Peter W. Cookson

2.6k total citations
65 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Peter W. Cookson is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter W. Cookson has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Education, 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 5 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Peter W. Cookson's work include School Choice and Performance (20 papers), Education Systems and Policy (10 papers) and Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (8 papers). Peter W. Cookson is often cited by papers focused on School Choice and Performance (20 papers), Education Systems and Policy (10 papers) and Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (8 papers). Peter W. Cookson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Peter W. Cookson's co-authors include Caroline Hodges Persell, Jeffrey R. Henig, Patricia M. Lines, George Farkas, Willis D. Hawley, Geneva Gay, Walter G. Stephan, Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, Sonia Nieto and Janet Ward Schofield and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Social Problems and Sociology of Education.

In The Last Decade

Peter W. Cookson

56 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter W. Cookson United States 18 1.1k 666 247 120 86 65 1.5k
John L. Rury United States 19 946 0.8× 622 0.9× 295 1.2× 54 0.5× 74 0.9× 97 1.5k
Edward B. Fiske United States 16 1.2k 1.0× 424 0.6× 266 1.1× 126 1.1× 84 1.0× 47 1.7k
Murray Milner United States 12 731 0.6× 830 1.2× 252 1.0× 174 1.4× 95 1.1× 36 1.5k
Chester E. Finn United States 21 1.3k 1.1× 378 0.6× 188 0.8× 99 0.8× 37 0.4× 166 1.8k
Alison Taylor Canada 17 597 0.5× 518 0.8× 129 0.5× 86 0.7× 82 1.0× 83 1.2k
Brian Kisida United States 19 1.1k 0.9× 485 0.7× 82 0.3× 74 0.6× 85 1.0× 53 1.4k
Richard Bowe United Kingdom 11 1.8k 1.6× 896 1.3× 695 2.8× 209 1.7× 98 1.1× 17 2.3k
Lisbeth Lundahl Sweden 17 1.1k 1.0× 611 0.9× 719 2.9× 134 1.1× 41 0.5× 81 1.5k
Sumi Hollingworth United Kingdom 18 780 0.7× 752 1.1× 213 0.9× 85 0.7× 159 1.8× 34 1.3k
Ronald G. Sultana Malta 18 811 0.7× 424 0.6× 233 0.9× 113 0.9× 51 0.6× 114 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter W. Cookson

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Peter W. Cookson's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Peter W. Cookson with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Peter W. Cookson more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Peter W. Cookson

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Peter W. Cookson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Peter W. Cookson. The network helps show where Peter W. Cookson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter W. Cookson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter W. Cookson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter W. Cookson 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 Peter W. Cookson. Peter W. Cookson 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
1.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2025). Lighting the fire of learning in the age of AI. Phi Delta Kappan. 106(5-6). 25–29. 1 indexed citations
2.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2020). Measuring Student Socioeconomic Status: Toward a Comprehensive Approach. School Finance Series..
3.
Brittain, John A., et al.. (2019). Sharing the Wealth: How Regional Finance and Desegregation Plans Can Enhance Educational Equity. 2 indexed citations
4.
Cookson, Peter W., Linda Darling‐Hammond, Robert Rothman, & Patrick M. Shields. (2018). The Tapestry of American Public Education: How Can We Create a System of Schools Worth Choosing for All?.. 4 indexed citations
5.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2018). Boarding Schools and the Moral Community. Journal of educational thought.. 16(2). 89–97.
6.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2009). What Would Socrates Say. Educational leadership. 67(1). 8–14. 19 indexed citations
7.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2006). Your Ideal Classroom.. 36(5).
8.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2006). Your First Year.. 37(1). 2 indexed citations
9.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2005). Your First Year: Why Teach?.. 36(3). 3 indexed citations
10.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2005). The Challenge of Isolation. Professional Development--Your First Year.. 36(2). 7 indexed citations
11.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2005). Your First Year: A Teacher's Journey.. 35(8). 12–13. 1 indexed citations
12.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2004). Building a Community.. 35(1). 10. 6 indexed citations
13.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2004). The Power of Wonder.. 35(2). 10.
14.
Cookson, Peter W.. (2001). Fostering Moral Democracy.. Educational leadership. 59(2). 42–45. 8 indexed citations
15.
Cookson, Peter W.. (1998). Stewards of the Future.. ˜The œAmerican school board journal. 185(9). 34–36. 2 indexed citations
16.
Cookson, Peter W.. (1998). Privatization and Educational Equity: Can Markets Create a Just School System?. Current Issues in Comparative Education. 1(2). 5 indexed citations
17.
Goodson, Ivor, Peter W. Cookson, & Caroline Hodges Persell. (1997). Distinction and Destiny: the importance of curriculum form in elite American private schools. Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 18(2). 173–183. 3 indexed citations
18.
Cookson, Peter W.. (1996). Implementing Educational Reform: Sociological Perspectives on Educational Policy. 3 indexed citations
19.
Cookson, Peter W. & Robert G. Burgess. (1987). Education, Schools, and Schooling.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 16(3). 436–436. 2 indexed citations
20.
Hammack, Floyd M. & Peter W. Cookson. (1980). Colleges Attended by Graduates of Elite Secondary Schools. The Educational Forum. 44(4). 483–490. 2 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by John L. Rury Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Edward B. Fiske Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Murray Milner Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Chester E. Finn Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alison Taylor Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Brian Kisida Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Richard Bowe Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lisbeth Lundahl Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sumi Hollingworth Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ronald G. Sultana
Rankless by CCL
2026