Sara Harkness

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Sara Harkness is a scholar working on Education, Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Harkness has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Education, 20 papers in Clinical Psychology and 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Sara Harkness's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (42 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (16 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (11 papers). Sara Harkness is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (42 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (16 papers) and Cultural Differences and Values (11 papers). Sara Harkness collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Italy. Sara Harkness's co-authors include Charles M. Super, Ralph LaRossa, Parminder Parmar, Ughetta Moscardino, Giovanna Axia, Moisés Ríos Bermúdez, Carolyn Pope Edwards, Barbara Welles‐Nyström, Jesús Palacios and Constance H. Keefer and has published in prestigious journals such as Child Development, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sara Harkness

72 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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 Developmental Niche: A Conceptualization at the Interface of Child and Culture

1986 906 citations Charles M. Super, Sara Harkness profile →
Parents' Cultural Belief Systems: Their Origins, Expressions, and Consequences

1997 403 citations Sara Harkness, Charles M. Super et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara Harkness United States	27	1.9k	1.4k	998	736	603	73	3.6k
Carolyn Pope Edwards United States	28	2.4k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	743 0.7×	843 1.1×	736 1.2×	131	4.3k
Charles M. Super United States	28	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	951 1.0×	698 0.9×	681 1.1×	68	3.9k
Annemaree Carroll Australia	32	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	894 0.9×	628 0.9×	614 1.0×	172	3.4k
K. Alison Clarke‐Stewart United States	30	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.4×	784 0.8×	678 0.9×	630 1.0×	50	3.9k
Malka Margalit Israel	33	959 0.5×	1.7k 1.2×	657 0.7×	444 0.6×	533 0.9×	132	3.1k
Catherine R. Cooper United States	28	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	1.2k 1.6×	719 1.2×	52	3.8k
Howard Adelman United States	33	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	610 0.6×	567 0.8×	956 1.6×	225	3.8k
Karin S. Frey United States	29	1.0k 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	482 0.7×	536 0.9×	48	2.9k
Joseph M. Price United States	26	1.2k 0.6×	2.5k 1.8×	1.4k 1.4×	541 0.7×	338 0.6×	41	3.5k
Elizabeth Ramsey United States	15	1.2k 0.6×	3.3k 2.5×	1.4k 1.4×	867 1.2×	901 1.5×	27	4.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sara Harkness

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Harkness

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Super, Charles M., et al.. (2021). Culture and the organization of infant sleep: A study in the Netherlands and the U.S.A.. Infant Behavior and Development. 64. 101620–101620. 4 indexed citations

Super, Charles M. & Sara Harkness. (2020). Research on parental burnout across cultures: Steps toward global understanding. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2020(174). 185–192. 3 indexed citations

Harkness, Sara, Charles M. Super, Sabrina Bonichini, et al.. (2020). Parents, Preschools, and the Developmental Niches of Young Children: A Study in Four Western Cultures. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2020(170). 113–141. 3 indexed citations

Harkness, Sara & Charles M. Super. (2020). Cross‐Cultural Research on Parents: Applications to the Care and Education of Children Introduction to the Issue. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2020(170). 7–11. 2 indexed citations

Elder, John P., Willo Pequegnat, Saifuddin Ahmed, et al.. (2014). Caregiver Behavior Change for Child Survival and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Examination of the Evidence. Journal of Health Communication. 19(sup1). 25–66. 17 indexed citations

Super, Charles M., Sara Harkness, Oumar Barry, & Marian F. Zeitlin. (2011). Think Locally, Act Globally: Contributions of African Research to Child Development. Child Development Perspectives. 5(2). 119–125. 27 indexed citations

Super, Charles M., Giovanna Axia, Sara Harkness, et al.. (2008). Culture, Temperament, and the “Difficult Child”: A Study in Seven Western Cultures. International Journal of Developmental Science. 2(1-2). 136–157. 41 indexed citations

Harkness, Sara. (2008). Human Development in Cultural Context: One Pathway or Many?. Human Development. 51(4). 283–289. 2 indexed citations

Parmar, Parminder, Sara Harkness, & Charles M. Super. (2008). TEACHER OR PLAYMATE? ASIAN IMMIGRANT AND EURO-AMERICAN PARENTS' PARTICIPATION IN THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN's DAILY ACTIVITIES. Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal. 36(2). 163–176. 37 indexed citations

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Harkness, Sara, et al.. (2007). Culture and the Construction of Habits in Daily Life: Implications for the Successful Development of Children with Disabilities. OTJR Occupational Therapy Journal of Research. 27(1_suppl). 33S–40S. 17 indexed citations

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Harkness, Sara & Charles M. Super. (2001). The Ties That Bind: Social Networks of Men and Women in a Kipsigis Community of Kenya. Ethos. 29(3). 357–370. 4 indexed citations

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Harkness, Sara. (2000). Variability in the social construction of the child. Jossey-Bass eBooks. 47 indexed citations

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Harkness, Sara & Charles M. Super. (1994). The developmental niche: A theoretical framework for analyzing the household production of health. Social Science & Medicine. 38(2). 217–226. 138 indexed citations

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Super, Charles M., Constance H. Keefer, & Sara Harkness. (1994). Child care and infectious respiratory disease during the first two years of life in a rural Kenyan community. Social Science & Medicine. 38(2). 227–229. 6 indexed citations

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Harkness, Sara. (1992). Cross-cultural research in child development: A sample of the state of the art.. Developmental Psychology. 28(4). 622–625. 2 indexed citations

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Harkness, Sara. (1990). SOCIETY FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Anthropology News. 31(1). 21–21. 1 indexed citations

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Harkness, Sara. (1988). Society For Psychological Anthropology. Anthropology News. 29(2). 13–13. 4 indexed citations

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Harkness, Sara & Charles M. Super. (1985). The Cultural Context of Gender Segregation in Children's Peer Groups. Child Development. 56(1). 219–219. 49 indexed citations

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Super, Charles M. & Sara Harkness. (1980). Anthropological perspectives on child development. Jossey-Bass eBooks. 30 indexed citations

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Harkness, Sara & Charles M. Super. (1980). Child development theory in anthropological perspective. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 1980(8). 1–5. 6 indexed citations

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