David F. Ayers

1.0k total citations
33 papers, 590 citations indexed

About

David F. Ayers is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David F. Ayers has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 590 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Education, 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in David F. Ayers's work include Higher Education Governance and Development (8 papers), Organizational Strategy and Culture (5 papers) and Global Educational Policies and Reforms (3 papers). David F. Ayers is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Governance and Development (8 papers), Organizational Strategy and Culture (5 papers) and Global Educational Policies and Reforms (3 papers). David F. Ayers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ghana. David F. Ayers's co-authors include Catherine E. Matthews, Sue Dale Tunnicliffe, Patricia G. Patrick, Leslie D. Gonzales, J. M. Pettitt, Robert Markley, Stanley J. Rule, Joseph R. Royce, Brian Jones and H. J. Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Higher Education, Higher Education and Journal of college student development.

In The Last Decade

David F. Ayers

30 papers receiving 495 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 F. Ayers United States 12 263 163 124 103 95 33 590
Malin Ideland Sweden 18 388 1.5× 68 0.4× 125 1.0× 197 1.9× 20 0.2× 45 793
Keith Tester United Kingdom 14 71 0.3× 47 0.3× 132 1.1× 459 4.5× 32 0.3× 56 857
Sandra Jones Australia 15 357 1.4× 83 0.5× 153 1.2× 86 0.8× 164 1.7× 44 883
W. John Morgan United Kingdom 17 303 1.2× 57 0.3× 156 1.3× 341 3.3× 24 0.3× 86 854
Dan B. Thomas United States 10 77 0.3× 62 0.4× 77 0.6× 174 1.7× 24 0.3× 33 673
Nadine Dolby United States 17 584 2.2× 66 0.4× 220 1.8× 479 4.7× 13 0.1× 57 1.1k
Jill Zarestky United States 12 222 0.8× 39 0.2× 20 0.2× 83 0.8× 42 0.4× 47 533
Tema Milstein United States 14 97 0.4× 113 0.7× 37 0.3× 223 2.2× 13 0.1× 28 572
Jörg Rössel Switzerland 17 39 0.1× 48 0.3× 87 0.7× 447 4.3× 35 0.4× 74 913
David Wills United Kingdom 11 57 0.2× 56 0.3× 113 0.9× 370 3.6× 32 0.3× 62 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David F. Ayers

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ayers, David F.. (2025). Techno-pedagogic discourse and the online learning assetization regime. Higher Education. 90(6). 1613–1633.
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Heilbrun, Kirk, et al.. (2023). Appraising Jackson-based unrestorability to competence to stand trial: The demonstration model.. Psychological Services. 20(3). 553–564. 1 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F., et al.. (2023). Community college discourses of sustainability in an academic and professional corpus. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 24(8). 1669–1686. 1 indexed citations
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Heilbrun, Kirk, et al.. (2021). Jackson-based restorability to competence to stand trial: Critical analysis and recommendations.. Psychology Public Policy and Law. 27(3). 370–386.
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Ayers, David F. & Leslie D. Gonzales. (2020). Emotional Labor and Midlevel Leadership. New Directions for Community Colleges. 2020(191). 43–55. 1 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F., et al.. (2019). How Do Welcome Statements Differ from Mission Statements?: The Salience of Genre. ODU Digital Commons (Old Dominion University).
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Gonzales, Leslie D. & David F. Ayers. (2018). The Convergence of Institutional Logics on the Community College Sector and the Normalization of Emotional Labor: A New Theoretical Approach for Considering the Community College Faculty Labor Expectations. Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education. 41(3). 455–478. 29 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F. & Catherine E. Matthews. (2016). Mission statements of AZA-accredited zoos: Do they say what we think they say?. NC Digital Online Collection of Knowledge and Scholarship (The University of North Carolina at Greensboro). 6 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F.. (2015). Credentialing Structures, Pedagogies, Practices, and Curriculum Goals. Community College Review. 43(2). 191–214. 21 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F., et al.. (2015). The Community College and a Rising Global Imaginary: An Analysis of Practical Reasoning, 1950-2013. The Journal of Higher Education. 86(6). 864–892. 1 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F.. (2014). Access to inequality: reconsidering class, knowledge, and capital in higher education. Critical Discourse Studies. 11(3). 370–372. 1 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F.. (2012). When managerialism meets professional autonomy: The university ‘budget update’ as genre of governance. Culture and Organization. 20(2). 98–120. 11 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F.. (2010). Putting the Community Back into the College.. ACADEME University of Bohol Graduate School and Professional Studies. 96(3). 9–11. 1 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F.. (2010). Community colleges and the politics of sociospatial scale. Higher Education. 62(3). 303–314. 6 indexed citations
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Patrick, Patricia G., Catherine E. Matthews, David F. Ayers, & Sue Dale Tunnicliffe. (2007). Conservation and Education: Prominent Themes in Zoo Mission Statements. The Journal of Environmental Education. 38(3). 53–60. 149 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F., et al.. (2006). Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Online Learning: Implications for the Globalized Community College. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 30(5-6). 401–415. 63 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F.. (2005). Organizational Climate in Its Semiotic Aspect: A Postmodern Community College Undergoes Renewal. Community College Review. 33(1). 1–21. 19 indexed citations
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Ayers, David F.. (2002). DEVELOPING CLIMATES FOR RENEWAL IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: A CASE STUDY OF DISSIPATIVE SELF-ORGANIZATION. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 26(2). 165–185. 11 indexed citations
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Pettitt, J. M. & David F. Ayers. (2002). UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT AND CLIMATE IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 26(2). 105–120. 9 indexed citations
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Royce, Joseph R., et al.. (1967). Development of an Inventory to Measure Ways of Knowing. Psychological Reports. 21(2). 529–535. 9 indexed citations

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