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Robert A. Ellis

Robert A. Ellis

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
43
Citations
8661
World Ranking
4382
National Ranking
311

Robert A. Ellis 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 Robert A. Ellis sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 162 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Robert A. Ellis 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 Robert A. Ellis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert A. Ellis is affiliated with Griffith University in Australia and has an extensive body of research primarily situated at the intersection of social sciences, computer science, and psychology. Their work focuses on education, with a particular emphasis on online and blended learning environments.

The main fields of study covered in their research are:

  • Social Sciences
  • Computer Science
  • Psychology

The subfields related to their publications include:

  • Education
  • Computer Science Applications
  • History
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Ellis's research addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Online and Blended Learning
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices
  • Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Higher Education Practices and Engagement
  • Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes

Among frequent coauthors are:

  • Feifei Han
  • Abelardo Pardo
  • Ana-Maria Bliuc
  • Henk Huijser
  • Linda Corrin

Ellis has published regularly in several academic venues, including:

  • Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (4 publications)
  • International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (2 publications)
  • Journal of Computer Assisted Learning (2 publications)
  • ASCILITE Publications (2 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (1 publication)

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Patterns of student collaborative learning in blended course designs based on their learning orientations: a student approaches to learning perspective" (2021) in International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
  • "Students' self-report and observed learning orientations in blended university course design: How are they related to each other and to academic performance?" (2020) in Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
  • "Combining self-reported and observational measures to assess university student academic performance in blended course designs" (2020) in Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
  • "The Descriptive Features and Quantitative Aspects of Students' Observed Online Learning: How Are They Related to Self-Reported Perceptions and Learning Outcomes?" (2022) in IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
  • "Challenges in assessing the nature of effective collaboration in blended university courses" (2020) in Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Best Publications

  • Research focus and methodological choices in studies into students' experiences of blended learning in higher education

    Ana-Maria Bliuc;Peter Goodyear;Robert A. Ellis

  • Quality in blended learning: Exploring the relationships between on-line and face-to-face teaching and learning

    Paul Ginns;Robert Ellis

  • Students' Experiences of E-Learning in Higher Education: The Ecology of Sustainable Innovation

    Robert A. Ellis;Peter Goodyear

  • E-learning in higher education: some key aspects and their relationship to approaches to study

    Robert A. Ellis;Paul Ginns;Leanne Piggott

  • Inquiry-based learning in higher education: principal forms, educational objectives, and disciplinary variations

    Anindito Aditomo;Peter Goodyear;Ana-Maria Bliuc;Robert A. Ellis

  • How and what university students learn through online and face-to-face discussion: conceptions, intentions and approaches

    Robert A. Ellis;Peter Goodyear;Michael Prosser;Agi O'Hara

  • Models of learning space: integrating research on space, place and learning in higher education

    R. A. Ellis;P. Goodyear

  • Relations between students' approaches to learning, experienced emotions and outcomes of learning

    Keith Trigwell;Robert A. Ellis;Feifei Han

  • Engineering students' conceptions of and approaches to learning through discussions in face-to-face and online contexts

    Robert A. Ellis;Peter Goodyear;Rafael A. Calvo;Michael Prosser

  • Combining University Student Self-Regulated Learning Indicators and Engagement with Online Learning Events to Predict Academic Performance

    Abelardo Pardo;Feifei Han;Robert A. Ellis

  • Evaluating the Quality of E-Learning at the Degree Level in the Student Experience of Blended Learning.

    Paul Ginns;Rob A. Ellis

  • Learning through face‐to‐face and online discussions: Associations between students' conceptions, approaches and academic performance in political science

    Ana-Maria Bliuc;Robert A. Ellis;Peter Goodyear;Leanne Piggott

  • Identifying consistent patterns of quality learning discussions in blended learning

    Feifei Han;Robert A. Ellis

  • University students’ approaches to learning: rethinking the place of technology

    Peter Goodyear;R.A. Ellis

  • Understanding student learning in context: relationships between university students’ social identity, approaches to learning, and academic performance

    Ana-Maria Bliuc;Robert A. Ellis;Peter Goodyear;Daniela Muntele Hendres

  • Teacher Conceptions of Blended Learning, Blended Teaching and Associations With Approaches to Design

    Robert A. Ellis;Aliya F. Steed;Andrelyn C. Applebee

  • Learning through discussions

    Robert A. Ellis;Rafael Calvo;David Levy;Kelvin Tan

  • A blended learning Approach to teaching foreign policy: Student experiences of learning through face-to-face and online discussion and their relationship to academic performance

    Ana-Maria Bliuc;Robert A. Ellis;Peter Goodyear;Leanne Piggott

  • Learning through Discussions in Blended Environments

    R.A. Ellis;R.A. Calvo

  • The university student experience of face-to-face and online discussions: coherence, reflection and meaning

    Robert A. Ellis;Peter Goodyear;Agi O’Hara;Michael Prosser

  • Using Phenomenography to Tackle Key Challenges in Science Education.

    Feifei Han;Robert A. Ellis

  • Exploring new elements of the student approaches to learning framework: The role of online learning technologies in student learning:

    Robert A. Ellis;Ana-Marie Bliuc

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Goodyear
Peter Goodyear University of Sydney
Rafael A. Calvo
Rafael A. Calvo Imperial College London
Abelardo Pardo
Abelardo Pardo University of Adelaide
Michael Prosser
Michael Prosser University of Melbourne
Paul Ginns
Paul Ginns University of Sydney
David E. Levy
David E. Levy New York University
Keith Trigwell
Keith Trigwell University of Sydney

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