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Stephen P. Heyneman

Stephen P. Heyneman

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
38
Citations
7051
World Ranking
5896
National Ranking
2807

Stephen P. Heyneman 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 Stephen P. Heyneman sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 209 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen P. Heyneman 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 Stephen P. Heyneman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen P. Heyneman is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their academic contributions predominantly lie within the social sciences, with a particular focus on education.

The main fields of study for Heyneman include:

  • Social Sciences

Subfields of study expand into the following areas:

  • Education
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Safety Research
  • Demography
  • Development

Heyneman's research covers several key topics:

  • School Choice and Performance
  • Global Educational Policies and Reforms
  • Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
  • Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
  • Indigenous and Place-Based Education
  • International Development and Aid
  • Higher Education Governance and Development

The scientist frequently publishes in specialized academic venues. The most common publication venues are:

  • International Journal of Educational Development
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education
  • Prospects

Heyneman has collaborated with a number of researchers, among the most frequent co-authors are:

  • M. Niaz Asadullah
  • Donia Smaali Bouhlila
  • Sheng-Ju Chan
  • Alexandra Draxler
  • Wei Ha

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Stephen P. Heyneman include:

  • "Education and Corruption" (2020) published in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education
  • "A year of missed opportunity: Post-Covid learning loss - A renewed call to action" (2023) published in International Journal of Educational Development
  • "The future of aid for education: Three essays" (2022) published in International Journal of Educational Development
  • "Fake news, fake truth: A new purpose for public schooling" (2021) published in International Journal of Educational Development
  • "IJED Volume 91 article summaries" (2022) published in International Journal of Educational Development

Best Publications

  • The Effect of Primary-School Quality on Academic Achievement across Twenty-nine High- and Low-Income Countries

    Stephen P. Heyneman;William A. Loxley

  • The History and Problems in the Making of Education Policy at the World Bank, 1960–2000

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • Education and corruption

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • The Cost of Corruption in Higher Education

    Stephen P. Heyneman;Kathryn H. Anderson;Nazym Nuraliyeva

  • Influences on Academic Achievement Across High and Low Income Countries: A Re-Analysis of IEA Data.

    Stephen P. Heyneman;William A. Loxley

  • Influences on Academic Achievement: A Comparison of Results from Uganda and More Industrialized Societies.

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • From the Party/State to Multiethnic Democracy: Education and Social Cohesion in Europe and Central Asia

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • Low-cost private schools for the poor: what public policy is appropriate

    Stephen P. Heyneman;Jonathan M.B. Stern

  • Third World School Quality Current Collapse, Future Potential

    Bruce Fuller;Stephen P. Heyneman

  • Improving elementary mathematics education in Nicaragua : an experimental study of the impact of textbooks and radio on achievement

    Dean T. Jamison;Barbara Searle;Klaus Galda;Stephen P. Heyneman

  • Education and the Crisis of Social Cohesion in Azerbaijan and Central Asia

    Iveta Silova;Mark S. Johnson;Stephen P. Heyneman

  • The quality of education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • Student Learning in Uganda: Textbook Availability and Other Factors

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  • A Comment on the Changes in Higher Education in the Former Soviet Union.

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • Textbooks in the Philippines: Evaluation of the Pedagogical Impact of a Nationwide Investment

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  • International Organizations and the Future of Education Assistance

    Stephen P. Heyneman;Bommi Lee

  • Textbooks and Achievement in Developing Countries: What we Know

    Stephen P. Heyneman;Joseph P. Farrell;Manuel A. Sepulveda‐Stuardo

  • Education, Social Cohesion, and the Future Role of International Organizations

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • Uses of examinations in developing countries: Selection, research, and education sector management

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • The transition from party/state to open democracy: The role of education

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • Economics of education: Disappointments and potential

    Stephen P. Heyneman

  • A renewed sense for the purposes of schooling: The challenges of education and social cohesion in Asia, Africa, Latin America, Europe and Central Asia

    Stephen P. Heyneman;Sanja Todoric-Bebic

Frequent Co-Authors

Dean T. Jamison
Dean T. Jamison University of California, San Francisco
Bruce Fuller
Bruce Fuller University of California, Berkeley

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