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John Sweller

Active 1980–2026

127
Papers
71,275
Citations
84
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Citations

Citations per year for John Sweller1959: 2 citations1982: 1 citations1983: 2 citations1985: 2 citations1986: 2 citations1987: 7 citations1988: 12 citations1989: 5 citations1990: 37 citations1991: 22 citations1992: 31 citations1993: 17 citations1994: 56 citations1995: 26 citations1996: 61 citations1997: 44 citations1998: 78 citations1999: 76 citations2000: 121 citations2001: 114 citations2002: 129 citations2003: 238 citations2004: 316 citations2005: 410 citations2006: 459 citations2007: 464 citations2008: 641 citations2009: 709 citations2010: 837 citations2011: 906 citations2012: 858 citations2013: 960 citations2014: 1,003 citations2015: 922 citations2016: 864 citations2017: 919 citations2018: 934 citations2019: 1,775 citations2020: 1,393 citations2021: 1,398 citations2022: 1,227 citations2023: 1,101 citations2024: 1,602 citations2025: 1,577 citations2026: 653 citations2027: 1 citations1960–1981: no citations, so these years are not shown1984: no citations, so this year is not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 3,427 citing papers, 24.6% of this breakdownGermany: 1,290 citing papers, 9.3% of this breakdownChina: 970 citing papers, 7% of this breakdownAustralia: 807 citing papers, 5.8% of this breakdownNetherlands: 759 citing papers, 5.4% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 758 citing papers, 5.4% of this breakdownCanada: 523 citing papers, 3.7% of this breakdownTaiwan: 520 citing papers, 3.7% of this breakdownFrance: 264 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 260 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdownSpain: 241 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdownFinland: 235 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdown
0%24.6%Other 27.9%

Institutions

Fields

  • Psychology36.4%
  • Computer Science31.3%
  • Social Sciences10.8%
  • Medicine5.4%
  • Engineering4%
  • Neuroscience3.5%
  • Other8.6%

Topics

  • Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes9.5%
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods7.4%
  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning4.2%
  • Educational Games and Gamification3.6%
  • Online and Blended Learning3.2%
  • Online Learning and Analytics3.2%
  • Other68.9%

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  1. Cognitive Load During Problem Solving: Effects on Learning

    Authors: John Sweller - Cognitive Science, Cogn. Sci. 1988 cited by 8,423

  2. Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design

    Authors: John Sweller, Jeroen J. G. Van Merrienboer, Fred G. W. C. Paas - Educational Psychology Review 1998 cited by 5,573

  3. Cognitive Architecture and Instructional Design: 20 Years Later

    Authors: John Sweller, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer, Fred Paas - Educational Psychology Review 2019 cited by 1,932

  4. Cognitive Load Theory and Instructional Design: Recent Developments

    Authors: Fred Paas, Alexander Renkl, John Sweller - Educational Psychologist 2003 cited by 2,822

  5. Cognitive load theory, learning difficulty, and instructional design

    Authors: John Sweller - Learning and Instruction 1994 cited by 3,638

  6. Element Interactivity and Intrinsic, Extraneous, and Germane Cognitive Load

    Authors: John Sweller - Educational Psychology Review 2010 cited by 1,893

  7. Cognitive load theory and educational technology

    Authors: John Sweller - Educational Technology Research and Development 2019 cited by 792

  8. Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching

    Authors: Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller, Richard E. Clark - Educational Psychologist 2006 cited by 6,699

  9. Cognitive Load Theory and Complex Learning: Recent Developments and Future Directions

    Authors: Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer, John Sweller - Educational Psychology Review 2005 cited by 2,119

  10. Cognitive Load Theory and the Format of Instruction

    Authors: Paul Chandler, John Sweller - Cognition and Instruction 1991 cited by 2,819

  11. The Cambridge Handbook of Multimedia Learning

    Authors: Richard E. Mayer, Richard Mayer, Richard E. Mayer, Richard E. Mayer, John Sweller, Richard E. Mayer, Wolfgang Schnotz, Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer, Richard E. Clark, J. D. Fletcher, Paul Ayres, Renae Low, John Sweller, Richard E. Mayer, Richard E. Mayer, Richard E. Mayer, Ton de Jong, Alexander Renkl, David H. Jonassen, Marguerite Roy, Mireille Betrancourt, Jean-Francois Rouet, Amy M. Shapiro, Slava Kalyuga, Fred Paas - Cambridge University Press eBooks 2005 cited by 1,518

  12. From Cognitive Load Theory to Collaborative Cognitive Load Theory

    Authors: Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller, Femke C. Kirschner, Jimmy Zambrano R. - International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, Int. J. Comput. Support. Collab. Learn. 2018 cited by 548

  13. Cognitive load theory in health professional education: design principles and strategies

    Authors: Jeroen J G Van Merrià nboer, John Sweller - Medical Education 2009 cited by 1,456

  14. The Expertise Reversal Effect

    Authors: Slava Kalyuga, Paul Ayres, Paul Chandler, John Sweller - Educational Psychologist 2003 cited by 1,844

  15. A Cognitive Load Theory Approach to Defining and Measuring Task Complexity Through Element Interactivity

    Authors: Ouhao Chen, Fred Paas, John Sweller - Educational Psychology Review 2023 cited by 182

  16. The Development of Cognitive Load Theory: Replication Crises and Incorporation of Other Theories Can Lead to Theory Expansion

    Authors: John Sweller - Educational Psychology Review 2023 cited by 165

  17. Cognitive Load Theory

    Authors: Jan L. Plass, Jan L. Plass, Roxana Moreno, John Sweller, Slava Kalyuga, Jan L. Plass, Alexander Renkl, Liesbeth Kester, Richard E. Mayer, Roxana Moreno, Roland Brünken, Richard E. Clark, Holger Horz, Roland Brünken - Cambridge University Press eBooks 2010 cited by 555

  18. Cognitive Load Theory: Instructional Implications of the Interaction between Information Structures and Cognitive Architecture

    Authors: Fred Paas, Alexander Renkl, John Sweller - Instructional Science 2004 cited by 1,035

  19. Why Some Material Is Difficult to Learn

    Authors: John Sweller, Paul Chandler - Cognition and Instruction 1994 cited by 1,420

  20. THE SPLIT‐ATTENTION EFFECT AS A FACTOR IN THE DESIGN OF INSTRUCTION

    Authors: Paul Chandler, John Sweller - British Journal of Educational Psychology 1992 cited by 751

  21. Evidence for Cognitive Load Theory

    Authors: John Sweller, Paul Chandler - Cognition and Instruction 1991 cited by 510

  22. Cognitive Load Theory: Recent Theoretical Advances

    Authors: John Sweller - Cambridge University Press eBooks 2010 cited by 390

  23. Implications of Cognitive Load Theory for Multimedia Learning

    Authors: Fred Paas, John Sweller - Cambridge University Press eBooks 2014 cited by 852

  24. An Evolutionary Upgrade of Cognitive Load Theory: Using the Human Motor System and Collaboration to Support the Learning of Complex Cognitive Tasks

    Authors: Fred Paas, John Sweller - Educational Psychology Review 2011 cited by 477