Stephen Downes
Impact in
- Computer Science Applications top 0.1%
- Open Education and E-Learning
- E-Learning and Knowledge Management
- Online Learning and Analytics
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- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Papers in
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- Open Education and E-Learning 20
- Online Learning and Analytics 9
- E-Learning and Knowledge Management 8
- Music 12
- Musicology and Musical Analysis 12
- Co-authors
- Gráìnne Conole (2 shared papers)Fabio Nascimbeni (2 shared papers)Christian M. Stracke (2 shared papers)Daniel Burgos (2 shared papers)Guillaume Durand (2 shared papers)Laura Czerniewicz (1 shared paper)Julie Willems (1 shared paper)Inge de Waard (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- 19th-Century Music (4 papers)The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (3 papers)Journal of the Royal Musical Association (2 papers)twentieth-century music (1 paper)The Learning Organization (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- CanadaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Stephen Downes
66 papers receiving 2.1k citations
Stephen Downes's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 110
- Computer Science Applications 1.4k
- Developmental and Educational Psychology 570
- Communication 315
- Education 1.1k
- Information Systems 672
Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Downes
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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Downes
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Stephen Downes, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E-learning 2.0 Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 745 |
| 2 | 2007 | 370 | |
| 3 | 2010 | 210 | |
| 4 | 2001 | 200 | |
| 5 | 2010 | 182 | |
| 6 | Places to Go: Connectivism & Connective Knowledge | 2008 | 171 |
| 7 | 2008 | 109 | |
| 8 | 2020 | 92 | |
| 9 | 2019 | 61 | |
| 10 | 2005 | 55 | |
| 11 | 2005 | 46 | |
| 12 | The Future of Online Learning | 1998 | 40 |
| 13 | Challenges for conceptualising EU MOOC for vulnerable learner groups | 2014 | 39 |
| 14 | 2016 | 25 | |
| 15 | Edusource: Canada's Learning Object Repository Network | 2004 | 22 |
| 16 | 2014 | 21 | |
| 17 | Places to Go: Facebook | 2007 | 20 |
| 18 | 2009 | 15 | |
| 19 | Emerging technologies for learning (volume 2) | 2007 | 15 |
| 20 | A marketing perspective | 2007 | 14 |
About Stephen Downes
Stephen Downes is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Music, Education, Information Systems and Developmental and Educational Psychology, having authored 87 papers that have together received 2.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Open Education and E-Learning (20 papers), Musicology and Musical Analysis (12 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (9 papers), E-Learning and Knowledge Management (8 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (8 papers), Online and Blended Learning (6 papers), Semantic Web and Ontologies (4 papers) and Digital Rights Management and Security (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Science Applications (1.4k citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (570 citations), Communication (315 citations), Education (1.1k citations) and Information Systems (672 citations). Stephen Downes has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Gráìnne Conole, Fabio Nascimbeni, Christian M. Stracke, Daniel Burgos, Guillaume Durand, Laura Czerniewicz, Julie Willems, Inge de Waard, Agnes Kukulska‐Hulme and Michael Gallagher. Their work appears in journals such as 19th-Century Music, The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Journal of the Royal Musical Association, twentieth-century music and The Learning Organization.
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