World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
34
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

  • The Nature of Science in International Science Education Standards Documents

    William F. McComas;Joanne K. Olson

  • The nature of science in science education : rationales and strategies

    William F. McComas

  • THE PRINCIPAL ELEMENTS OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE: DISPELLING THE MYTHS

    William F. McComas

  • Benchmarks for Science Literacy

    William F. McComas

  • The Nature of Science in Science Education: An Introduction

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

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

    William F. McComas

  • The National Science Education Standards

    William F. McComas

  • Seeking historical examples to illustrate key aspects of the nature of science

    William F. McComas

  • The Nature of Science in Science Education

    William F. McComas

  • 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

  • Keys to Teaching the Nature of Science.

    William F. McComas

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

    Feng Jiang;William F. McComas

  • “21st-Century Skills”

    William F. McComas

  • The Inclusion of Informal Environments in Science Teacher Preparation

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

  • The Nature of Science and Science Education: A Bibliography

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

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

    William F. McComas;Noushin Nouri

  • Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

    William F. McComas

  • Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

    William F. McComas

  • Framework for K-12 Science Education

    William F. McComas

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