Keith F. Punch

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Keith F. Punch is a scholar working on Education, Clinical Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith F. Punch has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Education, 4 papers in Clinical Psychology and 3 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Keith F. Punch's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (11 papers), School Choice and Performance (4 papers) and Education and Technology Integration (3 papers). Keith F. Punch is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (11 papers), School Choice and Performance (4 papers) and Education and Technology Integration (3 papers). Keith F. Punch collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Keith F. Punch's co-authors include Alis Oancea, Tom O’Donoghue, Russell Waugh, Léonie J. Rennie, Graham Douglas, John Hattie, David R. Goddard, Jim Elliott, Sylvia Daim and David Andrich and has published in prestigious journals such as Review of Educational Research, Journal of Research in Science Teaching and British Journal of Educational Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Keith F. Punch

37 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualita... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches
    1998 2.1k citations Keith F. Punch UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia) profile →
  2. Introduction to Research Methods in Education
    2009 587 citations Keith F. Punch, Alis Oancea Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Keith F. Punch Australia 16 1.4k 812 367 324 301 39 3.8k
Colin Robson United Kingdom 12 1.1k 0.8× 944 1.2× 461 1.3× 537 1.7× 372 1.2× 30 5.0k
Martyn Denscombe United Kingdom 21 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 353 1.0× 559 1.7× 270 0.9× 46 4.4k
R. Dale Wilson United States 16 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 484 1.3× 420 1.3× 265 0.9× 29 4.6k
Harry F. Wolcott United States 16 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.6× 320 0.9× 373 1.2× 266 0.9× 50 3.8k
John D. Hillebrand 2 824 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 315 0.9× 434 1.3× 170 0.6× 2 3.5k
Edward Brent United States 16 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 492 1.3× 417 1.3× 294 1.0× 53 5.5k
Larry B. Christensen United States 7 2.1k 1.5× 637 0.8× 380 1.0× 265 0.8× 513 1.7× 12 4.1k
Catherine Marshall United Kingdom 11 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 465 1.3× 469 1.4× 897 3.0× 18 4.9k
Margrit Schreier Germany 12 944 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 404 1.1× 490 1.5× 252 0.8× 48 4.0k
Juhani Vaivio Finland 9 771 0.6× 915 1.1× 376 1.0× 542 1.7× 199 0.7× 15 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Keith F. Punch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Keith F. Punch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Punch, Keith F.. (2016). Developing Effective Research Proposals. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 94 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F.. (2014). Introduction to social research : quantitative & qualitative approaches. Sage eBooks. 150 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F.. (2013). Introduction to Social Research : Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches Ed. 3. SAGE Publications eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F. & Alis Oancea. (2009). Introduction to Research Methods in Education. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 587 indexed citations breakdown →
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Punch, Keith F.. (1998). Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 2146 indexed citations breakdown →
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1997). "Cooperative and Competitive Learning Environments and Their Effects on Behavior, Self Efficacy and Achievement". Alberta Journal of Educational Research. 43. 158–161. 4 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1997). The self-sufficient library collection: A test of assumptions. Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 48(1). 11–16. 7 indexed citations
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Goddard, David R. & Keith F. Punch. (1996). Ideological conflict in education: Western Australia, 1983‐1989. Journal of Educational Administration. 34(4). 60–72. 4 indexed citations
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Douglas, Graham, et al.. (1995). The importance of self‐efficacy as a mediating variable between learning environments and achievement. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 65(1). 73–84. 40 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1992). Teachers’ Psychological Distress: the ameliorating effects of control over the work environment. Educational Review. 44(2). 181–194. 16 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1991). Stressful factors and the likelihood of psychological distress among classroom teachersShort reports. Educational Research. 33(1). 65–69. 11 indexed citations
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Elliott, Jim & Keith F. Punch. (1991). The Social Adjustment of Newcomers in Secondary School. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 19(2). 160–176. 1 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1990). Stress Levels among Secondary School Teachers. Educational Review. 42(1). 25–29. 12 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1990). Teacher participation in curriculum development: A model and field study in Tanzania. International Journal of Educational Development. 10(4). 253–267. 1 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1985). Some Measurement Characteristics of the Career Development Inventory. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. 17(4). 196–202. 11 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1979). Accounting for Teachers' Attitudes towards Change.. Journal of Educational Administration. 17(2). 9 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1978). DETERMINANTS OF ASPIRATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. Journal of Educational Administration. 16(2). 175–186. 4 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F., et al.. (1972). Life Cycle Leadership Theory: Some Empirical Evidence. Journal of Educational Administration. 10(1). 66–77.
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Punch, Keith F.. (1971). The Design of Correlation Studies. The Journal of Experimental Education. 39(4). 84–87. 1 indexed citations
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Punch, Keith F.. (1969). Bureaucratic Structure in Schools: Towards Redefinition and Measurement. Educational Administration Quarterly. 5(2). 43–57. 16 indexed citations

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