Erin A. Cech

5.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
67 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Erin A. Cech is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Safety Research and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Erin A. Cech has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Gender Studies, 24 papers in Safety Research and 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Erin A. Cech's work include Gender Diversity and Inequality (24 papers), Career Development and Diversity (22 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (8 papers). Erin A. Cech is often cited by papers focused on Gender Diversity and Inequality (24 papers), Career Development and Diversity (22 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (8 papers). Erin A. Cech collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Finland. Erin A. Cech's co-authors include Mary Blair‐Loy, Tom Waidzunas, Brian Rubineau, Susan S. Silbey, Carroll Seron, Anneke M. Metz, Jessi L. Smith, Michelle Pham, Lindsey Trimble O’Connor and Stephanie Farrell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Erin A. Cech

63 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Culture of Disengagement in Engineering Education? 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2019 2021 2022 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Culture of Disengagement in Engineering Education?
    2013 506 citations Erin A. Cech profile →
  2. The changing career trajectories of new parents in STEM
    2019 210 citations Erin A. Cech, Mary Blair‐Loy profile →
  3. Systemic inequalities for LGBTQ professionals in STEM
    2021 177 citations Erin A. Cech, Tom Waidzunas profile →
  4. The intersectional privilege of white able-bodied heterosexual men in STEM
    2022 80 citations Erin A. Cech profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erin A. Cech United States 27 1.2k 1.2k 941 901 533 67 3.5k
Mitchell J. Chang United States 24 387 0.3× 1.2k 1.0× 995 1.1× 2.5k 2.8× 946 1.8× 54 3.8k
Elaine Seymour United States 16 356 0.3× 2.4k 2.1× 243 0.3× 3.1k 3.4× 715 1.3× 20 5.3k
Wendy M. Williams United States 26 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 917 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 1.0k 1.9× 72 5.1k
Wendy Faulkner United Kingdom 18 737 0.6× 546 0.5× 589 0.6× 399 0.4× 103 0.2× 34 2.2k
Susan S. Silbey United States 24 551 0.4× 369 0.3× 1.8k 1.9× 310 0.3× 244 0.5× 75 4.1k
Eric Bettinger United States 30 419 0.3× 877 0.8× 723 0.8× 2.9k 3.2× 358 0.7× 79 4.3k
Angela Calabrese Barton United States 41 177 0.1× 1.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 4.4k 4.9× 508 1.0× 144 6.2k
Yong Zhao United States 36 802 0.7× 182 0.2× 1.4k 1.5× 3.7k 4.1× 376 0.7× 131 5.8k
Martin M. Chemers United States 23 312 0.3× 834 0.7× 581 0.6× 1.4k 1.6× 1.5k 2.9× 52 4.2k
Victoria C. Plaut United States 23 1.3k 1.0× 656 0.6× 1.9k 2.0× 648 0.7× 1.2k 2.2× 46 3.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cheruvelil, Kendra Spence, et al.. (2025). Racial differences in job attitudes of early-career academics: the experiences of Asian Americans in higher education. Higher Education. 91(1). 191–207.
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Cech, Erin A.. (2024). Engineering’s Systemic Marginalization and Devaluation of Students and Professionals With Disabilities. 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access Proceedings. 3 indexed citations
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Pawley, Alice, Erin A. Cech, Stephanie Farrell, & Donna Riley. (2024). Targeted Harassment of Engineering Education Researchers: How to Connect with Community and Support Your Colleagues Under Attack. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education).
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Blair‐Loy, Mary, et al.. (2023). Productivity metrics and hiring rubrics are warped by cultural schemas of merit. Trends in Microbiology. 31(6). 556–558. 4 indexed citations
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Settles, Isis H., et al.. (2022). Disproportionate impacts of COVID-19 on marginalized and minoritized early-career academic scientists. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0274278–e0274278. 15 indexed citations
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Finelli, Cynthia, et al.. (2022). A graduate-level course module to introduce electrical engineering master’s students to public welfare responsibilities. 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Cech, Erin A.. (2021). The Trouble with Passion. 3 indexed citations
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Cech, Erin A., et al.. (2019). LGBT Workplace Inequality in the Federal Workforce: Intersectional Processes, Organizational Contexts, and Turnover Considerations. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 73(1). 25–60. 69 indexed citations
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Cech, Erin A. & Lindsey Trimble O’Connor. (2017). ‘Like second-hand smoke’: the toxic effect of workplace flexibility bias for workers’ health. Community Work & Family. 20(5). 543–572. 19 indexed citations
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Cech, Erin A.. (2016). What fosters concern for inequality among American adolescents?. Social Science Research. 61. 160–180. 9 indexed citations
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Cech, Erin A.. (2015). LGBT Professionals’ Workplace Experiences in STEM-Related Federal Agencies. 26.1094.1–26.1094.10. 31 indexed citations
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Smith, Jessi L., et al.. (2014). Giving back or giving up: Native American student experiences in science and engineering.. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology. 20(3). 413–429. 142 indexed citations
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Cech, Erin A.. (2014). Education: Embed social awareness in science curricula. Nature. 505(7484). 477–478. 23 indexed citations
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Cech, Erin A. & Tom Waidzunas. (2011). Navigating the heteronormativity of engineering: the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual students. Engineering Studies. 3(1). 1–24. 257 indexed citations
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Metz, Anneke M., et al.. (2011). Effects of Formal and Informal Support Structures on the Motivation of Native American Students in Nursing. Journal of Nursing Education. 50(7). 388–394. 8 indexed citations
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Cech, Erin A., et al.. (2011). Caring for Our Own: The Role of Institutionalized Support Structures in Native American Nursing Student Success. Journal of Nursing Education. 50(9). 524–531. 13 indexed citations
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Cech, Erin A.. (2005). Understanding the Gender Schema of Female Engineering Students: A Balanced Sex-Type and an Ideal of Autonomy. 2 indexed citations

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