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John U. Ogbu 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 John U. Ogbu sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 67 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John U. Ogbu 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 John U. Ogbu sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1998 - Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 1980 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John U. Ogbu was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their academic work was primarily situated within the field of Arts and Humanities, focusing particularly on Literature and Literary Theory.

The main topics addressed in Ogbu's research included Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies. Their scholarly output reflected an engagement with decolonial perspectives and epistemological re-orientations within literary discourse.

Ogbu's recent publication was titled "Historiography and Literature in Decoloniality: An Elixir for Epistemological Re-Orientation in Nigeria", published in 2025 in the Zamfara International Journal of Humanities. This paper represented a contribution to decolonial studies within the humanities.

Coauthorships featured collaborations with researchers such as Taofiki Aminu.

  • Taofiki Aminu

Ogbu's work appeared predominantly in the Zamfara International Journal of Humanities.

  • Zamfara International Journal of Humanities

Throughout their career, Ogbu received recognition consistent with contributions to educational research and scientific advancement. Such awards included:

  • Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award, American Educational Research Association (1998)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1980)

Best Publications

  • Black students' school success: Coping with the “burden of ‘acting white’”

    Signithia Fordham;John U. Ogbu

  • Understanding Cultural Diversity and Learning

    John U. Ogbu

  • Voluntary and Involuntary Minorities: A Cultural‐Ecological Theory of School Performance with Some Implications for Education

    John U. Ogbu;Herbert D. Simons

  • Minority Education and Caste: The American System in Cross-Cultural Perspective

    John U. Ogbu

  • Variability in Minority School Performance: A Problem in Search of an Explanation

    John U. Ogbu

  • Origins of Human Competence: A Cultural-Ecological Perspective.

    John U. Ogbu

  • Black American Students in An Affluent Suburb: A Study of Academic Disengagement

    John U. Ogbu

  • Minority Status and Schooling: A Comparative Study of Immigrant and Involuntary Minorities

    Margaret A. Gibson;John U. Ogbu

  • Collective Identity and the Burden of "Acting White" in Black History, Community, and Education.

    John U. Ogbu

  • Minority education and caste

    John Ogbu

  • The next generation;: An ethnography of education in an urban neighborhood

    John U. Ogbu

  • Cultural Discontinuities and Schooling

    John U. Ogbu

  • Minority Education in Comparative Perspective

    John U. Ogbu

  • Racial stratification and education in the United States: Why inequality persists.

    John U. Ogbu

  • : Family Life and School Achievement: Why Poor Black Children Succeed or Fail

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  • Minority Status and Schooling in Plural Societies

    John U. Ogbu

  • Differences in Cultural Frame of Reference

    John U. Ogbu

  • Minority coping responses and school experience.

    John U. Ogbu

  • Adaptation to minority status and impact on school success

    John U. Ogbu

  • School Ethnography: A Multilevel Approach1

    John U. Ogbu

  • Black American Students in An Affluent Suburb

    John Ogbu

  • Minority Education and Caste: The American System in Cross-Cultural Perspective

    Thomas J. Labelle;John Ogbu

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