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D-Index
47
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20572
World Ranking
3253
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1568

Alberto F. Cabrera publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto F. Cabrera sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 110 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Alberto F. Cabrera D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alberto F. Cabrera sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Alberto F. Cabrera is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Medicine, with particular focus on Education, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Social Psychology.

Their academic contributions engage with several topics, including:

  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • School Choice and Performance
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Evasion and Academic Success Factors

Recent publications by Alberto F. Cabrera feature a range of interdisciplinary studies:

  • "Immigration Policy Changes and the Mental Health of Mexican-American Immigrants," 2020, Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • "Students' Experiences with Graduate Education in Brazil: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis Approach," 2022, Revista de Investigación Educativa
  • "Loneliness in Adults with Cardiovascular Disease and Their Social and Emotional Support Needs: Implications for Hispanic Adults from the 2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System," 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Contaminación Alimentaria por Hidrocarburos Aromáticos Policíclicos: Impacto en la Salud Pública y Legislación en México," 2021, Alimentos Ciencia e Ingeniería
  • "Uncovering Typologies of Civically Engaged Latina/o College Graduates at 4-Year Institutions of Higher Education," 2022, Journal of Latinos and Education

Alberto F. Cabrera frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Christian E. Vazquez
  • David J. Weerts
  • Edward P. St. John
  • Amaury Nora
  • Eric H. Asker

Their work has appeared in journals such as:

  • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • Revista de Investigación Educativa
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alimentos Ciencia e Ingeniería
  • Journal of Latinos and Education

In 2012, Alberto F. Cabrera was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, reflecting their involvement in the educational research community.

Best Publications

  • College Persistence: Structural Equations Modeling Test of an Integrated Model of Student Retention.

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora;Maria B. Castaneda

  • The Convergence between Two Theories of College Persistence

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Maria B. Castañeda;Amaury Nora;Dennis Hengstler

  • The Role of Perceptions of Prejudice and Discrimination on the Adjustment of Minority Students to College

    Amaury Nora;Alberto F. Cabrera

  • Campus Racial Climate and the Adjustment of Students to College: A Comparison Between White Students and African-American Students.

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora;Patrick T. Terenzini;Ernest Pascarella

  • The role of finances in the persistence process: A structural model

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora;Maria B. Castañeda

  • Understanding the College‐Choice Process

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Steven M. La Nasa

  • ON THE PATH TO COLLEGE: THREE CRITICAL TASKS FACING AMERICA'S DISADVANTAGED

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Steven M. La Nasa

  • Differential impacts of academic and social experiences on college-related behavioral outcomes across different ethnic and gender groups at four-year institutions

    Amaury Nora;Alberto Cabrera;Linda Serra Hagedorn;Ernest Pascarella

  • Swimming against the Tide: The Poor in American Higher Education. Research Report No. 2001-1.

    Patrick T. Terenzini;Alberto F. Cabrera;Elena M. Bernal

  • Exploring the Effects of Ability to Pay on Persistence in College

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Jacob O. Stampen;W. Lee Hansen

  • Collaborative Learning vs. Lecture/Discussion: Students' Reported Learning Gains*

    Patrick T. Terenzini;Alberto F. Cabrera;Carol L. Colbeck;John M. Parente

  • Economic Influences on Persistence Reconsidered: How Can Finance Research Inform the Reconceptualization of Persistence Models?

    Edward P. St. John;Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora;Eric H. Asker

  • Procesamiento de datos y análisis estadísticos utilizando SPSS : un libro práctico para investigadores y administradores educativos

    Maria Belén Castañeda;Alberto F. Cabrera;Yadira Navarro;Wietse de Vries

  • Collaborative learning: Its impact on college students' development and diversity

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Jennifer L. Crissman;Elena M. Bernal;Amaury Nora

  • College Students’ Perceptions of Prejudice and Discrimination and Their Feelings of Alienation: A Construct Validation Approach 1

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Amaury Nora

  • Determinants of withdrawal behavior: An exploratory study

    Bruce I. Mallette;Alberto F. Cabrera

  • Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Classroom: Does it Promote Student Learning?

    Patrick T. Terenzini;Alberto F. Cabrera;Carol L. Colbeck;Stefani A. Bjorklund

  • Developing Performance Indicators for Assessing Classroom Teaching Practices and Student Learning

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Carol L. Colbeck;Patrick T. Terenzini

  • Latino Youth and the Pathway to College.

    Watson Scott Swail;Alberto F. Cabrera;Chul Lee

  • Swimming Against the Tide: The Poor in American Higher Education

    Alberto F. Cabrera;Patrick T. Terenzini;Elena M. Bernal

  • The Convergence between Two Theories of College Persistence. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.

    Alberto F. Cabrera

Frequent Co-Authors

Amaury Nora
Amaury Nora The University of Texas at San Antonio
Patrick T. Terenzini
Patrick T. Terenzini Pennsylvania State University
Linda Serra Hagedorn
Linda Serra Hagedorn Iowa State University
Ernest T. Pascarella
Ernest T. Pascarella University of Iowa
J. Fredericks Volkwein
J. Fredericks Volkwein Pennsylvania State University
Edward P. St. John
Edward P. St. John University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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