Table 3 Top ten most-cited empirical research articles published between 2000 and 2021
From: A systematic review of high impact empirical studies in STEM education
Citation counts* | Title | Year | Journal | Author (country/region**) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
820 | Spatial ability for STEM domains: Aligning over 50 years of cumulative psychological knowledge solidifies its importance | 2009 | Journal of Educational Psychology | Wai et al. (USA) |
421 | Pipeline persistence: Examining the association of educational experiences with earned degrees in STEM among US students | 2011 | Science Education | Maltese & Tai (USA) |
351 | Why students choose STEM majors: Motivation, high school learning, and postsecondary context of support | 2013 | American Educational Research Journal | Wang (USA) |
289 | AutoTutor: An intelligent tutoring system with mixed-initiative dialogue | 2005 | IEEE Transactions on Education | Graesser et al. (USA) |
278 | Stability and volatility of STEM career interest in high school: A gender study | 2012 | Science Education | Sadler et al. (USA) |
245 | The role of identity development, values, and costs in college STEM retention | 2014 | Journal of Educational Psychology | Perez et al. (USA) |
244 | Science aspirations, capital, and family habitus: How families shape children’s engagement and identification with science | 2012 | American Educational Research Journal | Archer et al. (UK) |
243 | Persistence of women and minorities in STEM field majors: Is it the school that matters? | 2010 | Economics of Education Review | Griffith (USA) |
241 | Pipelines and pathways: Women of color in undergraduate STEM majors and the college experiences that contribute to persistence | 2011 | Harvard Educational Review | Espinosa (USA) |
238 | Making a difference in science education: The impact of undergraduate research programs | 2013 | American Educational Research Journal | Eagan et al. (USA) |