2026 Doug Rohrer: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	37	9004	8410	4768	4339	52	14704

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Psychology

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Overview

Doug Rohrer is affiliated with the University of South Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with a notable focus on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology as well as Developmental and Educational Psychology. The work also intersects with Education, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Science Applications.

Rohrer's research topics include:

Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques
Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
Teaching and Learning Programming
Memory Processes and Influences

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Rohrer include Marissa K. Hartwig, Robert F. Dedrick, William G. Emeny, and Christine R. Harris.

Academic contributions by Rohrer have appeared in various publication venues, including:

Educational Psychology Review
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied
Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Psychological Inquiry

Notable papers authored or coauthored by Doug Rohrer include:

The Scarcity of Interleaved Practice in Mathematics Textbooks, 2020, Educational Psychology Review
Spaced mathematics practice improves test scores and reduces overconfidence, 2021, Applied Cognitive Psychology
Scheduling math practice: Students' underappreciation of spacing and interleaving., 2022, Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied
Unanswered questions about spaced interleaved mathematics practice., 2020, Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
A Train Wreck by Any Other Name, 2021, Psychological Inquiry

Best Publications

Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence

Harold Pashler;Mark McDaniel;Doug Rohrer;Robert Bjork

3549
Citations
Distributed practice in verbal recall tasks: A review and quantitative synthesis.

Nicholas J. Cepeda;Harold Pashler;Edward Vul;John T. Wixted

2271
Citations
Spacing Effects in Learning A Temporal Ridgeline of Optimal Retention

Nicholas J. Cepeda;Nicholas J. Cepeda;Edward Vul;Edward Vul;Doug Rohrer;John T. Wixted

802
Citations
Using Spacing to Enhance Diverse Forms of Learning: Review of Recent Research and Implications for Instruction

Shana K. Carpenter;Nicholas J. Cepeda;Doug Rohrer;Sean H. K. Kang

623
Citations
When Does Feedback Facilitate Learning of Words

Harold Pashler;Nicholas J. Cepeda;John T. Wixted;Doug Rohrer

590
Citations
The shuffling of mathematics problems improves learning

Doug Rohrer;Kelli M Taylor

520
Citations
Enhancing learning and retarding forgetting: Choices and consequences

Harold Pashler;Doug Rohrer;Nicholas J. Cepeda;Nicholas J. Cepeda;Shana K. Carpenter

449
Citations
The effects of overlearning and distributed practise on the retention of mathematics knowledge

Doug Rohrer;Kelli M Taylor

438
Citations
Optimizing distributed practice: theoretical analysis and practical implications.

Nicholas J Cepeda;Noriko Coburn;Doug Rohrer;John T Wixted

432
Citations
Recent Research on Human Learning Challenges Conventional Instructional Strategies

Doug Rohrer;Harold Pashler

421
Citations
The effects of interleaved practice

Kelli Taylor;Doug Rohrer

413
Citations
Learning styles: where's the evidence?

Doug Rohrer;Harold Pashler

377
Citations
Interleaving Helps Students Distinguish among Similar Concepts

Doug Rohrer

319
Citations
Tests Enhance the Transfer of Learning.

Doug Rohrer;Kelli M Taylor;Brandon Sholar

315
Citations
Analyzing the dynamics of free recall: An integrative review of the empirical literature.

John T. Wixted;Doug Rohrer

280
Citations
Interleaved practice improves mathematics learning.

Doug Rohrer;Robert F. Dedrick;Sandra Stershic

268
Citations
Increasing Retention Without Increasing Study Time

Doug Rohrer;Harold Pashler

240
Citations
An analysis of latency and interresponse time in free recall.

Doug Rohrer;John T. Wixted

215
Citations
Two Failures to Replicate High-Performance-Goal Priming Effects

Christine R. Harris;Noriko Coburn;Doug Rohrer;Harold Pashler

213
Citations
The benefit of interleaved mathematics practice is not limited to superficially similar kinds of problems

Doug Rohrer;Robert F. Dedrick;Kaleena Burgess

187
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold Pashler University of California, San Diego

John T. Wixted University of California, San Diego

Christine R. Harris University of California, San Diego

Shana K. Carpenter Oregon State University

Edward Vul University of California, San Diego

Mark A. McDaniel Washington University in St. Louis

Robert A. Bjork University of California, Los Angeles

David P. Salmon University of California, San Diego

Jane S. Paulsen University of Wisconsin–Madison

Nelson Butters University of California, San Diego

External Links

Personal website of Doug Rohrer

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