Jane R. Mercer

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Jane R. Mercer is a scholar working on Education, Social Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jane R. Mercer has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Education, 4 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jane R. Mercer's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (5 papers), Education Discipline and Inequality (4 papers) and Counseling Practices and Supervision (4 papers). Jane R. Mercer is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (5 papers), Education Discipline and Inequality (4 papers) and Counseling Practices and Supervision (4 papers). Jane R. Mercer collaborates with scholars based in United States. Jane R. Mercer's co-authors include Elizabeth W. Markson, Howard S. Becker, Stephen A. Richardson, Helene Koller, C. Edward Meyers, Bob Algozzine, James E. Ysseldyke, Larry Maheady, Robert Rueda and Edgar W. Butler and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Psychiatry and American Political Science Review.

In The Last Decade

Jane R. Mercer

33 papers receiving 774 citations

Hit Papers

Labeling the Mentally Retarded 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 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. Labeling the Mentally Retarded
    1973 503 citations Jane R. Mercer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jane R. Mercer United States 15 490 262 252 164 149 37 1.1k
Ellis D. Evans United States 16 478 1.0× 257 1.0× 175 0.7× 145 0.9× 214 1.4× 33 1.1k
Virginia C. Shipman United States 9 588 1.2× 357 1.4× 227 0.9× 109 0.7× 36 0.2× 25 1.1k
Reginald L. Jones United States 14 348 0.7× 212 0.8× 152 0.6× 196 1.2× 136 0.9× 50 705
C. E. van Kraayenoord Australia 19 757 1.5× 456 1.7× 236 0.9× 117 0.7× 163 1.1× 110 1.2k
Jerome B. Dusek United States 17 619 1.3× 225 0.9× 438 1.7× 228 1.4× 121 0.8× 44 1.3k
Susan L. Dauber United States 13 1.6k 3.2× 235 0.9× 537 2.1× 261 1.6× 143 1.0× 17 1.9k
Thomas Gordon United States 8 373 0.8× 160 0.6× 352 1.4× 126 0.8× 59 0.4× 18 907
Rolf E. Muuss United States 11 163 0.3× 108 0.4× 190 0.8× 123 0.8× 73 0.5× 21 557
Roger A. Stewart United States 16 616 1.3× 315 1.2× 91 0.4× 221 1.3× 126 0.8× 45 991
Carol Seefeldt United States 18 508 1.0× 100 0.4× 159 0.6× 229 1.4× 39 0.3× 69 1.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jane R. Mercer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mercer, Jane R., Stephen A. Richardson, & Helene Koller. (1998). Twenty-Two Years: Causes and Consequences of Mental Retardation. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 27(2). 209–209. 29 indexed citations
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Becker, Howard S. & Jane R. Mercer. (1996). Labeling the Mentally Retarded: Clinical and Social System Perspectives on Mental Retardation.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 25(4). 442–442. 45 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1990). ACTION LEARNING: A STUDENT′S PERSPECTIVE. Industrial and Commercial Training. 22(2). 6 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R., et al.. (1989). Obstacles to Integrating Disabled Students in a “Two-Roof” Elementary School. Exceptional Children. 56(1). 30–38. 3 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1988). Scientific Revolutions and the Psychomedical Paradigm: the Growing Crisis in Measurement Psychology. Canadian Journal of School Psychology. 4(1). 1–16. 1 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1988). Ethnic Differences in IQ Scores: What Do They Mean? (a Response to Lloyd Dunn). Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences. 10(3). 199–218. 12 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R., et al.. (1987). Lives of a Mentally Retarded: A Forty-Year Follow-up Study.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(1). 82–82. 10 indexed citations
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Rueda, Robert & Jane R. Mercer. (1985). A Predictive Analysis of Decision-Making Practices with Limited English Proficient Handicapped Students.. 6 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1979). SOMPA, system of multicultural pluralistic assessment : technical manual. 15 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R., et al.. (1979). Social Aspects of Mental Retardation. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 8(3). 405–405. 9 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1979). In Defense of Racially and Culturally Non-Discriminatory Assessment. School Psychology Review. 8(1). 89–115. 43 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1976). Cultural Diversity, Mental Retardation, and Assessment: The Case for Nonlabeling.. 2 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1974). A Policy Statement on Assessment Procedures and the Rights of Children. Harvard Educational Review. 44(1). 125–141. 40 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1973). IQ: The Lethal Label.. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review. 38(5). 17–20. 20 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1973). Labeling the Mentally Retarded. 503 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mercer, Jane R.. (1972). The Origins and Development of the Pluralistic Assessment Project.. 4 indexed citations
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Mercer, Jane R. & Edgar W. Butler. (1967). Disengagement of the Aged Population and Response Differentials in Survey Research. Social Forces. 46(1). 89–89. 6 indexed citations
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