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Joan L. Herman 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 Joan L. Herman sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 170 publications — 52nd percentile

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

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

Joan L. Herman 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 Joan L. Herman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Joan L. Herman is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and decision sciences, with a notable focus on education and management science.

Their work addresses several areas including evaluation and performance assessment, optimal experimental design methods, educational and psychological assessments, disability education and employment, youth substance use and school attendance, teacher education and leadership studies, and literacy, media, and education.

Herman has contributed to multiple publication venues, particularly Educational Assessment, where they have published three papers. Other frequent venues include Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst) and The Urban Review.

Recent papers include:

  • Introduction to the Special Issue: Fairness in Educational Assessment and the Next Edition of the Standards (2023) in Educational Assessment
  • Introduction (2020) in Educational Assessment
  • Fairness in Educational Assessment and the Next Edition of the Standards: Concluding Commentary (2023) in Educational Assessment
  • True and Quasi-Experimental Designs (2020) in Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
  • Examining the Effect of an Interdisciplinary Literacy Program on Student Learning (2021) in The Urban Review

Joan L. Herman has collaborated frequently with several coauthors during their research career. These include Alison L. Bailey, José Felipe Martínez, Barry Gribbons, Michael T. Kane, and Wang Jia.

Their subfields of study further reflect an interdisciplinary approach incorporating management science and operations research, education, developmental and educational psychology, safety research, and literature and literary theory.

Best Publications

  • Defining Twenty-First Century Skills

    Marilyn Binkley;Ola Erstad;Joan Herman;Senta Raizen

  • A practical guide to alternative assessment

    Joan L. Herman

  • Evaluator's handbook

    Joan L Herman;Lynn Lyons Morris;Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon

  • From Evidence to Action: A Seamless Process in Formative Assessment?

    Jinok Kim;Terry Vendlinski;Joan Herman

  • True and Quasi-Experimental Designs

    Barry Gribbons;Joan Herman

  • Portfolio Research: A Slim Collection.

    Joan L. Herman;Lynn Winters

  • Integrating Literacy and Science in Biology: Teaching and Learning Impacts of Reading Apprenticeship Professional Development

    Cynthia L. Greenleaf;Cindy Litman;Thomas L. Hanson;Rachel Rosen

  • Some Effects of Parent Involvement in Schools.

    Joan L. Herman;Jennie P. Yeh

  • The Effects of Standardized Testing on Teaching and Schools.

    Joan L. Herman;Shari Golan

  • What Research Tells Us about Good Assessment.

    Joan L. Herman

  • What Does Research Say About Assessment

    R. J. Dietel;J. L. Herman;R. A. Knuth

  • Effects of Standardized Testing on Teachers and Learning--Another Look.

    Joan L. Herman;Shari Golan

  • Assessing English Language Learners’ Opportunity to Learn Mathematics: Issues and Limitations:

    Jamal Abedi;Joan Herman

  • A Historical Perspective on Validity Arguments for Accountability Testing

    Edward h. Haertel;Joan l. Herman

  • Assessing Students' Opportunity to Learn: Teacher and Student Perspectives

    Joan L. Herman;Davina C. D. Klein;Jamal Abedi

  • Children Left behind in AYP and Non-AYP Schools: Using Student Progress and the Distribution of Student Gains to Validate AYP.

    Kilchan Choi;Michael Seltzer;Joan Herman;Kyo Yamashiro

  • Developing Expertise With Classroom Assessment in K–12 Science: Learning to Interpret Student Work. Interim Findings From a 2-Year Study

    Maryl Gearhart;Sam Nagashima;Jennifer Pfotenhauer;Shaunna Clark

  • Assessing Writing Portfolios: issues in the Validity and Meaning of Scores

    Joan L. Herman;Maryl Gearhart;Eva L. Baker

  • Validity Issues in Assessing English Language Learners' Language Proficiency

    Mikyung Kim Wolf;Tim Farnsworth;Joan Herman

  • Investigating the dynamics of formative assessment: relationships between teacher knowledge, assessment practice and learning

    Joan Herman;Ellen Osmundson;Yunyun Dai;Cathy Ringstaff

  • Issues in Assessing English Language Learners: English Language Proficiency Measures and Accommodation Uses. Literature Review (Part 1 of 3). CRESST Report 731.

    Mikyung Kim Wolf;Jenny Kao;Joan Herman;Lyle F. Bachman

Frequent Co-Authors

Noreen M. Webb
Noreen M. Webb University of California, Los Angeles
Mark Wilson
Mark Wilson University of California, Berkeley
Robert Bayley
Robert Bayley University of California, Davis
Lisa M. Sullivan
Lisa M. Sullivan Boston University
Brian M. Stecher
Brian M. Stecher RAND Corporation

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