Stephen Holt

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 790 citations indexed

About

Stephen Holt is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Public Administration and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Holt has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 790 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 13 papers in Public Administration and 10 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Stephen Holt's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (13 papers), Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (12 papers) and School Choice and Performance (8 papers). Stephen Holt is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (13 papers), Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering (12 papers) and School Choice and Performance (8 papers). Stephen Holt collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Stephen Holt's co-authors include Seth Gershenson, Nicholas Papageorge, Jaclyn Piatak, Khaldoun AbouAssi, Jasmine McGinnis Johnson, Jocelyn M. Johnston, Anna A. Amirkhanyan, Kenneth J. Meier, Lucy C. Sorensen and Terry Irving and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Historical Review, Educational Researcher and Public Administration Review.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Holt

30 papers receiving 749 citations

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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.

Who believes in me? The effect of student–teacher demographic match on teacher expectations

2016 381 citations Seth Gershenson, Stephen Holt et al. Economics of Education Review profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen Holt United States	12	413	366	148	97	78	31	790
Mark Hadfield United Kingdom	21	792 1.9×	236 0.6×	118 0.8×	59 0.6×	54 0.7×	42	1.1k
Anna Yeatman Australia	14	313 0.8×	359 1.0×	173 1.2×	62 0.6×	35 0.4×	54	936
Lars G. Björk United States	13	715 1.7×	177 0.5×	43 0.3×	50 0.5×	146 1.9×	49	942
Benjamin Baez United States	14	480 1.2×	302 0.8×	36 0.2×	43 0.4×	169 2.2×	36	791
Lisa C. Ehrich Australia	15	452 1.1×	136 0.4×	32 0.2×	93 1.0×	163 2.1×	88	816
Kristiina Brunila Finland	18	421 1.0×	540 1.5×	85 0.6×	29 0.3×	52 0.7×	81	965
Denis Gleeson United Kingdom	20	1.1k 2.6×	410 1.1×	125 0.8×	148 1.5×	49 0.6×	46	1.5k
Anthony H. Normore United States	15	841 2.0×	216 0.6×	25 0.2×	81 0.8×	79 1.0×	60	1.1k
Bonnie Urciuoli United States	17	237 0.6×	480 1.3×	42 0.3×	50 0.5×	37 0.5×	39	1.3k
Maynard Seider United States	7	184 0.4×	253 0.7×	33 0.2×	145 1.5×	102 1.3×	10	570

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Holt

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Holt

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sorensen, Lucy C., Andrea M. Headley, & Stephen Holt. (2025). On the margin: Who receives a juvenile referral in school and what effect does it have?. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 44(4). 1171–1193.

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Holt, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Examining inequality in the time cost of waiting. Nature Human Behaviour. 7(4). 545–555. 12 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen & Jaclyn Piatak. (2023). Job sector or PSM? Examining the relative effects of sector and public service motivation on prosocial behaviour. Public Management Review. 25(12). 2370–2401. 3 indexed citations

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Gershenson, Seth, et al.. (2023). Making the grade: The effect of teacher grading standards on student outcomes. Contemporary Economic Policy. 42(2). 305–318. 3 indexed citations

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Sorensen, Lucy C. & Stephen Holt. (2021). Sorting it Out: The Effects of Charter Expansion on Teacher and Student Composition at Traditional Public Schools. Economics of Education Review. 82. 102095–102095. 1 indexed citations

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Piatak, Jaclyn & Stephen Holt. (2021). Public Service Motivation and Public Opinion: Examining Antecedents and Attitudes. 1 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen, et al.. (2020). When Knowing is Caring: Examining the Relationship Between Diversity Exposure and PSM. Review of Public Personnel Administration. 42(2). 226–257. 7 indexed citations

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Piatak, Jaclyn & Stephen Holt. (2020). Disentangling altruism and public service motivation: who exhibits organizational citizenship behaviour?. Public Management Review. 22(7). 949–973. 40 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen, et al.. (2019). Rookie Mistakes: The Interplay of Teacher Experience and Racial Representation. Educational Researcher. 48(7). 421–437. 5 indexed citations

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Johnston, Jocelyn M. & Stephen Holt. (2019). Examining the Influence of Representative Bureaucracy in Public and Private Prisons. Policy Studies Journal. 49(2). 516–561. 10 indexed citations

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Piatak, Jaclyn & Stephen Holt. (2019). Prosocial Behaviors: A Matter of Altruism or Public Service Motivation?. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. 30(3). 504–518. 57 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen. (2018). The Influence of High Schools on Developing Public Service Motivation. International Public Management Journal. 22(1). 127–175. 19 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen. (2018). Giving Time: Examining Sector Differences in Volunteering Intensity. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen. (2018). For Those Who Care: The Effect of Public Service Motivation on Sector Selection. Public Administration Review. 78(3). 457–471. 45 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen & Seth Gershenson. (2017). The Impact of Demographic Representation on Absences and Suspensions. Policy Studies Journal. 47(4). 1069–1099. 65 indexed citations

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Gershenson, Seth & Stephen Holt. (2015). Gender Gaps in High School Students’ Homework Time. Educational Researcher. 44(8). 432–441. 24 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen. (2008). Mr Y and Mr Gorton. Quadrant. 52(10). 44. 1 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen, et al.. (1980). Yugoslavia and the E.E.C. in the 1970s. JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies. 18(4). 355–369. 8 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen, et al.. (1971). YUGOSLAVIA AND THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY 1958‐70. JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies. 10(1). 47–57. 3 indexed citations

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Holt, Stephen. (1967). The Common Market : the conflict of theory and practice. 2 indexed citations

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