Cynthia E. Coburn

10.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
59 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Cynthia E. Coburn is a scholar working on Information Systems and Management, Education and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Cynthia E. Coburn has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Information Systems and Management, 34 papers in Education and 20 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Cynthia E. Coburn's work include Educational Assessment and Improvement (42 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (21 papers) and Evaluation and Performance Assessment (20 papers). Cynthia E. Coburn is often cited by papers focused on Educational Assessment and Improvement (42 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (21 papers) and Evaluation and Performance Assessment (20 papers). Cynthia E. Coburn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Mexico. Cynthia E. Coburn's co-authors include William R. Penuel, Jennifer Russell, Erica O. Turner, Caitlin C. Farrell, Mary Kay Stein, Meredith I. Honig, Joan E. Talbert, Sarah L. Woulfin, Julia H. Kaufman and James P. Spillane and has published in prestigious journals such as American Educational Research Journal, Educational Researcher and Sociology of Education.

In The Last Decade

Cynthia E. Coburn

58 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Collective Sensemaking about Reading: How Teachers Mediate Reading Policy in Their Professional Communities

2001 806 citations Cynthia E. Coburn Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis profile →
Rethinking Scale: Moving Beyond Numbers to Deep and Lasting Change

2003 612 citations Cynthia E. Coburn Educational Researcher profile →
Research–Practice Partnerships in Education

2016 543 citations Cynthia E. Coburn, William R. Penuel Educational Researcher profile →
District Policy and Teachers’ Social Networks

2008 444 citations Cynthia E. Coburn, Jennifer Russell Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis profile →
Shaping Teacher Sensemaking: School Leaders and the Enactment of Reading Policy

2005 417 citations Cynthia E. Coburn profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cynthia E. Coburn United States	33	4.6k	3.1k	1.3k	995	890	59	6.7k
Laura M. Desimone United States	33	9.3k 2.0×	1.4k 0.5×	354 0.3×	2.3k 2.3×	974 1.1×	81	11.0k
Alan J. Daly United States	34	2.7k 0.6×	997 0.3×	315 0.2×	626 0.6×	894 1.0×	145	4.4k
Amanda Datnow United States	34	3.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	473 0.4×	461 0.5×	540 0.6×	99	4.1k
Milbrey Wallin McLaughlin United States	39	5.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.4×	584 0.4×	863 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	115	7.7k
Louise Stoll United Kingdom	26	4.7k 1.0×	965 0.3×	317 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	490 0.6×	94	5.7k
Michael S. Garet United States	27	5.6k 1.2×	895 0.3×	335 0.3×	1.5k 1.5×	596 0.7×	69	6.9k
Larry Cuban United States	38	7.4k 1.6×	1.0k 0.3×	297 0.2×	1.4k 1.4×	1.9k 2.1×	130	9.6k
Laura S. Hamilton United States	36	3.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	463 0.3×	680 0.7×	329 0.4×	225	4.6k
Judith Warren Little United States	29	6.3k 1.4×	1.2k 0.4×	284 0.2×	1.4k 1.4×	758 0.9×	64	7.3k
Lorna Earl Canada	26	2.3k 0.5×	785 0.3×	687 0.5×	471 0.5×	272 0.3×	66	3.3k

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Farrell, Caitlin C., et al.. (2022). Learning at the Boundaries of Research and Practice: A Framework for Understanding Research–Practice Partnerships. Educational Researcher. 51(3). 197–208. 81 indexed citations

Coburn, Cynthia E., William R. Penuel, & Caitlin C. Farrell. (2021). Fostering educational improvement with research-practice partnerships. Phi Delta Kappan. 102(7). 14–19. 47 indexed citations

Huguet, Alice, et al.. (2021). Constraints, Values, and Information: How Leaders in One District Justify Their Positions During Instructional Decision Making. American Educational Research Journal. 58(4). 710–747. 11 indexed citations

Coburn, Cynthia E., et al.. (2020). How Central Office Leaders Influence School Leaders’ Decision-Making: Unpacking Power Dynamics in Two School-Based Decision-Making Systems. Peabody Journal of Education. 95(4). 392–407. 11 indexed citations

Coburn, Cynthia E., et al.. (2018). Access, Activation, and Influence: How Brokers Mediate Social Capital Among Professional Development Providers. American Educational Research Journal. 56(2). 247–288. 11 indexed citations

Stipek, Deborah, et al.. (2017). PK-3: What Does It Mean For Instruction?. 30(2). 1–23. 41 indexed citations

Huguet, Alice, et al.. (2017). Locating data use in the microprocesses of district-level deliberations. Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy. 3(1). 21–28. 9 indexed citations

Coburn, Cynthia E. & William R. Penuel. (2016). Research–Practice Partnerships in Education. Educational Researcher. 45(1). 48–54. 543 indexed citations breakdown →

Coburn, Cynthia E., et al.. (2013). The Embeddedness of Teachers’ Social Networks. Sociology of Education. 86(4). 311–342. 79 indexed citations

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Coburn, Cynthia E. & Andrea Conklin Bueschel. (2012). The practice of data use: Special issue of American Journal of Education. American Journal of Education. 18(2). 1 indexed citations

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Coburn, Cynthia E. & Sarah L. Woulfin. (2012). Reading Coaches and the Relationship Between Policy and Practice. Reading Research Quarterly. 47(1). 5–30. 158 indexed citations

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Woulfin, Sarah L. & Cynthia E. Coburn. (2011). Policy implementation: The path from reading policy to classroom practice. 337–354. 1 indexed citations

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Coburn, Cynthia E. & Erica O. Turner. (2011). Research on Data Use: A Framework and Analysis. Measurement Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives. 9(4). 173–206. 243 indexed citations

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Coburn, Cynthia E. & Mary Kay Stein. (2010). Key Lessons about the Relationship between Research and Practice. 201–226. 6 indexed citations

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Jones, Steven J.M., et al.. (2009). E-learning and role-plays online: Assessment options. Victoria University Research Repository (Victoria University). 2 indexed citations

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Coburn, Cynthia E., et al.. (2009). Evidence, Interpretation, and Persuasion: Instructional Decision Making at the District Central Office. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 111(4). 1115–1161. 154 indexed citations

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Coburn, Cynthia E. & Jennifer Russell. (2008). District Policy and Teachers’ Social Networks. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 30(3). 203–235. 444 indexed citations breakdown →

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Coburn, Cynthia E.. (2006). Framing the Problem of Reading Instruction: Using Frame Analysis to Uncover the Microprocesses of Policy Implementation. American Educational Research Journal. 43(3). 343–349. 302 indexed citations

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Coburn, Cynthia E.. (2005). The Role of Nonsystem Actors in the Relationship Between Policy and Practice: The Case of Reading Instruction in California. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 27(1). 23–52. 110 indexed citations

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Coburn, Cynthia E.. (2003). Rethinking Scale: Moving Beyond Numbers to Deep and Lasting Change. Educational Researcher. 32(6). 3–12. 612 indexed citations breakdown →

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