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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 35 6719 6247 3261 2976 170 5665

K. Andrew R. Richards publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by K. Andrew R. Richards between 2011 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. K. Andrew R. Richards published across 15 years, from 2011 to 2025, averaging 16.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2021. 48 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2011 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2021. 2011: 1 publication 2012: 6 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 21 publications
2011 2025

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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K. Andrew R. Richards: publications per year, 2011 to 2025
Year Publications
2011 1
2012 6
2013 3
2014 10
2015 11
2016 20
2017 18
2018 22
2019 22
2020 27
2021 29
2022 15
2023 16
2024 27
2025 21
Total 248
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K. Andrew R. Richards 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 K. Andrew R. Richards 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, 164–173 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: 170 publications — 52nd percentile

52% 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
164–173 391 170
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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K. Andrew R. Richards 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 K. Andrew R. Richards 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% 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 35
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
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

K. Andrew R. Richards is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the social sciences, health professions, and psychology, with a significant concentration on physical education and pedagogy.

Their scholarly work includes a strong focus on topics such as physical education and pedagogy, inclusion and disability in education and sport, motivation and self-concept in sports, youth development and social support, teacher education and leadership studies, disability education and employment, and children's physical and motor development.

Richards has contributed to a variety of research areas within these fields, including social sciences broadly, health professions, and psychology, with particular emphasis on physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, sociology and political science, social psychology, safety research, and education.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richards include:

  • Christopher J. Kinder
  • Kim C. Graber
  • Victoria N. Shiver
  • Amelia Mays Woods
  • Karen Lux Gaudreault

Richards publishes regularly in established venues related to physical education and sport. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
  • European Physical Education Review
  • Quest
  • Kinesiology Review
  • Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance

Among recent papers published by Richards, the following stand out:

  • Mindfulness, resilience, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intention in secondary physical education teaching (2021) in European Review of Applied Psychology
  • Preservice teachers' learning to implement culturally relevant physical education with the teaching personal and social responsibility model (2020) in Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy
  • Understanding the interpretation and implementation of social and emotional learning in physical education (2020) in The Curriculum Journal
  • Understanding Emotion in Physical Education Teaching: A Conceptual Framework for Research and Practice (2021) in Quest
  • An evaluation of the integrative model for learning and motivation in the college classroom (2020) in Current Psychology

Best Publications

  • A Practical Guide to Collaborative Qualitative Data Analysis

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Michael A. Hemphill

  • The Socialization of Teachers in Physical Education: Review and Recommendations for Future Works

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Thomas J. Templin;Kim Graber

  • The impact of resilience on role stressors and burnout in elementary and secondary teachers

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Chantal Levesque-Bristol;Thomas J. Templin;Kim C. Graber

  • Understanding the Realities of School Life: Recommendations for the Preparation of Physical Education Teachers

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Thomas J. Templin;Karen Lux Gaudreault

  • Personal and contextual factors related to teachers’ experience with stress and burnout

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Michael A. Hemphill;Thomas J. Templin

  • Physical education teachers’ perceptions of perceived mattering and marginalization

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Karen Lux Gaudreault;Jenna R. Starck;Amelia Mays Woods

  • Role socialization theory: The sociopolitical realities of teaching physical education

    K Andrew R Richards

  • Toward a Multidimensional Perspective on Teacher-Coach Role Conflict

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Thomas J. Templin

  • Understanding the perceived mattering of physical education teachers

    Karen Lux Gaudreault;K. Andrew R. Richards;Amelia Mays Woods

  • A Comparison of Student Attitudes, Statistical Reasoning, Performance, and Perceptions for Web-Augmented Traditional, Fully Online, and Flipped Sections of a Statistical Literacy Class

    Ellen Gundlach;K. Andrew R. Richards;David Nelson;Chantal Levesque-Bristol

  • Teacher Socialization in Physical Education: A Scoping Review of Literature

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Colin G. Pennington;Oleg A. Sinelnikov

  • C. H. McCloy Lecture: Reflections on Socialization into Physical Education--An Intergenerational Perspective.

    Thomas J. Templin;K. Andrew R. Richards

  • Understanding Differences in Role Stressors, Resilience, and Burnout in Teacher/Coaches and Non-Coaching Teachers

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Thomas J. Templin;Chantal Levesque-Bristol;Bonnie Tjeerdsma Blankenship

  • The Influence of a State Mandated Induction Assistance Program on the Socialization of a Beginning Physical Education Teacher

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Thomas J. Templin

  • Exploring the influence of perceived mattering, role stress, and emotional exhaustion on physical education teacher/coach job satisfaction:

    K Andrew R Richards;Nicholas S Washburn;Michael A Hemphill

  • Doctoral Student Socialization: Educating Stewards of the Physical Education Profession

    Jared Russell;Karen Lux Gaudreault;K. Andrew R. Richards

  • Mindfulness, resilience, emotional exhaustion, and turnover intention in secondary physical education teaching

    Ye Hoon Lee;K. Andrew. R. Richards;Nicholas Washburn

  • Combining the Skill Themes Approach with Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility to Teach Social and Emotional Learning in Elementary Physical Education.

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Victoria Nicole Ivy;Paul M. Wright;Emily Jerris

  • Understanding physical educators’ perceptions of mattering Validation of the Perceived Mattering Questionnaire – Physical Education

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Karen Lux Gaudreault;Amelia Mays Woods

  • Addressing Physical Education Teacher Socialization Through Standards-based Reform of Physical Education Teacher Education

    K. Andrew R. Richards;Lynn D. Housner;Thomas J. Templin

  • Pre-service teacher perspectives of case-based learning in physical education teacher education

    Michael A Hemphill;K Andrew R Richards;Karen Lux Gaudreault;Thomas J Templin

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann MacPhail
Ann MacPhail University of Limerick
Alan L. Smith
Alan L. Smith Michigan State University

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