David Zarifa

777 total citations
33 papers, 542 citations indexed

About

David Zarifa is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, David Zarifa has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 542 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Education, 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in David Zarifa's work include Higher Education Research Studies (15 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (9 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (7 papers). David Zarifa is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Research Studies (15 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (9 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (7 papers). David Zarifa collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and South Sudan. David Zarifa's co-authors include Scott Davies, Roger Pizarro Milian, David Walters, Darcy Hango, Yujiro Sano, David Walters, Michael Haan and Laura Wright and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sociology of Education and Journal of Rural Studies.

In The Last Decade

David Zarifa

33 papers receiving 514 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 Zarifa Canada 13 302 268 118 76 68 33 542
Michael Donnelly United Kingdom 16 324 1.1× 258 1.0× 180 1.5× 42 0.6× 77 1.1× 55 602
Louay Constant United States 10 334 1.1× 167 0.6× 102 0.9× 37 0.5× 67 1.0× 57 557
Kim Slack United Kingdom 14 468 1.5× 195 0.7× 134 1.1× 41 0.5× 38 0.6× 23 617
Damian F. Hannan Ireland 16 205 0.7× 321 1.2× 184 1.6× 113 1.5× 75 1.1× 32 669
Ferran Mañé Spain 11 335 1.1× 101 0.4× 38 0.3× 184 2.4× 61 0.9× 21 500
Dan Finn United Kingdom 13 244 0.8× 173 0.6× 283 2.4× 80 1.1× 42 0.6× 50 643
Michael Coelli Australia 11 249 0.8× 192 0.7× 39 0.3× 193 2.5× 68 1.0× 33 558
Michael J. Hilmer United States 14 366 1.2× 95 0.4× 42 0.4× 222 2.9× 59 0.9× 37 617
Andrew Norton Australia 11 270 0.9× 86 0.3× 86 0.7× 34 0.4× 14 0.2× 37 465
Ross Rubenstein United States 14 405 1.3× 94 0.4× 85 0.7× 139 1.8× 54 0.8× 42 599

Countries citing papers authored by David Zarifa

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Zarifa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Zarifa

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All Works

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Milian, Roger Pizarro & David Zarifa. (2025). Effectively Maintained Inequality in Canada Revisited. Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie. 62(4). 281–298. 2 indexed citations
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Zarifa, David, Yujiro Sano, & Roger Pizarro Milian. (2025). Stratification in Countries with Flatter (Institutional) Hierarchies? Insights from Administrative Data in Canada. Sociology of Education. 98(3). 223–250. 2 indexed citations
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Milian, Roger Pizarro, David Zarifa, & Yujiro Sano. (2024). Do Transfers into the Community College Sector Graduate at the Same Rate? Evidence from Ontario, Canada. Community College Journal of Research and Practice. 1–15. 1 indexed citations
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Sano, Yujiro, et al.. (2023). Does Geography Matter? A Regional Analysis of Early Transfer within Ontario Post‐Secondary Education*. Rural Sociology. 88(4). 1069–1102. 3 indexed citations
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Sano, Yujiro, et al.. (2023). Where Did They Go? Regional Patterns in Early Transfer in Ontario Post-Secondary Education. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 53(1). 44–61. 5 indexed citations
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Milian, Roger Pizarro & David Zarifa. (2023). The Stratification of Universities Revisited: Status, Followers, and the Shape of National Hierarchies. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 53(2). 32–48. 6 indexed citations
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Milian, Roger Pizarro, et al.. (2023). Just Passing Through? Exploring Regional Disparities in Vertical Transfer Intent in Ontario, Canada. Higher Education Policy. 37(4). 779–799. 3 indexed citations
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Milian, Roger Pizarro & David Zarifa. (2022). Canadian Transfer Research: Past Achievements, Current Challenges, and Future Directions. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 51(3). 82–99. 8 indexed citations
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Zarifa, David, et al.. (2021). Mind the Gaps: Examining Youth's Reading, Math and Science Skills Across Northern and Rural Canada*. Rural Sociology. 87(1). 264–302. 8 indexed citations
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Zarifa, David, et al.. (2019). Location, location, location: Examining the rural-urban skills gap in Canada. Journal of Rural Studies. 72. 252–263. 43 indexed citations
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Hango, Darcy, et al.. (2019). Roots and STEMS? Examining field of study choices among northern and rural youth in Canada. Studies in Higher Education. 46(3). 563–593. 23 indexed citations
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Walters, David, et al.. (2017). Not What I Expected: Early Career Prospects of Doctoral Graduates in Academia. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 47(3). 152–169. 11 indexed citations
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Milian, Roger Pizarro, Scott Davies, & David Zarifa. (2016). Barriers to Differentiation: Applying Organizational Studies to Ontario Higher Education. Canadian Journal of Higher Education. 46(1). 19–37. 30 indexed citations
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Zarifa, David, et al.. (2015). The Earnings and Employment Outcomes of the 2005 Cohort of Canadian Postsecondary Graduates with Disabilities. Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie. 52(4). 343–376. 11 indexed citations
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Zarifa, David. (2012). Higher Education Expansion, Social Background and College Selectivity in the United States. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(3). 263–291. 2 indexed citations
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Zarifa, David. (2012). Choosing fields in an expansionary era: Comparing two cohorts of baccalaureate degree-holders in the United States and Canada. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 30(3). 328–351. 30 indexed citations
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Davies, Scott & David Zarifa. (2011). The stratification of universities: Structural inequality in Canada and the United States. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 30(2). 143–158. 108 indexed citations
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Zarifa, David & David Walters. (2008). Revisiting Canada's Brain Drain: Evidence from the 2000 Cohort of Canadian University Graduates. Canadian Public Policy. 34(3). 305–319. 13 indexed citations

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