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Marina Umaschi Bers

Marina Umaschi Bers

Tufts University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 50 2733 2497 1328 1199 168 11404

Marina Umaschi Bers publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marina Umaschi Bers between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marina Umaschi Bers published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2020. 16 of the 196 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2020. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 14 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 18 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 8 publications
1997 2025

196 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marina Umaschi Bers: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 1
1999 4
2000 1
2001 3
2002 2
2003 3
2004 1
2005 3
2006 7
2007 3
2008 3
2009 1
2010 14
2011 1
2012 18
2013 11
2014 4
2015 6
2016 6
2017 16
2018 14
2019 9
2020 22
2021 10
2022 7
2023 9
2024 8
2025 8
Total 196
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Marina Umaschi Bers 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 Marina Umaschi Bers 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: 168 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
164–173 391 168
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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Marina Umaschi Bers 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 Marina Umaschi Bers 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 50
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

Marina Umaschi Bers is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research primarily spans computer science and social sciences, with a strong focus on computational thinking, early childhood education, and the intersection of child development and digital technology.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Computer Science
  • Social Sciences

The subfields emphasized in their work are:

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Information Systems
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Research topics frequently explored by Bers cover:

  • Teaching and Learning Programming
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Educational Games and Gamification
  • ICT in Developing Communities
  • Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Gender and Technology in Education

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Bers include:

  • "Learning to code and the acquisition of computational thinking by young children," 2021, Computers & Education
  • "TechCheck: Development and Validation of an Unplugged Assessment of Computational Thinking in Early Childhood Education," 2020, Journal of Science Education and Technology
  • "Comprehension of computer code relies primarily on domain-general executive brain regions," 2020, eLife
  • "The state of the field of computational thinking in early childhood education," 2022, OECD education working papers
  • "The Coding Stages Assessment: development and validation of an instrument for assessing young children's proficiency in the ScratchJr programming language," 2021, Computer Science Education

Bers has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jessica Blake-West
  • Emily Relkin
  • Tess Levinson
  • Zhanxia Yang
  • Shashank Srikant

Frequently chosen venues for publication include:

  • Computer Science Education
  • Proceedings.
  • Journal of Science Education and Technology
  • Journal of Research in STEM Education
  • International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction

In book publications, Bers has a title published by The MIT Press:

  • Beyond Coding, 2022

Best Publications

  • Computational thinking and tinkering: Exploration of an early childhood robotics curriculum

    Marina Umaschi Bers;Louise Flannery;Elizabeth R. Kazakoff;Amanda Sullivan

  • The Effect of a Classroom-Based Intensive Robotics and Programming Workshop on Sequencing Ability in Early Childhood

    Elizabeth R. Kazakoff;Amanda Sullivan;Marina U. Bers

  • Robotics in the early childhood classroom: learning outcomes from an 8-week robotics curriculum in pre-kindergarten through second grade

    Amanda Sullivan;Marina Umaschi Bers

  • Blocks to Robots: Learning with Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom

    Marina Umaschi Bers

  • Teachers as Designers: Integrating Robotics in Early Childhood Education.

    Marina U. Bers;Iris Ponte;Catherine Juelich;Alison Viera

  • Coding as a Playground: Programming and Computational Thinking in the Early Childhood Classroom

    Marina Umaschi Bers

  • Designing ScratchJr: support for early childhood learning through computer programming

    Louise P. Flannery;Brian Silverman;Elizabeth R. Kazakoff;Marina Umaschi Bers

  • The TangibleK Robotics Program: Applied Computational Thinking for Young Children.

    Marina U. Bers

  • Coding as a playground: Promoting positive learning experiences in childhood classrooms

    Marina U. Bers;Carina González-González;Mª Belén Armas–Torres

  • Tangible interaction and learning: the case for a hybrid approach

    Michael S. Horn;R. Jordan Crouser;Marina U. Bers

  • Dancing robots: integrating art, music, and robotics in Singapore’s early childhood centers

    Amanda Sullivan;Marina Umaschi Bers

  • Ready for Robotics: Bringing Together the T and E of STEM in Early Childhood Teacher Education.

    Marina Umaschi Bers;Safoura Seddighin;Amanda Sullivan

  • “I want my robot to look for food”: Comparing Kindergartner’s programming comprehension using tangible, graphic, and hybrid user interfaces

    Amanda Strawhacker;Marina U. Bers

  • Designing Digital Experiences for Positive Youth Development: From Playpen to Playground

    Marina Umaschi Bers

  • Teaching Partnerships: Early Childhood and Engineering Students Teaching Math and Science Through Robotics

    Marina U. Bers;Merredith Portsmore

  • Identity Construction Environments: Developing Personal and Moral Values Through the Design of a Virtual City

    Marina Umaschi Bers

  • Coding as another language: a pedagogical approach for teaching computer science in early childhood

    Marina Umaschi Bers

  • KIBO robot demo: engaging young children in programming and engineering

    Amanda Sullivan;Mollie Elkin;Marina Umaschi Bers

  • Learning to code and the acquisition of computational thinking by young children

    E. Relkin;L.E. de Ruiter;M.U. Bers

  • Interactive storytelling systems for children: using technology to explore language and identity

    Marina Umaschi Bers;Justine Cassell

  • Programming in a robotics context in the kindergarten classroom: The impact on sequencing skills.

    Elizabeth Kazakoff;Marina Bers

  • Coding and Computational Thinking in Early Childhood: The Impact of ScratchJr in Europe.

    Marina Umaschi Bers

Frequent Co-Authors

Evelina Fedorenko
Evelina Fedorenko MIT
Orit Shaer
Orit Shaer Wellesley College
Una-May O'Reilly
Una-May O'Reilly MIT
Mitchel Resnick
Mitchel Resnick MIT
Justine Cassell
Justine Cassell Carnegie Mellon University
G. John Geldhof
G. John Geldhof Oregon State University
Richard M. Lerner
Richard M. Lerner Tufts University

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