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Deborah Loewenberg Ball 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 Deborah Loewenberg Ball sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 123 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Deborah Loewenberg Ball 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 Deborah Loewenberg Ball sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Deborah Loewenberg Ball is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their scholarly work predominantly falls within the social sciences, with a focus on education and related subfields.

The main fields of study highlighted in their research include:

  • Social Sciences

Within these broad areas, the subfields covered are:

  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Theoretical Computer Science

The topics explored across their publications show a concentration on educational processes, mathematics education, and organizational themes. Key topics in their research include:

  • Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Critical Race Theory in Education
  • School Choice and Performance
  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Human Resource and Talent Management

Their publication record features work in several venues, illustrating the interdisciplinary nature of their research:

  • Educational Studies in Mathematics
  • Phi Delta Kappan
  • Strategic HR Review
  • Notices of the American Mathematical Society
  • NOMAD Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education

Recent publications include:

  • Formatively assessing prospective teachers' skills in leading mathematics discussions, 2021, Educational Studies in Mathematics
  • Reimagining American Education: Possible Futures, 2022, Phi Delta Kappan
  • Why senior HR leaders get fired: voices from the C-suite, 2020, Strategic HR Review
  • What's Math Got to Do With It?: Bob Moses, Algebra, and the Movement for Civil Rights, January 23, 1935-July 25, 2021, 2023, Notices of the American Mathematical Society
  • Practice-based research on the teaching of mathematics: progress and imperatives for the future, 2021, NOMAD Nordic Studies in Mathematics Education

Deborah Loewenberg Ball has collaborated with a number of co-authors, reflecting a diverse professional network. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Meghan Shaughnessy
  • Nicole Garcia
  • Michaela Krug O'Neill
  • Sarah Kate Selling
  • Amber Willis

Best Publications

  • Content Knowledge for Teaching: What Makes It Special?

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball;Mark Hoover Thames;Geoffrey Phelps

  • Effects of Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching on Student Achievement:

    Heather C. Hill;Brian Rowan;Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Unpacking Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Conceptualizing and Measuring Teachers' Topic-Specific Knowledge of Students

    Heather C. Hill;Deborah Loewenberg Ball;Stephen G. Schilling

  • The Work of Teaching and the Challenge for Teacher Education

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball;Francesca M. Forzani

  • Reform by the Book: What Is—or Might Be—the Role of Curriculum Materials in Teacher Learning and Instructional Reform?

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball;David K. Cohen

  • Knowing Mathematics for Teaching Who Knows Mathematics Well Enough To Teach Third Grade, and How Can We Decide?

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball;Heather C. Hill;Hyman Bass

  • The Mathematical Understandings that Prospective Teachers Bring to Teacher Education.

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • With an Eye on the Mathematical Horizon: Dilemmas of Teaching Elementary School Mathematics

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Resources, Instruction, and Research:

    David K. Cohen;Stephen W. Raudenbush;Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Developing Measures of Teachers’ Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching

    Heather C. Hill;Stephen G. Schilling;Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Interweaving content and pedagogy in teaching and learning to teach: Knowing and using mathematics.

    DL Ball;H Bass;J In;CT Westport

  • Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching and the Mathematical Quality of Instruction: An Exploratory Study

    Heather C. Hill;Merrie L. Blunk;Charalambos Y. Charalambous;Jennifer M. Lewis

  • Bridging Practices: Intertwining Content and Pedagogy in Teaching and Learning to Teach

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Prospective Elementary and Secondary Teachers' Understanding of Division

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Research on Teaching Mathematics: Making Subject Matter Knowledge Part of the Equation.

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Instruction, Capacity, and Improvement

    David K. Cohen;Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Unlearning to Teach Mathematics.

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Learning Mathematics for Teaching: Results from California's Mathematics Professional Development Institutes

    Heather C. Hill;Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Teaching, Multimedia, and Mathematics: Investigations of Real Practice (The Practitioner Inquiry Series)

    Magdalene Lampert;Deborah Loewenberg Ball

  • Combining the Development of Practice and the Practice of Development in Teacher Education.

    Deborah Loewenberg Ball;Laurie Sleep;Timothy A. Boerst;Hyman Bass

Frequent Co-Authors

Hyman Bass
Hyman Bass University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Heather C. Hill
Heather C. Hill Harvard University
David Cohen
David Cohen Sorbonne University
Brian Rowan
Brian Rowan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Linda Darling-Hammond
Linda Darling-Hammond Stanford University
Penelope L. Peterson
Penelope L. Peterson Northwestern University
Celia Hoyles
Celia Hoyles University College London
Jo Boaler
Jo Boaler Stanford University
Pam Grossman
Pam Grossman University of Pennsylvania
Stephen W. Raudenbush
Stephen W. Raudenbush University of Chicago

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