2026 Katherine K. Perkins: 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	43	4353	4021	2081	1886	130	9570

Overview

Katherine K. Perkins is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences and environmental science, emphasizing education and health-related studies.

Their recent publications address a variety of topics and appear in diverse academic venues. Notable papers include:

Employing technology-enhanced feedback and scaffolding to support the development of deep science understanding using computer simulations, 2024, International Journal of STEM Education
THE INFLUENCE OF DIGITAL LITERACY ON STUDENTS PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY IN PHYSICS SUBJECTS, 2024, EduFisika Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika
Reply to Commentary on Understanding the Non-Equivalency of Bio-Fluorescent Particle Counts versus the Colony Forming Unit, 2025, PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
Considerations for the Validation of Non-CFU Based Bio-Fluorescent Particle Counting Technologies, 2025, PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
Gender Development in African American Youth, 2025, UNC Libraries

The scholar frequently collaborates with several researchers including Mike Dingle, Patrick M. Hutchins, Margit Franz-Riethdorf, Leonora Kaldaras, and Karen D. Wang.

Publications often appear in the following venues:

PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
International Journal of STEM Education
EduFisika Jurnal Pendidikan Fisika
UNC Libraries

Main fields of study for this researcher include:

Social Sciences
Environmental Science

Subfields where they have contributed are:

Education
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Computer Science Applications
Media Technology

Their research covers a range of main topics such as:

Air Quality and Health Impacts
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Teaching and Learning Programming
Experimental Learning in Engineering
Technology-Enhanced Education Studies
Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods
Online Learning Methods and Innovations

Best Publications

New Instrument for Measuring Student Beliefs about Physics and Learning Physics: The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey.

W. K. Adams;K. K. Perkins;N. S. Podolefsky;M. A. Dubson

1059
Citations
When learning about the real world is better done virtually: A study of substituting computer simulations for laboratory equipment

N. D. Finkelstein;W. K. Adams;C. J. Keller;P. B. Kohl

907
Citations
PhET: Interactive Simulations for Teaching and Learning Physics

Katherine Perkins;Wendy Adams;Michael Dubson;Noah Finkelstein

640
Citations
PhET: Simulations That Enhance Learning

Carl E. Wieman;Wendy K. Adams;Katherine K. Perkins

532
Citations
Transforming Physics Education

Carl Wieman;Katherine Perkins

502
Citations
Teaching Physics Using PhET Simulations

Carl E. Wieman;W.K. Adams;P. Loeblein;K.K. Perkins

321
Citations
Developing and researching PhET simulations for teaching quantum mechanics

S. B. McKagan;K. K. Perkins;M. A. Dubson;C. V. Malley

315
Citations
A Study of Educational Simulations Part 1 - Engagement and Learning

Wendy K. Adams;Sam Reid;Ron LeMaster;Sarah B. McKagan

310
Citations
Correlating Student Beliefs With Student Learning Using The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey

K. K. Perkins;W. K. Adams;S. J. Pollock;N. D. Finkelstein

277
Citations
Transforming Science Education at Large Research Universities: A Case Study in Progressxs

Carl Wieman;Katherine Perkins;Sarah Gilbert

251
Citations
Modifying and Validating the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for Use in Chemistry

Wendy K. Adams;Carl E. Wieman;Katherine K. Perkins;Jack Barbera

235
Citations
Factors promoting engaged exploration with computer simulations

Noah S. Podolefsky;Katherine K. Perkins;Wendy K. Adams

208
Citations
PhET Interactive Simulations: Transformative Tools for Teaching Chemistry

Emily B. Moore;Julia M. Chamberlain;Robert Parson;Katherine K. Perkins

199
Citations
Oersted Medal Lecture 2007: Interactive simulations for teaching physics: What works, what doesn’t, and why

Carl E. Wieman;Katherine K. Perkins;Wendy K. Adams

174
Citations
A Study of Educational Simulations Part II – Interface Design

Wendy K. Adams;Sam Reid;Ron LeMaster;Sarah McKagan

171
Citations
Observations on student difficulties with mathematics in upper-division electricity and magnetism

Rachel E. Pepper;Stephanie V. Chasteen;Steven J. Pollock;Katherine K. Perkins

169
Citations
Design and Validation of the Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey.

S. B. McKagan;K. K. Perkins;C. E. Wieman;C. E. Wieman

152
Citations
A research-based curriculum for teaching the photoelectric effect

S. B. McKagan;W. Handley;K. K. Perkins;C. E. Wieman

143
Citations
The Surprising Impact of Seat Location on Student Performance

Katherine K. Perkins;Carl E. Wieman

136
Citations
Students know what physicists believe, but they don’t agree: A study using the CLASS survey

Kara E. Gray;Wendy K. Adams;Carl E. Wieman;Katherine K. Perkins

133
Citations
A powerful tool for teaching science

Carl E. Wieman;Katherine K. Perkins

129
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carl E. Wieman Stanford University

Noah D. Finkelstein University of Colorado Boulder

Ross J. Salawitch University of Maryland, College Park

Ronald C. Cohen University of California, Berkeley

Thomas F. Hanisco Goddard Space Flight Center

Ru-Shan Gao National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

James G. Anderson Harvard University

Paul O. Wennberg California Institute of Technology

C. T. McElroy York University

David W. Fahey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

External Links

Personal website of Katherine K. Perkins

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