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Marilyn Cochran-Smith

Marilyn Cochran-Smith

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 78 421 360 200 169 237 48599

Marilyn Cochran-Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marilyn Cochran-Smith between 1973 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marilyn Cochran-Smith published across 51 years, from 1973 to 2023, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2008. 9 of the 239 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2008. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 2 publications
1973 2023

239 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marilyn Cochran-Smith: publications per year, 1973 to 2023
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 2
1985 3
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 4
1991 4
1992 4
1993 2
1994 4
1995 3
1996 0
1997 0
1998 2
1999 9
2000 8
2001 12
2002 10
2003 10
2004 9
2005 15
2006 11
2007 2
2008 20
2009 14
2010 6
2011 6
2012 7
2013 3
2014 5
2015 7
2016 7
2017 13
2018 5
2019 3
2020 8
2021 6
2022 7
2023 2
Total 239
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Marilyn Cochran-Smith 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 Marilyn Cochran-Smith 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, 234–243 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: 237 publications — 76th percentile

76% 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
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170 237
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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Marilyn Cochran-Smith 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 Marilyn Cochran-Smith 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, 78 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: 78 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25 78
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

Marilyn Cochran-Smith is affiliated with Boston College in the United States, where their research primarily focuses on social sciences, with a strong emphasis on education. The majority of their publications relate to education, particularly in areas such as teacher education, leadership studies, and educator training. Their work also engages with aspects of sociology, political science, information systems, and management science.

Key research topics include teacher education and leadership studies, educator training and historical pedagogy, global education and multiculturalism, educational assessment and improvement, evaluation and performance assessment, collaborative teaching and inclusion, and global educational policies and reforms.

Marilyn Cochran-Smith has published extensively in several academic journals. Frequent venues for their work are:

  • Journal of Teacher Education
  • Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
  • The New Educator
  • Education Policy Analysis Archives
  • Oxford Review of Education

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Rethinking teacher education: The trouble with accountability," 2021, Oxford Review of Education
  • "Strong Equity: Repositioning Teacher Education for Social Change," 2022, Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education
  • "Exploring teacher quality: international perspectives," 2021, European Journal of Teacher Education
  • "Learning to Teach for Equity, Social Justice, and/or Diversity: Do the Measures Measure Up?" 2022, Journal of Teacher Education
  • "Agents, Agency, and Teacher Education," 2022, Journal of Teacher Education

Collaboration with other researchers is a significant aspect of Cochran-Smith's work. Frequent co-authors include Elizabeth Stringer Keefe, Emilie Mitescu Reagan, Reid Jewett Smith, Wen-Chia Chang, and Cheryl J. Craig.

Marilyn Cochran-Smith was recognized as a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Chapter 8: Relationships of Knowledge and Practice: Teacher Learning in Communities:

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Susan L. Lytle

  • Inside/Outside: Teacher Research and Knowledge

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Susan L. Lytle

  • Inquiry as Stance: Practitioner Research for the Next Generation

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Susan L. Lytle

  • Relationships of Knowledge and Practice: Teacher Learning in Communities

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Susan L. Lytle

  • Studying Teacher Education : The Report of the AERA Panel on Research and Teacher Education

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Kenneth M. Zeichner

  • The Teacher Research Movement: A Decade Later

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Susan L. Lytle

  • Walking the Road: Race, Diversity, and Social Justice in Teacher Education

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

  • Research on Teaching and Teacher Research: The Issues That Divide

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Susan L. Lytle

  • Learning to Teach against the Grain

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

  • Learning and unlearning: the education of teacher educators

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

  • Color Blindness and Basket Making Are Not the Answers: Confronting the Dilemmas of Race, Culture, and Language Diversity in Teacher Education

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

  • The New Teacher Education: For Better or for Worse?

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

  • Sticks, Stones, and Ideology: The Discourse of Reform in Teacher Education

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Mary Kim Fries

  • Teacher capacity and social justice in teacher education

    Carl A. Grant;Vonzell Agosto

  • Good and Just Teaching: The Case for Social Justice in Teacher Education

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Karen Shakman;Cindy Jong;Dianna G. Terrell

  • Critiquing Teacher Preparation Research: An Overview of the Field, Part II

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith;Ana Maria Villegas;Linda Abrams;Laura Chavez-Moreno

  • The making of a reader

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

  • Blind Vision: Unlearning Racism in Teacher Education

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

  • Teaching and Teacher Education: Absence and Presence in AERA Presidential Addresses

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

  • Studying Teacher Education What We Know and Need to Know

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

  • The New Teacher Education: For Better or For Worse? 2005 Presidential Address.

    Marilyn Cochran-Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth M. Zeichner
Kenneth M. Zeichner University of Washington
Maureen E. Kenny
Maureen E. Kenny Boston College
Michael A. Smyer
Michael A. Smyer Bucknell University
D. Jean Clandinin
D. Jean Clandinin University of Alberta
Hilda Borko
Hilda Borko Stanford University
Sandra Waddock
Sandra Waddock Boston College

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