Oscar Cerna

797 total citations
21 papers, 527 citations indexed

About

Oscar Cerna is a scholar working on Education, Safety Research and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Oscar Cerna has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 527 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Education, 6 papers in Safety Research and 4 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Oscar Cerna's work include Higher Education Research Studies (18 papers), Career Development and Diversity (4 papers) and Mentoring and Academic Development (4 papers). Oscar Cerna is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Research Studies (18 papers), Career Development and Diversity (4 papers) and Mentoring and Academic Development (4 papers). Oscar Cerna collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Oscar Cerna's co-authors include Victor B. Sáenz, Sylvia Hurtado, Nolan L. Cabrera, Lorelle L. Espinosa, Mitchell J. Chang, Elizabeth Zachry Rutschow, Patricia Pérez, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Thomas Brock and Susan T. Gooden and has published in prestigious journals such as Research in Higher Education, Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education and Journal of Hispanic Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Oscar Cerna

20 papers receiving 439 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Oscar Cerna United States 10 411 216 125 61 37 21 527
Jessica Sharkness United States 5 322 0.8× 271 1.3× 123 1.0× 36 0.6× 64 1.7× 7 535
Jeannie Brown Leonard United States 8 566 1.4× 125 0.6× 172 1.4× 134 2.2× 24 0.6× 9 718
Cindy Ann Kilgo United States 11 409 1.0× 98 0.5× 124 1.0× 89 1.5× 24 0.6× 26 555
Elisabeth A. Barnett United States 12 578 1.4× 104 0.5× 107 0.9× 89 1.5× 11 0.3× 64 654
Betsy O. Barefoot United States 11 654 1.6× 80 0.4× 148 1.2× 53 0.9× 18 0.5× 22 788
Matea Pender United States 10 352 0.9× 103 0.5× 54 0.4× 95 1.6× 20 0.5× 19 473
Alyssa Bryant Rockenbach United States 11 397 1.0× 75 0.3× 132 1.1× 169 2.8× 23 0.6× 18 572
Seong Won Han United States 14 374 0.9× 73 0.3× 69 0.6× 79 1.3× 65 1.8× 25 514
Valerie Lundy‐Wagner United States 10 289 0.7× 197 0.9× 84 0.7× 94 1.5× 33 0.9× 24 413
Emily Forrest Cataldi United States 15 364 0.9× 81 0.4× 84 0.7× 92 1.5× 14 0.4× 22 483

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Fields of papers citing papers by Oscar Cerna

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oscar Cerna

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Oscar Cerna. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Oscar Cerna 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 Oscar Cerna. Oscar Cerna 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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Cerna, Oscar, et al.. (2020). Pushing toward Progress: Early Implementation Findings from a Study of the Male Student Success Initiative.. MDRC.
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Cerna, Oscar, et al.. (2019). Incremental Disbursements of Student Financial Aid: Final Report on Aid Like a Paycheck.. MDRC. 1 indexed citations
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Cerna, Oscar, et al.. (2017). Raising the Floor: New Approaches to Serving the Lowest-Skilled Students at Community Colleges in Texas and Beyond.. MDRC. 1 indexed citations
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Parise, Leigh, et al.. (2017). Two Years of Case Management: Final Findings from the Communities in Schools Random Assignment Evaluation. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Cerna, Oscar, et al.. (2016). Boosting College Success among Men of Color: Promising Approaches and Next Steps. Research Brief.. MDRC. 1 indexed citations
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Grossman, Jean Baldwin, et al.. (2015). Changing Community Colleges: Early Lessons from Completion by Design.. MDRC. 5 indexed citations
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Mayer, Alexander K., et al.. (2014). Moving Ahead with Institutional Change Lessons from the First Round of Achieving the Dream Community Colleges. MDRC. 20 indexed citations
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Butcher, Kristin F., et al.. (2011). Guiding Math Students to Campus Services: An Impact Evaluation of the Beacon Program at South Texas College.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. 5 indexed citations
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Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Thomas Brock, et al.. (2011). Turning the Tide: Five Years of Achieving the Dream in Community Colleges. Executive Summary.. MDRC. 2 indexed citations
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Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry, Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Oscar Cerna, et al.. (2011). Turning the Tide: Five Years of Achieving the Dream in Community Colleges. Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University). 43 indexed citations
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Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry, et al.. (2011). Turning the Tide: Five Years of Achieving the Dream in Community Colleges. SSRN Electronic Journal. 22 indexed citations
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Cerna, Oscar, et al.. (2009). Promoting Partnerships for Student Success Lessons from the SSPIRE Initiative. 18 indexed citations
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Cerna, Oscar, Patricia Pérez, & Victor B. Sáenz. (2008). Examining the Precollege Attributes and Values of Latina/o Bachelor's Degree Attainers. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. 8(2). 130–157. 31 indexed citations
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Chang, Mitchell J., et al.. (2008). The Contradictory Roles of Institutional Status in Retaining Underrepresented Minorities in Biomedical and Behavioral Science Majors. Review of higher education/˜The œreview of higher education. 31(4). 433–464. 99 indexed citations
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Hurtado, Sylvia, June C. Chang, Victor B. Sáenz, et al.. (2007). Predicting transition and adjustment to college: Minority biomedical and behavioral science students’ first year of college. Research in Higher Education. 48(7). 18 indexed citations
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Hurtado, Sylvia, et al.. (2007). Predicting transition and adjustment to college: biomedical and behavioral science aspirants’ and minority students’ first year of college. Research in Higher Education. 48(7). 841–887. 232 indexed citations
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Cerna, Oscar, Patricia Pérez, & Victor B. Sáenz. (2007). HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE University Of California, Los Angeles RESEARCH REPORT, No. 3 Examining the Pre-college Attributes and Values of Latina/o College Graduates. 3 indexed citations
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Oseguera, Leticia, Sylvia Hurtado, Nida Denson, Oscar Cerna, & Victor B. Sáenz. (2006). THE CHARACTERISTICS AND EXPERIENCES OF MINORITY FRESHMEN COMMITTED TO BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CAREERS. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering. 12(2-3). 155–177. 11 indexed citations

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