David B. Bills

1.6k total citations
52 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

David B. Bills is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, David B. Bills has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Education, 17 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in David B. Bills's work include Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (14 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (9 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (8 papers). David B. Bills is often cited by papers focused on Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (14 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (9 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (8 papers). David B. Bills collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and South Korea. David B. Bills's co-authors include Michael R. Olneck, Valentina Di Stasio, Klarita Gërxhani, David K. Brown, Lelia B. Helms, Yuliya Kosyakova, Toby L. Parcel, Ryan S. Wells, Randy Hodson and Archibald O. Haller and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Administrative Science Quarterly and Annual Review of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

David B. Bills

50 papers receiving 888 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David B. Bills United States 17 475 384 347 160 140 52 1.0k
Kenneth I. Spenner United States 17 429 0.9× 235 0.6× 302 0.9× 88 0.6× 245 1.8× 40 986
Mun C. Tsang United States 20 374 0.8× 469 1.2× 493 1.4× 270 1.7× 185 1.3× 42 1.3k
Raymond Sin-Kwok Wong United States 13 1.0k 2.2× 318 0.8× 261 0.8× 272 1.7× 152 1.1× 29 1.5k
Matthew J. Lindquist Sweden 16 739 1.6× 160 0.4× 380 1.1× 108 0.7× 108 0.8× 36 1.3k
Ralph Fevre United Kingdom 20 509 1.1× 363 0.9× 90 0.3× 261 1.6× 200 1.4× 55 1.0k
Meir Yaish Israel 19 987 2.1× 374 1.0× 280 0.8× 199 1.2× 225 1.6× 42 1.5k
Jutta Allmendinger Germany 17 766 1.6× 308 0.8× 338 1.0× 474 3.0× 320 2.3× 53 1.5k
Paul Ryan United Kingdom 17 539 1.1× 524 1.4× 714 2.1× 361 2.3× 289 2.1× 59 1.5k
Moris Triventi Italy 23 696 1.5× 714 1.9× 328 0.9× 230 1.4× 193 1.4× 68 1.4k
Idès Nicaise Belgium 17 326 0.7× 456 1.2× 153 0.4× 176 1.1× 113 0.8× 142 880

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All Works

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Rios‐Aguilar, Cecilia, et al.. (2018). The (Mis)match Between Sub‐Baccalaureate Credentials and Middle‐Skill Jobs: A Community College Spatial Research Agenda. New Directions for Institutional Research. 2018(180). 39–58. 3 indexed citations
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Bills, David B., Valentina Di Stasio, & Klarita Gërxhani. (2017). The Demand Side of Hiring: Employers in the Labor Market. Annual Review of Sociology. 43(1). 291–310. 102 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (2016). Congested credentials: The material and positional economies of schooling. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 43. 65–70. 47 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (2016). Living, Learning, and the New Higher Education. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 45(6). 690–695. 1 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (2015). Parental Involvement and Private High School Attendance. 2 indexed citations
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Wells, Ryan S., et al.. (2015). Changes in educational expectations between 10th and 12th grades across cohorts. Social Psychology of Education. 18(3). 561–583. 14 indexed citations
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Wells, Ryan S., et al.. (2014). The work-to-college transition: postsecondary expectations and enrolment for young men and women in the US labour force. Journal of Vocational Education and Training. 66(2). 113–134. 3 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (2013). Comments from the Editor. Sociology of Education. 86(4). 270–271. 1 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (2012). Towards a Normal Stratification Order: Actual and Perceived Social Stratification in Post-Socialist Estonia. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 41(3). 361–363. 21 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (2009). After Admission: From College Access to College Success. The Journal of Higher Education. 80(1). 117–119. 19 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (2005). The shape of social inequality : stratification and ethnicity in comparative perspective. Elsevier eBooks. 8 indexed citations
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Hudson, Lisa, Rajika Bhandari, Katharin Peter, & David B. Bills. (2005). Labor Force Participation in Formal Work-Related Education in 2000-01. Statistical Analysis Report. NCES 2005-048.. National Center for Education Statistics. 1 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (2004). Working Knowledge: Work-Based Learning and Education Reform. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 106(5). 979–982. 44 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (2003). Credentials, Signals, and Screens: Explaining the Relationship Between Schooling and Job Assignment. Review of Educational Research. 73(4). 441–469. 263 indexed citations
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Bills, David B., et al.. (2002). Prom Night: Youth, Schools, and Popular Culture. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 104(5). 930–933. 2 indexed citations
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Bills, David B., et al.. (1991). Rural Iowa youth: A descriptive summary of postsecondary persistence five years after high school. Research in Higher Education. 32(3). 269–288. 11 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (1988). Educational Credentials and Promotions: Does Schooling do More than Get You in the Door?. Sociology of Education. 61(1). 52–52. 35 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (1984). Studying Job Matches: Methodological and Practical Considerations.. 2 indexed citations
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Haller, Archibald O., David B. Bills, & Donald J. Treiman. (1979). Occupational Prestige Hierarchies: Theory and Evidence. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 8(5). 721–721. 17 indexed citations
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Bills, David B.. (1977). An Analysis of the Declines in ACT College Admissions Scores..

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