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Jinfa Cai 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 Jinfa Cai sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 206 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Jinfa Cai 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 Jinfa Cai sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Jinfa Cai is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States and has conducted extensive research in the fields of social sciences and psychology, with a particular focus on education and developmental and educational psychology. Their work spans several subfields including statistics and probability, applied mathematics, and computer science applications.

Their research topics prominently include mathematics education and teaching techniques, cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, innovative teaching and learning methods, science education and pedagogy, teacher education and leadership studies, mathematics education and pedagogy, and teaching and learning programming.

Jinfa Cai has contributed to a substantial number of publications, frequently collaborating with co-authors such as Stephen Hwang, Anne Morris, Charles Hohensee, James Hiebert, and Victoria Robison.

This scientist's recent papers include:

  • "Future themes of mathematics education research: an international survey before and during the pandemic," 2021, Educational Studies in Mathematics
  • "Affect in mathematical problem posing: conceptualization, advances, and future directions for research," 2020, Educational Studies in Mathematics
  • "Empirical research on problem solving and problem posing: a look at the state of the art," 2021, ZDM
  • "Teachers as redesigners of curriculum to teach mathematics through problem posing: conceptualization and initial findings of a problem-posing project," 2021, ZDM
  • "Teaching mathematics through problem posing: insights from an analysis of teaching cases," 2021, ZDM

Jinfa Cai has a record of frequent publications in journals such as ZDM, Educational Studies in Mathematics, Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, and The Journal of Mathematical Behavior.

Their book publications with Springer International Publishing include "Research Studies on Learning and Teaching of Mathematics" (2023) and "Doing Research: A New Researcher's Guide" (2022).

Jinfa Cai was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2016.

Best Publications

  • An Analysis of Arithmetic Problem Posing by Middle School Students.

    Edward A. Silver;Jinfa Cai

  • Generalized and generative thinking in US and Chinese students’ mathematical problem solving and problem posing

    Jinfa Cai;Stephen Hwang

  • Beyond small, medium, or large: Points of consideration when interpreting effect sizes

    Arthur Bakker;Jinfa Cai;Lyn English;Gabriele Kaiser

  • Singaporean students' mathematical thinking in problem solving and problem posing: an exploratory study

    Jinfa Cai

  • Early algebraization : a global dialogue from multiple perspectives

    Jinfa Cai;Eric Knuth

  • Problem-Posing Research in Mathematics Education: Some Answered and Unanswered Questions

    Jinfa Cai;Stephen Hwang;Chunlian Jiang;Steven Silber

  • Problem-posing research in mathematics education: new questions and directions

    Florence Mihaela Singer;Nerida Ellerton;Jinfa Cai

  • Assessing Students' Mathematical Problem Posing.

    Edward A. Silver;Jinfa Cai

  • Mathematical Problem Posing as a Measure of Curricular Effect on Students' Learning.

    Jinfa Cai;John C. Moyer;Ning Wang;Stephen Hwang

  • Problem solving in Chinese mathematics education: research and practice

    Jinfa Cai;Bikai Nie

  • How Chinese learn mathematics : perspectives from insiders

    Lianghuo Fan;Ngai-ying Wong;Jinfa Cai;Shiqi Li

  • Mathematical Thinking Involved in U.S. and Chinese Students' Solving of Process-Constrained and Process-Open Problems

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  • Investigating Parental Roles in Students' Learning of Mathematics from a Cross-National Perspective

    Jinfa Cai

  • Future themes of mathematics education research: an international survey before and during the pandemic

    Arthur Bakker;Jinfa Cai;Linda Zenger

  • Mathematical problem posing : from research to effective practice

    Florence Mihaela Singer;Nerida F. Ellerton;Jinfa Cai

  • Learning to teach through mathematical problem posing: Theoretical considerations, methodology, and directions for future research

    Jinfa Cai;Stephen Hwang

  • The development of studients' algebraic thinking in earlier grades:

    Jinfa Cai;Hee Chan Lew;Anne Morris;John C. Moyer

  • Assessing Students' Mathematical Communication

    Jinfa Cai;Mary S. Jakabcsin;Suzanne Lane

  • A cognitive analysis of U.S. and Chinese students' mathematical performance on tasks involving computation, simple problem solving, and complex problem solving

    Jinfa Cai

  • Mathematical Problem Posing

    Florence Mihaela Singer;Nerida F. Ellerton;Jinfa Cai

  • Conceptions of Effective Mathematics Teaching within a Cultural Context: Perspectives of Teachers from China and the United States.

    Jinfa Cai;Tao Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

James Hiebert
James Hiebert University of Delaware
Arthur Bakker
Arthur Bakker Utrecht University
Gabriele Kaiser
Gabriele Kaiser Universität Hamburg
Bob Perry
Bob Perry Charles Sturt University
Lyn D. English
Lyn D. English Queensland University of Technology

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