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D-Index
46
Citations
12580
World Ranking
3528
National Ranking
597

Rupert Wegerif 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 Rupert Wegerif sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 175 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rupert Wegerif 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 Rupert Wegerif sits on this spectrum.

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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.

Overview

Rupert Wegerif is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, psychology, and computer science, with a focus on education, developmental and educational psychology, and computer science applications.

The main topics they explore include:

  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Education and Critical Thinking Development
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Innovative Education and Learning Practices
  • Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function

Frequent publication venues for Rupert Wegerif's work are:

  • Irish Educational Studies
  • Thinking Skills and Creativity
  • Computers & Education
  • Research in Science & Technological Education
  • Future in Educational Research

Recent papers include:

  • "Effects of divergent thinking training on students' scientific creativity: The impact of individual creative potential and domain knowledge" (2020, Thinking Skills and Creativity)
  • "How do students generate ideas together in scientific creativity tasks through computer-based mind mapping?" (2021, Computers & Education)
  • "A scoping review of Future Skills frameworks" (2022, Irish Educational Studies)
  • "Teachers' perceptions, attitudes, and acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI) educational learning tools: An exploratory study on AI literacy for young students" (2024, Future in Educational Research)
  • "Education for collective intelligence" (2023, Irish Educational Studies)

Rupert Wegerif has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sara Hennessy
  • Ruth Kershner
  • Ayesha Ahmed
  • Imogen Casebourne
  • Minhong Wang

In addition to journal publications, they have contributed to book publications with notable works such as:

  • Research Methods for Educational Dialogue (2020, Bloomsbury Academic eBooks)
  • Rethinking Educational Theory (2025, Edward Elgar Publishing)

The research output of Rupert Wegerif reflects interests in educational dialogue, creativity in learning environments, and the integration of technology in education. Their work contributes to advancing understanding in how innovative educational practices and digital tools impact learning, critical thinking, and collective intelligence.

Best Publications

  • The Social Dimension of Asynchronous Learning Networks

    Rupert Wegerif

  • Children's Talk and the Development of Reasoning in the Classroom

    Neil Mercer;Rupert Wegerif;Lyn Dawes

  • Reasoning as a scientist: ways of helping children to use language to learn science

    Neil Mercer;Lyn Dawes;Rupert Wegerif;Claire Sams

  • From social interaction to individual reasoning: an empirical investigation of a possible socio-cultural model of cognitive development

    Rupert Wegerif;Neil Mercer;Lyn Dawes

  • Dialogic education and technology : expanding the space of learning

    Rupert Wegerif

  • Dialogic: Education for the Internet Age

    Rupert Wegerif

  • Dialogic or dialectic? The significance of ontological assumptions in research on educational dialogue

    Rupert Wegerif

  • Re-Conceptualizing "Scaffolding" and the Zone of Proximal Development in the Context of Symmetrical Collaborative Learning.

    Manual Fernández;Rupert Wegerif;Neil Mercer;Sylvia Rojas-Drummond

  • Towards a Dialogic Theory of How Children Learn to Think.

    Rupert Wegerif

  • Is “exploratory talk” productive talk?

    Neil Mercer;Rupert Wegerif

  • Towards a dialogic understanding of the relationship between CSCL and teaching thinking skills

    Rupert Wegerif

  • Scaffolding and dialogic teaching in mathematics education: introduction and review

    Arthur Bakker;Jantien Smit;Rupert Wegerif

  • Dialogic Education and Technology

    Rupert Wegerif

  • The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Dialogic Education

    Neil Mercer;Rupert Wegerif;Louis Major

  • Thinking and Learning with ICT: Raising Achievement in Primary Classrooms

    Rupert Wegerif;Lyn Dawes

  • Computers and talk in the primary classroom

    Rupert Wegerif;Peter Scrimshaw

  • Reason and Creativity in Classroom Dialogues

    Rupert Wegerif

  • Explicit reasoning, creativity and co-construction in primary school children's collaborative activities

    Sylvia Rojas-Drummond;Nancy Mazón;Manuel Fernández;Rupert Wegerif

  • Literature Review in Thinking Skills, Technology and Learning

    Rupert Wegerif

  • The Semiotics of Emoji: The Rise of Visual Language in the Age of the Internet

    Laura Kerslake;Rupert Wegerif

  • The Routledge international handbook of research on teaching thinking

    Rupert Wegerif;Li Li;James C. Kaufman

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Mercer
Neil Mercer University of Cambridge
Karen Littleton
Karen Littleton The Open University
Bruce M. McLaren
Bruce M. McLaren Carnegie Mellon University
Baruch B. Schwarz
Baruch B. Schwarz Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Maarten de Laat
Maarten de Laat University of South Australia
Hannele Niemi
Hannele Niemi University of Helsinki
Peter Van Petegem
Peter Van Petegem University of Antwerp
Anna Craft
Anna Craft University of Exeter
Arthur Bakker
Arthur Bakker Utrecht University
James C. Kaufman
James C. Kaufman University of Connecticut

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