Rucker C. Johnson

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Rucker C. Johnson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Rucker C. Johnson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Education and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Rucker C. Johnson's work include School Choice and Performance (10 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (6 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (6 papers). Rucker C. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on School Choice and Performance (10 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (6 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (6 papers). Rucker C. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Rucker C. Johnson's co-authors include C. Kirabo Jackson, Robert F. Schoeni, Claudia Persico, Steven Raphael, Mary E. Corcoran, Ariel Kalil, Rachel Dunifon, Amani M. Allen, Eli K. Michaels and David H. Chae and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Rucker C. Johnson

34 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from School Finance Reforms *

2015 411 citations C. Kirabo Jackson, Rucker C. Johnson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rucker C. Johnson United States	17	720	472	422	248	216	36	1.7k
Susan Mayer United States	19	1.0k 1.4×	407 0.9×	453 1.1×	316 1.3×	240 1.1×	46	1.8k
Ricardo Sabatés United Kingdom	25	656 0.9×	700 1.5×	350 0.8×	149 0.6×	116 0.5×	111	2.0k
Colm Harmon Ireland	17	425 0.6×	395 0.8×	314 0.7×	641 2.6×	139 0.6×	31	1.6k
Jonathan K. Crane United States	10	920 1.3×	587 1.2×	412 1.0×	294 1.2×	114 0.5×	27	1.6k
Christopher Wimer United States	20	951 1.3×	294 0.6×	751 1.8×	205 0.8×	256 1.2×	73	2.1k
Zachary Parolin United States	18	510 0.7×	384 0.8×	511 1.2×	255 1.0×	168 0.8×	70	1.9k
Matthew Gray Australia	25	838 1.2×	333 0.7×	383 0.9×	141 0.6×	586 2.7×	141	2.2k
Naci Mocan United States	20	753 1.0×	150 0.3×	200 0.5×	346 1.4×	153 0.7×	70	1.4k
Randall Akee United States	16	517 0.7×	132 0.3×	275 0.7×	264 1.1×	190 0.9×	61	1.1k
Katrine Vellesen Løken Norway	15	604 0.8×	198 0.4×	315 0.7×	278 1.1×	110 0.5×	47	1.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Johnson, Rucker C.. (2024). Synergistic Impacts of Expansions in Pre-K Access and School Funding on Student Achievement: Evidence from California’s Transitional Kindergarten Rollout. AEA Papers and Proceedings. 114. 467–473.

Michaels, Eli K., Mahasin S. Mujahid, Corinne A. Riddell, et al.. (2022). Area-level racial prejudice and health: A systematic review.. Health Psychology. 41(3). 211–224. 25 indexed citations

Darling-Hammond, Sean, Eli K. Michaels, Amani M. Allen, et al.. (2020). After “The China Virus” Went Viral: Racially Charged Coronavirus Coverage and Trends in Bias Against Asian Americans. Health Education & Behavior. 47(6). 870–879. 122 indexed citations

Johnson, Rucker C., et al.. (2018). Money and Freedom: The Impact of California's School Finance Reform on Academic Achievement and the Composition of District Spending. Technical Report. Getting Down to Facts II.. 1 indexed citations

Johnson, Rucker C.. (2018). Addressing Racial Health Disparities: Looking Back to Point the Way Forward. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 680(1). 132–171. 6 indexed citations

Jackson, C. Kirabo, Rucker C. Johnson, & Claudia Persico. (2015). The Effects of School Spending on Educational and Economic Outcomes: Evidence from School Finance Reforms. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, Rucker C., et al.. (2015). 177 Incorporating experiential learning for equine-assisted activities and therapies with an in-house equine therapy program for veterans. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. 35(5). 458–458.

Johnson, Rucker C.. (2012). Health Dynamics and the Evolution of Health Inequality over the Life Course: The Importance of Neighborhood and Family Background. The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 11(3). 16 indexed citations

Johnson, Rucker C.. (2011). Long-run Impacts of School Desegregation & School Quality on Adult Attainments. National Bureau of Economic Research. 80 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C. & Robert F. Schoeni. (2011). The Influence of Early-Life Events on Human Capital, Health Status, and Labor Market Outcomes Over the Life Course. The B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 11(3). 120 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C. & Robert F. Schoeni. (2011). Early-Life Origins of Adult Disease: National Longitudinal Population-Based Study of the United States. American Journal of Public Health. 101(12). 2317–2324. 153 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C., Robert F. Schoeni, & Jeannette Rogowski. (2011). Health disparities in mid-to-late life: The role of earlier life family and neighborhood socioeconomic conditions. Social Science & Medicine. 74(4). 625–636. 38 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C., Ariel Kalil, & Rachel Dunifon. (2010). Mothers' Work and Children's Lives: Low-Income Families after Welfare Reform. Upjohn Research (W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research). 18 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C., et al.. (2009). Work after Welfare Reform and the Well-being of Children. 3 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C. & Steven Raphael. (2009). The Effects of Male Incarceration Dynamics on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Infection Rates among African American Women and Men. The Journal of Law and Economics. 52(2). 251–293. 118 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C.. (2003). GRAPEVINE CERTIFICATION AND THE IMPORTATION OF GRAPEVINES INTO THE MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PLANT PROTECTION ORGANIZATION (NAPPO). 3 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C. & Mary Corcoran. (2002). Welfare Recipients' Road to Economic Self-Sufficiency: Job Quality & Job Transition Patterns Post-PRWORA. 4 indexed citations

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Sullivan, R., et al.. (1987). Influence of Glazing Selection on Commercial Building Energy Performance in Hot and Humid Climates. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C., D. Arasteh, & Stephen Selkowitz. (1985). ENERGY REDUCTION IMPLICATIONS WITH FENESTRATION. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 11(9). 980–980. 5 indexed citations

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Johnson, Rucker C., et al.. (1981). Glazing-optimization study for energy efficiency in commercial office buildings. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations

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