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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 47 3248 2988 1565 1417 117 21869

James Wyckoff publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James Wyckoff between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James Wyckoff published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2008. 3 of the 122 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2008. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1982 2025

122 publications in total across all disciplines

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James Wyckoff: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 2
1996 1
1997 2
1998 0
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 3
2003 3
2004 1
2005 4
2006 5
2007 2
2008 12
2009 3
2010 9
2011 10
2012 4
2013 10
2014 3
2015 7
2016 5
2017 6
2018 1
2019 3
2020 4
2021 3
2022 1
2023 3
2024 2
2025 1
Total 122
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James Wyckoff 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 James Wyckoff 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, 114–123 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: 117 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474 117
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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James Wyckoff 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 James Wyckoff 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251 47
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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Overview

James Wyckoff is affiliated with the University of Virginia in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Social Sciences, with a focused emphasis on Education. This includes subfields such as Education, Information Systems and Management, Political Science and International Relations, Safety Research, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics that recur throughout their work are:

  • School Choice and Performance
  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Educational Assessment and Improvement
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Education Systems and Policy

Wyckoff has contributed multiple papers to the academic community. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Teacher Evaluation and Teacher Turnover in Equilibrium: Evidence From DC Public Schools" (2020), published in AERA Open
  • "Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Relationship Between Children's Early Literacy Skills and Third-Grade Outcomes: Lessons From a Kindergarten Readiness Assessment" (2022), published in Educational Researcher
  • "Core Requirements, Structured Flexibility, and Local Judgment: Balancing Adherence and Adaptation in the Design and Implementation of District-Wide Professional Development" (2023), published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
  • "Teacher salaries, a policy brief" (2024), published in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • ""Refining" Our Understanding of Early Career Teacher Skill Development: Evidence From Classroom Observations" (2025), published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

The venues in which Wyckoff's work appears include:

  • Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
  • AERA Open
  • Educational Researcher
  • Journal of College Student Development

Frequent collaborators associated with Wyckoff's research include Jessalynn James, Courtney Bell, Eric Taylor, Walter Herring, and Daphna Bassok. Jessalynn James is the most frequent co-author, appearing on multiple works.

Best Publications

  • Teacher Sorting and the Plight of Urban Schools: A Descriptive Analysis

    Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb;James Wyckoff

  • How Teacher Turnover Harms Student Achievement

    Matthew Ronfeldt;Susanna Loeb;James Wyckoff

  • How Changes in Entry Requirements Alter the Teacher Workforce and Affect Student Achievement

    Donald Boyd;Pamela Grossman;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb

  • The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools

    Donald Boyd;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb;Jonah Rockoff

  • Teacher Preparation and Student Achievement

    Donald J. Boyd;Pamela L. Grossman;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb

  • The Influence of School Administrators on Teacher Retention Decisions

    Donald Boyd;Pamela Grossman;Marsha Ing;Hamilton Lankford

  • Who Leaves? Teacher Attrition and Student Achievement

    Donald Boyd;Pam Grossman;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb

  • The draw of home: How teachers' preferences for proximity disadvantage urban schools

    Donald Boyd;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb;James Wyckoff

  • Explaining the Short Careers of High-Achieving Teachers in Schools with Low-Performing Students

    Donald Boyd;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb;James Wyckoff

  • Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance: Evidence from IMPACT.

    Thomas S. Dee;James Wyckoff

  • Who Leaves? Teacher Attrition and Student Achievement. NBER Working Paper No. 14022.

    Donald Boyd;Pam Grossman;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb

  • Measure for Measure: The Relationship between Measures of Instructional Practice in Middle School English Language Arts and Teachers’ Value-Added Scores

    Pamela Grossman;Susanna Loeb;Julia Cohen;James Wyckoff

  • Measure for Measure: The relationship between measures of instructional practice in middle school English Language Arts and teachers' value-added scores

    Pam Grossman;Susanna Loeb;Julia Cohen;Karen Hammerness

  • The effect of certification and preparation on teacher quality.

    Donald Boyd;Daniel D. Goldhaber;Hamilton Lankford;James Humphrey Wyckoff

  • Teacher Turnover, Teacher Quality, and Student Achievement in DCPS

    Melinda Adnot;Thomas Dee;Veronica Katz;James Wyckoff

  • The role of teacher quality in retention and hiring: Using applications to transfer to uncover preferences of teachers and schools

    Donald Boyd;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb;Matthew Ronfeldt

  • Analyzing the Determinants of the Matching of Public School Teachers to Jobs: Disentangling the Preferences of Teachers and Employers

    Donald Boyd;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb;James Wyckoff

  • Primary and secondary school choice among public and religious alternatives

    Hamilton Lankford;James Wyckoff

  • Complex by Design: Investigating Pathways into Teaching in New York City Schools.

    Donald Boyd;Pamela Grossman;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb

  • Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance: Evidence from IMPACT: Incentives, Selection, and Teacher Performance

    Thomas S. Dee;James Wyckoff

  • Measure for Measure: The Relationship between Measures of Instructional Practice in Middle School English Language Arts and Teachers' Value-Added Scores. NBER Working Paper No. 16015.

    Pam Grossman;Susanna Loeb;Julia Cohen;Karen Hammerness

  • The Narrowing Gap in New York City Teacher Qualifications and Its Implications for Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools. Working Paper 10.

    Donald Boyd;Hamilton Lankford;Susanna Loeb;Jonah Rockoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Susanna Loeb
Susanna Loeb Brown University
Pam Grossman
Pam Grossman University of Pennsylvania
Thomas S. Dee
Thomas S. Dee Stanford University
Jonah E. Rockoff
Jonah E. Rockoff Columbia University
Sally C. Morton
Sally C. Morton Arizona State University
John S. Akin
John S. Akin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wayne A. Fuller
Wayne A. Fuller Iowa State University
Barry M. Popkin
Barry M. Popkin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David K. Guilkey
David K. Guilkey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Angela Calabrese Barton
Angela Calabrese Barton Michigan State University

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