John H. Falk publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John H. Falk between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John H. Falk published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 3.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2016. 12 of the 194 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

1971 2025

194 publications in total across all disciplines

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John H. Falk: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year	Publications
1971	1
1972	0
1973	0
1974	1
1975	1
1976	3
1977	0
1978	1
1979	1
1980	4
1981	1
1982	3
1983	3
1984	0
1985	0
1986	1
1987	0
1988	1
1989	0
1990	0
1991	2
1992	3
1993	3
1994	1
1995	3
1996	1
1997	2
1998	1
1999	2
2000	3
2001	1
2002	2
2003	4
2004	3
2005	5
2006	3
2007	4
2008	2
2009	5
2010	5
2011	5
2012	7
2013	7
2014	4
2015	3
2016	35
2017	19
2018	2
2019	4
2020	4
2021	3
2022	8
2023	5
2024	10
2025	2
Total	194

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John H. Falk 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 John H. Falk sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 166 publications — 50th percentile

50% 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
154–163	411
164–173	391	166
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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John H. Falk 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 John H. Falk sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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
45	260
46	228
47	251
48	203
49	186
50	187
51	166
52	138
53	141
54	131
55	137	55
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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Overview

John H. Falk is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a total of 16 publications in this field. Within social sciences, the key subfields of study include education, safety research, museology, social psychology, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, prominently including:

Museums and Cultural Heritage
Career Development and Diversity
Science Education and Pedagogy
Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
Child Development and Digital Technology
Youth Development and Social Support
Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management

John H. Falk has authored several recent papers spanning topics related to science education, STEM interest, and museum experiences:

"Pathways of interest and participation: How STEM-interested youth navigate a learning ecosystem" (2021), published in Science Education
"Interested, Disinterested, or Neutral: Exploring STEM Interest Profiles and Pathways in A Low-Income Urban Community" (2020), published in Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education
"Measuring the long-term effects of informal science education experiences: challenges and potential solutions" (2021), published in Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research
"Challenges and Opportunities: Asian Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics" (2022), published in American Behavioral Scientist
"Making the case for the value of museum experiences" (2022), published in Museum Management and Curatorship

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent being:

Leader to Leader (11 publications)
Science Education
Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research
Museum Management and Curatorship

John H. Falk collaborates regularly with several coauthors who have contributed to multiple joint publications. Frequent coauthors include:

Carissa Schively (11 collaborations)
Slotterback Dean (11 collaborations)
Sandra Taylor (11 collaborations)
Frances Hesselbein (9 collaborations)
Susan Fulshaw (8 collaborations)

In addition to articles and papers, John H. Falk has also contributed to book publications. One noted publication is Leaning Into Value, published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2024.

Best Publications

The Museum Experience

John H. Falk;Lynn D. Dierking

3943
Citations
Learning from Museums: Visitor Experiences and the Making of Meaning

John H. Falk;Lynn D. Dierking

2216
Citations
Identity and the Museum Visitor Experience

John H Falk

1398
Citations
The Museum Experience Revisited

John H Falk;Lynn D Dierking

1181
Citations
Development of Visual Preference for Natural Environments

John D. Balling;John H. Falk

947
Citations
Lessons Without Limit: How Free-Choice Learning is Transforming Education

John H. Falk;Lynn D. Dierking

823
Citations
Using the contextual model of learning to understand visitor learning from a science center exhibition

John Falk;Martin Storksdieck

794
Citations
Visitors’ learning for environmental sustainability: Testing short- and long-term impacts of wildlife tourism experiences using structural equation modelling

Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;John Falk

689
Citations
The Effect of Visitors ‘ Agendas on Museum Learning

John H. Falk;Theano Moussouri;Douglas Coulson

679
Citations
School Field Trips: Assessing Their Long-Term Impact

John H. Falk;Lynn D. Dierking

606
Citations
The 95 Percent Solution

John H. Falk;Lynn D. Dierking

583
Citations
Free‐choice environmental learning: framing the discussion

John H. Falk

531
Citations
Policy statement of the “informal science education” ad hoc committee

Lynn D. Dierking;John H. Falk;Léonie Rennie;David Anderson

498
Citations
Investigating public science interest and understanding: evidence for the importance of free-choice learning

John H. Falk;Martin Storksdieck;Lynn D. Dierking

496
Citations
Travel and learning : a neglected tourism research area

John H. Falk;Roy Ballantyne;Jan Packer;Pierre Benckendorff

469
Citations
Toward an agenda for advancing research on science learning in out-of-school settings

Léonie J. Rennie;Elsa Feher;Lynn D. Dierking;John H. Falk

403
Citations
Family behavior and learning in informal science settings: A review of the research

Lynn D. Dierking;John H. Falk

400
Citations
Investigating the impact of prior knowledge and interest on aquarium visitor learning

John H. Falk;Leslie M. Adelman

399
Citations
The novel field-trip phenomenon: Adjustment to novel settings interferes with task learning

John H. Falk;W. Wade Martin;John D. Balling

390
Citations
An Identity‐Centered Approach to Understanding Museum Learning

John H. Falk

336
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Penuel University of Colorado Boulder

Léonie J. Rennie Curtin University

Jan Packer University of Queensland

Roy Ballantyne University of Queensland

Jonathan Osborne Stanford University

Pierre Benckendorff University of Queensland

External Links

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