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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3502 3225 1687 1528 125 14879

Richard Lehrer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Richard Lehrer between 1981 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Richard Lehrer published across 44 years, from 1981 to 2024, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2012. 14 of the 143 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2012. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 10 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 11 publications 2024: 3 publications
1981 2024

143 publications in total across all disciplines

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Richard Lehrer: publications per year, 1981 to 2024
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 2
1987 3
1988 4
1989 3
1990 1
1991 2
1992 6
1993 1
1994 2
1995 0
1996 2
1997 2
1998 7
1999 1
2000 10
2001 2
2002 6
2003 4
2004 3
2005 3
2006 3
2007 3
2008 2
2009 4
2010 1
2011 3
2012 16
2013 3
2014 3
2015 4
2016 1
2017 5
2018 2
2019 4
2020 3
2021 4
2022 1
2023 11
2024 3
Total 143
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Richard Lehrer publications per year - data summary

  • Richard Lehrer, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Vanderbilt University, has 143 publications recorded across 44 years, from 1981 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 16 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 44 years in the span carry no publications at all (1982, 1984 and 1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 3.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.5 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 22 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1995: 27 publications (1.8 per year); 1996-2010: 53 publications (3.5 per year); 2011-2024: 63 publications (4.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Richard Lehrer 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 Richard Lehrer 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, 124–133 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: 125 publications — 27th percentile

27% 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
124–133 453 125
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
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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Richard Lehrer publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 54 ranges running from 44–53 to 570+ publications.
  • Richard Lehrer, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Vanderbilt University, records 125 publications - the 27th percentile of the discipline.
  • 27% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Richard Lehrer, and about 73% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 164–173 publications range, and Richard Lehrer ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 114–123 publications, holding 474 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 174–183 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 570 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Richard Lehrer 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 Richard Lehrer 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 46
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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Richard Lehrer D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 7,777 Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 71 ranges running from 30 to 100+ D-Index.
  • Richard Lehrer, a Social Sciences and Humanities scholar from Vanderbilt University, records 46 D-Index - the 55th percentile of the discipline.
  • 55% of ranked Social Sciences and Humanities scientists score the same or lower than Richard Lehrer, and about 45% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 45 D-Index range, and Richard Lehrer ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 313 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more, 97 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Richard Lehrer is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Social Sciences, Psychology, and Mathematics. Within these areas, their work focuses notably on subfields such as Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Statistics and Probability.

The main topics covered by their research include Science Education and Pedagogy, Statistics Education and Methodologies, Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques, Educational Strategies and Epistemologies, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, as well as Glaucoma and Retinal Disorders and Retinal Diseases and Treatments.

Some of the frequent publication venues for Richard Lehrer's work are:

  • Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • European Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Journal for STEM Education Research
  • Frontiers in Education
  • Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of topics and venues:

  • "Rethinking the classroom science investigation" (2020), Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • "Experience with netarsudil 0.02% and latanoprostene bunod 0.024% as adjunctive therapy for glaucoma" (2021), European Journal of Ophthalmology
  • "Stepping Carefully: Thinking Through the Potential Pitfalls of Integrated STEM" (2020), Journal for STEM Education Research
  • "Improving Learning: Using a Learning Progression to Coordinate Instruction and Assessment" (2021), Frontiers in Education
  • "Getting a Grip on Variability" (2020), Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Richard Lehrer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including Leona Schauble, Panchompoo Wisittanawat, Eve Manz, Amy Mehta, and Levi N. Kanu. Among these, Leona Schauble and Panchompoo Wisittanawat represent the most frequent collaborators, having co-authored multiple publications.

In recognition of their contributions, Richard Lehrer was named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Design Experiments in Educational Research

    Paul Cobb;Jere Confrey;Andrea diSessa;Richard Lehrer

  • Cultivating Model-Based Reasoning in Science Education

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Technology and mathematics education

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  • Scientific Thinking and Science Literacy

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Modeling Natural Variation Through Distribution

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Authors of Knowledge: Patterns of Hypermedia Design

    Richard Lehrer

  • Building Functional Models: Designing an Elbow

    David E. Penner;Nancy D. Giles;Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Seeding Evolutionary Thinking by Engaging Children in Modeling Its Foundations.

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Longitudinal Study of Children's Reasoning About Space and Geometry

    Richard Lehrer;Michael jenkins;Helen Osana

  • From Physical Models to Biomechanics: A Design-Based Modeling Approach.

    David E. Penner;Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Developing model-based reasoning in mathematics and science

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Exploring Children's Data Modeling

    Richard Lehrer;Thomas Romberg

  • Symbolizing, modeling and tool use in mathematics education

    Koeno Gravemeijer;Richard Lehrer;Bert Van Oers;Lieven Verschaffel

  • Supporting development of the epistemology of inquiry

    Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble;Deborah Lucas

  • Structuring Error and Experimental Variation as Distribution in the Fourth Grade

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  • Models and Modeling Perspectives on the Development of Students and Teachers

    Richard Lesh;Richard Lehrer

  • Learning by Hypermedia Design: issues of Assessment and Implementation

    Sharon M. Carver;Richard Lehrer;Tim Connell;Julie Erickson

  • Structuring Error and Experimental Variation as Distribution in the Fourth Grade

    Anthony J. Petrosino;Richard Lehrer;Leona Schauble

  • Learning by designing hypermedia documents

    Richard Lehrer;Julie Erickson;Tim Connell

  • Iterative Refinement Cycles for Videotape Analyses of Conceptual Change

    Richard Lesh;Richard Lehrer

  • Tracing a Prospective Learning Progression for Developing Understanding of Evolution

    Kefyn Catley;Richard Lehrer;Brian Reiser

  • Design research in education. A practical guide for early career researchers

    Richard Lehrer

Frequent Co-Authors

Leona Schauble
Leona Schauble Vanderbilt University
Richard Lesh
Richard Lesh Indiana University
Matthew J. Koehler
Matthew J. Koehler Michigan State University
Ronald Amundson
Ronald Amundson University of California, Berkeley
Paul Cobb
Paul Cobb Vanderbilt University
Russell Tytler
Russell Tytler Deakin University
Lyn D. English
Lyn D. English Queensland University of Technology
Allan Collins
Allan Collins Northwestern University
Andrea A. diSessa
Andrea A. diSessa University of California, Berkeley

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