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Francisco José García-Peñalvo

Francisco José García-Peñalvo

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Computer Science
Spain
2026
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Social Sciences and Humanities
Spain
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
98
Citations
27704
World Ranking
409
National Ranking
5

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
101
Citations
30406
World Ranking
88
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Francisco José García-Peñalvo is affiliated with the University of Salamanca in Spain. Their research primarily spans computer science with a focus on applications within education and technology.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Computer Science

Subfields prominently explored are:

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Education
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Biomedical Engineering

The research topics covered reflect substantial attention to educational technologies and innovation, including:

  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Educational Innovations and Technology
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Educational Technology in Learning
  • Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation
  • Teaching and Learning Programming
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education

Some of the recent papers authored by García-Peñalvo include:

  • "La evaluación online en la educación superior en tiempos de la COVID-19" (2020), published in Education in the Knowledge Society (EKS)
  • "La evaluación online en la educación superior en tiempos de la COVID-19" (2020), published in Education in the Knowledge Society (EKS)
  • "La percepción de la Inteligencia Artificial en contextos educativos tras el lanzamiento de ChatGPT: disrupción o pánico" (2023), published in Education in the Knowledge Society (EKS)
  • "Avoiding the Dark Side of Digital Transformation in Teaching. An Institutional Reference Framework for eLearning in Higher Education" (2021), published in Sustainability

Frequent co-authors who have contributed extensively alongside García-Peñalvo are:

  • Alicia García-Holgado
  • Andrea Vázquez-Ingelmo
  • David Fonseca
  • Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco
  • María Luisa Séin-Echaluce

The researcher frequently publishes in a variety of venues, with significant contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ninth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM'21)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Education in the Knowledge Society (EKS)
  • Sustainability

Regarding book publications, García-Peñalvo has worked with several publishers, including Springer Nature, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Springer International Publishing, and Springer Science+Business Media. Titles include:

  • Proceedings TEEM 2022: Tenth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (2023)
  • Trends on Active Learning Methods and Emerging Learning Technologies (2022)
  • Handbook of successful open teaching practices (2020)
  • Guía de buenas prácticas para la educación abierta (2021)
  • Security and Privacy Preserving for IoT and 5G Networks (2021)
  • Advances in Architecture, Engineering and Technology (2022)
  • Learning Technologies and Systems (2023)

Best Publications

  • Una revisión actualizada del concepto de eLearning: décimo Aniversario

    Francisco José García-Peñalvo;Antonio Miguel Seoane Pardo

  • Open knowledge: challenges and facts

    Francisco J. García‐Peñalvo;Carlos García de Figuerola;José A. Merlo

  • Endoscopic ligation compared with sclerotherapy for the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices

    Loren Laine;Hussein M. El-Newihi;Barry Migikovsky;Robin Sloane

  • La evaluación online en la educación superior en tiempos de la COVID-19

    Francisco José García Peñalvo;Alfredo Corell Almuzara;Víctor Abella García;Mario Grande de Prado

  • An adaptive hybrid MOOC model: Disrupting the MOOC concept in higher education

    Francisco J. García-Peñalvo;Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco;María Luisa Sein-Echaluce

  • Future Trends in the Design Strategies and Technological Affordances of E-Learning

    Begoña Gros;Francisco J. García-Peñalvo

  • Online assessment in higher education in the time of COVID-19

    Francisco José García-Peñalvo;Alfredo Corell;Víctor Abella-García;Mario Grande

  • Education in knowledge society: a new PhD programme approach

    Francisco J. García-Peñalvo

  • Exploring the computational thinking effects in pre-university education

    Francisco José García-Peñalvo;Antònio José Mendes

  • Using Learning Analytics to improve teamwork assessment

    Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco;María Luisa Sein-Echaluce;Francisco J. García-Peñalvo;Miguel Ángel Conde

  • From massive access to cooperation: lessons learned and proven results of a hybrid xMOOC/cMOOC pedagogical approach to MOOCs

    Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco;María Luisa Sein-Echaluce;Francisco José García-Peñalvo

  • Virtual Reality as an Educational and Training Tool for Medicine

    Santiago González Izard;Juan A. Juanes;Francisco J. García Peñalvo;Jesús Mª Gonçalvez Estella

  • Definition of a technological ecosystem for scientific knowledge management in a PhD programme

    Alicia García-Holgado;Francisco J. García-Peñalvo;María José Rodríguez-Conde

  • MLearning and pre-service teachers: An assessment of the behavioral intention using an expanded TAM model

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  • Jaundice as an Early Diagnostic Sign of Urinary Tract Infection in Infancy

    Francisco J. Garcia;Alan L. Nager

  • Informal learning in work environments: training with the Social Web in the workplace

    FranciscoJ. García-Peñalvo;Ricardo Colomo-Palacios;MiltiadisD. Lytras

  • An evolving Learning Management System for new educational environments using 2.0 tools

    Miguel Á. Conde;Francisco J. García-Peñalvo;María J. Rodríguez-Conde;Marc Alier

  • An overview of the most relevant literature on coding and computational thinking with emphasis on the relevant issues for teachers

    A. Rees;Francisco J. García-Peñalvo;I. Jormanainen;M. Tuul

  • Informal learning recognition through a cloud ecosystem

    Francisco José García-Peñalvo;Mark Johnson;Gustavo Ribeiro Alves;Miroslav Minović

  • Methodological Approach and Technological Framework to Break the Current Limitations of MOOC Model

    Ángel Fidalgo-Blanco;María Luisa Sein-Echaluce;Francisco José García-Peñalvo

  • Networked youth research for empowerment in digital society: the WYRED project

    Francisco J. García-Peñalvo;Nicholas Alfred Kearney

  • Co-creation and open innovation: Systematic literature review

    María Soledad Ramírez-Montoya;Franciso-José García-Peñalvo

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricardo Colomo-Palacios
Ricardo Colomo-Palacios Østfold University College
Timothy Teo
Timothy Teo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Fang Huang
Fang Huang University of Science and Technology of China
Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos
Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos University of Oviedo
Miltiadis D. Lytras
Miltiadis D. Lytras American College of Greece
Sanjay Misra
Sanjay Misra Institute for Energy Technology
Peter Sloep
Peter Sloep The Open University
Pablo Moreno-Ger
Pablo Moreno-Ger Universidad Internacional De La Rioja

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