The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul A. Kirschner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 626 publications — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paul A. Kirschner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 106 D-Index — 96th percentile
96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
Paul A. Kirschner is affiliated with the Open University in the Netherlands. Their research intersects several fields, primarily within Social Sciences, Psychology, and Computer Science. The main subfields of study include Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Information Systems, and Sociology and Political Science.
Their work focuses on several prominent topics in education and learning technologies, emphasizing:
Paul A. Kirschner's publication record includes notable recent papers such as:
Frequent co-authors include:
The primary venues where Paul A. Kirschner has published multiple works are:
In addition to journal articles, Paul A. Kirschner has a forthcoming book titled Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking scheduled for publication in 2025 by Springer Nature (Netherlands).
Recognition for their academic contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2009.
Paul A. Kirschner;John Sweller;Richard E. Clark
Paul A. Kirschner;Aryn C. Karpinski
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Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer;Paul Arthur Kirschner
Jeroen J. G. van Merrienboer;Paul A. Kirschner;Liesbeth Kester
Paul A. Kirschner
Piet Van den Bossche;Wim H. Gijselaers;Mien Segers;Paul A. Kirschner
Judith T. M. Gulikers;Theo J. Bastiaens;Paul A. Kirschner
Paul A. Kirschner;Paul A. Kirschner;Pedro De Bruyckere
Paul A. Kirschner;Jeroen J.G. van Merriënboer
Femke Kirschner;Fred Paas;Paul A. Kirschner
Paul Kirschner;Jan-Willem Strijbos;Karel Kreijns;Pieter Jelle Beers
Paul A. Kirschner;Simon J. Buckingham Shum;Chad S. Carr
CJ Karel Kreijns;PA Kirschner;Wmg Wim Jochems
Paul A. Kirschner;Paul A. Kirschner
John Sweller;Paul A. Kirschner;Richard E. Clark
Piet Van den Bossche;Piet Van den Bossche;Wim Gijselaers;Mien Segers;Geert Woltjer
Aryn C. Karpinski;Paul A. Kirschner;Ipek Ozer;Jennifer A. Mellott
Paul A. Kirschner;Paul A. Kirschner;John Sweller;Femke Kirschner;R Jimmy Zambrano
Liesbeth K.J. Baartman;Liesbeth K.J. Baartman;Theo J. Bastiaens;Theo J. Bastiaens;Paul A. Kirschner;Paul A. Kirschner;Cees P.M. van der Vleuten
Paul A. Kirschner;John Sweller
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