2026 William F. McComas: 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	34	6813	6329	3309	3018	182	14127

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Social Sciences and Humanities

6813

6329

3309

3018

182

14127

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index

Citations

14127

World Ranking

6813

National Ranking

3309

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Best Publications

The Role and Character of the Nature of Science in Science Education

William F. McComas;William F. McComas;Michael P. Clough;Michael P. Clough;Hiya Almazroa;Hiya Almazroa

1232
Citations
The Nature of Science in International Science Education Standards Documents

William F. McComas;Joanne K. Olson

1139
Citations
The nature of science in science education : rationales and strategies

William F. McComas

967
Citations
THE PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE: DISPELLING THE MYTHS

William F. McComas

847
Citations
Benchmarks for Science Literacy

William F. McComas

678
Citations
The Nature of Science in Science Education: An Introduction

William F. McCOMAS;Hiya Almazroa;Michael P. Clough

622
Citations
Ten Myths of Science: Reexamining What We Think We Know About the Nature of Science

William F. McComas

530
Citations
The National Science Education Standards

William F. McComas

399
Citations
Seeking historical examples to illustrate key aspects of the nature of science

William F. McComas

384
Citations
The Nature of Science in Science Education

William F. McComas

327
Citations
How great is the disagreement about the nature of science: A response to Alters

Mike U. Smith;Norman G. Lederman;Randy L. Bell;William F. McComas

266
Citations
Keys to Teaching the Nature of Science.

William F. McComas

265
Citations
The Effects of Inquiry Teaching on Student Science Achievement and Attitudes: Evidence from Propensity Score Analysis of PISA Data

Feng Jiang;William F. McComas

219
Citations
“21st-Century Skills”

William F. McComas

187
Citations
The Inclusion of Informal Environments in Science Teacher Preparation

Joanne K. Olson;Anne M. Cox-Petersen;William F. McComas

134
Citations
The Nature of Science and Science Education: A Bibliography

Randy Bell;Fouad Abd-El-Khalick;Norman G. Lederman;William F. Mccomas

121
Citations
The Nature of Science and the Next Generation Science Standards: Analysis and Critique

William F. McComas;Noushin Nouri

121
Citations
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

William F. McComas

99
Citations
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

William F. McComas

89
Citations
Framework for K-12 Science Education

William F. McComas

35
Citations