| Student understanding of the first law of thermodynamics: Relating work to the adiabatic compression of an ideal gas ME Loverude, CH Kautz, PRL Heron American journal of physics 70 (2), 137-148, 2002 | 316 | 2002 |
| Student understanding of the ideal gas law, Part I: A macroscopic perspective CH Kautz, PRL Heron, ME Loverude, LC McDermott American Journal of Physics 73 (11), 1055-1063, 2005 | 209 | 2005 |
| Helping students develop an understanding of Archimedes’ principle. I. Research on student understanding ME Loverude, CH Kautz, PRL Heron American Journal of Physics 71 (11), 1178-1187, 2003 | 207 | 2003 |
| Addressing student difficulties in applying a wave model to the interference and diffraction of light K Wosilait, PRL Heron, PS Shaffer, LC McDermott American Journal of Physics 67 (S1), S5-S15, 1999 | 174 | 1999 |
| Student understanding of light as an electromagnetic wave: Relating the formalism to physical phenomena BS Ambrose, PRL Heron, S Vokos, LC McDermott American Journal of Physics 67 (10), 891-898, 1999 | 155 | 1999 |
| Development and assessment of a research-based tutorial on light and shadow K Wosilait, PRL Heron, PS Shaffer, LC McDermott American Journal of Physics 66 (10), 906-913, 1998 | 137 | 1998 |
| Student understanding of the ideal gas law, Part II: A microscopic perspective CH Kautz, PRL Heron, PS Shaffer, LC McDermott American Journal of Physics 73 (11), 1064-1071, 2005 | 127 | 2005 |
| Development and assessment of research-based tutorials on heat engines and the second law of thermodynamics MJ Cochran, PRL Heron American Journal of Physics 74 (8), 734-741, 2006 | 115 | 2006 |
| The future of physics education research: Intellectual challenges and practical concerns PRL Heron, DE Meltzer American Journal of Physics 73 (5), 390-394, 2005 | 110 | 2005 |
| Student understanding of control of variables: Deciding whether or not a variable influences the behavior of a system A Boudreaux, PS Shaffer, PRL Heron, LC McDermott American Journal of Physics 76 (2), 163-170, 2008 | 106 | 2008 |
| Helping students develop an understanding of Archimedes’ principle. II. Development of research-based instructional materials PRL Heron, ME Loverude, PS Shaffer, LC McDermott American Journal of Physics 71 (11), 1188-1195, 2003 | 99 | 2003 |
| Identifying and addressing student difficulties with hydrostatic pressure ME Loverude, PRL Heron, CH Kautz American Journal of Physics 78 (1), 75-85, 2010 | 96 | 2010 |
| Student understanding of energy: Difficulties related to systems BA Lindsey, PRL Heron, PS Shaffer American Journal of Physics 80 (2), 154-163, 2012 | 87 | 2012 |
| Improving the preparation of K-12 teachers through physics education research LC McDermott, PRL Heron, PS Shaffer, MKR Stetzer American Journal of Physics 74 (9), 763-767, 2006 | 87 | 2006 |
| Student understanding of static equilibrium: Predicting and accounting for balancing LG Ortiz, PRL Heron, PS Shaffer American Journal of Physics 73 (6), 545-553, 2005 | 76 | 2005 |
| Phys21: Preparing physics students for 21st century careers P Heron Bulletin of the American Physical Society 62, 2017 | 72 | 2017 |
| Student ability to apply the concepts of work and energy to extended systems BA Lindsey, PRL Heron, PS Shaffer American Journal of Physics 77 (11), 999-1009, 2009 | 70 | 2009 |
| " like a Family": what Works to Create Friendly and Respectful Student-Faculty Interactions BL Whitten, SR Foster, ML Duncombe, PE Allen, P Heron, L McCullough, ... Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 10 (3), 2004 | 59 | 2004 |
| What works? Increasing the participation of women in undergraduate physics BL Whitten, SR Foster, ML Duncombe, PE Allen, P Heron, L McCullough, ... Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering 9 (3&4), 2003 | 59 | 2003 |
| Student understanding of wave behavior at a boundary: The relationships among wavelength, propagation speed, and frequency M Kryjevskaia, MKR Stetzer, PRL Heron American Journal of Physics 80 (4), 339-347, 2012 | 56 | 2012 |
