Jeffrey Shears

720 total citations
32 papers, 505 citations indexed

About

Jeffrey Shears is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Jeffrey Shears has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 505 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Demography and 9 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Jeffrey Shears's work include Family Dynamics and Relationships (15 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (10 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (5 papers). Jeffrey Shears is often cited by papers focused on Family Dynamics and Relationships (15 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (10 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (5 papers). Jeffrey Shears collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Jeffrey Shears's co-authors include Tanya M. Coakley, Schenita D. Randolph, JoAnn Robinson, Kimberly Boller, Robert H. Bradley, Helen H. Raikes, Lori A. Roggman, Patrick Collins, Linda R. Stanley and Richard Edwards and has published in prestigious journals such as Research in Nursing & Health, Journal of Child and Family Studies and Personal Relationships.

In The Last Decade

Jeffrey Shears

28 papers receiving 460 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jeffrey Shears United States 13 212 152 151 141 121 32 505
Emma Sterrett United States 12 289 1.4× 220 1.4× 184 1.2× 134 1.0× 80 0.7× 19 614
Lina Guzman United States 11 95 0.4× 120 0.8× 109 0.7× 120 0.9× 87 0.7× 25 423
Normanda Araújo de Morais Brazil 12 161 0.8× 242 1.6× 135 0.9× 55 0.4× 87 0.7× 66 524
Kate Welti United States 9 100 0.5× 203 1.3× 79 0.5× 126 0.9× 65 0.5× 15 461
Yookyong Lee United States 15 488 2.3× 175 1.2× 263 1.7× 65 0.5× 189 1.6× 34 754
Carlye Kincaid United States 9 225 1.1× 144 0.9× 95 0.6× 103 0.7× 40 0.3× 12 432
Brett Brown United States 12 168 0.8× 160 1.1× 150 1.0× 167 1.2× 69 0.6× 35 515
Laurie L. Meschke United States 15 308 1.5× 432 2.8× 137 0.9× 77 0.5× 46 0.4× 31 747
Mindy E. Scott United States 14 168 0.8× 119 0.8× 323 2.1× 61 0.4× 358 3.0× 26 644
Elizabeth Banister Canada 11 156 0.7× 155 1.0× 133 0.9× 65 0.5× 24 0.2× 31 473

Countries citing papers authored by Jeffrey Shears

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jeffrey Shears

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jeffrey Shears

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shears, Jeffrey, et al.. (2026). Preparing and Protecting: Black Fathers’ Racial Socialization Practices With Their Daughters. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services.
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Shears, Jeffrey, et al.. (2019). A Self-Assessment of a Philadelphia Group of Children, Youth and Family-Focused Agencies on Father Friendliness: A Descriptive Study. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH. 14. 3017–3028.
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Randolph, Schenita D., Tanya M. Coakley, & Jeffrey Shears. (2018). Recruiting and engaging African-American men in health research. Nurse Researcher. 26(1). 8–12. 24 indexed citations
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Coakley, Tanya M., et al.. (2017). Parent–youth communication to reduce at-risk sexual behavior: A systematic literature review. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 27(6). 609–624. 76 indexed citations
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Coakley, Tanya M., Schenita D. Randolph, Jeffrey Shears, & Patrick Collins. (2017). Values that Fathers Communicate to Sons about Sex, Sexuality, Relationships, and Marriage. Social Work in Public Health. 32(5). 355–368. 6 indexed citations
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Randolph, Schenita D., Tanya M. Coakley, Jeffrey Shears, & Roland J. Thorpe. (2017). African‐American Fathers' Perspectives on Facilitators and Barriers to Father–Son Sexual Health Communication. Research in Nursing & Health. 40(3). 229–236. 25 indexed citations
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Coakley, Tanya M., Jeffrey Shears, & Schenita D. Randolph. (2014). Understanding Key Barriers to Fathers’ Involvement in Their Children's Lives. Child & Youth Services. 35(4). 343–364. 12 indexed citations
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Portwood, Sharon G., et al.. (2013). Examining the impact of family services on homeless children. Child & Family Social Work. 20(4). 480–493. 3 indexed citations
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Shears, Jeffrey, et al.. (2011). Understanding Fathering among Urban Native American Men. 2 indexed citations
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Lewis, Chance W., Jeffrey Shears, & Rich Furman. (2010). An In-Depth Examination into the Status of Minority Teachers in U.S. Public Schools: Crisis and Strategies for Improvement.. University of Washington Tacoma Digital Commons (University of Washington Tacoma). 23(1). 88–102. 2 indexed citations
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McKelvey, Lorraine, Leanne Whiteside-Mansell, Richard A. Faldowski, et al.. (2008). Validity of the Short Form of the Parenting Stress Index for Fathers of Toddlers. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 18(1). 102–111. 48 indexed citations
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Shears, Jeffrey. (2007). understanding differences in fathering activities across race and ethnicity. Journal of Early Childhood Research. 5(3). 245–261. 19 indexed citations
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Shears, Jeffrey, Rich Furman, & Nalini Junko Negi. (2007). The Perceptions of Mexican-American Men as Fathers. Advances in Social Work. 8(2). 338–352. 3 indexed citations
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Bradley, R. H., Jeffrey Shears, Lori A. Roggman, & Catherine S. Tamis‐LeMonda. (2006). Special issue of the Early Head Start Fathers' Study: Lessons learned from Early Head Start for Fatherhood Research and Program Development. Parenting. 6. 259–271. 2 indexed citations
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Boller, Kimberly, Robert H. Bradley, Natasha Cabrera, et al.. (2006). The Early Head Start Father Studies: Design, Data Collection, and Summary of Father Presence in the Lives of Infants and Toddlers. Parenting. 6(2-3). 117–143. 41 indexed citations
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Shears, Jeffrey, et al.. (2006). Exploring Fathering Roles in Low-Income Families: The Influence of Intergenerational Transmission. Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services. 87(2). 259–268. 22 indexed citations
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Vogel, Cheri, Robert H. Bradley, Helen H. Raikes, Kimberly Boller, & Jeffrey Shears. (2006). Relation Between Father Connectedness and Child Outcomes. Parenting. 6(2). 189–209. 19 indexed citations
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Bradley, Robert H., Jeffrey Shears, Lori A. Roggman, & Catherine S. Tamis‐LeMonda. (2006). Lessons Learned from Early Head Start for Fatherhood Research and Program Development. Parenting. 6(2-3). 259–271. 12 indexed citations
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Shears, Jeffrey, Richard Edwards, & Linda R. Stanley. (2006). School Bonding and Substance Use in Rural Communities. Social Work Research. 30(1). 6–18. 37 indexed citations
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Shears, Jeffrey, et al.. (2004). The Dilemmas of African-American Men From Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Completing Doctoral From Predominately White Institutions. University of Washington Tacoma Digital Commons (University of Washington Tacoma). 11(1). 8. 1 indexed citations

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