2026 Gerhard Sonnert: 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	40	5247	4867	2477	2254	160	9296

Overview

Gerhard Sonnert is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the social sciences domain. Their work focuses extensively on education and its intersection with issues of diversity and career development.

The main fields of study for Sonnert include Social Sciences, with notable subfields in Education, Safety Research, Computer Science Applications, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science. Their research covers various aspects of teaching, learning, and educational outcomes.

Sonnert's research topics span the following areas:

Career Development and Diversity
Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Teaching and Learning Programming
Science Education and Pedagogy
Gender and Technology in Education
Online Learning and Analytics
Higher Education Research Studies

They have published extensively in several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

ACM Transactions on Computing Education
International Journal of STEM Education
Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
International Journal of Science Education
Science Education

Their recent notable papers reflect a diverse range of education-focused topics and include:

"The Intersection of Being Black and Being a Woman," published in 2020 in ACM Transactions on Computing Education
"Examining the effect of early STEM experiences as a form of STEM capital and identity capital on STEM identity: A gender study," published in 2021 in Science Education
"The Impact of High School Life Science Teachers' Subject Matter Knowledge and Knowledge of Student Misconceptions on Students' Learning," published in 2020 in CBE-Life Sciences Education
"Going over the cliff: MOOC dropout behavior at chapter transition," published in 2020 in Distance Education
"The role of media in influencing students' STEM career interest," published in 2023 in International Journal of STEM Education

Sonnert collaborates frequently with other researchers. Their most common coauthors are:

Philip M. Sadler
Chen Chen
Susan Sunbury
Zahra Hazari
David J. Malan

This profile illustrates Sonnert's engagement with educational research, especially focusing on STEM education, diversity in education, and the conditions influencing learning and career interest.

Best Publications

Connecting High School Physics Experiences, Outcome Expectations, Physics Identity, and Physics Career Choice: A Gender Study.

Zahra Hazari;Gerhard Sonnert;Philip M. Sadler;Marie-Claire Shanahan

1200
Citations
Stability and volatility of STEM career interest in high school: a gender study

Philip M. Sadler;Gerhard Sonnert;Zahra Hazari;Robert Tai

929
Citations
The Influence of Teachers’ Knowledge on Student Learning in Middle School Physical Science Classrooms

Philip M. Sadler;Gerhard Sonnert;Harold P. Coyle;Nancy Cook-Smith

504
Citations
Out-of-School Time Science Activities and Their Association with Career Interest in STEM

Katherine P. Dabney;Robert H. Tai;John T. Almarode;Jaimie L. L. Miller-Friedmann

488
Citations
Who Succeeds in Science: The Gender Dimension

Gerhard Sonnert;Gerald James Holton

488
Citations
Career Patterns of Women and Men in the Sciences

Gerhard Sonnert;Gerald Holton

340
Citations
Early informal STEM experiences and STEM identity: The importance of talking science

Remy Dou;Zahra Hazari;Katherine Dabney;Gerhard Sonnert

295
Citations
Depth versus Breadth: How Content Coverage in High School Science Courses Relates to Later Success in College Science Coursework.

Marc S. Schwartz;Philip M. Sadler;Gerhard Sonnert;Robert H. Tai

278
Citations
Gender Differences in Science Careers: The Project Access Study

Gerhard Sonnert;Gerald James Holton

272
Citations
Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering: Effects of Faculty, Fields, and Institutions Over Time*

Gerhard Sonnert;Mary Frank Fox;Kristen Adkins

269
Citations
Establishing an Explanatory Model for Mathematics Identity

Jennifer D. Cribbs;Zahra Hazari;Gerhard Sonnert;Philip M. Sadler

217
Citations
The Science Identity of College Students: Exploring the Intersection of Gender, Race, and Ethnicity

Zahra Hazari;Philip M. Sadler;Gerhard Sonnert

216
Citations
The impact of college- and university-run high school summer programs on students’ end of high school STEM career aspirations

Joseph A. Kitchen;Gerhard Sonnert;Philip M. Sadler

210
Citations
E-Readers Are More Effective than Paper for Some with Dyslexia

Matthew H. Schneps;Jenny M. Thomson;Chen Chen;Gerhard Sonnert

173
Citations
Successful Programs for Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering: Adapting versus Adopting the Institutional Environment

Mary Frank Fox;Gerhard Sonnert;Irina Nikiforova

172
Citations
The influence of students’ participation in STEM competitions on their interest in STEM careers

Kelly Miller;Gerhard Sonnert;Philip Sadler

163
Citations
What Makes a Good Scientist?: Determinants of Peer Evaluation among Biologists:

Gerhard Sonnert

163
Citations
The Role of Advanced High School Coursework in Increasing STEM Career Interest

Philip M. Sadler;Gerhard Sonnert;Zahra Hazari;Robert Tai

143
Citations
Shorter Lines Facilitate Reading in Those Who Struggle

Matthew H. Schneps;Jenny M. Thomson;Gerhard Sonnert;Marc Pomplun

142
Citations
Factors that Affect the Physical Science Career Interest of Female Students: Testing Five Common Hypotheses.

Zahra Hazari;Zahra Hazari;Geoff Potvin;Geoff Potvin;Robynne M. Lock;Florin Lung

139
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip M. Sadler Harvard University

Robert H. Tai University of Virginia

James R. Brockmole University of Notre Dame

Dimitar Sasselov Harvard University

External Links

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