Robert E. Herriott

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Herriott is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Herriott has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Education, 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 4 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Herriott's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (4 papers) and School Choice and Performance (4 papers). Robert E. Herriott is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (4 papers) and School Choice and Performance (4 papers). Robert E. Herriott collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert E. Herriott's co-authors include William A. Firestone, Neal Gross, J. David Colfax, Neal Gross, A. Lewis Rhodes, Charles B. Nam, Nancy H. St. John, Colin Lacey, William G. Spady and Ronald G. Corwin and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Herriott

26 papers receiving 867 citations

Hit Papers

The Logic of Survey Analysis 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 100 200 300
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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. The Logic of Survey Analysis
    1969 357 citations Robert E. Herriott et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert E. Herriott United States 11 355 251 168 121 118 32 1.2k
Jerome Kirk United States 6 248 0.7× 370 1.5× 139 0.8× 144 1.2× 49 0.4× 8 1.2k
Teresa Brannick Ireland 10 222 0.6× 312 1.2× 207 1.2× 262 2.2× 97 0.8× 25 1.2k
Claire Selltiz United States 12 220 0.6× 465 1.9× 100 0.6× 127 1.0× 42 0.4× 19 1.5k
Marc D. Miller United States 6 248 0.7× 323 1.3× 101 0.6× 126 1.0× 86 0.7× 11 1.0k
Herbert B. Asher United States 9 112 0.3× 352 1.4× 204 1.2× 130 1.1× 64 0.5× 12 1.3k
Burt Nanus United States 7 344 1.0× 195 0.8× 307 1.8× 656 5.4× 65 0.6× 30 1.5k
Bernard Keys United States 12 231 0.7× 175 0.7× 259 1.5× 399 3.3× 65 0.6× 29 1.2k
Derek Pugh United Kingdom 14 141 0.4× 188 0.7× 324 1.9× 316 2.6× 46 0.4× 36 1.1k
John Brewer United States 6 188 0.5× 279 1.1× 78 0.5× 81 0.7× 32 0.3× 12 1.0k
Stephen R. Covey 11 398 1.1× 154 0.6× 294 1.8× 479 4.0× 114 1.0× 38 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Herriott, Robert E. & William A. Firestone. (1984). Two Images of Schools as Organizations: A Refinement and Elaboration. Educational Administration Quarterly. 20(4). 41–57. 64 indexed citations
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Firestone, William A. & Robert E. Herriott. (1983). The Formalization of Qualitative Research. Evaluation Review. 7(4). 437–466. 33 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E. & William A. Firestone. (1983). Two Images of Schools as Organizations: A Replication and Elaboration.. 2 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E. & William A. Firestone. (1983). Reply to David. Educational Researcher. 12(6). 26–26. 4 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E. & William A. Firestone. (1983). Multisite Qualitative Policy Research in Education: Some Design and Implementation Issues.. 1 indexed citations
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Firestone, William A. & Robert E. Herriott. (1982). Prescriptions for Effective Elementary Schools Don't Fit Secondary Schools.. Educational leadership. 40(3). 51–53. 64 indexed citations
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Firestone, William A. & Robert E. Herriott. (1982). Rational Bureaucracy or Loosely Coupled System? An Empirical Comparison of Two Images of Organization.. The Lancet Digital Health. 5(8). e478–e479. 1 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E. & William A. Firestone. (1982). Multisite Qualitative Policy Research in Education: A Study of Recent Federal Experience. Final Report.. 1 indexed citations
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Firestone, William A. & Robert E. Herriott. (1982). Two Images of Schools as Organizations: An Explication and Illustrative Empirical Test. Educational Administration Quarterly. 18(2). 39–59. 27 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E.. (1982). Tensions in Research Design and Implementation. American Behavioral Scientist. 26(1). 23–44. 4 indexed citations
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Firestone, William A. & Robert E. Herriott. (1981). The Bureaucratic Elementary School: Comparing Two Images of Elementary, Junior High, and High Schools.. 33(3). 208–210. 1 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E., et al.. (1981). The Dynamics of Planned Educational Change: Case Studies and Analyses.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 10(3). 402–402. 17 indexed citations
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Firestone, William A. & Robert E. Herriott. (1980). Images of the School: An Exploration of the Social Organization of Elementary, Junior High, and High Schools, Field Studies.. 23(4). 149–52. 2 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E.. (1977). ETHNOGRAPHIC CASE STUDIES IN FEDERALLY FUNDED MULTIDISCIPLINARY POLICY RESEARCH: SOME DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES2. Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 8(2). 106–116. 9 indexed citations
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Spady, William G., et al.. (1976). The Environment of Schooling: Formal Education as an Open Social System.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 5(3). 312–312. 2 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E., et al.. (1975). The Environment of Schooling: Formal Education as an Open Social System.. Social Forces. 53(3). 520–520. 3 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E., et al.. (1973). Methodological Issues in the Study of School Effects. Review of Research in Education. 1. 209–209. 1 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E., et al.. (1971). The Impact of College on Students' Competence to Function in a Learning Society.. 2 indexed citations
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Herriott, Robert E., et al.. (1969). Social Context and the School: An Open-System Analysis of Social and Educational Change.. Rural Sociology.
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Lacey, Colin, Robert E. Herriott, & Nancy H. St. John. (1967). Social Class and the Urban School: The Impact of Pupil Background on Teachers and Principals. British Journal of Sociology. 18. 209–209. 6 indexed citations

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