Chandra Muller

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Chandra Muller is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Chandra Muller has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Education, 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 18 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Chandra Muller's work include School Choice and Performance (24 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (15 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (14 papers). Chandra Muller is often cited by papers focused on School Choice and Performance (24 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (15 papers) and Parental Involvement in Education (14 papers). Chandra Muller collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Germany. Chandra Muller's co-authors include Robert Crosnoe, Catherine Riegle‐Crumb, Kenneth A. Frank, Rebecca M. Callahan, Kathryn S. Schiller, Jennifer Pearson, Lindsey Wilkinson, Eric Grodsky, Michelle L. Frisco and Christine L. Williams and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Psychologist and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Chandra Muller

77 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chandra Muller United States	37	2.2k	1.3k	812	663	645	84	4.4k
Douglas B. Downey United States	28	2.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.8×	566 0.7×	352 0.5×	629 1.0×	59	5.1k
Karen M. O’Brien United States	35	985 0.4×	963 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.8×	925 1.4×	105	3.4k
Daniel Spurk Switzerland	33	1.1k 0.5×	874 0.7×	693 0.9×	1.4k 2.2×	887 1.4×	67	4.5k
Ellen Hawley McWhirter United States	29	1.7k 0.8×	802 0.6×	1.8k 2.2×	964 1.5×	614 1.0×	71	3.4k
Selcuk R. Sirin United States	21	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	495 0.6×	646 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	39	4.8k
John Ainley Australia	34	2.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	455 0.6×	615 0.9×	915 1.4×	142	5.1k
Grace Kao United States	32	3.1k 1.4×	3.6k 2.8×	576 0.7×	616 0.9×	927 1.4×	77	6.1k
Nancy Goldberger United States	9	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	322 0.4×	896 1.4×	617 1.0×	14	5.7k
Nicole M. Else‐Quest United States	22	1.5k 0.7×	940 0.7×	479 0.6×	1.2k 1.9×	1.2k 1.8×	38	4.8k
John Bynner United Kingdom	34	1.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.7×	472 0.6×	467 0.7×	521 0.8×	143	5.0k

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Warren, John Robert, et al.. (2025). Associations Between Socioeconomic, Spatial and Educational Factors and Midlife Periodontal Disease Risk: Evidence From ‘High School and Beyond’. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 52(6). 843–858.

Warren, John Robert, et al.. (2025). Childhood fluoride exposure and cognition across the life course. Science Advances. 11(47). eadz0757–eadz0757.

Muller, Chandra, Eric Grodsky, Adam M. Brickman, et al.. (2025). Education and midlife cognitive functioning: Evidence from the High School and Beyond cohort. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(2). e70015–e70015. 6 indexed citations

Brickman, Adam M., Chandra Muller, John Robert Warren, et al.. (2025). Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarker Concentrations Across Race and Ethnicity Groups in Middle-Aged Adults. JAMA Network Open. 8(11). e2545046–e2545046.

Manly, Jennifer J., Adam M. Brickman, Eric Grodsky, et al.. (2024). Cognition Four Decades After High School: Does School Context Matter for Cognitive Disparities at Midlife?. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(S7).

Rege, Mari, Paul Hanselman, Ingeborg Foldøy Solli, et al.. (2020). How can we inspire nations of learners? An investigation of growth mindset and challenge-seeking in two countries.. American Psychologist. 76(5). 755–767. 68 indexed citations

Carroll, Jamie M., Melissa Humphries, & Chandra Muller. (2018). Mental and physical health impairments at the transition to college: Early patterns in the education-health gradient. Social Science Research. 74. 120–131. 6 indexed citations

Carroll, Jamie M., Chandra Muller, Eric Grodsky, & John Robert Warren. (2017). Tracking Health Inequalities from High School to Midlife. Social Forces. 96(2). 591–628. 26 indexed citations

Carroll, Jamie M., et al.. (2016). Cooling Out Undergraduates with Health Impairments: The Freshman Experience. The Journal of Higher Education. 87(6). 771–800. 9 indexed citations

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Muller, Chandra, et al.. (2015). Beyond Blackboards: Engaging Underserved Middle School Students in Engineering. PubMed. 5(1). 24 indexed citations

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Muller, Chandra, et al.. (2014). Gatekeepers of the American Dream: How teachers’ perceptions shape the academic outcomes of immigrant and language-minority students. Social Science Research. 51. 262–275. 51 indexed citations

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Frank, Kenneth A., Chandra Muller, & Anna S. Mueller. (2013). The Embeddedness of Adolescent Friendship Nominations: The Formation of Social Capital in Emergent Network Structures. American Journal of Sociology. 119(1). 216–253. 62 indexed citations

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Crawford, Richard, et al.. (2012). Foundations and effectiveness of an after-school engineering programfor middle school students. 1 indexed citations

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Riegle‐Crumb, Catherine, Barbara King, Eric Grodsky, & Chandra Muller. (2012). The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same? Prior Achievement Fails to Explain Gender Inequality in Entry Into STEM College Majors Over Time. American Educational Research Journal. 49(6). 1048–1073. 258 indexed citations

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Callahan, Rebecca M., Chandra Muller, & Kathryn S. Schiller. (2010). Preparing the Next Generation for Electoral Engagement: Social Studies and the School Context. American Journal of Education. 116(4). 525–556. 20 indexed citations

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Choi, Kate H., R. Kelly Raley, Chandra Muller, & Catherine Riegle‐Crumb. (2008). Class Composition: Socioeconomic Characteristics of Coursemates and College Enrollment^*. Social Science Quarterly. 89(4). 846–866. 43 indexed citations

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Frank, Kenneth A., Chandra Muller, Kathryn S. Schiller, et al.. (2008). The Social Dynamics of Mathematics Coursetaking in High School. American Journal of Sociology. 113(6). 1645–1696. 170 indexed citations

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Callahan, Rebecca M., Lindsey Wilkinson, & Chandra Muller. (2008). School Context and the Effect of ESL Placement on Mexican‐Origin Adolescents' Achievement^*. Social Science Quarterly. 89(1). 177–198. 23 indexed citations

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Frisco, Michelle L., Chandra Muller, & Kenneth A. Frank. (2007). Parents’ Union Dissolution and Adolescents’ School Performance: Comparing Methodological Approaches. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 69(3). 721–741. 121 indexed citations

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Crosnoe, Robert & Chandra Muller. (2004). Body Mass Index, Academic Achievement, and School Context: Examining the Educational Experiences of Adolescents at Risk of Obesity. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 45(4). 393–407. 168 indexed citations

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