Brian Rowan

37.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 24.2k citations indexed

About

Brian Rowan is a scholar working on Education, Information Systems and Management and Statistics and Probability. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Rowan has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 24.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Education, 18 papers in Information Systems and Management and 6 papers in Statistics and Probability. Recurrent topics in Brian Rowan's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (24 papers), School Choice and Performance (20 papers) and Educational Assessment and Improvement (18 papers). Brian Rowan is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (24 papers), School Choice and Performance (20 papers) and Educational Assessment and Improvement (18 papers). Brian Rowan collaborates with scholars based in United States and Norway. Brian Rowan's co-authors include John W. Meyer, Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Heather C. Hill, Robert J. Miller, Richard Correnti, Stephen W. Raudenbush, David C. Dwyer, Steven T. Bossert, Yuk Fai Cheong and Eric M. Camburn and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Administrative Science Quarterly and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Brian Rowan

61 papers receiving 20.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony

1977 17.0k citations John W. Meyer, Brian Rowan American Journal of Sociology profile →
Effects of Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching on Student Achievement

2005 1.8k citations Heather C. Hill, Brian Rowan et al. American Educational Research Journal profile →
The Instructional Management Role of the Principal

1982 583 citations Steven T. Bossert, David C. Dwyer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Rowan United States	35	6.9k	6.6k	5.8k	5.1k	2.8k	62	24.2k
John W. Meyer United States	55	5.2k 0.8×	9.1k 1.4×	8.4k 1.5×	11.8k 2.3×	8.6k 3.0×	153	34.7k
Edgar H. Schein United States	47	3.1k 0.5×	4.8k 0.7×	8.9k 1.5×	5.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	143	25.6k
Mats Alvesson Sweden	76	2.4k 0.3×	5.5k 0.8×	13.3k 2.3×	7.6k 1.5×	1.6k 0.6×	233	27.0k
Dennis A. Gioia United States	52	2.4k 0.3×	13.3k 2.0×	16.3k 2.8×	8.7k 1.7×	1.6k 0.6×	99	38.4k
Henry Mintzberg Canada	61	1.9k 0.3×	14.2k 2.2×	11.0k 1.9×	4.9k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	185	35.3k
Rosabeth Moss Kanter United States	46	2.6k 0.4×	3.3k 0.5×	5.9k 1.0×	8.5k 1.7×	1.4k 0.5×	155	24.1k
Peter M. Blau United States	50	2.8k 0.4×	4.2k 0.6×	10.1k 1.8×	15.3k 3.0×	2.4k 0.8×	125	32.9k
Bernard M. Bass United States	67	5.8k 0.8×	9.3k 1.4×	23.3k 4.1×	6.2k 1.2×	934 0.3×	220	43.5k
Barry Bozeman United States	68	1.4k 0.2×	5.3k 0.8×	2.9k 0.5×	4.0k 0.8×	3.7k 1.3×	310	19.2k
Bruce J. Avolio United States	94	5.3k 0.8×	9.4k 1.4×	30.3k 5.3×	7.9k 1.5×	797 0.3×	197	54.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Rowan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Rowan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Rowan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Rowan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brian Rowan. Brian Rowan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sales, Adam, Ben B. Hansen, & Brian Rowan. (2017). Rebar: Reinforcing a Matching Estimator With Predictions From High-Dimensional Covariates. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics. 43(1). 3–31. 11 indexed citations

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Rowan, Brian, Robin Jacob, & Richard Correnti. (2009). Using instructional logs to identify quality in educational settings. New Directions for Youth Development. 2009(121). 13–31. 11 indexed citations

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Rowan, Brian & Richard Correnti. (2009). Studying Reading Instruction With Teacher Logs: Lessons From the Study of Instructional Improvement. Educational Researcher. 38(2). 120–131. 81 indexed citations

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Correnti, Richard & Brian Rowan. (2007). Opening Up the Black Box: Literacy Instruction in Schools Participating in Three Comprehensive School Reform Programs. American Educational Research Journal. 44(2). 298–339. 91 indexed citations

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Rowan, Brian & Robert J. Miller. (2007). Organizational Strategies for Promoting Instructional Change: Implementation Dynamics in Schools Working With Comprehensive School Reform Providers. American Educational Research Journal. 44(2). 252–297. 96 indexed citations

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Hill, Heather C., et al.. (2007). Validating the Ecological Assumption: The Relationship of Measure Scores to Classroom Teaching and Student Learning. Measurement Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives. 5(2-3). 107–118. 72 indexed citations

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Rowan, Brian, et al.. (2006). New Institutionalism in Education, The. State University of New York Press eBooks. 234 indexed citations

8.

Hill, Heather C., Brian Rowan, & Deborah Loewenberg Ball. (2005). Effects of Teachers’ Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching on Student Achievement. American Educational Research Journal. 42(2). 371–406. 1760 indexed citations breakdown →

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Camburn, Eric M., Brian Rowan, & James E. Taylor. (2003). Distributed Leadership in Schools: The Case of Elementary Schools Adopting Comprehensive School Reform Models. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 25(4). 347–373. 263 indexed citations

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Rowan, Brian, et al.. (1997). Using Research on Employees' Performance to Study the Effects of Teachers on Students' Achievement. Sociology of Education. 70(4). 256–256. 219 indexed citations

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Raudenbush, Stephen W., Brian Rowan, & Yuk Fai Cheong. (1993). Higher Order Instructional Goals in Secondary Schools: Class, Teacher, and School Influences. American Educational Research Journal. 30(3). 523–523. 103 indexed citations

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Raudenbush, Stephen W., Brian Rowan, & Yuk Fai Cheong. (1993). Higher Order Instructional Goals in Secondary Schools: Class, Teacher, and School Influences. American Educational Research Journal. 30(3). 523–553. 104 indexed citations

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Rowan, Brian, Steven Brint, & Jérôme Karabel. (1991). The Diverted Dream: Community Colleges and the Promise of Educational Opportunity in America, 1900-1985.. Administrative Science Quarterly. 36(2). 326–326. 3 indexed citations

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Rowan, Brian. (1990). Commitment and Control: Alternative Strategies for the Organizational Design of Schools. Review of Research in Education. 16. 353–353. 252 indexed citations

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Rowan, Brian. (1990). Chapter 7: Commitment and Control: Alternative Strategies for the Organizational Design of Schools. Review of Research in Education. 16(1). 353–389. 112 indexed citations

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Rowan, Brian & Andrew W. Miracle. (1983). Systems of Ability Grouping and the Stratification of Achievement in Elementary Schools. Sociology of Education. 56(3). 133–133. 74 indexed citations

17.

Rowan, Brian, Steven T. Bossert, & David C. Dwyer. (1983). Research on Effective Schools: A Cautionary Note. Educational Researcher. 12(4). 24–31. 164 indexed citations

18.

Rowan, Brian. (1982). The Status Organizing Work of Schools.. Social Science Quarterly. 63(3).

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Rowan, Brian. (1977). Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony. SSRN Electronic Journal. 443 indexed citations

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Meyer, John W. & Brian Rowan. (1977). Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony. American Journal of Sociology. 83(2). 340–363. 17013 indexed citations breakdown →

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