2026 Chris Dede: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	61	1324	1175	616	538	270	20902
Engineering and Technology	59	2285	2183	715	650	237	20115

Overview

Chris Dede is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research primarily within the fields of Computer Science, Social Sciences, and Psychology. Their work spans multiple disciplines, reflecting an intersection of technology and education with a focus on developmental and educational psychology.

Their research encompasses the following main fields of study:

Computer Science
Social Sciences
Psychology

Within these fields, Dede has focused on several subfields, including:

Developmental and Educational Psychology
Education
Computer Science Applications
Human-Computer Interaction
Artificial Intelligence

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Online Learning and Analytics
Educational Games and Gamification
Online and Blended Learning
Conflict Management and Negotiation
Educational Strategies and Epistemologies

Dede has published research in a variety of academic venues with repeated publications in the following:

IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
Journal of Research on Technology in Education
AI & Society
Negotiation Journal
Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Dede include:

"The cyclical ethical effects of using artificial intelligence in education" (2022) published in AI & Society
"Interaction principles for digital puppeteering to promote teacher learning" (2021) published in Journal of Research on Technology in Education
"Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Teaching Negotiation" (2021) published in Negotiation Journal
"Identifying Levers Related to Student Performance on High-Stakes Science Exams: Examining School, Teaching, Teacher, and Professional Development Characteristics" (2020) published in Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
"Assessing Science Identity Exploration in Immersive Virtual Environments: A Mixed Methods Approach" (2020) published in The Journal of Experimental Education

Dede frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

Tina A. Grotzer
Rhonda Bondie
Juanjuan Chen
Minhong Wang
Joseph Reilly

Best Publications

Immersive interfaces for engagement and learning.

Chris Dede

1991
Citations
Affordances and Limitations of Immersive Participatory Augmented Reality Simulations for Teaching and Learning

Matt Dunleavy;Chris Dede;Rebecca Mitchell

1897
Citations
The evolution of distance education: Emerging technologies and distributed learning

Chris Dede

1117
Citations
A Research Agenda for Online Teacher Professional Development.

Chris Dede;Diane Jass Ketelhut;Pamela Whitehouse;Lisa Breit

988
Citations
Augmented Reality Teaching and Learning

Matt Dunleavy;Chris Dede

906
Citations
Challenges to learning and schooling in the digital networked world of the 21st century

Joke Voogt;Ola Erstad;Chris Dede;Punya Mishra

842
Citations
The Evolution of Constructivist Learning Environments: Immersion in Distributed, Virtual Worlds.

Chris Dede

778
Citations
Planning for Neomillennial Learning Styles

Chris Dede

739
Citations
EcoMOBILE: Integrating augmented reality and probeware with environmental education field trips

Amy M. Kamarainen;Shari Metcalf;Tina Grotzer;Allison Browne

711
Citations
Emerging Influences of Information Technology on School Curriculum

Chris Dede

483
Citations
A Model for Understanding How Virtual Reality Aids Complex Conceptual Learning

Marilyn C. Salzman;Chris Dede;R. Bowen Loftin;Jim Chen

464
Citations
A multi-user virtual environment for building and assessing higher order inquiry skills in science

Diane Ketelhut;Brian Nelson;Jody Clarke;Christopher J. Dede

461
Citations
Theoretical Perspectives Influencing the Use of Information Technology in Teaching and Learning

Chris Dede

412
Citations
ScienceSpace: virtual realities for learning complex and abstract scientific concepts

C. Dede;M.C. Salzman;R. Bowen Loftin

311
Citations
Design-based research strategies for studying situated learning in a multi-user virtual environment

Chris Dede;Brian Nelson;Diane Jass Ketelhut;Jody Clarke

310
Citations
Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods.

Christopher Dede

290
Citations
Multisensory Immersion as a Modeling Environment for Learning Complex Scientific Concepts

Chris Dede;Marilyn C. Salzman;R. Bowen Loftin;Debra Sprague

262
Citations
Assessment, Technology, and Change

Jody Clarke-Midura;Chris Dede

252
Citations
Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Realities in Education

Dejian Liu;Chris Dede;Ronghuai Huang;John Richards

249
Citations
Games and immersive participatory simulations for science education: An emerging type of curricula

Sasha Barab;Chris Dede

235
Citations
Studying Situated Learning in a Multi- User Virtual Environment

D. J. Ketelhut;C. Dede;Jody Clarke-Midura;B. Nelson

179
Citations
A Multi-user virtual environment for building higher order inquiry skills in science

D. J. Ketelhut;C. Dede;Jody Clarke-Midura;B. Nelson

115
Citations
Augmented Reality in Education

Joseph M. Reilly;Chris Dede

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry Fishman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Joke Voogt University of Amsterdam

Jon R. Star Harvard University

Uri Wilensky Northwestern University

Jeremy N. Bailenson Stanford University

Sasha A. Barab Arizona State University

Kenneth R. Koedinger Carnegie Mellon University

John C. Moore Beijing Normal University

John B. Willett Harvard University

Ton de Jong University of Twente

External Links

Wikipedia of Chris Dede Personal website of Chris Dede Google Scholar page

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