Carol H. Weiss

13.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
91 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Carol H. Weiss is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, General Health Professions and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Carol H. Weiss has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 11 papers in General Health Professions and 11 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Carol H. Weiss's work include Evaluation and Performance Assessment (32 papers), Educational Assessment and Improvement (11 papers) and Public Policy and Administration Research (8 papers). Carol H. Weiss is often cited by papers focused on Evaluation and Performance Assessment (32 papers), Educational Assessment and Improvement (11 papers) and Public Policy and Administration Research (8 papers). Carol H. Weiss collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Australia. Carol H. Weiss's co-authors include Michael J. Bucuvalas, Patricia Perri Rieker, Erin Murphy‐Graham, George H. Conklin, Sarah Birkeland, Johanna Birckmayer, Anthony Petrosino, Allison Gruner Gandhi, Patricia Rogers and Janet A. Weiss and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Psychologist and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Carol H. Weiss

86 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Many Meanings of Rese... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 1979 1997 1980 1982 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. The Many Meanings of Research Utilization
    1979 1.4k citations Carol H. Weiss profile →
  2. Using Social Research in Public Policy Making.
    1979 696 citations Carol H. Weiss et al. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews profile →
  3. Evaluation : methods for studying programs and policies
    1997 548 citations Carol H. Weiss Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  4. Knowledge Creep and Decision Accretion
    1980 442 citations Carol H. Weiss Knowledge profile →
  5. Social Science Research and Decision-Making.
    1982 389 citations George H. Conklin, Carol H. Weiss et al. Social Forces profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carol H. Weiss United States 42 3.6k 2.5k 1.5k 1.5k 1.4k 91 8.8k
Peter H. Rossi United States 62 1.9k 0.5× 4.3k 1.7× 7.8k 5.2× 618 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 223 16.8k
Jennifer C. Greene United States 30 1.7k 0.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 407 0.3× 2.2k 1.6× 90 8.3k
Sandra Nutley United Kingdom 27 1.1k 0.3× 1.9k 0.8× 776 0.5× 640 0.4× 688 0.5× 80 4.4k
Charles E. Lindblom United States 25 1.5k 0.4× 717 0.3× 2.8k 1.8× 1.7k 1.2× 688 0.5× 62 11.0k
Thomas A. Schwandt United States 26 942 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 2.0k 1.3× 397 0.3× 2.4k 1.7× 92 7.4k
Jerald Hage United States 36 1.2k 0.3× 856 0.3× 1.9k 1.3× 857 0.6× 529 0.4× 114 10.0k
Andrew Abbott United Kingdom 30 650 0.2× 1.9k 0.8× 4.3k 2.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 80 13.7k
John M. Bryson United States 37 1.2k 0.3× 808 0.3× 2.4k 1.6× 2.8k 1.9× 468 0.3× 101 8.7k
Michael Lipsky United States 18 385 0.1× 2.1k 0.8× 4.2k 2.8× 2.4k 1.6× 1.5k 1.1× 38 9.2k
Ewan Ferlı́e United Kingdom 48 706 0.2× 4.1k 1.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 189 10.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Feinstein, Osvaldo N., Martin Rein, Donald A. Schön, et al.. (2017). La evaluación de políticas. Fundamentos conceptuales y analíticos. 2 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1997). How Can Theory-Based Evaluation Make Greater Headway?. Evaluation Review. 21(4). 501–524. 327 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1995). The haphazard connection: social science and public policy. International Journal of Educational Research. 2(23). 137–150. 33 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1993). Shared Decision Making about What? A Comparison of Schools with and without Teacher Participation.. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 95(1). 69–92. 60 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1993). Mega-Lessons from U.S. Evaluation Experience. Politica. 25(1). 64–64. 1 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1993). Where Politics and Evaluation Research Meet. Evaluation Practice. 14(1). 93–106. 106 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1991). Evaluation Research in the Political Context: Sixteen Years and Four Administrations Later. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 92(6). 210–231. 18 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1991). Reflections on 19th-Century Experience With Knowledge Diffusion. Knowledge. 13(1). 5–16. 6 indexed citations
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Alkin, Marvin C., Michael Quinn Patton, & Carol H. Weiss. (1990). Debates on Evaluation. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 79 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H. & Theodore D. Fuller. (1983). On Evaluating Development Assistance Projects. Evaluation Review. 7(2). 175–190. 5 indexed citations
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Conklin, George H., Carol H. Weiss, & Michael J. Bucuvalas. (1982). Social Science Research and Decision-Making.. Social Forces. 60(3). 919–919. 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weiss, Carol H., et al.. (1982). Social Science Research and Decision-Making.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 11(3). 307–307. 95 indexed citations
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Weiss, Janet A. & Carol H. Weiss. (1981). Social scientists and decision makers look at the usefulness of mental health research.. American Psychologist. 36(8). 837–847. 34 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1981). Toward reform of program evaluation: Aims, methods, and institutional arrangements. Evaluation and Program Planning. 4(3-4). 397–402. 119 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1980). Interview: An EEPA Interview with Carol H. Weiss. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2(5). 75–79. 4 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1976). POLICY RESEARCH IN THE UNIVERSITY: PRACTICAL AID OR ACADEMIC EXERCISE?*. Policy Studies Journal. 4(3). 224–228. 20 indexed citations
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Rieker, Patricia Perri & Carol H. Weiss. (1975). Evaluation Research: Methods of Assessing Program Effectiveness.. Social Forces. 54(1). 284–284. 447 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1973). THE POLITICS OF IMPACT MEASUREMENT. Policy Studies Journal. 1(3). 179–183. 23 indexed citations
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Weiss, Carol H.. (1970). The Politicization of Evaluation Research. Journal of Social Issues. 26(4). 57–68. 74 indexed citations
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Dohrenwend, Barbara Snell, John Allen Williams, & Carol H. Weiss. (1969). Interviewer Biasing Effects: Toward a Reconciliation of Findings. Public Opinion Quarterly. 33(1). 121–121. 10 indexed citations

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