Sandra Vergari

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sandra Vergari is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Vergari has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Education, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Sandra Vergari's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (6 papers), Policy Transfer and Learning (6 papers) and School Choice and Performance (6 papers). Sandra Vergari is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (6 papers), Policy Transfer and Learning (6 papers) and School Choice and Performance (6 papers). Sandra Vergari collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Canada. Sandra Vergari's co-authors include Michael Mintrom, Bryan C. Hassel and Frederick M. Hess and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Politics, Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education and Educational Administration Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Vergari

20 papers receiving 910 citations

Hit Papers

Policy Networks and Innovation Diffusion: The Case of Sta... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400
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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. Policy Networks and Innovation Diffusion: The Case of State Education Reforms
    1998 452 citations Michael Mintrom, Sandra Vergari The Journal of Politics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandra Vergari United States 14 680 332 285 198 169 20 1.1k
Robert Pyper United Kingdom 12 561 0.8× 420 1.3× 155 0.5× 322 1.6× 167 1.0× 35 1.1k
Benny Hjern India 9 337 0.5× 324 1.0× 94 0.3× 218 1.1× 97 0.6× 22 843
Richard W. Phidd Canada 7 415 0.6× 496 1.5× 83 0.3× 225 1.1× 160 0.9× 10 945
Edward T. Jennings United States 15 418 0.6× 331 1.0× 79 0.3× 230 1.2× 112 0.7× 44 940
Ira Sharkansky Israel 18 629 0.9× 224 0.7× 75 0.3× 327 1.7× 156 0.9× 93 1.3k
Ellen M. Immergut Germany 11 876 1.3× 147 0.4× 72 0.3× 332 1.7× 181 1.1× 20 1.3k
Steve Leach United Kingdom 15 414 0.6× 325 1.0× 82 0.3× 200 1.0× 54 0.3× 60 845
Sebastianus A.H. Denters Netherlands 14 506 0.7× 240 0.7× 67 0.2× 235 1.2× 84 0.5× 103 849
Stephen Goldsmith United States 7 211 0.3× 295 0.9× 47 0.2× 214 1.1× 114 0.7× 25 634
Johannes Lindvall Sweden 18 625 0.9× 171 0.5× 48 0.2× 336 1.7× 129 0.8× 59 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sandra Vergari

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandra Vergari

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Vergari

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sandra Vergari. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sandra Vergari 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 Sandra Vergari. Sandra Vergari 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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Vergari, Sandra. (2012). Collision Course: Federal Education Policy Meets State and Local Realities. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 42(4). 206–208. 39 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (2011). The Limits of Federal Activism in Education Policy. Educational Policy. 26(1). 15–34. 6 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (2010). Safeguarding Federalism in Education Policy in Canada and the United States. Publius The Journal of Federalism. 40(3). 534–557. 15 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (2007). The Politics of Charter Schools. Educational Policy. 21(1). 15–39. 57 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (2006). Federalism and Market‐Based Education Policy: The Supplemental Educational Services Mandate. American Journal of Education. 113(2). 311–339. 13 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (2003). Children as Pawns: The Politics of Educational Reform. Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education. 105(4). 564–567. 9 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra & Frederick M. Hess. (2002). The Accreditation Game.. Education next. 2(3). 48–57. 11 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (2002). The charter school landscape. University of Pittsburgh Digital Library. 30 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (2001). Charter School Authorizers. Education and Urban Society. 33(2). 129–140. 21 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (2000). The Regulatory Styles of Statewide Charter School Authorizers: Arizona, Massachusetts, and Michigan. Educational Administration Quarterly. 36(5). 730–757. 15 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (2000). Morality Politics and Educational Policy: The Abstinence-Only Sex Education Grant. Educational Policy. 14(2). 290–310. 14 indexed citations
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Hassel, Bryan C. & Sandra Vergari. (1999). Charter-Granting Agencies. Education and Urban Society. 31(4). 406–428. 13 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (1999). Charter Schools. Education and Urban Society. 31(4). 389–405. 16 indexed citations
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Mintrom, Michael & Sandra Vergari. (1998). Policy Networks and Innovation Diffusion: The Case of State Education Reforms. The Journal of Politics. 60(1). 126–148. 452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mintrom, Michael & Sandra Vergari. (1997). Political Factors Shaping Charter School Laws.. ResearchSpace (University of Auckland). 4 indexed citations
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Mintrom, Michael & Sandra Vergari. (1997). Charter Schools as a State Policy Innovation: Assessing Recent Developments. State and Local Government Review. 29(1). 43–49. 27 indexed citations
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Mintrom, Michael & Sandra Vergari. (1997). Education Reform and Accountability Issues in an Intergovernmental Context. CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs. 27(2). 143–143. 1 indexed citations
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Mintrom, Michael & Sandra Vergari. (1997). Education Reform and Accountability Issues in an Intergovernmental Context. Publius The Journal of Federalism. 27(2). 143–166. 14 indexed citations
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Mintrom, Michael & Sandra Vergari. (1996). Advocacy Coalitions, Policy Entrepreneurs, and Policy Change. Policy Studies Journal. 24(3). 420–434. 311 indexed citations
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Vergari, Sandra. (1995). School Finance Reform in the State of Michigan.. Journal of education finance. 21(2). 6 indexed citations

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