Grace Kena

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 870 citations indexed

About

Grace Kena is a scholar working on Education, Cultural Studies and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Grace Kena has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 870 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Education, 1 paper in Cultural Studies and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Grace Kena's work include Education Systems and Policy (11 papers), Education Discipline and Inequality (1 paper) and Higher Education Research Studies (1 paper). Grace Kena is often cited by papers focused on Education Systems and Policy (11 papers), Education Discipline and Inequality (1 paper) and Higher Education Research Studies (1 paper). Grace Kena collaborates with scholars based in . Grace Kena's co-authors include William J. Hussar, Angelina KewalRamani, Susan Aud, Jijun Zhang, Amy Rathbun, Michael Planty, Rachel Dinkes, Thomas D. Snyder, Jana Kemp and Kevin Bianco and has published in prestigious journals such as Durham Research Online (Durham University), VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) and National Center for Education Statistics.

In The Last Decade

Grace Kena

15 papers receiving 725 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 Condition of Education 2010. NCES 2010-028.

2010 297 citations Susan Aud, William J. Hussar et al. National Center for Education Statistics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Grace Kena	8	615	195	144	137	115	15	870
Amy Rathbun United States	13	764 1.2×	158 0.8×	166 1.2×	91 0.7×	98 0.9×	23	988
Stephen Provasnik United States	14	649 1.1×	133 0.7×	115 0.8×	89 0.6×	118 1.0×	23	841
Deborah R. Dillon United States	13	575 0.9×	173 0.9×	235 1.6×	131 1.0×	60 0.5×	40	915
Patricia Alvarez McHatton United States	17	557 0.9×	164 0.8×	105 0.7×	82 0.6×	163 1.4×	53	767
Beverly S. Faircloth United States	10	607 1.0×	199 1.0×	106 0.7×	124 0.9×	154 1.3×	15	813
Kamau Oginga Siwatu United States	14	780 1.3×	221 1.1×	88 0.6×	113 0.8×	74 0.6×	28	962
Laura Overman United States	11	855 1.4×	161 0.8×	213 1.5×	100 0.7×	173 1.5×	19	1.2k
Douglas D. Ready United States	16	1.1k 1.8×	227 1.2×	228 1.6×	93 0.7×	97 0.8×	30	1.4k
Diane M. Hoffman United States	15	435 0.7×	300 1.5×	57 0.4×	92 0.7×	83 0.7×	39	725
Roland Chaplain United Kingdom	9	620 1.0×	167 0.9×	114 0.8×	240 1.8×	82 0.7×	18	926

Countries citing papers authored by Grace Kena

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Fields of papers citing papers by Grace Kena

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Grace Kena

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Grace Kena. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Grace Kena 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 Grace Kena. Grace Kena is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Kena, Grace, et al.. (2014). The Condition of Education 2014. NCES 2014-083.. National Center for Education Statistics. 150 indexed citations

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Kena, Grace, et al.. (2013). Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study. VTechWorks (Virginia Tech). 103 indexed citations

3.

Kena, Grace, et al.. (2012). Higher Education: Gaps in Access and Persistence Study. Statistical Analysis Report. NCES 2012-046.. National Center for Education Statistics. 42 indexed citations

4.

Aud, Susan, et al.. (2010). The Condition of Education 2010. NCES 2010-028.. National Center for Education Statistics. 297 indexed citations breakdown →

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Planty, Michael, William J. Hussar, Thomas D. Snyder, et al.. (2009). The Condition of Education 2009: Indicator 8--Language Minority School-Age Children. NCES 2009-081.. National Center for Education Statistics. 2 indexed citations

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Planty, Michael, et al.. (2009). The Condition of Education 2009 in Brief. NCES 2009-082.. National Center for Education Statistics. 4 indexed citations

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Planty, Michael, William J. Hussar, Thomas D. Snyder, et al.. (2009). The Condition of Education 2009: Indicator 1--Enrollment Trends by Age. NCES 2009-081.. National Center for Education Statistics. 2 indexed citations

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Planty, Michael, William J. Hussar, Thomas D. Snyder, et al.. (2009). The Condition of Education 2009: Indicator 10--Undergraduate Enrollment. NCES 2009-081.. National Center for Education Statistics. 1 indexed citations

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Planty, Michael, William J. Hussar, Thomas D. Snyder, et al.. (2009). The Condition of Education 2009: Indicator 7--Racial/Ethnic Enrollment in Public Schools. NCES 2009-081.. National Center for Education Statistics. 4 indexed citations

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Planty, Michael, William J. Hussar, Thomas D. Snyder, et al.. (2009). The Condition of Education 2009: Indicator 11--Graduate and First-Professional Enrollment. NCES 2009-081.. National Center for Education Statistics. 3 indexed citations

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Planty, Michael, William J. Hussar, Thomas D. Snyder, et al.. (2009). The Condition of Education 2009: Indicator 6--Homeschooled Students. NCES 2009-081.. National Center for Education Statistics. 8 indexed citations

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Planty, Michael, William J. Hussar, Thomas D. Snyder, et al.. (2007). The Condition of Education 2009. NCES 2009-081.. National Center for Education Statistics. 159 indexed citations

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Kienzl, Gregory & Grace Kena. (2006). Economic Outcomes of High School Completers and Noncompleters 8 Years Later. Issue Brief. NCES 2007-019.. National Center for Education Statistics. 6 indexed citations

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Dinkes, Rachel, Emily Forrest Cataldi, Grace Kena, & Katrina Baum. (2006). Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2006. NCES 2007-003.. National Center for Education Statistics. 35 indexed citations

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Hampden‐Thompson, Gillian, et al.. (2005). The Condition of Education 2007. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 54 indexed citations

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