2026 Gary T. Henry: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	40	5263	4883	2487	2264	131	8859

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Gary T. Henry is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States and specializes in research within the social sciences, with a primary focus on education.

Their work spans several subfields of study, including:

Education
Information Systems and Management
Safety Research
Statistics and Probability
Speech and Hearing

Themes and topics frequently addressed in Gary T. Henry's research cover:

School Choice and Performance
Higher Education Research Studies
Educational Assessment and Improvement
Innovations in Educational Methods
Disability Education and Employment
Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
Advanced Causal Inference Techniques

Gary T. Henry has contributed to multiple recent publications. Selected papers include:

"What Teachers Want: School Factors Predicting Teachers' Decisions to Work in Low-Performing Schools," 2020, published in American Educational Research Journal
"Peeking Into the Black Box of School Turnaround: A Formal Test of Mediators and Suppressors," 2020, published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
"Sustainability and Maturation of School Turnaround: A Multiyear Evaluation of Tennessee's Achievement School District and Local Innovation Zones," 2020, published in AERA Open
"Who Leads Turnaround Schools? Characteristics of Principals in Tennessee's Achievement School District and Innovation Zones," 2021, published in Educational Administration Quarterly
"The Next Generation of State Reforms to Improve their Lowest Performing Schools: An Evaluation of North Carolina's School Transformation Intervention," 2020, published in Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

The scientist often publishes in specific academic venues, including:

American Educational Research Journal
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
AERA Open
Educational Administration Quarterly
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness

Gary T. Henry has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, notable among them are:

Lam Pham
Ron Zimmer
Adam Kho
Samantha Viano
Sean P. Corcoran

In recognition of contributions to the field, Gary T. Henry was named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2016.

Best Publications

Teachers' Education, Classroom Quality, and Young Children's Academic Skills: Results From Seven Studies of Preschool Programs

Diane M. Early;Kelly L. Maxwell;Margaret Burchinal;Soumya Alva

1358
Citations
Evaluation : An Integrated Framework for Understanding, Guiding, and Improving Policies and Programs

Melvin M. Mark;Gary T. Henry;George Julnes

880
Citations
Beyond Use: Understanding Evaluation’s Influence on Attitudes and Actions

Gary T. Henry;Melvin M. Mark

568
Citations
The Mechanisms and Outcomes of Evaluation Influence

Melvin M. Mark;Gary T. Henry

539
Citations
Stayers and Leavers: Early-Career Teacher Effectiveness and Attrition

Gary T. Henry;Kevin C. Bastian;C. Kevin Fortner

366
Citations
Do peers influence children's skill development in preschool?

Gary T. Henry;Dana K. Rickman

258
Citations
Understanding the Decision to Participate in Formal Adult Education.

Gary T. Henry;Kathleen C. Basile

211
Citations
Citizen Ratings of Public and Private Service Quality: A Comparative Perspective

Theodore H. Poister;Gary T. Henry

206
Citations
Paying for grades: Impact of merit‐based financial aid on educational quality

Gary T. Henry;Ross Rubenstein

204
Citations
Toward an Agenda for Research on Evaluation

Gary T. Henry;Melvin M. Mark

201
Citations
The effects of experience and attrition for novice high-school science and mathematics teachers.

Gary T. Henry;C. Kevin Fortner;Kevin C. Bastian

172
Citations
Is HOPE Enough? Impacts of Receiving and Losing Merit-Based Financial Aid.

Gary T. Henry;Ross Rubenstein;Daniel T. Bugler

170
Citations
The Effects of Teacher Entry Portals on Student Achievement

Gary T. Henry;Kelly M. Purtell;Kevin C. Bastian;C. Kevin Fortner

163
Citations
Early Education Policy Alternatives: Comparing Quality and Outcomes of Head Start and State Prekindergarten:

Gary T. Henry;Craig S. Gordon;Dana K. Rickman

150
Citations
Assessing School Readiness: Validity and Bias in Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers' Ratings.

Andrew J. Mashburn;Gary T. Henry

143
Citations
The Predictive Validity of Measures of Teacher Candidate Programs and Performance: Toward an Evidence-Based Approach to Teacher Preparation

Gary T. Henry;Shanyce L. Campbell;Charles L. Thompson;Linda A. Patriarca

139
Citations
Leaving School Early: An Examination of Novice Teachers’ Within- and End-of-Year Turnover:

Christopher Redding;Gary T. Henry

138
Citations
Scholarships to Recruit the “Best and Brightest” Into Teaching: Who Is Recruited, Where Do They Teach, How Effective Are They, and How Long Do They Stay?

Gary T. Henry;Kevin C. Bastian;Adrienne A. Smith

129
Citations
Toward an Integrative Framework for Evaluation Practice

Melvin M. Mark;Gary T. Henry;George Julnes

129
Citations
Report of the Findings from the Early Childhood Study: 2001-02.

Gary T. Henry;Laura W. Henderson;Bentley D. Ponder;Craig S. Gordon

120
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Melvin M. Mark Pennsylvania State University

Andrew J. Mashburn Portland State University

Jennifer C. Greene University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Donna M. Bryant University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Carollee Howes University of California, Los Angeles

Robert C. Pianta University of Virginia

Margaret Burchinal University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Timothy R. Konold University of Virginia

External Links

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