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Scientific Problem Solving

Scientific Problem Solving is a systematic cognitive and methodological process, belonging to the genus of problem-solving approaches, that differentiates itself by relying on empirical evidence, hypothesis testing, and the application of scientific methods to identify, analyze, and resolve well-defined problems within natural, social, or formal systems.

386

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816

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342

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2017–2026

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Publications

386

Science for the post-normal age

Silvio Funtowicz, Jerome R. Ravetz · Futures · 1993 · 4.2K citations

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Science and Statistics

George E. P. Box · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1976 · 2.3K citations

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Longitude: the true story of a lone genius who solved the greatest scientific problem of his time

Choice Reviews Online · 1996 · 712 citations

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The Processes of Scientific Discovery: The Strategy of Experimentation

Deepak Kulkarni, Herbert A. Simon · Cognitive Science · 1988 · 409 citations · Full text

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Individual Differences in Solving Physics Problems (1978)

Dorothea P. Simon, Herbert A. Simon · 1978 · 373 citations

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Authors

816

  1. HA
    Herbert A. Simon

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    8 publications · 1.3K citations

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  2. CR
    Chris R. Johnson

    University of Utah, United States

    5 publications · 187 citations

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  3. DK
    David Klahr

    Carnegie Mellon University, United States

    4 publications · 237 citations

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  4. FR
    F. Reif

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    4 publications · 650 citations

    4

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  5. MM
    Michelle Miller

    Northern Arizona University, United States

    3 publications · 101 citations

    3

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1–5 of 816

Institutions

342

  1. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    10 h-index

    17 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    17 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    3K citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    347 citations

  6. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    437 citations

  7. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    5 h-index

    19 publications

    736 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    653 citations

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Venues

  1. Science Education

    11 publications · 436 citations

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  2. Journal of Research in Science Teaching

    JRST · 7 publications · 409 citations

    7

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  3. Nature

    6 publications · 227 citations

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  4. International Journal of Science Education

    IJSE · 6 publications · 244 citations

    6

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 948 citations

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