2026 George D. Kuh: 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	87	231	194	106	90	252	49152

George D. Kuh 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 George D. Kuh sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 252 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George D. Kuh 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 George D. Kuh sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

Overview

George D. Kuh is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the social sciences, focusing on education and related subfields.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

Social Sciences

The subfields of study largely encompass:

Education
Sociology and Political Science
Social Psychology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Key topics addressed in their research span:

Higher Education Research Studies
School Choice and Performance
Critical Race Theory in Education
Outdoor and Experiential Education
Diverse Educational Innovations Studies
Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Reflective Practices in Education

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on educational practices and student engagement, including:

Right Before Our Eyes: Making Peer Interaction Matter More For All Students (2021), published in Change The Magazine of Higher Learning
Bundling Effective Educational Practices May Make Experiential Philanthropic Studies Matter More (2021), published in Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership
NSSE and NILOA: Compatriots in Making Outcomes Assessment Matter More (2020), published in Assessment Update

Other related works in the broader academic network of Kuh include:

Promoting persistence and success of underrepresented students: Lessons for teaching and learning (2022), published in New Directions for Teaching and Learning
Defining Experiential Education (2024), published in Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

The frequent publication venues for Kuh's work include:

Experiential Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
New Directions for Teaching and Learning
Change The Magazine of Higher Learning
Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership
Assessment Update

Kuh collaborates regularly with several co-authors, most notably:

Jillian Kinzie
Patrick Love
Robert M. Gonyea
Rick Shoup
Jeff Citty

Best Publications

Student Success in College: Creating Conditions That Matter

George D. Kuh;Documenting Effective Educational Practice

4610
Citations
Unmasking the Effects of Student Engagement on First-Year College Grades and Persistence

George D. Kuh;Ty M. Cruce;Rick Shoup;Jillian Kinzie

2969
Citations
High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter

George D. Kuh

2686
Citations
What Matters to Student Success: A Review of the Literature

George D. Kuh;Jillian Kinzie;Jennifer A. Buckley;Brian K. Bridges

2514
Citations
Student Engagement and Student Learning: Testing the Linkages.

Robert M. Carini;George D. Kuh;Stephen P. Klein

2127
Citations
Involving Colleges: Successful Approaches to Fostering Student Learning and Development Outside the Classroom

George D. Kuh

2006
Citations
What We're Learning About Student Engagement From NSSE: Benchmarks for Effective Educational Practices

George D. Kuh

1608
Citations
Assessing What Really Matters to Student Learning Inside The National Survey of Student Engagement

George D. Kuh

1592
Citations
ADDING VALUE: Learning Communities and Student Engagement

Chun Mei Zhao;George D. Kuh

1563
Citations
The effects of student-faculty interaction in the 1990s.

George D. Kuh;Shouping Hu

1513
Citations
What Student Affairs Professionals Need to Know About Student Engagement

George D. Kuh

1400
Citations
The national survey of student engagement: Conceptual and empirical foundations

George D. Kuh

1198
Citations
The other Curriculum: Out-of-Class Experiences Associated with Student Learning and Personal Development

George D. Kuh

1197
Citations
Being (Dis)Engaged in Educationally Purposeful Activities: The Influences of Student and Institutional Characteristics.

Shouping Hu;George D. Kuh

1075
Citations
First- and Second-Generation College Students: A Comparison of Their Engagement and Intellectual Development

Gary R. Pike;George D. Kuh

820
Citations
What we're learning about student engagement from NSSE

G. D Kuh

650
Citations
The Invisible Tapestry: Culture in American Colleges and Universities

George D. Kuh;Elizabeth J. Whitt

648
Citations
Diversity Experiences and College Student Learning and Personal Development.

Shouping Hu;George D. Kuh

633
Citations
Piecing Together the Student Success Puzzle: Research, Propositions, and Recommendations

Jillian Kinzie;George D. Kuh

608
Citations
A Comparison of International Student and American Student Engagement in Effective Educational Practices

Chun Mei Zhao;George D. Kuh;Robert M. Carini

478
Citations
Learning Communities and Student Engagement

Chun-Mei Zhao;George D. Kuh

15
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shouping Hu Florida State University

Gary R. Pike Indiana University

Paul D. Umbach North Carolina State University

Don Hossler Indiana University

Henry Wechsler Harvard University

Frances K. Stage New York University

Ernest T. Pascarella University of Iowa

Laura S. Hamilton RAND Corporation

James E. Rosenbaum Northwestern University

Chaouki T. Abdallah Georgia Institute of Technology

External Links

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