Robert K. Yin

119.5k citations

95 papers · 74.3k indexed · 12 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

Strategy and Management top 0.01%
- Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Business Strategy and Innovation
Management Information Systems top 0.01%
- Quality and Supply Management
- Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management

Papers in

Information Systems and Management 8
- Educational Assessment and Improvement 6
Management Science and Operations Research 13
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment 13

Co-authors: Gareth Morgan Karen A. Heald Bridget A. Cotner Christopher Clarke Reginald Lee Shakeh J. Kaftarian Mary A. Jansen Ping Yu
Journals: Peabody Journal of Education (4 papers)Administrative Science Quarterly (4 papers)Policy Sciences (3 papers)Evaluation and Program Planning (2 papers)American Behavioral Scientist (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Nepal Sweden

In The Last Decade

Robert K. Yin

86 papers receiving 62.2k citations

Hit Papers

12 papers align trajectories log scale

Case study research and applications design and methods 2018 · 6.1k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
2012 Studi Kasus Desain & Metode
2010 Medical Entomology and Zoology
2005 Estudo de caso: planejamento e métodos
2003 Andalas University Repository (Andalas University)
2002 Case Study Research: Design and Methods, 3rd Edition
1994 Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research
1994 Evaluation Practice
1993 Medical Entomology and Zoology
1984 CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
1981 Administrative Science Quarterly
1969 Journal of Experimental Psychology

Peers

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Citations per field

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×1.9 17k/9k

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×2.1 10k/5k

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×1.6 7k/4k

MTI

×1.6 2k/1k

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×0.8 8k/10k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert K. Yin

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Robert K. Yin, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	Self-Regulation of Middle School Students With Learning Disabilities During a Complex Project-Based Science Activity Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology ·Sheri Berkeley, Anna Larsen, Amanda Colburn, Robert K. Yin	2019	2
2	Qualitative research from start to finish, 2nd ed. Robert K. Yin	2016	134
3	Causality, Generalizability, and the Future of Mixed Methods Research Oxford University Press eBooks ·Robert K. Yin	2015	7
4	Evaluation of the Comprehensive School Reform Program Implementation and Outcomes. Third-Year Report. Martin E. Orland, Brooke Connolly, Tony Fong, Lauren Davis Sosenko, Naida C. Tushnet, Robert K. Yin, Janeula M. Burt, Emily Warner	2008	5
5	Approaches to Managing Child Mental Health Waitlists in Canada: A Qualitative Investigation John D. McLennan, John N. Lavis, Mary Perry, Robert K. Yin	2008	1
6	Study of the Voluntary Public School Choice Program Interim Report Robert K. Yin, Pirkko S. Ahonen, Dawn Kim	2007	1
7	Estudo de caso: planejamento e métodos Robert K. Yin Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1643
8	Cost-Benefit Estimates in Prevention Research The Journal of Primary Prevention ·John D. Swisher, Jennifer Scherer, Robert K. Yin	2004	9
9	Studi Kasus Desain Dan Metode Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) ·Robert K. Yin Hit paper breakdown →	2003	613
10	Enhancing the quality of case studies in health services research. PubMed ·Robert K. Yin	1999	352
11	Discovering the Future of the Case Study. Method in Evaluation Research Evaluation Practice ·Robert K. Yin	1994	163
12	Federal activities in urban economic development RAND Corporation eBooks ·Georges Vernez, Roger J. Vaughan, Robert K. Yin, Anthony H. Pascal	1979	2
13	Decentralization of Government Agencies American Behavioral Scientist ·Robert K. Yin	1979	2
14	A Review of Case Studies of Technological Innovations in State and Local Services Chemosphere ·Robert K. Yin, Karen A. Heald, Mary E. Vogel, Patricia D. Fleischauer, Bruce C. Vladeċk	1976	25
15	Neighborhood Communications Centers: Planning Information and Referral Services in the Urban Library RAND Corporation eBooks ·Robert K. Yin, Brigitte L. Kenney, Karen B. Possner	1974	1
16	Decentralization and alienation Policy Sciences ·Robert K. Yin, Bill Lucas	1973	7
17	Serving Local Needs with Telecommunications Bill Lucas, Robert K. Yin	1973	1
18	Cable on the Public Mind Robert K. Yin	1972	1
19	Cable Communications in the Dayton Miami Valley: Basic Report RAND Corporation eBooks ·Leland R. Johnson, Walter S. Baer, Rudy Bretz, D. H. Camph, Nathaniel E. Feldman, Rolla Edward Park, Robert K. Yin	1972	5
20	Face recognition by brain-injured patients: A dissociable ability? Neuropsychologia ·Robert K. Yin	1970	291

About Robert K. Yin

Robert K. Yin is a scholar working on Information Systems and Management, Management Science and Operations Research, Library and Information Sciences, Human Factors and Ergonomics and Education, having authored 95 papers that have together received 74.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Evaluation and Performance Assessment (13 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (6 papers), Educational Assessment and Improvement (6 papers), Community Health and Development (5 papers), Face Recognition and Perception (4 papers), Education Systems and Policy (4 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (3 papers) and School Choice and Performance (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Strategy and Management (17.1k citations), Management Information Systems (9.7k citations), Management of Technology and Innovation (6.7k citations), Business and International Management (1.7k citations) and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (8.2k citations). Robert K. Yin has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Nepal and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Gareth Morgan, Karen A. Heald, Bridget A. Cotner, Christopher Clarke, Reginald Lee, Shakeh J. Kaftarian, Mary A. Jansen, Ping Yu, Anthony Kelly and Bill Lucas. Their work appears in journals such as Peabody Journal of Education, Administrative Science Quarterly, Policy Sciences, Evaluation and Program Planning and American Behavioral Scientist.

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