Grace Kao

9.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
77 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Grace Kao is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Grace Kao has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 31 papers in Education and 17 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Grace Kao's work include Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (23 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (16 papers) and School Choice and Performance (16 papers). Grace Kao is often cited by papers focused on Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (23 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (16 papers) and School Choice and Performance (16 papers). Grace Kao collaborates with scholars based in United States, Macao and Russia. Grace Kao's co-authors include Marta Tienda, Jennifer Thompson, Kara Joyner, Kristin Turney, William Kandel, Hannah Tessler, Meera Choi, Jamie Mihoko Doyle, Elizabeth Vaquera and Elizabeth Raleigh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Grace Kao

74 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Racial and Ethnic Stratification in Educational Achievement and Attainment

2003 888 citations Grace Kao et al. profile →
Optimism and achievement: the educational performance of immigrant youth

1995 877 citations Grace Kao, Marta Tienda Social Science Quarterly profile →
Educational Aspirations of Minority Youth

1998 645 citations Grace Kao, Marta Tienda profile →
Barriers to School Involvement: Are Immigrant Parents Disadvantaged?

2009 389 citations Grace Kao et al. profile →
The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 301 citations Hannah Tessler, Meera Choi et al. American Journal of Criminal Justice profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Grace Kao	3.6k	3.1k	927	664	616	77	6.1k
Douglas B. Downey	2.3k 0.6×	2.8k 0.9×	629 0.7×	826 1.2×	352 0.6×	59	5.1k
John Bynner	2.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	521 0.6×	544 0.8×	467 0.8×	143	5.0k
Karl L. Alexander	2.5k 0.7×	7.5k 2.4×	1.5k 1.6×	570 0.9×	559 0.9×	115	9.5k
Walter R. Allen	3.3k 0.9×	3.8k 1.2×	736 0.8×	298 0.4×	1.4k 2.3×	111	6.5k
Wei‐Jun Jean Yeung	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	995 1.1×	1.5k 2.2×	528 0.9×	98	5.4k
Chandra Muller	1.3k 0.4×	2.2k 0.7×	645 0.7×	361 0.5×	663 1.1×	84	4.4k
Toby L. Parcel	3.3k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	755 0.8×	1.3k 1.9×	509 0.8×	88	5.6k
Selcuk R. Sirin	1.5k 0.4×	2.7k 0.9×	1.2k 1.2×	231 0.3×	646 1.0×	39	4.8k
Çiğdem Kâğıtçıbaşı	1.9k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 1.9×	499 0.8×	2.4k 3.9×	73	5.2k
Ariel Kalil	2.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	1.1k 1.1×	959 1.4×	457 0.7×	111	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Grace Kao

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Choi, Meera, Hannah Tessler, & Grace Kao. (2024). Heightened vulnerabilities to anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic: an intersectional analysis. Ethnic and Racial Studies. 1–25.

Kao, Grace, et al.. (2023). Do Resources Blunt the Impact of COVID-19 on Fertility Desires in the United States?. Population Research and Policy Review. 43(1). 1 indexed citations

Park, Hyunjoon, et al.. (2022). Diversity and the Transition to Adulthood in America. 1 indexed citations

Tessler, Hannah, Meera Choi, & Grace Kao. (2020). The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 45(4). 636–646. 301 indexed citations breakdown →

Park, Hyunjoon, et al.. (2020). Men and Women’s Different Dreams on the Future of the Gendered Division of Paid Work and Household Work after COVID-19 in South Korea. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 69. 100544–100544. 14 indexed citations

Choi, Meera, Hannah Tessler, & Grace Kao. (2020). Arts and crafts as an educational strategy and coping mechanism for Republic of Korea and United States parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Review of Education. 66(5-6). 715–735. 31 indexed citations

Hu, Anning, Grace Kao, & Xiaogang Wu. (2020). Can greater reliance on test scores ameliorate the association between family background and access to post-collegiate education? Survey evidence from the Beijing College Students Panel survey. Social Science Research. 88-89. 102425–102425. 7 indexed citations

Park, Hyunjoon, et al.. (2018). Racial and ethnic differences in student participation in private supplementary education activities. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 59. 46–59. 22 indexed citations

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Kao, Grace, et al.. (2017). Hit, Robbed, and Put Down (but not Bullied): Underreporting of Bullying by Minority and Male Students. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 47(3). 619–635. 46 indexed citations

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Balistreri, Kelly Stamper, Kara Joyner, & Grace Kao. (2017). Trading Youth for Citizenship? The Spousal Age Gap in Cross‐Border Marriages. Population and Development Review. 43(3). 443–466. 23 indexed citations

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Balistreri, Kelly Stamper, Kara Joyner, & Grace Kao. (2015). Relationship Involvement Among Young Adults: Are Asian American Men an Exceptional Case?. Population Research and Policy Review. 34(5). 709–732. 20 indexed citations

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Vaquera, Elizabeth & Grace Kao. (2012). Educational Achievement of Immigrant Adolescents in Spain: Do Gender and Region of Origin Matter?. Child Development. 83(5). 1560–1576. 31 indexed citations

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Kao, Grace, et al.. (2007). Does Social Capital Still Matter? Immigrant Minority Disadvantage in Social Capital and Its Effects on Academic Achievement. Sociological Perspectives. 50. 7 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yuping, Grace Kao, & Emily Hannum. (2007). Do Mothers in Rural China Practice Gender Equality in Educational Aspirations for Their Children?. Comparative Education Review. 51(2). 131–157. 80 indexed citations

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Kao, Grace & Kara Joyner. (2006). Do Asian and Hispanic Adolescents Practice Panethnicity in Friendship Choices. Social Science Quarterly. 87. 4 indexed citations

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Kao, Grace. (2004). Parental Influences on the Educational Outcomes of Immigrant Youth. International Migration Review. 38(2). 427–449. 141 indexed citations

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Kandel, William & Grace Kao. (2000). Shifting orientations : How U.S. labor migration affects children's aspirations in Mexican migrant communities. Social Science Quarterly. 81(1). 16–32. 46 indexed citations

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Joyner, Kara & Grace Kao. (2000). School Racial Composition and Adolescent Racial Homophily. Social Science Quarterly. 81(3). 810–825. 174 indexed citations

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Kao, Grace & Marta Tienda. (1995). Optimism and achievement: the educational performance of immigrant youth. Social Science Quarterly. 76(1). 1–19. 877 indexed citations breakdown →

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