Alfie Kohn

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Alfie Kohn is a scholar working on Education, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alfie Kohn has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Education, 4 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alfie Kohn's work include Values and Moral Education (6 papers), Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (5 papers) and Education Methods and Practices (4 papers). Alfie Kohn is often cited by papers focused on Values and Moral Education (6 papers), Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (5 papers) and Education Methods and Practices (4 papers). Alfie Kohn collaborates with scholars based in United States. Alfie Kohn's co-authors include J. Scott Armstrong and Jeffrey Pfeffer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Marketing, Review of Educational Research and Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education.

In The Last Decade

Alfie Kohn

67 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incenti... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1999 1988 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alfie Kohn United States 27 1.7k 696 679 619 375 76 3.8k
Peter Sleegers Netherlands 37 4.1k 2.4× 673 1.0× 684 1.0× 1.1k 1.8× 634 1.7× 86 5.6k
Eva Kyndt Belgium 34 3.0k 1.7× 857 1.2× 514 0.8× 965 1.6× 871 2.3× 97 5.4k
John C. Smart United States 39 3.7k 2.1× 804 1.2× 784 1.2× 180 0.3× 467 1.2× 140 5.6k
Helen M. Marks United States 19 4.0k 2.3× 421 0.6× 430 0.6× 686 1.1× 251 0.7× 37 4.8k
Judy Cameron Canada 13 507 0.3× 751 1.1× 352 0.5× 602 1.0× 518 1.4× 24 2.6k
Daniël Muijs United Kingdom 41 5.0k 2.9× 508 0.7× 619 0.9× 929 1.5× 222 0.6× 131 6.4k
Martin M. Chemers United States 23 1.4k 0.8× 1.5k 2.2× 581 0.9× 455 0.7× 670 1.8× 52 4.2k
Judith Preissle United States 10 1.9k 1.1× 364 0.5× 1.0k 1.5× 550 0.9× 111 0.3× 27 3.7k
Sanne Akkerman Netherlands 29 2.6k 1.5× 451 0.6× 1.0k 1.5× 1.3k 2.1× 141 0.4× 87 4.7k
Wendy M. Williams United States 26 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 1.5× 917 1.4× 551 0.9× 222 0.6× 72 5.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alfie Kohn

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alfie Kohn

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kohn, Alfie. (2011). Ten Obvious Truths that We Shouldn't Be Ignoring.. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review. 77(1). 11–16.
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Kohn, Alfie. (2010). Debunking the Case for National Standards.. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review. 75(8). 4–7. 4 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (2010). How to Create Nonreaders: Reflections on Motivation, Learning, and Sharing Power.. The English Journal. 100(1). 16–22. 12 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (2009). When 21st-Century Schooling Just Isn't Good Enough: A Modest Proposal.. 45(2). 38–39. 4 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (2008). It's Not What We Teach, It's What They Learn.. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review. 74(4). 4–7. 1 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (2008). Who's Cheating Whom?.. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review. 73(5). 4–11. 13 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (2008). Why Self-Discipline Is Overrated: The (Troubling) Theory and Practice of Control from within.. Phi Delta Kappan. 90(3). 168–176. 14 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (2006). The Trouble with Rubrics. The English Journal. 95(4). 12–15. 43 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (2004). Rebuilding School Culture to Make Schools Safer.. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review. 70(3). 23–30. 5 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (2003). Rethinking Character Education: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Camp and Kids.. 76(5). 24–29. 2 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (2001). Fighting the Tests: Turning Frustration into Action.. Young children. 56(2). 19–24.
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Kohn, Alfie. (2000). Raising Children Who Care.. 25(2). 185–206. 3 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (1998). Adventures in Ethics Versus Behavior Control: A Reply to My Critics.. Phi Delta Kappan. 79(6). 3 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (1997). How Not to Teach Values A Critical Look at Character Education. Phi Delta Kappan. 78(6). 91 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (1994). Bribes for Behaving: Why Behaviorism Doesn't Help Children Become Good People.. 19(2). 71–94. 4 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (1993). Choices for Children: Why and How to Let Students Decide.. Phi Delta Kappan. 75(1). 89 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (1993). Turning Learning into a Business: Concerns about Total Quality.. Educational leadership. 51(1). 58–61. 19 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (1991). Cooperation: What it means and doesn't mean. World Futures. 31(2-4). 107–115. 5 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (1991). Caring Kids: The Role of the School.. Phi Delta Kappan. 72(7). 496–506. 55 indexed citations
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Kohn, Alfie. (1991). Don't Spoil the Promise of Cooperative Learning: Response to Slavin.. Educational leadership. 48(5). 93–94. 5 indexed citations

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