Scott L. Thomas

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Scott L. Thomas is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott L. Thomas has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Education, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Scott L. Thomas's work include Higher Education Research Studies (16 papers), School Choice and Performance (8 papers) and Higher Education Governance and Development (5 papers). Scott L. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Research Studies (16 papers), School Choice and Performance (8 papers) and Higher Education Governance and Development (5 papers). Scott L. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States. Scott L. Thomas's co-authors include Ronald H. Heck, Russell W. Rumberger, Lynn N. Tabata, Laura W. Perna, Liang Zhang, Sheila Slaughter, Angela Bell, Chunyan Li, Heather T. Rowan‐Kenyon and Noah E. Friedkin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Higher Education, Sociology of Education and Research in Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Scott L. Thomas

38 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott L. Thomas United States	26	1.9k	857	579	375	372	39	3.6k
Stephen R. Porter United States	25	1.2k 0.7×	743 0.9×	392 0.7×	211 0.6×	184 0.5×	66	3.0k
Ita G. G. Kreft United States	16	738 0.4×	1.2k 1.4×	818 1.4×	379 1.0×	520 1.4×	28	4.5k
Yuk Fai Cheong United States	24	958 0.5×	647 0.8×	536 0.9×	197 0.5×	483 1.3×	74	3.1k
David W. Chapman United States	26	1.8k 0.9×	564 0.7×	425 0.7×	154 0.4×	228 0.6×	120	3.2k
John Bynner United Kingdom	34	1.6k 0.8×	2.2k 2.6×	467 0.8×	226 0.6×	521 1.4×	143	5.0k
Thomas D. Snyder United States	19	1.9k 1.0×	650 0.8×	356 0.6×	181 0.5×	269 0.7×	46	2.9k
Gerbert Kraaykamp Netherlands	36	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 3.0×	491 0.8×	229 0.6×	257 0.7×	148	4.3k
J. Douglas Willms Canada	37	3.4k 1.8×	1.2k 1.4×	404 0.7×	169 0.5×	890 2.4×	86	5.9k
Peter M. Steiner United States	25	588 0.3×	660 0.8×	240 0.4×	386 1.0×	233 0.6×	71	2.7k
Peter Holland Australia	26	1.1k 0.6×	939 1.1×	370 0.6×	160 0.4×	187 0.5×	137	3.5k

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Heck, Ronald H. & Scott L. Thomas. (2020). An Introduction to Multilevel Modeling Techniques: MLM and Sem Approaches. 31 indexed citations

Heck, Ronald H. & Scott L. Thomas. (2015). An introduction to multilevel modeling techniques : MLM and SEM approaches using Mplus. Routledge eBooks. 141 indexed citations

Slaughter, Sheila, Scott L. Thomas, David R. Johnson, & Sondra N. Barringer. (2014). Institutional Conflict of Interest: The Role of Interlocking Directorates in the Scientific Relationships between Universities and the Corporate Sector. The Journal of Higher Education. 85(1). 1–35. 3 indexed citations

Heck, Ronald H., Scott L. Thomas, & Lynn N. Tabata. (2013). Examining Individual Change with Repeated Measures Data. 185–256. 4 indexed citations

Heck, Ronald H., et al.. (2012). State Political Culture, Higher Education Spending Indicators, and Undergraduate Graduation Outcomes. Educational Policy. 28(1). 3–39. 12 indexed citations

Perna, Laura W. & Scott L. Thomas. (2008). Theoretical Perspectives on Student Success: Understanding the Contributions of the Disciplines.. 34(1). 1–87. 78 indexed citations

Perna, Laura W., Heather T. Rowan‐Kenyon, Angela Bell, Scott L. Thomas, & Chunyan Li. (2008). A Typology of Federal and State Programs Designed to Promote College Enrollment. The Journal of Higher Education. 79(3). 243–267. 30 indexed citations

Perna, Laura W. & Scott L. Thomas. (2007). Barriers to College Opportunity. Educational Policy. 23(3). 451–479. 26 indexed citations

Pusser, Brian, Sheila Slaughter, & Scott L. Thomas. (2006). Playing the Board Game: An Empirical Analysis of University Trustee and Corporate Board Interlocks. The Journal of Higher Education. 77(5). 747–775. 19 indexed citations

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Perna, Laura W. & Scott L. Thomas. (2006). A Framework for Reducing the College Success Gap and Promoting Success for All. Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania). 58 indexed citations

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Thomas, Scott L. & Liang Zhang. (2005). Post-Baccalaureate Wage Growth within Four Years of Graduation: The Effects of College Quality and College Major. Research in Higher Education. 46(4). 437–459. 119 indexed citations

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Thomas, Scott L., Ronald H. Heck, & Karen W. Bauer. (2005). Weighting and adjusting for design effects in secondary data analyses. New Directions for Institutional Research. 2005(127). 51–72. 41 indexed citations

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Slaughter, Sheila, et al.. (2001). Models of Institutional Resource Allocation: Mission, Market, and Gender. The Journal of Higher Education. 72(4). 387–387. 16 indexed citations

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Thomas, Scott L.. (2000). Ties That Bind: A Social Network Approach to Understanding Student Integration and Persistence. The Journal of Higher Education. 71(5). 591–591. 109 indexed citations

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Thomas, Scott L.. (2000). Deferred Costs and Economic Returns to College Major, Quality, and Performance. Research in Higher Education. 41(3). 281–313. 96 indexed citations

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Thomas, Scott L.. (1998). Ties That Bind: A Social Network Approach to Understanding Student Integration and Persistence. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.. 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Scott L.. (1998). Deferred Costs and Economic Returns to College Major, Quality, and Performance: Recent Trends. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.. 3 indexed citations

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Thomas, Scott L. & Mary McMahon. (1998). Americans abroad: student characteristics, pre‐departure qualifications and performance abroad. International Journal of Educational Management. 12(2). 57–64. 19 indexed citations

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Flacks, Richard & Scott L. Thomas. (1997). College Students in the Nineties: Report on a Project in Progress. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.. 1 indexed citations

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Rumberger, Russell W. & Scott L. Thomas. (1993). The economic returns to college major, quality and performance: A multilevel analysis of recent graduates. Economics of Education Review. 12(1). 1–19. 196 indexed citations

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