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This article reports on a bibliometric research study undertaken to identify authors who are most frequently cited inEducational Technology Research and Development, Educational Communication and Technology Journal, and in theJournal of Instructional Development. Thirty-seven authors with 20 or more citations over a five-year period were identified and rank-ordered by total number of citations.
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Anglin, G.J., Towers, R.L. Reference citations in selected instructional design and technology journals, 1985–1990. ETR&D 40, 40–43 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02296704
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