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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5477 5082 2587 2354 71 15815

Cynthia E. Coburn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Cynthia E. Coburn between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Cynthia E. Coburn published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 2.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 2010. 2 of the 75 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 2010. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1991 2025

75 publications in total across all disciplines

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Cynthia E. Coburn: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 2
2002 0
2003 1
2004 1
2005 3
2006 3
2007 0
2008 5
2009 2
2010 6
2011 3
2012 6
2013 3
2014 2
2015 6
2016 4
2017 3
2018 2
2019 6
2020 4
2021 4
2022 4
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 75
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Cynthia E. Coburn 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 Cynthia E. Coburn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 64–73 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 71 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161 71
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Cynthia E. Coburn 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 Cynthia E. Coburn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300 39
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 2011 - Early Career Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 2006 - Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

Cynthia E. Coburn is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields and subfields, primarily focusing on decision sciences and social sciences. The subfields most associated with their work include education, information systems and management, management science and operations research, developmental and educational psychology, and public administration.

The research topics that Coburn frequently addresses are educational assessment and improvement, evaluation and performance assessment, teacher education and leadership studies, educational and psychological assessments, school choice and performance, public policy and administration research, and early childhood education and development.

Among recent publications, the following papers highlight the scope and focus of Coburn's research:

  • Learning at the Boundaries of Research and Practice: A Framework for Understanding Research-Practice Partnerships (2022), published in Educational Researcher
  • Fostering educational improvement with research-practice partnerships (2021), published in Phi Delta Kappan
  • How Central Office Leaders Influence School Leaders' Decision-Making: Unpacking Power Dynamics in Two School-Based Decision-Making Systems (2020), published in Peabody Journal of Education
  • Solving for X: Constructing Algebra and Algebra Policy During a Time of Change (2022), published in Sociology of Education
  • Constraints, Values, and Information: How Leaders in One District Justify Their Positions During Instructional Decision Making (2021), published in American Educational Research Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Coburn include Caitlin C. Farrell, Angel X. Bohannon, William R. Penuel, Lok-Sze Wong, and Alice Huguet.

Common venues for their publications are the American Educational Research Journal and the Journal of Educational Change, with additional works appearing in Educational Researcher, Phi Delta Kappan, and Sociology of Education.

Coburn's career has been recognized by several awards, including the Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2015, the Early Career Award from the same association in 2011, and the Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Collective Sensemaking about Reading: How Teachers Mediate Reading Policy in Their Professional Communities:

    Cynthia E. Coburn

  • Rethinking Scale: Moving Beyond Numbers to Deep and Lasting Change

    Cynthia E. Coburn

  • Research–Practice Partnerships in Education Outcomes, Dynamics, and Open Questions

    Cynthia E. Coburn;William R. Penuel

  • Beyond decoupling: Rethinking the relationship between the institutional environment and the classroom

    Cynthia E. Coburn

  • District policy and teachers' social networks.

    Cynthia E. Coburn;Jennifer Lin Russell

  • Shaping Teacher Sensemaking: School Leaders and the Enactment of Reading Policy:

    Cynthia E. Coburn

  • Research-Practice Partnerships: A Strategy for Leveraging Research for Educational Improvement in School Districts.

    Cynthia E. Coburn;William R. Penuel;Kimberly E. Geil

  • Framing the Problem of Reading Instruction: Using Frame Analysis to Uncover the Microprocesses of Policy Implementation

    Cynthia E. Coburn

  • Research on Data Use: A Framework and Analysis

    Cynthia E. Coburn;Erica O. Turner

  • Evidence-Based Decision Making in School District Central Offices: Toward a Policy and Research Agenda

    Meredith I. Honig;Cynthia Coburn

  • Conceptions of Evidence Use in School Districts: Mapping the Terrain

    Cynthia E. Coburn;Joan E. Talbert

  • Conceptualizing Research–Practice Partnerships as Joint Work at Boundaries

    William R. Penuel;Anna Ruth Allen;Cynthia E. Coburn;Caitlin Farrell

  • Reading Coaches and the Relationship Between Policy and Practice

    Cynthia E. Coburn;Sarah L. Woulfin

  • Evidence, interpretation, and persuasion: Instructional decision making at the district central office

    Cynthia E. Coburn;Judith Toure;Mika Yamashita

  • Supporting Sustainability: Teachers’ Advice Networks and Ambitious Instructional Reform

    Cynthia E. Coburn;Jennifer L. Russell;Julia Heath Kaufman;Mary Kay Stein

  • Communities of Practice Theory and the Role of Teacher Professional Community in Policy Implementation

    Cynthia Ellen Coburn;Mary Kay Stein

  • Architectures for Learning: A Comparative Analysis of Two Urban School Districts

    Mary Kay Stein;Cynthia E. Coburn

  • The Practice of Data Use: An Introduction

    Cynthia E. Coburn;Erica O. Turner

  • The Role of Nonsystem Actors in the Relationship Between Policy and Practice: The Case of Reading Instruction in California

    Cynthia E. Coburn

  • What’s the evidence on districts’ use of evidence?

    Cynthia Ellen Coburn;Meredith I. Honig;Mary Kay Stein

Frequent Co-Authors

William R. Penuel
William R. Penuel University of Colorado Boulder
Mary Kay Stein
Mary Kay Stein University of Pittsburgh
James P. Spillane
James P. Spillane Northwestern University
Deborah Stipek
Deborah Stipek Stanford University
Dale C. Farran
Dale C. Farran Vanderbilt University
Heather C. Hill
Heather C. Hill Harvard University
Lawrence A. Palinkas
Lawrence A. Palinkas University of California, San Diego

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