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D-Index
61
Citations
29477
World Ranking
1313
National Ranking
611

Joyce L. Epstein 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 Joyce L. Epstein sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 162 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joyce L. Epstein 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 Joyce L. Epstein sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Joyce L. Epstein is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and is recognized for research focusing on education, family engagement, and social sciences. Their main research fields include Social Sciences and Psychology, with a particular emphasis on Education and Clinical Psychology within these domains.

The following topics have been central to their research contributions:

  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Pasture and Agricultural Systems

Some key recent publications are:

  • "Preparing Educators for School-Family-Community Partnerships: Results of a National Survey of Colleges and Universities," 2021, Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium)
  • "Interactive homework to engage parents with students on the transition from middle to high school," 2020, Middle School Journal
  • "State leadership to strengthen family engagement programs," 2022, Phi Delta Kappan
  • "Partnerships Keep Children Learning During COVID-19," 2020, Contexts
  • "Improving how schools engage families during the crucial 9th-grade year," 2021, Phi Delta Kappan

Frequent publication venues for Joyce L. Epstein include:

  • Phi Delta Kappan
  • Middle School Journal
  • Contexts
  • Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium)
  • International Journal about Parents in Education

Regular collaboration has been established with several co-authors, including:

  • Steven B. Sheldon
  • Martha Abele Mac Iver
  • Douglas J. Mac Iver
  • Barbara J. Boone
  • Megumi G. Hine

Joyce L. Epstein was named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2009. This recognition reflects an established presence in educational research communities. The scholar's work largely revolves around the interplay between families and educational institutions, with a focus on policies and practices that support family involvement in learning environments.

Best Publications

  • School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action

    Joyce Levy Epstein

  • School/Family/Community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share:

    Joyce L. Epstein

  • School, Family, And Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators And Improving Schools

    Joyce Levy Epstein

  • Present and Accounted for: Improving Student Attendance Through Family and Community Involvement

    Joyce L. Epstein;Steven B. Sheldon

  • School Programs and Teacher Practices of Parent Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle Schools

    Joyce L. Epstein;Susan L. Dauber

  • Involvement counts: Family and community partnerships and mathematics achievement

    Steven B. Sheldon;Joyce L. Epstein

  • Parent Involvement: A Survey of Teacher Practices

    Henry Jay Becker;Joyce L. Epstein

  • Prospects for Change: Preparing Educators for School, Family, and Community Partnerships.

    Joyce L. Epstein;Mavis G. Sanders

  • Parents' Reactions to Teacher Practices of Parent Involvement

    Joyce L. Epstein

  • School and Family Partnerships.

    Joyce L. Epstein;Lori J. Connors

  • Improving Student Behavior and School Discipline with Family and Community Involvement

    Steven B. Sheldon;Joyce L. Epstein

  • Teachers' Reported Practices of Parent Involvement: Problems and Possibilities

    Joyce L. Epstein;Henry Jay Becker

  • More Than Minutes: Teachers' Roles in Designing Homework

    Joyce L. Epstein;Frances L. Van Voorhis

  • Parent Involvement: What Research Says to Administrators

    Joyce L. Epstein

  • School and family connections: theory, research, and implications for integrating sociologies of education and family

    Joyce L. Epstein

  • Connecting Home, School, and Community

    Joyce L. Epstein;Mavis G. Sanders

  • The Concept and Measurement of the Quality of School Life

    Joyce L. Epstein;James M. Mcpartland

  • Toward a theory of family-school connections: Teacher practices and parent involvement.

    Joyce L. Epstein

  • Moving Forward: Ideas for Research on School, Family, and Community Partnerships

    Joyce L. Epstein;Steven B. Sheldon

  • Effects on student achievement of teachers' practices of parent involvement.

    Joyce L. Epstein

  • School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action. Second Edition.

    Joyce L. Epstein;Mavis G. Sanders;Beth S. Simon;Karen Clark Salinas

  • School, family, and community partnerships in teachers’ professional work

    Joyce L. Epstein

  • School/family/community Partnerships: Caring for the Children We Share: When Schools Form Partnerships with Families and the Community, the Children Benefit. These Guidelines for Building Partnerships Can Make It Happen

    Joyce L. Epstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Valle
Antonio Valle University of A Coruña
José Carlos Núñez
José Carlos Núñez University of Oviedo
Anne C. Petersen
Anne C. Petersen University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Pedro Rosário
Pedro Rosário University of Minho
Doris R. Entwisle
Doris R. Entwisle Johns Hopkins University
Patricia Dittus
Patricia Dittus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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