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Jeffrey R. Henig publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey R. Henig sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 333+

This scientist: 126 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

Jeffrey R. Henig D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jeffrey R. Henig sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Jeffrey R. Henig is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and specializes in research within the social sciences, focusing notably on education. Their work spans multiple subfields including education, sociology and political science, political science and international relations, and public administration. The primary topics addressed in their research include school choice and performance, urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies, parental involvement in education, higher education research studies, innovations in educational methods, policy transfer and learning, and public policy and administration research.

Henig has authored several recent papers, covering a range of education-related issues. These include:

  • The "Good" Schools: Academic Performance Data, School Choice, and Segregation (2023, AERA Open)
  • The Effects of Student Growth Data on School District Choice: Evidence from a Survey Experiment (2021, American Journal of Education)
  • Dismantled: The Breakup of an Urban School System: Detroit, 1980-2016 by Leanne Kang (2022, Michigan Historical Review)
  • Contents (2020, Stanford University Press eBooks)
  • Mayoral Control and School Superintendents: Lessons from Japan (2022, Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education)

Collaboration plays a key role in Henig's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • David M. Houston
  • Wilbur C. Rich
  • Jeannie Oakes
  • Wendy D. Puriefoy
  • Dennis Shirley

Henig's work has appeared in multiple publication venues. The most frequent include:

  • AERA Open
  • American Journal of Education
  • Michigan Historical Review
  • Stanford University Press eBooks
  • Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education

Among their recognized achievements, Henig was named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Rethinking School Choice

    Jeffrey R. Henig

  • The Color of School Reform: Race, Politics, and the Challenge of Urban Education

    Jeffrey R. Henig;Richard C. Hula;Marion Orr;Desiree S. Pedescleaux

  • Shrinking the State: The Political Underpinnings of Privatization

    Harvey B. Feigenbaum;Jeffrey R. Henig;Chris Hamnett

  • Rethinking School Choice: Limits of the Market Metaphor

    Jeffrey R. Henig

  • The Color of School Reform

    Jeffrey R. Henig;Richard C. Hula;Marion Orr;Desiree S. Pedescleaux

  • Creaming Versus Cropping: Charter School Enrollment Practices in Response to Market Incentives:

    Natalie Lacireno-Paquet;Thomas T. Holyoke;Michele Moser;Jeffrey R. Henig

  • Spin Cycle: How Research Gets Used in Policy Debates--The Case of Charter Schools

    Jeffrey R. Henig

  • The Political Underpinnings of Privatization: A Typology

    Harvey B. Feigenbaum;Jeffrey R. Henig

  • The End of Exceptionalism in American Education: The Changing Politics of School Reform

    Jeffrey R. Henig

  • Privatization in the United States: Theory and Practice

    Jeffrey R. Henig

  • Between Public and Private: Politics, Governance, and the New Portfolio Models for Urban School Reform.

    Katrina E. Bulkley;Jeffrey R. Henig;Henry M. Levin

  • Neighborhood Mobilization: Redevelopment and Response

    Jeffrey R. Henig

  • Locational Decisions of Charter Schools: Probing the Market Metaphor

    Jeffrey R. Henig;Jason A. MacDonald

  • Housing Vouchers and Certificates as a Vehicle for Deconcentrating the Poor: Evidence from the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area

    John M. Hartung;Jeffrey R. Henig

  • The Influence of Founder Type on Charter School Structures and Operations.

    Jeffrey R. Henig;Thomas T. Holyoke;Heath Brown;Natalie Lacireno‐Paquet

  • Spin cycle : how research is used in policy debates : the case of charter schools

    Jeffrey R. Henig

  • Mayors in the middle : politics, race, and mayoral control of urban schools

    Jeffrey R. Henig;Wilbur C. Rich

  • Reducing Fear of Crime: Strategies for Intervention

    Jeffrey Henig;Michael G. Maxfield

  • Scale of Operations and Locus of Control in Market‐ Versus Mission‐Oriented Charter Schools*

    Heath Brown;Jeffrey Henig;Natalie Lacireno-Paquet;Thomas T. Holyoke

  • Shopping in the Political Arena: Strategic State and Local Venue Selection by Advocates

    Thomas T. Holyoke;Heath Brown;Jeffrey R. Henig

  • Privatization, Politics, and Urban Services: The Political Behavior of Charter Schools

    Jeffrey R. Henig;Thomas T. Holyoke;Natalie Lacireno-Paquet;Michele Moser

  • Policy dynamics and the evolution of state charter school laws

    Thomas T. Holyoke;Jeffrey R. Henig;Heath Brown;Natalie Lacireno-Paquet

  • Choice in public schools: an analysis of transfer requests among magnet schools

    Jeffrey R. Henig

  • Shrinking the State

    Harvey Feigenbaum;Jeffrey Henig;Chris Hamnett

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Hamnett
Chris Hamnett King's College London
Frederick M. Hess
Frederick M. Hess American Enterprise Institute
Henry M. Levin
Henry M. Levin Columbia University
Lee Sigelman
Lee Sigelman George Washington University
Bryan D. Jones
Bryan D. Jones The University of Texas at Austin
Clarence N. Stone
Clarence N. Stone George Washington University

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