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Karen Seashore Louis

Karen Seashore Louis

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 66 938 815 442 373 194 28788

Karen Seashore Louis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karen Seashore Louis between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karen Seashore Louis published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2012. 2 of the 206 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2012. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1977 2025

206 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karen Seashore Louis: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 9
1982 3
1983 3
1984 2
1985 1
1986 3
1987 0
1988 1
1989 4
1990 2
1991 8
1992 4
1993 2
1994 7
1995 3
1996 6
1997 4
1998 5
1999 8
2000 0
2001 3
2002 4
2003 5
2004 8
2005 4
2006 4
2007 9
2008 7
2009 5
2010 5
2011 3
2012 19
2013 10
2014 2
2015 3
2016 4
2017 10
2018 4
2019 3
2020 4
2021 4
2022 4
2023 4
2024 1
2025 1
Total 206
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Karen Seashore Louis 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 Karen Seashore Louis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 194–203 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 194 publications — 62nd percentile

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

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304 194
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Karen Seashore Louis 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 Karen Seashore Louis sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68 66
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Karen Seashore Louis is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a strong focus on education, immunology, information systems and management, epidemiology, and public administration.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications addressing topics such as teacher education and leadership studies, educational assessment and improvement, educational and psychological assessments, sepsis diagnosis and treatment, parental involvement in education, organizational learning and leadership, and evaluation and performance assessment.

Karen's recent papers highlight a range of interdisciplinary interests. These include:

  • "Caring Leadership: The Role of Principals in Producing Caring School Cultures," 2020, published in Leadership and Policy in Schools
  • "A stratification strategy to predict secondary infection in critical illness-induced immune dysfunction: the REALIST score," 2022, published in Annals of Intensive Care
  • "Exploring trust: culturally responsive and positive school leadership," 2021, published in Journal of Educational Administration
  • "Caring school leadership, school context and organizational learning: implications for developing professional capital," 2022, published in Journal of Professional Capital and Community
  • "Integrated clustering of multiple immune marker trajectories reveals different immunotypes in severely injured patients," 2024, published in Critical Care

Their frequent co-authors include Thomas Rimmelé, Jeff Walls, Julien Textoris, Karen Brengel-Pesce, and Anne-Claire Lukaszewicz, reflecting collaborations across both educational and clinical research domains.

Karen Seashore Louis has published in a variety of academic venues with a focus on education and health sciences. Notable publication venues include:

  • Journal of Educational Administration
  • Leadership and Policy in Schools
  • Annals of Intensive Care
  • Critical Care
  • Educational Administration Quarterly

In addition to journal articles, Karen has contributed to book publications through Corwin eBooks, with titles such as "Caring School Leadership" (2020) and "Stories of Caring School Leadership" (2021).

Best Publications

  • Review of Research: How Leadership Influences Student Learning

    Kenneth Leithwood;Karen Seashore Louis;Stephen Anderson;Kyla Wahlstrom

  • Teachers’ Professional Community in Restructuring Schools

    Karen Seashore Louis;Helen M. Marks;Sharon Kruse

  • How leadership influences student learning.

    K Leithwood;KS Louis;S Anderson;K Wahlstrom

  • Professional Community in Chicago Elementary Schools: Facilitating Factors and Organizational Consequences:

    Anthony Bryk;Eric Camburn;Karen Seashore Louis

  • Does Professional Community Affect the Classroom? Teachers' Work and Student Experiences in Restructuring Schools

    Karen Seashore Louis;Helen M. Marks

  • How Teachers Experience Principal Leadership: The Roles of Professional Community, Trust, Efficacy, and Shared Responsibility

    Kyla L. Wahlstrom;Karen Seashore Louis

  • Withholding Research Results in Academic Life Science: Evidence From a National Survey of Faculty

    David Blumenthal;Eric G. Campbell;Melissa S. Anderson;Nancyanne Causino

  • How leadership influences student learning (Review of Research). New York: The Wallace Foundation.

    K Leithwood;K Louis;S Anderson;K Wahlstrom

  • How Does Leadership Affect Student Achievement? Results from a National US Survey.

    Karen Seashore Louis;Beverly Dretzke;Kyla Wahlstrom

  • Participation of Life-Science Faculty in Research Relationships with Industry

    David Blumenthal;Eric G. Campbell;Nancyanne Causino;Karen Seashore Louis

  • Professionalism and Community: Perspectives on Reforming Urban Schools

    Karen Seashore Louis

  • Professional learning communities : divergence, depth and dilemmas

    Louise Stoll;Karen Seashore Louis

  • Improving the Urban High School: What Works and Why

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  • Entrepreneurs in Academe: An Exploration of Behaviors Among Life Scientists

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  • Relationships between academic institutions and industry in the life sciences--an industry survey.

    David Blumenthal;Nancyanne Causino;Eric Campbell;Karen Seashore Louis

  • University-industry research relationships in biotechnology: implications for the university

    David Blumenthal;Michael Gluck;Karen Seashore Louis;Michael A. Stoto

  • Accountability Policies and Teacher Decision Making: Barriers to the Use of Data to Improve Practice.

    Debra Ingram;Karen Seashore Louis;Roger G. Schroeder

  • Reshaping the Principalship: Insights From Transformational Reform Efforts

    Joseph Murphy;Karen Seashore Louis

  • Stability and Change

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  • Does Teacher Empowerment Affect the Classroom? The Implications of Teacher Empowerment for Instructional Practice and Student Academic Performance

    Helen M. Marks;Karen Seashore Louis

  • How leadership influences student learning, Review of research

    Kenneth Leithwood;Karen Seashore Louis;Stephen Anderson;Kyla Wahlstrom

  • Learning from Leadership: Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning. The Informed Educator Series.

    Kyla L. Wahlstrom;Karen Seashore Louis;Kenneth Leithwood;Stephen E. Anderson

  • Professional Learning Communities

    Karen Seashore Louis;Louise Stoll

  • Professional Community in Chicago Elementary Schools: Facilitating Factors and Organizational Consequences. Revised. Final Deliverable to OERI.

    Anthony Bryk;Eric Camburn;Karen Seashore Louis

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Murphy
Joseph Murphy Vanderbilt University
Mark A. Smylie
Mark A. Smylie University of Illinois at Chicago
Eric G. Campbell
Eric G. Campbell University of Colorado Denver
Kenneth Leithwood
Kenneth Leithwood University of Toronto
David Blumenthal
David Blumenthal Harvard University
Louise Stoll
Louise Stoll University College London
Roger G. Schroeder
Roger G. Schroeder University of Minnesota
Michael A. Stoto
Michael A. Stoto Georgetown University
Milbrey W. McLaughlin
Milbrey W. McLaughlin Stanford University
James P. Spillane
James P. Spillane Northwestern University

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