Robert Coles

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
137 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robert Coles is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Coles has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Education, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in Robert Coles's work include Empathy and Medical Education (6 papers), Values and Moral Education (4 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (4 papers). Robert Coles is often cited by papers focused on Empathy and Medical Education (6 papers), Values and Moral Education (4 papers) and Education and Critical Thinking Development (4 papers). Robert Coles collaborates with scholars based in United States and Nepal. Robert Coles's co-authors include Glen H. Elder, Andrei Codrescu, Gordon M. Pradl, Jerome Kagan, Geoffrey Stokes, William F. Holmes, Erik H. Erikson, Louis Linn, Joseph E. Brenner and Robert L. Kahn and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robert Coles

109 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Children of the Great Depression: Social Change in Life E... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 1989 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
Robert Coles United States 21 1.0k 681 491 349 347 137 2.7k
Mary Gergen United States 24 930 0.9× 337 0.5× 704 1.4× 318 0.9× 711 2.0× 80 2.6k
Mark Rapley Australia 27 651 0.6× 290 0.4× 507 1.0× 390 1.1× 255 0.7× 57 2.1k
Ivan Fras United States 11 1.0k 1.0× 589 0.9× 898 1.8× 204 0.6× 682 2.0× 22 2.8k
Molly Andrews United Kingdom 19 1.1k 1.0× 349 0.5× 246 0.5× 297 0.9× 288 0.8× 50 2.1k
Mary Glenn Wiley United States 18 942 0.9× 370 0.5× 280 0.6× 176 0.5× 428 1.2× 32 2.1k
Edward E. Sampson United States 24 1.2k 1.1× 355 0.5× 710 1.4× 357 1.0× 1.5k 4.4× 59 3.2k
Edgar Z. Friedenberg United States 15 822 0.8× 1.7k 2.5× 399 0.8× 185 0.5× 396 1.1× 63 3.4k
Ivana Marková United Kingdom 31 871 0.8× 426 0.6× 575 1.2× 646 1.9× 994 2.9× 121 3.0k
Joseph B. Perry United States 8 907 0.9× 519 0.8× 1.1k 2.2× 287 0.8× 918 2.6× 21 3.1k
Carol K. Sigelman United States 28 1.1k 1.0× 376 0.6× 705 1.4× 388 1.1× 526 1.5× 96 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Coles

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Coles

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Coles

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Coles. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Coles 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 Robert Coles. Robert Coles 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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Coles, Robert, et al.. (2002). Children and War: A Historical Anthology. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 37 indexed citations
2.
Coles, Robert, et al.. (1999). A Different Vision of Education.. 58(2). 38–43. 1 indexed citations
3.
Coles, Robert. (1995). The Story of Ruby Bridges. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. 41 indexed citations
4.
Coles, Robert, et al.. (1992). Their eyes meeting the world : the drawings and paintings of children. 11 indexed citations
5.
Hostetler, John A., et al.. (1992). After the Fire: The Destruction of the Lancaster County Amish. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 12 indexed citations
6.
Coles, Robert. (1991). The Centennial Essay.. ˜The œAmerican school board journal. 178(5). 27–28. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, Robert. (1990). Hope and Despair in the Very Young Among the Very Poor. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. 1(2). 181–183. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, Robert, et al.. (1990). The Moral Life of America's Schoolchildren.. 1(6). 42–49. 2 indexed citations
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Coles, Robert. (1983). The Holocaust and Today's Kids.. Learning Research and Practice. 12(4). 43–46. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, Robert. (1981). Civility and Psychology.. Educational Horizons. 59(2). 75–81. 7 indexed citations
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Leary, Lewis & Robert Coles. (1980). Walker Percy: An American Search.. American Literature. 51(4). 579–579. 4 indexed citations
12.
Coles, Robert. (1975). The Politics of Middle Class Children.. New York review of books/˜The œNew York review of books. 3 indexed citations
13.
Coles, Robert. (1975). What Children Know About Politics.. New York review of books/˜The œNew York review of books. 2 indexed citations
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Coles, Robert. (1974). Irony in the mind's life. 1 indexed citations
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Coles, Robert. (1972). A Talk with Robert Coles.. Learning Research and Practice.
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Coles, Robert. (1972). Black Child, White Child: The Development of Racial Attitudes, by Judith D. R. Porter. Political Science Quarterly. 87(2). 338–339. 79 indexed citations
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Coles, Robert. (1971). Understanding White Racists.. New York review of books/˜The œNew York review of books. 2 indexed citations
18.
Coles, Robert, et al.. (1971). Radical and militant youth : a psychoanalytical inquiry. Praeger eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Coles, Robert, et al.. (1969). Wages of neglect. 4 indexed citations
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Coles, Robert. (1969). The Words and Music of Social Change.. Daedalus. 2 indexed citations

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