2026 Maura Borrego: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	48	3111	2856	1510	1365	215	10892

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Social Sciences and Humanities

3111

2856

1510

1365

215

10892

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index

Citations

10892

World Ranking

3111

National Ranking

1510

Overview

Maura Borrego is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in United States. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences with a significant focus on Education as a major subfield. Other important subfields include Safety Research, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Media Technology.

Their work spans several key topics in the field of education and STEM, including:

Career Development and Diversity
Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions
Innovative Teaching Methods
Higher Education Research Studies
Health and Medical Research Impacts
Biomedical and Engineering Education
Evaluation of Teaching Practices

Their publication record includes recent papers such as:

Instructor strategies to aid implementation of active learning: a systematic literature review (2021) published in International Journal of STEM Education
Community cultural wealth in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education: A systematic review (2020) published in Journal of Engineering Education
Self-efficacy and belonging: the impact of a university makerspace (2021) published in International Journal of STEM Education
Funds of Knowledge in STEM Education: A Scoping Review (2021) published in Studies in Engineering Education
POSITIONALITY STATEMENTS ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG: MOVING TOWARDS A REFLEXIVE PROCESS (2022) published in Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

Frequent coauthors of Maura Borrego's work include Cynthia Finelli, Maya Denton, David B. Knight, Madison Andrews, and Ariel Chasen. This highlights collaborative efforts across various research projects.

Their publications are often featured in venues such as:

Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
International Journal of STEM Education
Journal of Engineering Education
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings
Biomedical Engineering Education

Best Publications

Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research Methods in Engineering Education

Maura Borrego;Elliot P. Douglas;Catherine T. Amelink

1392
Citations
Systematic Literature Reviews in Engineering Education and Other Developing Interdisciplinary Fields

Maura Borrego;Margaret J. Foster;Jeffrey E. Froyd

706
Citations
Increasing the Use of Evidence-Based Teaching in STEM Higher Education: A Comparison of Eight Change Strategies

Maura Borrego;Charles Henderson

512
Citations
Diffusion of Engineering Education Innovations: A Survey of Awareness and Adoption Rates in U.S. Engineering Departments

Maura Borrego;Jeffrey E. Froyd;T. Simin Hall

454
Citations
Definitions of Interdisciplinary Research: Toward Graduate-Level Interdisciplinary Learning Outcomes

Maura Jenkins Borrego;L. K. Newswander

390
Citations
Team Effectiveness Theory from Industrial and Organizational Psychology Applied to Engineering Student Project Teams: A Research Review

Maura Borrego;Jennifer Karlin;Lisa D. McNair;Kacey Beddoes

380
Citations
The Emergence of Engineering Education Research as an Internationally Connected Field of Inquiry

Maura Borrego;Jonte Bernhard

333
Citations
Strategies to mitigate student resistance to active learning

Sneha Tharayil;Maura Borrego;Michael Prince;Kevin A. Nguyen

309
Citations
Characteristics of Successful Cross‐disciplinary Engineering Education Collaborations

Maura Borrego;Lynita K. Newswander

275
Citations
Student Socialization in Interdisciplinary Doctoral Education.

Daniel Boden;Maura Borrego;Lynita K. Newswander

228
Citations
Conceptual Difficulties Experienced by Trained Engineers Learning Educational Research Methods

Maura Borrego

220
Citations
Development of Engineering Education as a Rigorous Discipline: A Study of the Publication Patterns of Four Coalitions

Maura Borrego

192
Citations
Fidelity of implementation of research-based instructional strategies (RBIS) in engineering science courses

Maura Borrego;Stephanie Cutler;Michael J. Prince;Charles Henderson

189
Citations
Feminist Theory in Three Engineering Education Journals: 1995–2008

Kacey Beddoes;Maura Borrego

176
Citations
Engineering education research: Discipline, community, or field?

Brent K. Jesiek;Lynita K. Newswander;Maura Borrego

160
Citations
Changing Engineering Education: Views of U.S. Faculty,Chairs, and Deans

Mary Besterfield-Sacre;Monica F. Cox;Maura Borrego;Kacey Beddoes

156
Citations
Estimates of Use of Research-Based Instructional Strategies in Core Electrical or Computer Engineering Courses

Jeffrey E. Froyd;Maura Borrego;Stephanie Cutler;Charles Henderson

155
Citations
Constructive Alignment of Interdisciplinary Graduate Curriculum in Engineering and Science: An Analysis of Successful IGERT Proposals

Maura Borrego;Stephanie Cutler

154
Citations
Instructor strategies to aid implementation of active learning: a systematic literature review

Kevin A. Nguyen;Maura Borrego;Cynthia J. Finelli;Matt DeMonbrun

142
Citations
Student and Faculty Interdisciplinary Identities in Self-Managed Teams

Lisa D. Mcnair;Chad Newswander;Daniel Boden;Maura Borrego

140
Citations
What is the state of the art of systematic reviewin engineering education

Maura Borrego;Margaret J. Foster;Jeffrey E. Froyd

130
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Henderson Western Michigan University

Karl A. Smith University of Minnesota

Patrick T. Terenzini Pennsylvania State University

External Links

Personal website of Maura Borrego

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