Alan J. Daly

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
145 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Alan J. Daly is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan J. Daly has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Education, 37 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 35 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Alan J. Daly's work include Educational Assessment and Improvement (35 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (32 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (30 papers). Alan J. Daly is often cited by papers focused on Educational Assessment and Improvement (35 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (32 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (30 papers). Alan J. Daly collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Taiwan. Alan J. Daly's co-authors include Nienke Moolenaar, Kara S. Finnigan, Peter Sleegers, Yi‐Hwa Liou, William P. Marnane, Janet H. Chrispeels, Vicki Park, Peter Björklund, Martin Rehm and Alison Wishard Guerra and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Alan J. Daly

140 papers receiving 4.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Social Network Theory and Educational Change.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan J. Daly United States	34	2.7k	997	894	626	385	145	4.4k
Peter Gronn Australia	24	2.6k 0.9×	415 0.4×	556 0.6×	493 0.8×	239 0.6×	72	4.9k
Daniël Muijs United Kingdom	41	5.0k 1.8×	674 0.7×	619 0.7×	929 1.5×	85 0.2×	131	6.4k
Richard Halverson United States	21	2.7k 1.0×	817 0.8×	571 0.6×	1.1k 1.7×	86 0.2×	51	4.2k
Cynthia E. Coburn United States	33	4.6k 1.7×	3.1k 3.1×	890 1.0×	995 1.6×	131 0.3×	59	6.7k
Ronny Scherer Norway	41	3.5k 1.3×	897 0.9×	856 1.0×	1.0k 1.7×	234 0.6×	126	6.7k
Michael S. Garet United States	27	5.6k 2.1×	895 0.9×	596 0.7×	1.5k 2.3×	48 0.1×	69	6.9k
Gene E. Hall United States	25	2.6k 0.9×	472 0.5×	350 0.4×	617 1.0×	86 0.2×	92	4.1k
Alan Cheung Hong Kong	28	2.6k 1.0×	264 0.3×	334 0.4×	1.4k 2.3×	149 0.4×	134	4.0k
Adam Gamoran United States	38	5.6k 2.0×	427 0.4×	1.7k 1.9×	1.0k 1.6×	69 0.2×	118	7.0k
Laura S. Hamilton United States	36	3.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	329 0.4×	680 1.1×	34 0.1×	225	4.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Daly, Alan J., et al.. (2025). Collaboration on school improvement under different educational accountability systems in two countries. Educational Assessment Evaluation and Accountability. 37(3). 303–329.

Hammerness, Karen, Preeti Gupta, Peter Björklund, et al.. (2024). From opportunity gap to opportunity yield: The benefits of out-of-school authentic mentored research for youth from historically marginalized communities in STEM. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 94. 101694–101694. 3 indexed citations

Rehm, Martin, et al.. (2024). Shifting the focus: examining knowledge brokers' relational ecosystems. Frontiers in Education. 9. 1 indexed citations

Hammerness, Karen, Peter Björklund, Alan J. Daly, et al.. (2024). The role of flourishing in the STEM trajectories of emerging adults. Frontiers in Education. 9. 2 indexed citations

Sinnema, Claire, et al.. (2023). Improving the Relational Space of Curriculum Realisation: Social Network Interventions. 2 indexed citations

Sinnema, Claire, et al.. (2023). A Contextual Approach to Designing, Implementing, and Adapting a Wellbeing Program: A case Study of the MARKERS Wellbeing Program for Educators. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology. 9(1). 301–325. 1 indexed citations

Liou, Yi‐Hwa, et al.. (2022). Leaders' advice networks over time: the role of beliefs and organizational learning during change implementation. Journal of Educational Administration. 60(6). 579–596. 2 indexed citations

Daly, Alan J., et al.. (2019). Límites para la comunicación política desde las grandes plataformas sociales de Internet. Un caso de estudio: de "la casta" a "la trama". Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas. 65–82. 1 indexed citations

Moukarzel, Sara, et al.. (2019). Getting schooled: teachers’ views on school-based breastfeeding education in Lebanon. International Breastfeeding Journal. 14(1). 3–3. 3 indexed citations

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Liou, Yi‐Hwa, Esther T. Canrinus, & Alan J. Daly. (2018). Activating the implementers: The role of organizational expectations, teacher beliefs, and motivation in bringing about reform. Teaching and Teacher Education. 79. 60–72. 30 indexed citations

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Finnigan, Kara S. & Alan J. Daly. (2017). The Trust Gap: Understanding the Effects of Leadership Churn in School Districts.. The American Educator. 41(2). 24. 6 indexed citations

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Daly, Alan J., et al.. (2016). Identifying the new Influencers in the Internet Era: Social Media and Social Network Analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 16 indexed citations

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Daly, Alan J., et al.. (2016). Identificando a los nuevos influyentes en tiempos de Internet: medios sociales y análisis de redes sociales. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 33 indexed citations

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Finnigan, Kara S. & Alan J. Daly. (2014). Using research evidence in education : from the schoolhouse door to Capitol Hill. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 21 indexed citations

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Finnigan, Kara S. & Alan J. Daly. (2014). Using Research Evidence in Education: From the Schoolhouse Door to Capitol Hill. Policy Implications of Research in Education.. Springer US. 7 indexed citations

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Maele, Dimitri Van, Nienke Moolenaar, & Alan J. Daly. (2013). Welcome to the neighborhood: A social network perspective on the effects of social influence on teacher trust. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Daly, Alan J.. (2012). Data, Dyads, and Dynamics: Exploring Data Use and Social Networks in Educational Improvement. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 114(11). 1–38. 101 indexed citations

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Daly, Alan J., et al.. (2011). Leading Under Sanction: Principals' Perceptions of Threat Rigidity, Efficacy, and Leadership in Underperforming Schools. Leadership and Policy in Schools. 10(2). 171–206. 45 indexed citations

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Moolenaar, Nienke, et al.. (2010). Ties with potential: Social network structure and innovative climate in Dutch schools. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 8 indexed citations

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Daly, Alan J.. (2010). Social Network Theory and Educational Change.. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 464 indexed citations breakdown →

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