Tara Hofkens

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Tara Hofkens is a scholar working on Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tara Hofkens has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Education, 9 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 5 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Tara Hofkens's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (16 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (11 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (4 papers). Tara Hofkens is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (16 papers), Parental Involvement in Education (11 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (4 papers). Tara Hofkens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Tara Hofkens's co-authors include Ming‐Te Wang, Jennifer A. Fredricks, Feifei Ye, Robert C. Pianta, Arya Ansari, Angela Chow, Katariina Salmela‐Aro, Nancy E. Hill, Jill M. Cyranowski and Hannah C. Sung and has published in prestigious journals such as Child Development, Fertility and Sterility and Health Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Tara Hofkens

24 papers receiving 1.8k 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 Math and Science Engagement Scales: Scale development, validation, and psychometric properties

2016 375 citations Ming‐Te Wang, Jennifer A. Fredricks et al. Learning and Instruction profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tara Hofkens United States	17	1.1k	524	457	347	346	25	1.9k
Diana Raufelder Germany	25	756 0.7×	693 1.3×	511 1.1×	535 1.5×	227 0.7×	107	1.7k
Elisa S. Shernoff United States	21	902 0.8×	490 0.9×	703 1.5×	231 0.7×	918 2.7×	46	2.2k
Eija Pakarinen Finland	28	1.8k 1.6×	467 0.9×	601 1.3×	242 0.7×	612 1.8×	103	2.4k
Wendy Symes United Kingdom	27	850 0.8×	845 1.6×	1.1k 2.4×	697 2.0×	475 1.4×	46	2.3k
Jaana Viljaranta Finland	22	833 0.8×	518 1.0×	293 0.6×	520 1.5×	336 1.0×	59	1.4k
Sara A. Hart United States	30	1.4k 1.3×	395 0.8×	428 0.9×	965 2.8×	1.1k 3.1×	122	2.9k
Francisco Peixoto Portugal	17	584 0.5×	457 0.9×	224 0.5×	442 1.3×	189 0.5×	60	1.2k
Paul J. C. Adachi Canada	18	473 0.4×	718 1.4×	377 0.8×	263 0.8×	300 0.9×	21	1.8k
Petra Barchfeld Germany	7	575 0.5×	764 1.5×	244 0.5×	632 1.8×	441 1.3×	9	1.7k
Timothy W. Curby United States	30	2.4k 2.2×	398 0.8×	1.2k 2.7×	220 0.6×	918 2.7×	83	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tara Hofkens

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pianta, Robert C. & Tara Hofkens. (2023). Defining early education quality using CLASS-observed teacher-student interaction. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1110419–1110419. 7 indexed citations

Nguyen, Tutrang, Tara Hofkens, Robert C. Pianta, et al.. (2023). Cumulative Experience of Educational Assets from Preschool through First Grade and the Social-emotional Well-being of English- and Spanish-Speaking Children. Pace Digital Repository (Pace University). 5(1). 1 indexed citations

Krol, Kathleen M., Tara Hofkens, Steven M. Boker, et al.. (2023). Epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene is associated with child-parent neural synchrony during competition. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 63. 101302–101302. 1 indexed citations

Whittaker, Jessica Vick, Tara Hofkens, Virginia E. Vitiello, et al.. (2023). Patterns of children's readiness at school entry and their association with kindergarten academic and social-emotional outcomes: Do classroom interactions matter?. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 66. 112–123. 3 indexed citations

Stuhlman, Megan, et al.. (2022). Integrating Research-Supported Coaching Practices Into Secondary Teachers’ Team Meetings: Early Indications of Potential to Impact Collaborations, Classroom Interactions, and Student Engagement. Frontiers in Education. 7.

Hofkens, Tara, et al.. (2020). Science Identity Predicts Science Career Aspiration Across Gender and Race, but Especially for Boys. International Journal of Gender, Science, and Technology. 12(1). 32–45. 2 indexed citations

Ansari, Arya, Tara Hofkens, & Robert C. Pianta. (2020). Absenteeism in the First Decade of Education Forecasts Civic Engagement and Educational and Socioeconomic Prospects in Young Adulthood. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 49(9). 1835–1848. 44 indexed citations

Wang, Ming‐Te, Tara Hofkens, & Feifei Ye. (2020). Classroom Quality and Adolescent Student Engagement and Performance in Mathematics: A Multi-Method and Multi-Informant Approach. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 49(10). 1987–2002. 32 indexed citations

Wang, Ming‐Te & Tara Hofkens. (2019). Beyond Classroom Academics: A School-Wide and Multi-Contextual Perspective on Student Engagement in School. Adolescent Research Review. 5(4). 419–433. 83 indexed citations

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Pianta, Robert C., Jessica Vick Whittaker, Virginia E. Vitiello, et al.. (2019). Children's school readiness skills across the pre-K year: Associations with teacher-student interactions, teacher practices, and exposure to academic content. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 66. 101084–101084. 62 indexed citations

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Hofkens, Tara, et al.. (2018). Does student-centered instruction engage students differently? The moderation effect of student ethnicity. The Journal of Educational Research. 112(3). 327–341. 21 indexed citations

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Wang, Ming‐Te, et al.. (2017). Conceptualization and Assessment of Adolescents’ Engagement and Disengagement in School. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. 35(4). 592–606. 144 indexed citations

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Wang, Ming‐Te, et al.. (2016). The Math and Science Engagement Scales: Scale development, validation, and psychometric properties. Learning and Instruction. 43. 16–26. 375 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wang, Ming‐Te, Nancy E. Hill, & Tara Hofkens. (2014). Parental Involvement and African American and European American Adolescents' Academic, Behavioral, and Emotional Development in Secondary School. Child Development. 85(6). 2151–2168. 114 indexed citations

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Cyranowski, Jill M., Tara Hofkens, Holly A. Swartz, Kristen Salomon, & Peter J. Gianaros. (2011). Cardiac Vagal Control in Nonmedicated Depressed Women and Nondepressed Controls. Psychosomatic Medicine. 73(4). 336–343. 37 indexed citations

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Cyranowski, Jill M., Tara Hofkens, Holly A. Swartz, & Peter J. Gianaros. (2011). Thinking about a close relationship differentially impacts cardiovascular stress responses among depressed and nondepressed women.. Health Psychology. 30(3). 276–284. 4 indexed citations

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Kelly, Morgen A. R., Jennifer Q. Morse, Angela M. Stover, et al.. (2010). Describing depression: Congruence between patient experiences and clinical assessments. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 50(1). 46–66. 23 indexed citations

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Morgante, Giuseppe, et al.. (2008). Infertility and psychiatric morbidity. Fertility and Sterility. 90(6). 2107–2111. 66 indexed citations

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Cyranowski, Jill M., Tara Hofkens, Ellen Frank, et al.. (2008). Evidence of Dysregulated Peripheral Oxytocin Release Among Depressed Women. Psychosomatic Medicine. 70(9). 967–975. 170 indexed citations

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Bossini, Letizia, et al.. (2008). Photosensitivity in panic disorder. Depression and Anxiety. 26(1). E34–E36. 19 indexed citations

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