psychology. Additionally, they have worked within the fields of information systems and information systems management.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including climate change communication and perception, science education and pedagogy, educational assessment and improvement, teacher education and leadership studies, misinformation and its impacts, data visualization and analytics, and environmental education and sustainability.

Frequent publication venues for Anderson include:

  • Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • Science & Education
  • The Journal of Environmental Education
  • Language and Education
  • Comparative Studies in Society and History

Anderson has collaborated regularly with other scholars, including:

  • Beth A. Covitt
  • Qinyun Lin
  • Craig Kohn
  • Christie Morrison Thomas
  • Joyce Parker

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on education, social issues, and historical analysis. These include:

  • "Untangling Trustworthiness and Uncertainty in Science" (2022), published in Science & Education
  • "Understanding and responding to challenges students face when engaging in carbon cycle pool-and-flux reasoning" (2021), published in The Journal of Environmental Education
  • "Exploring the professional identity and agency of student teachers in multilingual classrooms" (2021), published in Language and Education
  • "Factors affecting students' learning from a design-based implementation research project in diverse education systems" (2022), published in Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • "When Palestinians Became Human Shields: Counterinsurgency, Racialization, and the Great Revolt (1936-1939)" (2021), published in Comparative Studies in Society and History

These works reflect a multidisciplinary approach, combining environmental education, pedagogical challenges, and socio-political history.

Best Publications

  • Student conceptions of natural selection and its role in evolution

    Beth A. Bishop;Charles W. Anderson

  • Implications of Research on Children's Learning for Standards and Assessment: A Proposed Learning Progression for Matter and the Atomic-Molecular Theory.

    Carol L. Smith;Marianne Wiser;Charles W. Anderson;Joseph Krajcik

  • Changing middle school students' conceptions of matter and molecules

    Okhee Lee;David C. Eichinger;Charles W. Anderson;Glenn D. Berkheimer

  • Developing a multi-year learning progression for carbon cycling in socio-ecological systems

    Lindsey Mohan;Jing Chen;Charles W. Anderson

  • Teaching strategies associated with conceptual change learning in Science

    Edward L. Smith;Theron D. Blakeslee;Charles W. Anderson

  • Relationships Between Classroom Behaviors and Student Outcomes in Junior High Mathematics and English Classes

    Carolyn M. Evertson;Charles W. Anderson;Linda M. Anderson;Jere E. Brophy

  • Students' conceptions of chemical change

    Joseph J. Hesse;Charles W. Anderson

  • The effects of instruction on college nonmajors' conceptions of respiration and photosynthesis

    Charles W. Anderson;Theresa H. Sheldon;Joann Dubay

  • Task Engagement and Conceptual Change in Middle School Science Classrooms

    Okhee Lee;Charles W. Anderson

  • The Place of Principles in Policy Analysis

    Charles W. Anderson

  • Pursuing Scientific Literacy in the Middle Grades Through Collaborative Problem Solving

    Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar;Charles Anderson;Yvonne M. David

  • A learning progression for water in socio‐ecological systems

    Kristin L. Gunckel;Beth A. Covitt;Ivan Salinas;Charles W. Anderson

  • Plants as producers: A case study of elementary science teaching

    Edward L. Smith;Charles W. Anderson

  • Students' Developing Understanding of Water in Environmental Systems

    Beth A. Covitt;Kristin L. Gunckel;Charles W. Anderson

  • Political Design and the Representation of Interests

    Charles W. Anderson

  • Assessing Students' Ability to Trace Matter in Dynamic Systems in Cell Biology.

    Christopher D. Wilson;Charles W. Anderson;Merle Heidemann;John E. Merrill

  • College Students' Understanding of the Carbon Cycle: Contrasting Principle-based and Informal Reasoning

    Laurel M. Hartley;Brook J. Wilke;Jonathon W. Schramm;Charlene D'Avanzo

  • Supporting Preservice Science Teachers' Ability to Attend and Respond to Student Thinking by Design

    Hosun Kang;Charles W. Anderson

  • Canonical and Sociocultural Approaches to Research and Reform in Science Education: The Story of Juan and His Group.

    Charles W. Anderson;J. David Holland;Annemarie S. Palincsar

  • Exploring Undergraduates' Understanding of Photosynthesis Using Diagnostic Question Clusters

    Joyce M. Parker;Charles W. Anderson;Merle Heidemann;John Merrill

  • Students' Misconceptions Interfere with Science Learning: Case Studies of Fifth-Grade Students

    Janet F. Eaton;Charles W. Anderson;Edward L. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar
Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Okhee Lee
Okhee Lee New York University
William R. Penuel
William R. Penuel University of Colorado Boulder
Kenneth A. Frank
Kenneth A. Frank Michigan State University
Joseph Krajcik
Joseph Krajcik Michigan State University
Crawford Young
Crawford Young University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gregory J. Kelly
Gregory J. Kelly Pennsylvania State University
James P. Spillane
James P. Spillane Northwestern University
Maarten de Laat
Maarten de Laat University of South Australia

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