Derek Bok

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Derek Bok is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Education and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Bok has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 8 papers in Education and 4 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Derek Bok's work include Higher Education Governance and Development (8 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (5 papers) and European Law and Migration (1 paper). Derek Bok is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Governance and Development (8 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (5 papers) and European Law and Migration (1 paper). Derek Bok collaborates with scholars based in United States and Brazil. Derek Bok's co-authors include William G. Bowen, John Τ. Dunlop, David W. Breneman, Susanne Lohmann, Clark Kerr, T. S. Bates, Peter Cappelli, Richard C. Levin, Harold T. Shapiro and Ronald G. Ehrenberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Academy of Management Review and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

Derek Bok

61 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Shape of the River

1998 645 citations William G. Bowen, Derek Bok Princeton University Press eBooks profile →
Universities in the Marketplace

2009 225 citations Derek Bok Princeton University Press eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Bok United States	23	1.5k	711	694	307	270	67	3.2k
Steven Brint United States	28	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.7×	896 1.3×	212 0.7×	203 0.8×	97	3.2k
Gary Rhoades United States	26	1.8k 1.2×	505 0.7×	2.0k 2.9×	139 0.5×	172 0.6×	109	3.5k
Stewart Ranson United Kingdom	26	1.4k 0.9×	729 1.0×	843 1.2×	394 1.3×	215 0.8×	81	2.9k
Sheila Slaughter United States	30	1.6k 1.1×	717 1.0×	2.0k 2.9×	128 0.4×	292 1.1×	75	3.9k
Mary Frank Fox United States	30	825 0.6×	838 1.2×	345 0.5×	86 0.3×	140 0.5×	62	3.6k
Debra Meyerson United States	23	632 0.4×	1.5k 2.1×	306 0.4×	372 1.2×	375 1.4×	39	4.2k
Rosemary Deem United Kingdom	33	2.2k 1.5×	1.4k 1.9×	2.3k 3.3×	325 1.1×	133 0.5×	104	5.3k
John C. Smart United States	39	3.7k 2.5×	784 1.1×	876 1.3×	79 0.3×	139 0.5×	140	5.6k
Paul Schiff Berman United States	22	1.4k 0.9×	578 0.8×	587 0.8×	110 0.4×	329 1.2×	94	3.1k
Tim Hallett United States	17	632 0.4×	816 1.1×	219 0.3×	331 1.1×	295 1.1×	32	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Bok

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Bok

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Derek Bok. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Derek Bok. The network helps show where Derek Bok may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Bok

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derek Bok. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derek Bok based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Derek Bok. Derek Bok is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Bok, Derek. (2020). Higher Expectations. Princeton University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Bowen, William G. & Derek Bok. (2019). The Shape of the River. Princeton University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Alves, Nuno de Almeida, Mário Centeno, Álvaro A. Novo, & Derek Bok. (2010). INVESTMENT IN EDUCATION IN PORTUGAL: RETURNS AND HETEROGENEITY*. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (2009). Universities in the Marketplace. Princeton University Press eBooks. 225 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bok, Derek. (2009). Universities in the Marketplace. Princeton University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (2005). The Critical Role of Trustees in Enhancing Student Learning.. The chronicle of higher education. 52(17). 2 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (2004). Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education. British Journal of Educational Studies. 52(1). 28 indexed citations

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Lohmann, Susanne & Derek Bok. (2004). Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education. Academe. 90(1). 85–85. 146 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (2003). Perils of the Entrepreneurial University.. 11(3). 8–14. 1 indexed citations

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Sugrue, Thomas J., Eric Foner, Albert Camarillo, et al.. (1999). The Compelling Need for Diversity in Higher Education.. A18–A18. 63 indexed citations

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Bowen, William J. & Derek Bok. (1998). Why Race-Conscious Admissions Make Sense.. The College Board review. 1 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (1997). On our best behavior. The New York times book review. 34. 6 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (1991). Universities: Their Temptations and Tensions.. Journal of college and university law. 18(1). 1–19. 1 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (1988). Can higher education foster higher morals. Business and Society Review. 66(1998). 27 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (1986). Text of Harvard President Derek Bok's Response to Education Secretary Bennett.. The chronicle of higher education. 33(8). 17–19. 1 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (1985). Reflections on Free Speech: An Open Letter to the Harvard Community.. Educational record. 66(1). 4–8. 1 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (1983). A Flawed System of Law Practice and Training.. Journal of legal education. 33(4). 31 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (1980). The Federal Government and the University.. The Public interest. 3 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek. (1974). On the Purposes of Undergraduate Education.. Daedalus. 8 indexed citations

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Bok, Derek, et al.. (1971). Labor and the American Community.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 24(4). 624–624. 122 indexed citations

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