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Elfrieda H. Hiebert

Elfrieda H. Hiebert

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 44 4135 3817 1969 1786 149 8493

Elfrieda H. Hiebert publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Elfrieda H. Hiebert between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Elfrieda H. Hiebert published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2005. 6 of the 152 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2005. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 6 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 17 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1978 2025

152 publications in total across all disciplines

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Elfrieda H. Hiebert: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 0
1980 2
1981 1
1982 0
1983 3
1984 3
1985 2
1986 0
1987 3
1988 4
1989 1
1990 6
1991 5
1992 1
1993 4
1994 2
1995 0
1996 3
1997 0
1998 3
1999 2
2000 3
2001 0
2002 2
2003 1
2004 1
2005 17
2006 0
2007 2
2008 1
2009 4
2010 10
2011 6
2012 3
2013 6
2014 5
2015 10
2016 7
2017 2
2018 3
2019 4
2020 2
2021 4
2022 4
2023 3
2024 5
2025 1
Total 152
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Elfrieda H. Hiebert 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 Elfrieda H. Hiebert 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, 144–153 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: 149 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
144–153 407 149
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
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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Elfrieda H. Hiebert 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 Elfrieda H. Hiebert 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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 44
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
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Elfrieda H. Hiebert is affiliated with TextProject in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the areas of psychology and education. Their work primarily spans developmental and educational psychology, with a focus on reading and literacy development, text readability and simplification, and second language acquisition and learning.

Their recent publications include research articles such as The Core Vocabulary: The Foundation of Proficient Comprehension (2020, The Reading Teacher) and The Role of Word-, Sentence-, and Text-Level Variables in Predicting Guided Reading Levels of Kindergarten and First-Grade Texts (2022, The Elementary School Journal). Other significant works related to reading research include The Word Complexity of Primary-Level Texts: Differences Between First and Third Grade in Widely Used Curricula (2021, Reading Research Quarterly) and a meta-analysis on vocabulary instruction titled Meta-Analysis Examining the Impact of Vocabulary Instruction on Vocabulary Knowledge and Skill (2023, Reading Psychology).

Their research has been published in venues such as:

  • The Reading Teacher
  • Reading Psychology
  • Reading Research Quarterly
  • Education Sciences
  • Phi Delta Kappan

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Devin M. Kearns
  • Catherine Lammert
  • Samuel DeJulio
  • Alia Pugh
  • Gina N. Cervetti

The main fields of study in their work are psychology and computer science, with subfields covering developmental and educational psychology, artificial intelligence, education, statistics and probability, and communication.

Key research topics involve:

  • Reading and literacy development
  • Text readability and simplification
  • Second language acquisition and learning
  • Educational strategies and epistemologies
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Language development and disorders
  • Writing and handwriting education

Elfrieda H. Hiebert has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association since 2011.

Best Publications

  • Vocabulary assessment: What we know and what we need to learn

    P. David Pearson;Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Michael L. Kamil

  • Teaching and Learning Vocabulary : Bringing Research to Practice

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Michael L. Kamil

  • Children's Developing Awareness of Text Structures in Expository Materials.

    Carol Sue Englert;Elfrieda H. Hiebert

  • Developmental Patterns and Interrelationships of Preschool Children's Print Awareness.

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert

  • An Examination of Ability Grouping for Reading Instruction.

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert

  • Reading Recovery in the United States: What Difference Does it Make to an Age Cohort?

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert

  • Upping the Ante of Text Complexity in the Common Core State Standards Examining Its Potential Impact on Young Readers

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Heidi Anne E. Mesmer

  • Why Vocabulary Instruction Needs to Be Long-Term and Comprehensive

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Michael L. Kamil

  • Toward a Theoretical Model of Text Complexity for the Early Grades: Learning From the Past, Anticipating the Future

    Heidi Anne Mesmer;James W. Cunningham;Elfrieda H. Hiebert

  • Beginning Reading Instruction: Research on Early Interventions

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Barbara M. Taylor

  • Effects of Introducing Classroom Peflormance Assessments on Student Learning

    Lorrie A. Shepard;Roberta J. Flexer;Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Scott F. Marion

  • Getting Reading Right from the Start: Effective Early Literacy Interventions

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Barbara M. Taylor

  • A Comparison of Classroom Writing Practices, Teachers' Perceptions of Their Writing Instruction, and Textbook Recommendations on Writing Practices

    Connie A. Bridge;Elfrieda H. Hiebert

  • Text Matters in Learning to Read.

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert

  • Reading and Writing of First-Grade Students in a Restructured Chapter 1 Program

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Jacalyn M. Colt;Sharon L. Catto;Ellen C. Gury

  • Characteristics of Tasks in Two Approaches to Literacy Instruction.

    Charles W. Fisher;Elfrieda H. Hiebert

  • Literacy for a diverse society : perspectives, practices, and policies

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert

  • AWARENESS OF TEXT STRUCTURE IN RECOGNITION AND PRODUCTION OF EXPOSITORY DISCOURSE

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Carol Sue Englert;Sharon Brennan

  • Tapping the Linguistic Resources of Spanish/English Bilinguals: The Role of Cognates in Science

    Marco A. Bravo;Elfrieda H. Hiebert;P. David Pearson

  • Does Text Complexity Matter in the Elementary Grades? A Research Synthesis of Text Difficulty and Elementary Students' Reading Fluency and Comprehension.

    Steven J. Amendum;Kristin Conradi;Elfrieda Hiebert

  • In Pursuit of an Effective, Efficient Vocabulary Curriculum for Elementary Students

    Elfrieda H. Hiebert;Michael L. Kamil

Frequent Co-Authors

P. David Pearson
P. David Pearson University of California, Berkeley
Jill Fitzgerald
Jill Fitzgerald University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Timothy V. Rasinski
Timothy V. Rasinski Kent State University
S. Jay Samuels
S. Jay Samuels University of Minnesota
Carol Sue Englert
Carol Sue Englert Michigan State University
Scott G. Paris
Scott G. Paris University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joanne F. Carlisle
Joanne F. Carlisle University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Yaacov Petscher
Yaacov Petscher Florida State University
Ralph Radach
Ralph Radach University of Wuppertal
Richard C. Anderson
Richard C. Anderson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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