Gary Skolits

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 777 citations indexed

About

Gary Skolits is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Education and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary Skolits has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 777 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 10 papers in Education and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Gary Skolits's work include Evaluation and Performance Assessment (9 papers), Evaluation of Teaching Practices (4 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (3 papers). Gary Skolits is often cited by papers focused on Evaluation and Performance Assessment (9 papers), Evaluation of Teaching Practices (4 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (3 papers). Gary Skolits collaborates with scholars based in United States and India. Gary Skolits's co-authors include Jennifer Richards, Schuyler W. Huck, John W. Lounsbury, Jennifer A. Morrow, Blanche O’Bannon, Patrick B. Barlow, Tiffany Smith, Jennifer Richards, John Peters and F.A. Draughon and has published in prestigious journals such as Postgraduate Medical Journal, Evaluation and Program Planning and Journal of Research on Technology in Education.

In The Last Decade

Gary Skolits

24 papers receiving 731 citations

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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.

Practical Considerations for Using Exploratory Factor Analysis in Educational Research

2020 551 citations John W. Lounsbury, Jennifer Richards et al. Practical assessment, research & evaluation profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gary Skolits United States	9	204	120	101	91	85	24	777
George A. Johanson United States	11	187 0.9×	110 0.9×	68 0.7×	71 0.8×	79 0.9×	26	814
Kristine Y. Hogarty United States	9	195 1.0×	91 0.8×	74 0.7×	61 0.7×	101 1.2×	20	722
Tony C. M. Lam Canada	12	317 1.6×	103 0.9×	119 1.2×	93 1.0×	120 1.4×	28	800
Amy B. Dellinger United States	6	409 2.0×	92 0.8×	69 0.7×	128 1.4×	103 1.2×	11	738
Jennifer Richards United States	5	131 0.6×	104 0.9×	28 0.3×	64 0.7×	77 0.9×	12	621
Yi‐Fang Lee Taiwan	12	198 1.0×	205 1.7×	49 0.5×	38 0.4×	43 0.5×	32	655
Shing-On Leung Macao	4	110 0.5×	168 1.4×	40 0.4×	62 0.7×	175 2.1×	6	831
Bob Dick Australia	12	148 0.7×	131 1.1×	128 1.3×	96 1.1×	48 0.6×	41	580
Muhammad Ishtiaq Saudi Arabia	4	368 1.8×	195 1.6×	34 0.3×	147 1.6×	78 0.9×	9	1.1k
Phill Gagné United States	10	113 0.6×	115 1.0×	97 1.0×	71 0.8×	153 1.8×	20	775

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Skolits, Gary, et al.. (2021). Conceptualizing and Engaging in Reflective Practice: Experienced Evaluators’ Perspectives. American Journal of Evaluation. 43(1). 5–25. 21 indexed citations

Morrow, Jennifer A., et al.. (2020). Students' Experiences Learning in the Emporium Model: A Conceptual Analysis.. 25(2). 49–80. 1 indexed citations

Skolits, Gary, et al.. (2020). Value for money: A utilization-focused approach to extending the foundation and contribution of economic evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning. 80. 101799–101799. 8 indexed citations

Lounsbury, John W., et al.. (2020). Practical Considerations for Using Exploratory Factor Analysis in Educational Research. Practical assessment, research & evaluation. 18(6). 1–13. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

Skolits, Gary, et al.. (2019). Evaluating unintended program outcomes through Ripple Effects Mapping (REM): Application of REM using grounded theory. Evaluation and Program Planning. 76. 101677–101677. 6 indexed citations

Skolits, Gary, et al.. (2019). Triple Aims Healthcare Policy Voices of Graduate Student Interprofessional Team Members. The Qualitative Report. 1 indexed citations

Beebe, Lora Humphrey, et al.. (2018). Team Development Measure in Interprofessional Graduate Education: A Pilot Study. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 56(4). 18–22. 3 indexed citations

Beebe, Lora Humphrey, et al.. (2015). Effects of an Online-Blended Interprofessional Education Program on Graduate Students in Psychiatric Nursing, Exercise Physiology, Nutrition and Pharmacy: A Pilot Study. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Tiffany, Patrick B. Barlow, John Peters, & Gary Skolits. (2015). Demystifying reflective practice: Using the DATA model to enhance evaluators’ professional activities. Evaluation and Program Planning. 52. 142–147. 20 indexed citations

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Barlow, Patrick B., Gary Skolits, R. Eric Heidel, William P. Metheny, & Tiffany Smith. (2015). Development of the Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology Skills (BACES) assessment for medical residents. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 91(1078). 423–430. 8 indexed citations

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Skolits, Gary, et al.. (2014). Anticipated Effects of the GED® Test on Educators and Young Adult Learners.. 3(3). 8–21. 1 indexed citations

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Morrow, Jennifer A., Stephanie Kelly, & Gary Skolits. (2013). Reducing Power Differentials in the Classroom Using Student-Based Quantitative Research Scenarios: Applications in Undergraduate and Graduate Research Methods Classrooms. Communication Teacher. 27(3). 156–160. 2 indexed citations

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Richards, Jennifer, et al.. (2012). Developing and Evaluating the Impact of an Extension-Based Train-the-Trainer Model for Effectively Disseminating Food Safety Education to Middle School Students. Journal of Extension. 50(4). 4 indexed citations

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Skolits, Gary, et al.. (2011). Focusing, Situating, and Grounding Micro–Level Evaluation Field Experiences. American Journal of Evaluation. 33(1). 124–136. 4 indexed citations

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Skolits, Gary & Jennifer Richards. (2009). Designing and Applying Project Fidelity Assessment for a Teacher Implemented Middle School Instructional Improvement Pilot Intervention. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. 24(1). 133–156. 3 indexed citations

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Richards, Jennifer & Gary Skolits. (2009). Sustaining Instructional Change: The Impact of Professional Development on Teacher Adoption of a New Instructional Strategy. Research in the schools. 16(2). 41–58. 11 indexed citations

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Skolits, Gary, et al.. (2009). Reconceptualizing Evaluator Roles. American Journal of Evaluation. 30(3). 275–295. 35 indexed citations

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Richards, Jennifer, et al.. (2008). Validation of an Interdisciplinary Food Safety Curriculum Targeted at Middle School Students and Correlated to State Educational Standards. Journal of Food Science Education. 7(3). 54–61. 21 indexed citations

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Skolits, Gary, et al.. (2008). Using an Evaluation Hotline to Promote Stakeholder Involvement. American Journal of Evaluation. 29(1). 58–70. 3 indexed citations

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Skolits, Gary, et al.. (2003). The Sustainability of GEAR UP Project Initiatives in East Tennessee Middle Schools: A Study of the Residual Impacts of the University of Tennessee GEAR UP Partnership.. 3 indexed citations

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