2026 John Engberg: 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	35	6663	6193	3231	2948	153	6970

Overview

John Engberg is affiliated with the RAND Corporation in the United States. Their research contributions span primarily the social sciences, with a total of 21 publications in this broad field. Their work focuses notably on education, economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, gender studies, and statistics and probability.

Engberg's research explores key topics including school choice and performance, education discipline and inequality, labor market dynamics and wage inequality, gender, labor, and family dynamics, advanced causal inference techniques, educational assessment and improvement, as well as bullying, victimization, and aggression.

They have published in several notable academic venues, each reflecting different aspects of their research interests. These publication venues include:

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Sociology of Education
Science Advances
Labour Economics
Journal of Labor Economics

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Engberg demonstrate engagement with both policy and methodological issues. These include:

The thin blue line in schools: New evidence on school-based policing across the U.S., 2023, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Adding Insult to Injury: Arrests Reduce Attendance through Institutional Mechanisms, 2022, Sociology of Education
The impact of defense counsel at bail hearings, 2023, Science Advances
RCT evidence on differential impact of US job training programmes by pre-training employment status, 2022, Labour Economics
Optimal Allocation of Seats in the Presence of Peer Effects: Evidence from a Job Training Program, 2022, Journal of Labor Economics

Engberg frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, contributing collectively to research development. Frequent collaborators include Matthew Baird, Isaac Opper, Italo A. Gutierrez, Nicholas G. Castle, and Shawn D. Bushway.

In addition to journal articles, Engberg has contributed to multiple book publications under the RAND Corporation eBooks series. These works focus on a variety of topics related to community schools, education improvement, and evaluation of funding and programs. Notable titles include:

Illustrating the Promise of Community Schools: An Assessment of the Impact of the New York City Community Schools Initiative, 2020
What Is the Impact of the New York City Community Schools Initiative?, 2020
Evaluation of Delaware's Opportunity Funding and Student Success Block Grant Programs: Third and Final Year, 2023
Variation in Improvement Among Schools in the Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching, 2020
The Intensive Partnerships for Effective Teaching: A Comparison of School Outcomes, 2020
Improving the Department of the Army's Marketing for Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention of Civilians in Critical Occupations, 2022

Best Publications

Staff turnover and quality of care in nursing homes.

Nicholas G Castle;John Engberg

540
Citations
A day at a time: Predicting smoking lapse from daily urge

Saul Shiffman;John B. Engberg;Jean A. Paty;Walter G. Perz

485
Citations
Job Satisfaction of Nurse Aides in Nursing Homes: Intent to Leave and Turnover

Nicholas G. Castle;John Engberg;Ruth A. Anderson;Aiju Men

428
Citations
Organizational characteristics associated with staff turnover in nursing homes.

Nicholas G. Castle;John Engberg

342
Citations
The opportunity costs of informal elder-care in the United States: new estimates from the American time use survey

Amalavoyal V. Chari;John Engberg;Kristin N. Ray;M.P.H. Ateev Mehrotra M.D.

325
Citations
Enterprise zones and local employment: evidence from the states’ programs

Daniele Bondonio;John Engberg

305
Citations
Dynamic effects of self-efficacy on smoking lapse and relapse.

Saul Shiffman;Mark H. Balabanis;Jean A. Paty;John Engberg

296
Citations
An ecological study of the location of gang set space

George E. Tita;Jacqueline Cohen;John Engberg

258
Citations
Closing schools in a shrinking district: Do student outcomes depend on which schools are closed?

John Engberg;Brian Gill;Gema Zamarro;Ron Zimmer

249
Citations
The influence of staffing characteristics on quality of care in nursing homes.

Nicholas G. Castle;John Engberg

242
Citations
Nursing Home Staff Turnover: Impact on Nursing Home Compare Quality Measures

Nicholas G. Castle;John Engberg;Aiju Men

238
Citations
Opportunity costs of ambulatory medical care in the United States.

Kristin N Ray;Amalavoyal V Chari;John Engberg;Marnie Bertolet

159
Citations
The health consequences of using physical restraints in nursing homes.

Nicholas G Castle;John Engberg

152
Citations
Further Examination of the Influence of Caregiver Staffing Levels on Nursing Home Quality

Nicholas G. Castle;John Engberg

151
Citations
Disparities in Time Spent Seeking Medical Care in the United States

Kristin N. Ray;Amalavoyal V. Chari;John Engberg;Marnie Bertolet

148
Citations
Scale and scope economies among health maintenance organizations.

Douglas Wholey;Roger Feldman;Jon B Christianson;John Engberg

147
Citations
The impact of state enterprise zones on urban manufacturing establishments

Robert T. Greenbaum;John B. Engberg

144
Citations
Can Restorative Practices Improve School Climate and Curb Suspensions?: An Evaluation of the Impact of Restorative Practices in a Mid-Sized Urban School District

Catherine H. Augustine;John Engberg;Geoffrey E. Grimm;Emma Lee

144
Citations
Physical Restraint Initiation in Nursing Homes and Subsequent Resident Health

John Engberg;Nicholas G. Castle;Daniel F. McCaffrey

142
Citations
Use of claims data to examine the impact of length of inpatient psychiatric stay on readmission rate.

Roberto Figueroa;Jeffrey Harman;John Engberg

138
Citations
Reducing substance use improves adolescents' school attendance.

John Engberg;Andrew R. Morral

133
Citations
State Enterprise Zones and Local Housing Markets

John Engberg;Robert Greenbaum

130
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Chinman RAND Corporation

Laura S. Hamilton RAND Corporation

Jon B. Christianson University of Minnesota

Brian M. Stecher RAND Corporation

Elizabeth J. D'Amico RAND Corporation

Michael P. Johnson Pennsylvania State University

Heather C. Hill Harvard University

Saul Shiffman University of Pittsburgh

Jean Paty IQVIA (United Kingdom)

Susan H. Godley University of Miami

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