Janet Branchaw

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

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Janet Branchaw is a scholar working on Safety Research, Education and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Janet Branchaw has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Safety Research, 14 papers in Education and 9 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Janet Branchaw's work include Career Development and Diversity (15 papers), Mentoring and Academic Development (9 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (6 papers). Janet Branchaw is often cited by papers focused on Career Development and Diversity (15 papers), Mentoring and Academic Development (9 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (6 papers). Janet Branchaw collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Vietnam. Janet Branchaw's co-authors include Christine Pfund, Kevin Eagan, Angela Byars‐Winston, Pratibha Varma‐Nelson, Marcy H. Towns, Sandra L. Laursen, Colleen M. McLinn, Susan Rowland, Nancy M. Trautmann and Nancy Pelaez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Janet Branchaw

25 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Assessment of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences: A Meeting Report

2014 710 citations Janet Branchaw, Kevin Eagan et al. CBE—Life Sciences Education profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Janet Branchaw United States	16	765	715	511	229	225	27	1.6k
Kevin Eagan United States	9	496 0.6×	588 0.8×	232 0.5×	119 0.5×	177 0.8×	15	1.2k
Katelyn M. Cooper United States	26	525 0.7×	890 1.2×	492 1.0×	129 0.6×	97 0.4×	73	1.8k
Sarah Miller United States	10	223 0.3×	895 1.3×	261 0.5×	139 0.6×	140 0.6×	14	1.4k
Heather Thiry United States	15	599 0.8×	641 0.9×	304 0.6×	37 0.2×	102 0.5×	33	1.2k
Sehoya Cotner United States	23	354 0.5×	892 1.2×	337 0.7×	56 0.2×	86 0.4×	76	1.5k
Nancy Pelaez United States	17	469 0.6×	855 1.2×	140 0.3×	217 0.9×	253 1.1×	46	1.5k
Lisa A. Corwin United States	13	405 0.5×	523 0.7×	153 0.3×	109 0.5×	164 0.7×	28	928
Elisa Stone United States	7	314 0.4×	413 0.6×	116 0.2×	54 0.2×	111 0.5×	11	747
Pratibha Varma‐Nelson United States	11	408 0.5×	998 1.4×	128 0.3×	139 0.6×	240 1.1×	21	1.5k
Reneé Schwartz United States	23	202 0.3×	3.0k 4.2×	568 1.1×	101 0.4×	50 0.2×	46	3.5k

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Branchaw, Janet, Amanda R. Butz, & Joseph C. Ayoob. (2025). The comprehensive researcher development framework (CRDF): Core learning outcomes for research training. PLoS ONE. 20(9). e0332587–e0332587.

Byars‐Winston, Angela, et al.. (2023). A randomized controlled trial of an intervention to increase cultural diversity awareness of research mentors of undergraduate students. Science Advances. 9(21). eadf9705–eadf9705. 19 indexed citations

O’Connell, Kari, et al.. (2021). A Tool for Designing and Studying Student-Centered Undergraduate Field Experiences: The UFERN Model. BioScience. 72(2). 189–200. 20 indexed citations

Pfund, Christine, Janet Branchaw, Melissa McDaniels, et al.. (2021). Reassess–Realign–Reimagine: A Guide for Mentors Pivoting to Remote Research Mentoring. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 20(1). es2–es2. 12 indexed citations

Rogus‐Pulia, Nicole, et al.. (2021). The Influence of Messaging on Perceptions of Careers in Veterinary Medicine: Do Gender Stereotypes Matter?. Journal of Veterinary Medical Education. 49(3). 382–392. 2 indexed citations

Branchaw, Janet, Lourdes R. Guerrero, & Christine Pfund. (2020). Interventions to Optimize Mentoring Relationships for Diverse Biomedical Researchers.. PubMed. 11(1). 11 indexed citations

Butz, Amanda R. & Janet Branchaw. (2020). Entering Research Learning Assessment (ERLA): Validity Evidence for an Instrument to Measure Undergraduate and Graduate Research Trainee Development. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 19(2). ar18–ar18. 11 indexed citations

O’Connell, Kari, et al.. (2020). Undergraduate learning in the field: Designing experiences, assessing outcomes, and exploring future opportunities. Journal of Geoscience Education. 69(4). 387–400. 22 indexed citations

Rogers, Jenna Griebel, Janet Branchaw, Anne Marie Weber‐Main, Kimberly Spencer, & Christine Pfund. (2020). How much is enough? The impact of training dosage and previous mentoring experience on the effectiveness of a research mentor training intervention. 11(1). 12481. 5 indexed citations

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Cary, Tawnya L., et al.. (2019). A Biology Core Concept Instrument (BCCI) to Teach and Assess Student Conceptual Understanding. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 18(3). ar46–ar46. 11 indexed citations

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Byars‐Winston, Angela, et al.. (2019). Race and ethnicity in biology research mentoring relationships.. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 13(3). 240–253. 29 indexed citations

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Branchaw, Janet, et al.. (2018). Exploring Biology: A Vision and Change Disciplinary First-Year Seminar Improves Academic Performance in Introductory Biology. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 17(2). ar22–ar22. 5 indexed citations

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Butz, Amanda R., et al.. (2018). Promoting STEM Trainee Research Self-Efficacy: A Mentor Training Intervention.. PubMed. 9(1). 16 indexed citations

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Cary, Tawnya L. & Janet Branchaw. (2017). Conceptual Elements: A Detailed Framework to Support and Assess Student Learning of Biology Core Concepts. CBE—Life Sciences Education. 16(2). ar24–ar24. 25 indexed citations

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Pfund, Christine, Angela Byars‐Winston, Janet Branchaw, Sylvia Hurtado, & Kevin Eagan. (2016). Defining Attributes and Metrics of Effective Research Mentoring Relationships. AIDS and Behavior. 20(S2). 238–248. 164 indexed citations

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Byars‐Winston, Angela, et al.. (2015). Culturally Diverse Undergraduate Researchers’ Academic Outcomes and Perceptions of Their Research Mentoring Relationships. International Journal of Science Education. 37(15). 2533–2554. 109 indexed citations

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Hooper, E. J., Christine Pfund, Robert D. Mathieu, & Janet Branchaw. (2010). Learning to Become a More Effective Research or Inquiry-based Project Mentor. 431. 247. 1 indexed citations

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Pfund, Christine, Christine Maidl Pribbenow, Janet Branchaw, Sarah Miller, & Jo Handelsman. (2006). The Merits of Training Mentors. Science. 311(5760). 473–474. 183 indexed citations

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Titus, Steven A., et al.. (1999). Functional Analysis of a Mouse Brain Elk-Type K⁺Channel. Journal of Neuroscience. 19(8). 2906–2918. 38 indexed citations

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Branchaw, Janet, Shyue‐Fang Hsu, & Meyer B. Jackson. (1998). Membrane Excitability and Secretion from Peptidergic Nerve Terminals. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 18(1). 45–63. 22 indexed citations

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