Caitlin Ahearn

580 total citations
16 papers, 140 citations indexed

About

Caitlin Ahearn is a scholar working on Education, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Caitlin Ahearn has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 140 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Education, 4 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Caitlin Ahearn's work include Higher Education Research Studies (8 papers), School Choice and Performance (4 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (4 papers). Caitlin Ahearn is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Research Studies (8 papers), School Choice and Performance (4 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (4 papers). Caitlin Ahearn collaborates with scholars based in United States. Caitlin Ahearn's co-authors include James E. Rosenbaum, Janet E. Rosenbaum, Natasha Quadlin, Tom VanHeuvelen, Jennie E. Brand, Xiang Zhou, Christine G. Mokher and Louis Jacobson and has published in prestigious journals such as Sociology of Education, Research in Higher Education and Social Science Research.

In The Last Decade

Caitlin Ahearn

14 papers receiving 125 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Caitlin Ahearn United States 7 77 51 28 17 16 16 140
Jan Bietenbeck Sweden 8 144 1.9× 35 0.7× 19 0.7× 27 1.6× 19 1.2× 22 217
Ira Nichols-Barrer United States 9 143 1.9× 44 0.9× 15 0.5× 21 1.2× 9 0.6× 19 203
Leopoldo José Cabrera Rodríguez Spain 6 141 1.8× 46 0.9× 12 0.4× 12 0.7× 9 0.6× 31 246
Rebecca Dizon-Ross United States 6 77 1.0× 50 1.0× 36 1.3× 14 0.8× 20 1.3× 15 181
Adam Lavecchia Canada 5 82 1.1× 25 0.5× 33 1.2× 6 0.4× 7 0.4× 16 127
Paul LaFontaine United States 6 105 1.4× 90 1.8× 69 2.5× 26 1.5× 25 1.6× 7 219
Katharine Conn United States 4 83 1.1× 51 1.0× 8 0.3× 8 0.5× 16 1.0× 7 157
Max Thaning Sweden 5 37 0.5× 106 2.1× 22 0.8× 17 1.0× 11 0.7× 9 145
Kristina Zeiser United States 9 161 2.1× 26 0.5× 9 0.3× 12 0.7× 19 1.2× 17 203
Joshua Haimson 9 126 1.6× 23 0.5× 30 1.1× 22 1.3× 19 1.2× 22 204

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Fields of papers citing papers by Caitlin Ahearn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Caitlin Ahearn

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All Works

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Quadlin, Natasha, Tom VanHeuvelen, & Caitlin Ahearn. (2023). Higher education and high-wage gender inequality. Social Science Research. 112. 102873–102873. 27 indexed citations
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Ahearn, Caitlin, Jennie E. Brand, & Xiang Zhou. (2022). How, and For Whom, Does Higher Education Increase Voting?. Research in Higher Education. 64(4). 574–597. 10 indexed citations
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Ahearn, Caitlin. (2021). Planning for College and Careers: How Families and Schools Shape the Alignment of Postsecondary Expectations. Sociology of Education. 94(4). 271–293. 8 indexed citations
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Ahearn, Caitlin & Jennie E. Brand. (2019). Predicting Layoff among Fragile Families. Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 5. 5 indexed citations
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Mokher, Christine G., et al.. (2018). Ready for what? Confusion around college and career readiness. Phi Delta Kappan. 100(4). 40–43. 5 indexed citations
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Ahearn, Caitlin, et al.. (2017). Improving High School–College Alignment: A Sociological Reform and New Challenges. The Educational Forum. 81(3). 267–280. 5 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, James E., Caitlin Ahearn, & Janet E. Rosenbaum. (2017). Bridging the Gaps: College Pathways to Career Success. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 5 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, James E., Caitlin Ahearn, & Janet E. Rosenbaum. (2017). Bridging the Gaps. 14 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, James E., Caitlin Ahearn, & Janet E. Rosenbaum. (2016). The Community College Option.. Educational leadership. 73(6). 48–53. 9 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, James E., et al.. (2016). Beyond Earnings and Social Reproduction: Can College Lead to Good Jobs Without Reproducing Social Inequalities?. RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 2(1). 90–90. 1 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, James E., et al.. (2016). Beyond Earnings and Social Reproduction: Can College Lead to Good Jobs Without Reproducing Social Inequalities?. RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 2(1). 90–110. 3 indexed citations
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Ahearn, Caitlin, James E. Rosenbaum, & Janet E. Rosenbaum. (2016). What educators should know about college-for-all policies. Phi Delta Kappan. 97(5). 49–54. 1 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, James E., et al.. (2015). The New Forgotten Half and Research Directions to Support Them. A William T. Grant Foundation Inequality Paper.. 8 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, James E., Caitlin Ahearn, & Janet E. Rosenbaum. (2015). The New Forgotten Half and Research Directions to Support Them. 39 indexed citations
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Ahearn, Caitlin. (2014). QR Codes: Taking Collections Further.. Knowledge quest. 42(4). 71–75.

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