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Education and Critical Thinking Development

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Michael Gerlich
Swissmedic
2
Alice Y. Kolb
Knowledge Based Systems (United States)
3
Hao-Ping Lee
Carnegie Mellon University
4
Carmen M. Amerstorfer
University of Klagenfurt
5
Darwin Darwin
Universitas Fajar
6
Wohabie Birhan Bitew
Injibara University
7
Victoria Abou-Khalil
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
8
Lena Ivannova Ruiz-Rojas
Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE
9
Szufang Chuang
Indiana State University
10
Aniekan Essien
University of Bristol

Rising Stars Papers

1
AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
Societies|2025
630 cit.
2
The Impact of Generative AI on Critical Thinking: Self-Reported Reductions in Cognitive Effort and Confidence Effects From a Survey of Knowledge Workers
Unknown Journal|2025
311 cit.
3
Collaborative Working and Critical Thinking: Adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools in Higher Education
Sustainability|2024
197 cit.
4
The influence of AI text generators on critical thinking skills in UK business schools
Studies in Higher Education|2024
191 cit.
5
Deepfakes, Phrenology, Surveillance, and More! A Taxonomy of AI Privacy Risks
Unknown Journal|2024
65 cit.
6
AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking
SSRN Electronic Journal|2025
56 cit.
7
Exploring Motivators for Trust in the Dichotomy of Human—AI Trust Dynamics
Social Sciences|2024
43 cit.
8
Public Anxieties About AI: Implications for Corporate Strategy and Societal Impact
Administrative Sciences|2024
23 cit.
9
Exploring socio-cultural influences on generative AI engagement in Nigerian higher education: an activity theory analysis
Smart Learning Environments|2024
22 cit.
10
Brace for Impact: Facing the AI Revolution and Geopolitical Shifts in a Future Societal Scenario for 2025–2040
Societies|2024
19 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Karen Goh
Republic Polytechnic
2
Gharam Raafat Al-Saht
American University of Madaba
3
Jeromie Whalen
Amherst College
4
Binar Kurnia Prahanı
Universitas Negeri Surabaya
5
David L. Yaghmourian
Arizona State University
6
R. D. Anazifa
Yogyakarta State University
7
Project READI
University of Illinois Chicago
8
D. Djukri
Yogyakarta State University
9
Héctor Galindo‐Domínguez
Universidad de Deusto
10
Samantha Fowler
University of Waterloo

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Relationship between teachers’ digital competence and attitudes towards artificial intelligence in education
International Journal of Educational Research|2024
113 cit.
2
An analysis of the use of artificial intelligence in education in Spain: The in-service teacher’s perspective
Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education|2023
80 cit.
3
Learning Management System (LMS) Research During 1991-2021: How Technology Affects Education
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)|2022
46 cit.
4
STEAM-Integrated Project Based Learning Models: Alternative to Improve 21st Century Skills
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research/Advances in social science, education and humanities research|2022
44 cit.
5
Profile of Senior High School Students’ Critical Thinking Skills and The Need of Implementation PBL Model Assisted by Augmented Reality Book
Jurnal Pendidikan Sains Indonesia|2022
42 cit.
6
The Experimental Experience of Motion Kinematics in Biology Class Using PhET Virtual Simulation and Its Impact on Learning Outcomes
International Journal of Essential Competencies in Education|2022
41 cit.
7
Profile of Students' Physics Critical Thinking Skills and Application of Problem Based Learning Models Assisted by Digital Books in Physics Learning in High School
Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA|2022
37 cit.
8
Implementation of online problem-based learning assisted by digital book with 3D animations to improve student's physics problem-solving skills in magnetic field subject
Journal of Technology and Science Education|2022
36 cit.
9
Trend and Visualization of Virtual Reality Augmented Reality in Physics Learning From 2002-2021
Journal of Turkish Science Education|2022
24 cit.
10
Scientific mapping and trend of conceptual change: A bibliometric analysis
Social Sciences & Humanities Open|2024
24 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Mary Pat Wenderoth
University of Washington
2
David Dunning
Cornell University
3
Richard E. Clark
The Football Association
4
D. Jean Clandinin
University of Alberta
5
K. Ann Renninger
Swarthmore College
6
Jonathan Osborne
Stanford University
7
Roger Säljö
University of Gothenburg
8
Dana L. Zeidler
University of South Florida
9
Henk G. Schmidt
Erasmus MC
10
David F. Treagust
Curtin University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2014
9.3k cit.
2
Unskilled and unaware of it: How difficulties in recognizing one's own incompetence lead to inflated self-assessments.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1999
6.9k cit.
3
Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching
Educational Psychologist|2006
6.7k cit.
4
Stories of Experience and Narrative Inquiry
Educational Researcher|1990
4.8k cit.
5
ON QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCES IN LEARNING: I—OUTCOME AND PROCESS*
British Journal of Educational Psychology|1976
4.6k cit.
6
The Four-Phase Model of Interest Development
Educational Psychologist|2006
4.5k cit.
7
Reconsidering Research on Learning from Media
Review of Educational Research|1983
2.5k cit.
8
Establishing the norms of scientific argumentation in classrooms
Science Education|2000
2.1k cit.
9
Media will never influence learning
Educational Technology Research and Development|1994
1.9k cit.
10
Flawed Self-Assessment
Gothic.net|2004
1.8k cit.

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