Douglas B. Downey

7.6k citations
59 papers · 5.1k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 28
Topics
School Choice and Performance (23 papers)Early Childhood Education and Development (20 papers)Family Dynamics and Relationships (17 papers)

In The Last Decade

Douglas B. Downey

57 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

When Bigger Is Not Better: Family Size, Parental Resource...199520262005201519952004199820162018200400600

Peers

Douglas B. Downey
Comparison fields: 5 of 127
  • Education 2.8k
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.3k
  • Demography 826
  • Clinical Psychology 629
  • Gender Studies 604
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Fields of papers citing papers by Douglas B. Downey

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Douglas B. Downey

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All Works

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School reform proposals : the research evidence
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About Douglas B. Downey

Douglas B. Downey is a scholar working on Demography, Education and Gender Studies, having authored 59 papers that have together received 5.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include School Choice and Performance (23 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (20 papers) and Family Dynamics and Relationships (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Education (2.8k citations), Demography (826 citations) and Safety Research (566 citations). Douglas B. Downey has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Shana Pribesh, Paul T. von Hippel, Dennis J. Condron, Brian Powell, Joseph Workman, Anastasia S. Vogt Yuan, Nicholas J. Rowland, Melanie M. Hughes, Benjamin G. Gibbs and Mikaela J. Dufur. Their work appears in journals such as American Psychologist, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Public Health.

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