Thomas J. Kane publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas J. Kane between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas J. Kane published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2012. 7 of the 139 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

2 4 6 8 10

1977 2025

139 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas J. Kane: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year	Publications
1977	1
1978	0
1979	0
1980	0
1981	0
1982	1
1983	0
1984	0
1985	0
1986	1
1987	1
1988	0
1989	1
1990	1
1991	0
1992	0
1993	4
1994	2
1995	6
1996	2
1997	2
1998	2
1999	5
2000	0
2001	3
2002	4
2003	8
2004	4
2005	3
2006	8
2007	3
2008	7
2009	3
2010	6
2011	8
2012	10
2013	4
2014	3
2015	3
2016	2
2017	2
2018	1
2019	7
2020	6
2021	4
2022	3
2023	1
2024	2
2025	5
Total	139

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Thomas J. Kane 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 Thomas J. Kane sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% 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	128
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
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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Thomas J. Kane 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 Thomas J. Kane sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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	58
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
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

Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration
Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration

Overview

Thomas J. Kane is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Social Sciences with a significant contribution to Engineering as well. Within these main fields, the work concentrates on several subfields including Education, Information Systems and Management, Demography, Control and Systems Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their research topics cover a range of educational and social issues. Key areas of study include:

School Choice and Performance
Parental Involvement in Education
Educational Assessment and Improvement
Early Childhood Education and Development
Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
Online Learning and Analytics
Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities

Among the recent publications by Thomas J. Kane are:

The Educational Consequences of Remote and Hybrid Instruction during the Pandemic, 2023, American Economic Review Insights
Curriculum Reform in The Common Core Era: Evaluating Elementary Math Textbooks Across Six U.S. States, 2020, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Is College Remediation a Barrier or a Boost? Evidence from the Tennessee SAILS Program, 2021, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
NILM dashboard: Actionable feedback for condition-based maintenance, 2020, IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine
Have Income-Based Achievement Gaps Widened or Narrowed?, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal

The most frequent publication venues for Kane's work include:

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness
American Economic Review Insights
IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine
SSRN Electronic Journal

Thomas J. Kane commonly collaborates with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

Douglas O. Staiger
Tyler Patterson
Dan Goldhaber
Rachel Hitch
Dana Weisenfeld

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of The National Academy of Public Administration. This distinction reflects their involvement in public policy and administration-related research activities.

Best Publications

Estimating Teacher Impacts on Student Achievement: An Experimental Evaluation

Thomas J. Kane;Douglas O. Staiger

2328
Citations
What does certification tell us about teacher effectiveness?: evidence from New York City

Thomas J. Kane;Jonah E. Rockoff;Douglas O. Staiger

2057
Citations
Labor Market Returns to Two- and Four-Year Colleges: Is a Credit a Credit and Do Degrees Matter?

Thomas J. Kane;Cecilia E. Rouse

1498
Citations
Labor-Market Returns to Two- and Four-Year College

Thomas J. Kane;Cecilia Elena Rouse

1023
Citations
College Entry by Blacks since 1970: The Role of College Costs, Family Background, and the Returns to Education

Thomas J. Kane

940
Citations
Gathering Feedback for Teaching: Combining High-Quality Observations with Student Surveys and Achievement Gains. Research Paper. MET Project.

Thomas J. Kane;Douglas O. Staiger

928
Citations
Accountability and Flexibility in Public Schools: Evidence from Boston's Charters And Pilots

Atila Abdulkadiroğlu;Joshua D. Angrist;Susan M. Dynarski;Thomas J. Kane

915
Citations
The Promise and Pitfalls of Using Imprecise School Accountability Measures

Thomas J. Kane;Douglas O. Staiger

774
Citations
The Community College: Educating Students at the Margin Between College and Work

Thomas J. Kane;Cecilia Elena Rouse

703
Citations
Rising Public College Tuition and College Entry: How Well Do Public Subsidies Promote Access to College?

Thomas J. Kane

700
Citations
Identifying Effective Classroom Practices Using Student Achievement Data.

Thomas J. Kane;Eric S. Taylor;John H. Tyler;Amy L. Wooten

643
Citations
Parental Preferences and School Competition: Evidence from a Public School Choice Program

Justine S. Hastings;Thomas J. Kane;Douglas O. Staiger

597
Citations
The Price of Admission: Rethinking How Americans Pay for College

Thomas J. Kane

580
Citations
8. Student Perceptions of College Opportunities: The Boston COACH Program

Christopher Avery;Thomas J. Kane;Bruce Sacerdote

555
Citations
A Quasi-Experimental Estimate of the Impact of Financial Aid on College-Going

Thomas J. Kane

546
Citations
Have We Identified Effective Teachers?: Validating Measures of Effective Teaching Using Random Assignment

Thomas J. Kane;Daniel F. McCaffrey;Trey Miller;Douglas Staiger

538
Citations
School Choice, School Quality and Postsecondary Attainment.

David James Deming;Justine S. Hastings;Thomas J. Kane;Douglas O. Staiger

515
Citations
Can You Recognize an Effective Teacher when You Recruit One

Jonah E. Rockoff;Brian A. Jacob;Thomas J. Kane;Douglas O. Staiger

460
Citations
School Quality, Neighborhoods, and Housing Prices

Thomas J. Kane;Stephanie K. Riegg;Douglas O. Staiger

425
Citations
Racial and Ethnic Preferences in College Admissions

Thomas J. Kane

414
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas O. Staiger Dartmouth College

Justine S. Hastings University of Washington

Jonah E. Rockoff Columbia University

Joshua D. Angrist MIT

Susan Dynarski Harvard University

Parag A. Pathak MIT

Dietmar Harhoff Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

Cecilia Elena Rouse Princeton University

Brian A. Jacob University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Martin R. West Harvard University

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