Melissa Roderick

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Melissa Roderick is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Roderick has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Education, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Melissa Roderick's work include Education Systems and Policy (18 papers), School Choice and Performance (13 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (11 papers). Melissa Roderick is often cited by papers focused on Education Systems and Policy (18 papers), School Choice and Performance (13 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (11 papers). Melissa Roderick collaborates with scholars based in United States. Melissa Roderick's co-authors include Jenny Nagaoka, Vanessa Coca, David W. Johnson, Elaine Allensworth, Camille A. Farrington, Eric M. Camburn, Mimi Engel, Brian Jacob, Anthony S. Bryk and John Q. Easton and has published in prestigious journals such as American Educational Research Journal, Sociology of Education and Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Roderick

38 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Teaching Adolescents To Become Learners The Role of Nonco... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400 500

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa Roderick United States 19 1.7k 378 372 330 216 41 2.1k
Jan Van Damme Belgium 28 2.3k 1.4× 190 0.5× 362 1.0× 381 1.2× 312 1.4× 91 2.8k
Barbara Nye United States 19 3.0k 1.8× 344 0.9× 304 0.8× 200 0.6× 394 1.8× 31 3.5k
Marie‐Christine Opdenakker Netherlands 24 1.8k 1.1× 299 0.8× 252 0.7× 762 2.3× 270 1.3× 59 2.5k
Jenny Nagaoka United States 12 1.1k 0.7× 316 0.8× 241 0.6× 312 0.9× 150 0.7× 30 1.4k
Bieke De Fraine Belgium 22 1.4k 0.9× 194 0.5× 232 0.6× 538 1.6× 159 0.7× 92 2.1k
Tricia A. Seifert United States 25 1.4k 0.8× 169 0.4× 268 0.7× 380 1.2× 140 0.6× 57 1.8k
Sarah Theule Lubienski United States 24 1.8k 1.1× 226 0.6× 349 0.9× 187 0.6× 63 0.3× 54 2.3k
Robert G. Croninger United States 19 1.4k 0.9× 219 0.6× 424 1.1× 160 0.5× 203 0.9× 35 1.8k
Beverly Jeanne Armento United States 7 1.6k 1.0× 153 0.4× 391 1.1× 182 0.6× 335 1.6× 16 2.1k
Motoko Akiba United States 19 1.5k 0.9× 323 0.9× 326 0.9× 277 0.8× 126 0.6× 43 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Roderick

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Roderick. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Roderick based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melissa Roderick. Melissa Roderick is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Roderick, Melissa, et al.. (2014). From High School to the Future: Getting to College Readiness and College Graduation.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. 2 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa. (2012). Drowning in Data but Thirsty for Analysis. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 114(11). 1–9. 19 indexed citations
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Coca, Vanessa, et al.. (2012). Working to My Potential: Experiences of CPS Students in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. 4 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa, et al.. (2011). Engaging High School Students in Advanced Math and Science Courses for Success in College: Is Advanced Placement the Answer?.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. 2 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa, Vanessa Coca, & Jenny Nagaoka. (2011). Potholes on the Road to College. Sociology of Education. 84(3). 178–211. 198 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa, Jenny Nagaoka, & Vanessa Coca. (2009). College Readiness for All: The Challenge for Urban High Schools. The Future of Children. 19(1). 185–210. 178 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa, John Q. Easton, & Penny Bender Sebring. (2009). A New Model for the Role of Research in Supporting Urban School Reform.. 8 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa, et al.. (2008). From High School to the Future: Potholes on the Road to College. Case Studies.. 1 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa. (2006). Closing the Aspirations-Attainment Gap: Implications for High School Reform. A Commentary from Chicago.. MDRC. 15 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa & Jenny Nagaoka. (2005). Retention Under Chicago’s High-Stakes Testing Program: Helpful, Harmful, or Harmless?. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 27(4). 309–340. 84 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa, Brian Jacob, & Anthony S. Bryk. (2004). Summer in the City: Achievement Gains in Chicago’s Summer Bridge Program. 87–116. 8 indexed citations
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Jacob, Robin, Susan Stone, & Melissa Roderick. (2004). Ending Social Promotion: The Response of Teachers and Students. Charting Reform in Chicago Series..
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Nagaoka, Jenny & Melissa Roderick. (2004). Ending Social Promotion: The Effects of Retention. Charting Reform in Chicago Series.. 2 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa, Mimi Engel, & Jenny Nagaoka. (2003). Ending Social Promotion: Results from Summer Bridge. Charting Reform in Chicago Series.. 1 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa, et al.. (2000). Update: Ending Social Promotion--Passing, Retention, and Achievement among Promoted and Retained Students, 1995-1999. Charting Reform in Chicago Series: Data Brief.. 18 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa & Eric M. Camburn. (1999). Risk and Recovery From Course Failure in the Early Years of High School. American Educational Research Journal. 36(2). 303–343. 140 indexed citations
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Easton, John Q., Brian Jacob, Stuart Luppescu, & Melissa Roderick. (1998). Adjusting Citywide ITBS Scores for Student Retention in Grades Three, Six, and Eight. Research Data Brief.. Anticancer Research. 33(3). 1189–93. 1 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa. (1997). Creating the dropout: An institutional and social history of school failure. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 16(1). 188–192. 5 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa. (1997). Creating the dropout: An institutional and social history of school failure. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 16(1). 188–192. 23 indexed citations
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Roderick, Melissa. (1994). Grade Retention and School Dropout: Investigating the Association. American Educational Research Journal. 31(4). 729–759. 218 indexed citations

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