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D-Index
66
Citations
21044
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956
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448

William R. Penuel 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 William R. Penuel sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 259 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William R. Penuel 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 William R. Penuel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

William R. Penuel is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their academic work primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on education. They have contributed extensively to research in education, developmental and educational psychology, computer science applications, information systems and management, and management science and operations research.

The research topics covered by Penuel include science education and pedagogy, educational assessment and improvement, evaluation and performance assessment, teacher education and leadership studies, education and critical thinking development, innovative teaching and learning methods, and online learning and analytics.

Penuel has published in various venues, frequently appearing in:

  • Proceedings.
  • Journal of Science Teacher Education
  • Educational Researcher
  • Journal of Research in Science Teaching
  • Phi Delta Kappan

Selected recent papers by William R. Penuel include:

  • "Principles of Collaborative Education Research With Stakeholders: Toward Requirements for a New Research and Development Infrastructure" (2020), published in Review of Educational Research
  • "Storyline Units: An Instructional Model to Support Coherence from the Students' Perspective" (2021), published in Journal of Science Teacher Education
  • "Learning at the Boundaries of Research and Practice: A Framework for Understanding Research-Practice Partnerships" (2022), published in Educational Researcher
  • "Fostering educational improvement with research-practice partnerships" (2021), published in Phi Delta Kappan
  • "Developing Research-Based Instructional Materials to Support Large-Scale Transformation of Science Teaching and Learning: The Approach of the OpenSciEd Middle School Program" (2021), published in Journal of Science Teacher Education

William R. Penuel has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Caitlin C. Farrell
  • Brian J. Reiser
  • Corinne Singleton
  • Anna-Ruth Allen
  • Tamara Sumner

In 2014, Penuel was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association. This award reflects their engagement with scholarly communities focused on educational research.

Best Publications

  • What Makes Professional Development Effective? Strategies That Foster Curriculum Implementation:

    William R. Penuel;Barry J. Fishman;Ryoko Yamaguchi;Lawrence P. Gallagher

  • Research–Practice Partnerships in Education Outcomes, Dynamics, and Open Questions

    Cynthia E. Coburn;William R. Penuel

  • Implementation and Effects Of One-to-One Computing Initiatives: A Research Synthesis

    William R. Penuel

  • Organizing Research and Development at the Intersection of Learning, Implementation, and Design

    William R. Penuel;Barry J. Fishman;Britte Haugan Cheng;Nora Sabelli

  • Vygotsky and identity formation: A sociocultural approach.

    William R. Penuel;James V. Wertsch

  • Research-Practice Partnerships: A Strategy for Leveraging Research for Educational Improvement in School Districts.

    Cynthia E. Coburn;William R. Penuel;Kimberly E. Geil

  • Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from the First Student Cohort

    Mark Dynarski;Roberto Agodini;Sheila Heaviside;Timothy Novak

  • Analyzing Teachers' Professional Interactions in a School as Social Capital: A Social Network Approach

    William R. Penuel;Margaret Riel;Ann E. Krause;Kenneth A. Frank

  • Design-Based Implementation Research: An Emerging Model for Transforming the Relationship of Research and Practice.

    Barry J. Fishman;William R. Penuel;Anna-Ruth Allen;Britte Haugan Cheng

  • Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from the First Student Cohort. Report to Congress.

    Mark Dynarski;Roberto Agodini;Heaviside, Sheila: Novak, Timothy;Nancy Carey

  • Studying Teachers’ Sensemaking to Investigate Teachers’ Responses to Professional Development Focused on New Standards

    Carrie D. Allen;William R. Penuel

  • Relevance to Practice as a Criterion for Rigor

    Kris D. Gutiérrez;William R. Penuel

  • DESIGNING FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT SOFTWARE WITH TEACHERS: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CO-DESIGN PROCESS

    William R. Penuel;Jeremy Roschelle;Nicole Shechtman

  • Conceptualizing Research–Practice Partnerships as Joint Work at Boundaries

    William R. Penuel;Anna Ruth Allen;Cynthia E. Coburn;Caitlin Farrell

  • Handhelds go to school: lessons learned

    T. Deborah;J. Roschelle;P. Vahey;W.R. Penuel

  • Shaping Professional Development to Promote the Diffusion of Instructional Expertise Among Teachers

    Min Sun;William R. Penuel;Kenneth A. Frank;H. Alix Gallagher

  • Preparing Teachers to Design Sequences of Instruction in Earth Systems Science: A Comparison of Three Professional Development Programs

    William R. Penuel;Lawrence P. Gallagher;Savitha Moorthy

  • The Networked Classroom

    Jeremy Roschelle;William R. Penuel;Louis Abrahamson

  • Using Learning and Motivation Theories to Coherently Link Formative Assessment, Grading Practices, and Large-Scale Assessment

    L. A. Shepard;W. R. Penuel;J. W. Pellegrino

  • Organizing for Teacher Agency in Curricular Co-Design

    Samuel Severance;William R. Penuel;Tamara Sumner;Heather Leary

  • The Alignment of the Informal and Formal Organizational Supports for Reform: Implications for Improving Teaching in Schools

    William R. Penuel;Margaret Riel;Aasha Joshi;Leslie Pearlman

  • Research-Practice Partnerships in Education: "Outcomes, Dynamics, and Open Questions." Conference Paper.

    Cynthia E. Coburn;William R. Penuel;Caitlin C. Farrell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeremy Roschelle
Jeremy Roschelle Digital Promise
Cynthia E. Coburn
Cynthia E. Coburn Northwestern University
Kenneth A. Frank
Kenneth A. Frank Michigan State University
Barry Fishman
Barry Fishman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lorrie A. Shepard
Lorrie A. Shepard University of Colorado Boulder
John H. Falk
John H. Falk Oregon State University
Kris D. Gutiérrez
Kris D. Gutiérrez University of California, Berkeley
James V. Wertsch
James V. Wertsch Washington University in St. Louis
Heather C. Hill
Heather C. Hill Harvard University
Michael Cole
Michael Cole University of East London

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