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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 66 956 831 448 379 259 21044

William R. Penuel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by William R. Penuel between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William R. Penuel published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 9.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2016. 39 of the 305 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2016. 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 19 publications
1995 2025

305 publications in total across all disciplines

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William R. Penuel: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 3
1996 0
1997 3
1998 1
1999 4
2000 5
2001 3
2002 4
2003 4
2004 7
2005 4
2006 8
2007 8
2008 5
2009 8
2010 12
2011 8
2012 12
2013 8
2014 14
2015 13
2016 24
2017 15
2018 20
2019 12
2020 21
2021 9
2022 13
2023 18
2024 20
2025 19
Total 305
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 254–263 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162 259
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

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

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68 66
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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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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