J. Douglas Willms

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

J. Douglas Willms is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Douglas Willms has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Education, 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 13 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in J. Douglas Willms's work include School Choice and Performance (32 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (19 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers). J. Douglas Willms is often cited by papers focused on School Choice and Performance (32 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (19 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers). J. Douglas Willms collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. J. Douglas Willms's co-authors include Mark S. Tremblay, Stephen W. Raudenbush, Lucía Tramonte, Nicole Létourneau, Adam Gamoran, Dominic J. Brewer, Andrew McPherson, Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Russell W. Rumberger and H. Daniel and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

J. Douglas Willms

83 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of Parental Involvement on Eighth-Grade Achievement 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. Douglas Willms Canada 37 3.4k 1.2k 1.0k 890 615 86 5.9k
Edward Melhuish United Kingdom 46 5.0k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 751 0.7× 1.8k 2.0× 740 1.2× 276 7.4k
Elizabeth A. Vandewater United States 29 2.1k 0.6× 1.9k 1.5× 748 0.7× 761 0.9× 473 0.8× 79 4.1k
Virginia Richardson United States 30 4.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 269 0.3× 939 1.1× 598 1.0× 113 6.9k
Leon Feinstein United Kingdom 29 4.1k 1.2× 947 0.8× 285 0.3× 1.1k 1.3× 481 0.8× 83 6.4k
Pamela Davis‐Kean United States 32 3.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 351 0.3× 1.5k 1.7× 316 0.5× 71 6.5k
Deborah L Bandalos United States 26 1.6k 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 480 0.5× 2.2k 2.5× 602 1.0× 60 7.3k
Frances E. Aboud Canada 42 1.9k 0.6× 2.6k 2.2× 572 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 556 0.9× 126 6.8k
Chandra Muller United States 37 2.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 234 0.2× 645 0.7× 455 0.7× 84 4.4k
Elizabeth C. Hair United States 37 863 0.3× 1.0k 0.8× 879 0.9× 1.3k 1.4× 497 0.8× 160 4.8k
Jamie DeCoster United States 42 1.6k 0.5× 2.2k 1.8× 515 0.5× 1.9k 2.2× 907 1.5× 119 7.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. Douglas Willms

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All Works

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Wagner, Daniel A., Sharon Wolf, Robert F. Boruch, et al.. (2018). Learning at the bottom of the pyramid: science, measurement, and policy in low-income countries. MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN. 12 indexed citations
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Tramonte, Lucía, et al.. (2015). Equivalence of Testing Instruments in Canada: Studying Item Bias in a Cross-Cultural Assessment for Preschoolers. Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l éducation. 38(3). 1–23. 2 indexed citations
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Létourneau, Nicole, Lucía Tramonte, & J. Douglas Willms. (2012). Maternal Depression, Family Functioning and Children's Longitudinal Development. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 28(3). 223–234. 120 indexed citations
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Willms, J. Douglas. (2009). Pre-School Kids Benefit from New Skills Assessments.. Education Canada. 49(5). 36–39. 1 indexed citations
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Daniel, H., James Ted McDonald, & J. Douglas Willms. (2009). Socio‐economic Status and Academic Achievement Trajectories from Childhood to Adolescence. Canadian Journal of Education / Revue canadienne de l éducation. 32(3). 558–590. 168 indexed citations
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Ma, Renjun, Bent Jørgensen, & J. Douglas Willms. (2009). Clustered binary data with random cluster sizes. Statistical Modelling. 9(2). 137–150. 6 indexed citations
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Dupéré, Véronique, Éric Lacourse, J. Douglas Willms, Tama Leventhal, & Richard E. Tremblay. (2008). Neighborhood Poverty and Early Transition to Sexual Activity in Young Adolescents: A Developmental Ecological Approach. Child Development. 79(5). 1463–1476. 44 indexed citations
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Dupéré, Véronique, Éric Lacourse, J. Douglas Willms, Frank Vitaro, & Richard E. Tremblay. (2007). Affiliation to Youth Gangs During Adolescence: The Interaction Between Childhood Psychopathic Tendencies and Neighborhood Disadvantage. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 35(6). 1035–1045. 63 indexed citations
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Arım, Rübab G., Jennifer D. Shapka, V. Susan Dahinten, & J. Douglas Willms. (2007). Patterns and Correlates of Pubertal Development in Canadian Youth. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 98(2). 91–96. 25 indexed citations
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Willms, J. Douglas. (2005). Why the Difference? Variation in Reading Scores among Canadian Provinces.. Education Canada. 45(1). 54–55. 1 indexed citations
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Willms, J. Douglas, et al.. (2005). A Comparative Study of Teacher Ratings of Emergent Literacy Skills and Student Performance on a Standardized Measure.. 126(1). 116–590. 27 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Mark S. & J. Douglas Willms. (2003). Is the Canadian childhood obesity epidemic related to physical inactivity?. International Journal of Obesity. 27(9). 1100–1105. 384 indexed citations
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Willms, J. Douglas, Mark S. Tremblay, & Peter T. Katzmarzyk. (2003). Geographic and Demographic Variation in the Prevalence of Overweight Canadian Children. Obesity Research. 11(5). 668–673. 149 indexed citations
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Willms, J. Douglas. (2002). Vulnerable Children and Youth.. Education Canada. 42(3). 40–43. 5 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Mark S. & J. Douglas Willms. (2001). Obesity in Canadian children. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 164(11). 1564–1565. 1 indexed citations
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Ehrenberg, Ronald G., Dominic J. Brewer, Adam Gamoran, & J. Douglas Willms. (2001). Does Class Size Matter?. Scientific American. 285(5). 78–85. 30 indexed citations
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Tremblay, Mark S. & J. Douglas Willms. (2000). Secular trends in the body mass index of Canadian children.. PubMed. 163(11). 1429–33. 357 indexed citations
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Willms, J. Douglas & Michael Chen. (1989). The Effects of Ability Grouping on the Ethnic Achievement Gap in Israeli Elementary Schools. American Journal of Education. 97(3). 237–257. 19 indexed citations
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Willms, J. Douglas & Peter Cuttance. (1985). School Effects in Scottish Secondary Schools. British Journal of Sociology of Education. 6(3). 289–306. 20 indexed citations

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