2026 Gloria Ladson-Billings: 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	55	1932	1747	921	821	120	63499

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2018 - Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, American Educational Research Association
2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
1996 - Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

Gloria Ladson-Billings is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on education, sociology, political science, and speech and hearing. The core topics of their work include educator training and historical pedagogy, teacher education and leadership studies, school choice and performance, critical race theory in education, education discipline and inequality, early childhood education and development, and inclusion and disability in education and sport.

Their recent scholarly contributions include publications in a variety of academic venues. Notable papers by Gloria Ladson-Billings include:

I'm Here for the Hard Re-Set: Post Pandemic Pedagogy to Preserve Our Culture (2021), Equity & Excellence in Education
Three Decades of Culturally Relevant, Responsive, & Sustaining Pedagogy: What Lies Ahead? (2021), The Educational Forum
Teacher Education and "Climate Change": In Navigating Multiple Pandemics, Is the Field Forever Altered? (2021), Journal of Teacher Education
Policy Dialogue: Black Teachers of the Past, Present, and Future (2021), History of Education Quarterly
The Past, Present, and Future of Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: An Invitation to Teachers, Researchers, and Communities (2024), Harvard Educational Review

Gloria Ladson-Billings has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, such as Valerie Hill-Jackson, Cheryl J. Craig, Django Paris, H. Samy Alim, and Na'ilah Suad Nasir.

They have also authored a book titled Justice Matters, published by Bloomsbury Publishing plc in 2023.

Their work has been recognized with awards including the Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award from the American Educational Research Association in 2018, election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018, fellowship in the American Educational Research Association in 2008, and the Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award from the American Educational Research Association in 1996.

Best Publications

The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children

Gloria Ladson-Billings

12838
Citations
Toward a Theory of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Gloria Ladson-Billings

11888
Citations
But That’s Just Good Teaching! : The Case for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy

Gloria Ladson-Billings

5977
Citations
Toward a Critical Race Theory of Education.

Gloria Ladson-Billings;William F. Tate

5263
Citations
Just what is critical race theory and what's it doing in a nice field like education?

Gloria Ladson-Billings

4009
Citations
From the Achievement Gap to the Education Debt: Understanding Achievement in U.S. Schools

Gloria Ladson-Billings

3496
Citations
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy 2.0: a.k.a. the Remix

Gloria Ladson-Billings

2274
Citations
Crossing Over to Canaan: The Journey of New Teachers in Diverse Classrooms

Gloria Ladson-Billings

2259
Citations
Chapter 7: Preparing Teachers for Diverse Student Populations: A Critical Race Theory Perspective:

Gloria J. Ladson-Billings

1426
Citations
Fighting for Our Lives: Preparing Teachers To Teach African American Students.

Gloria Ladson-Billings

1340
Citations
Foundations of Critical Race Theory in Education

Edward Taylor;David Gillborn;Gloria Ladson-Billings

1192
Citations
Reading between the lines and beyond the pages: A culturally relevant approach to literacy teaching

Gloria Ladson‐Billings

995
Citations
Preparing Teachers for Diverse Student Populations: A Critical Race Theory Perspective

Gloria J. Ladson-Billings

777
Citations
Critical Race Theory in Education

David Gillborn;Adrienne Dixson;Gloria Ladson-Billings;Laurence Parker

638
Citations
It Doesn't Add Up: African American Students' Mathematics Achievement.

Gloria Ladson-Billings

483
Citations
It Doesn't Add Up: African American Students' Mathematics Achievement.

Unknown

477
Citations
It's Not the Culture of Poverty, It's the Poverty of Culture: The Problem with Teacher Education

Unknown

465
Citations
Is the Team All Right? Diversity and Teacher Education

Gloria J. Ladson-Billings

412
Citations
I’m Here for the Hard Re-Set: Post Pandemic Pedagogy to Preserve Our Culture

Gloria Ladson-Billings

388
Citations
Education Research in the Public Interest: Social Justice, Action, and Policy

Gloria Ladson-Billings;William F. Tate

362
Citations
Liberatory Consequences of Literacy: A Case of Culturally Relevant Instruction for African American Students.

Gloria Ladson-Billings

348
Citations
Landing on the Wrong Note: The Price We Paid for Brown:

Gloria Ladson-Billings

337
Citations
Radical Possibilities: Public Policy, Urban Education, and a New Social Movement

Gloria Ladson-Billings

33
Citations
"Yes, But How Do We Do It? Practicing Cultural Relevant Pedagogy

Gloria Ladson-Billings

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Gillborn University of Birmingham

Carl A. Grant University of Wisconsin–Madison

External Links

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