William A. Tobin

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 639 citations indexed

About

William A. Tobin is a scholar working on Genetics, Education and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, William A. Tobin has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 639 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Genetics, 4 papers in Education and 3 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in William A. Tobin's work include Forensic and Genetic Research (7 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (3 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (2 papers). William A. Tobin is often cited by papers focused on Forensic and Genetic Research (7 papers), Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (3 papers) and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (2 papers). William A. Tobin collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. William A. Tobin's co-authors include David Tyack, E. Randich, Clifford H. Spiegelman, William C. Thompson, Nathan D. Martin, Peter J. Blau, Kenneth I. Spenner, Edward J. Imwinkelried, William D. James and Simon J. Sheather and has published in prestigious journals such as American Educational Research Journal, Forensic Science International and Journal of college student development.

In The Last Decade

William A. Tobin

12 papers receiving 509 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.

The “Grammar” of Schooling: Why Has it Been so Hard to Change?

1994 553 citations David Tyack, William A. Tobin American Educational Research Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William A. Tobin United States	6	447	162	77	48	42	14	639
Ralph Levinson United Kingdom	16	720 1.6×	281 1.7×	36 0.5×	294 6.1×	58 1.4×	55	1.0k
Ann Childs United Kingdom	17	773 1.7×	181 1.1×	40 0.5×	127 2.6×	28 0.7×	38	1.1k
Tony Loughland Australia	13	358 0.8×	103 0.6×	36 0.5×	79 1.6×	18 0.4×	42	571
Lyn Carter Australia	14	469 1.0×	161 1.0×	98 1.3×	129 2.7×	35 0.8×	33	651
Cassandra Star Australia	11	359 0.8×	104 0.6×	35 0.5×	23 0.5×	10 0.2×	34	564
Carol Cardno New Zealand	13	291 0.7×	53 0.3×	38 0.5×	56 1.2×	37 0.9×	35	441
Kevin G. Welner United States	16	776 1.7×	317 2.0×	78 1.0×	43 0.9×	64 1.5×	69	931
David Istance France	14	302 0.7×	85 0.5×	101 1.3×	41 0.9×	12 0.3×	28	449
Vicente Reyes Australia	13	235 0.5×	73 0.5×	77 1.0×	38 0.8×	20 0.5×	58	405
Phil Wood United Kingdom	13	437 1.0×	172 1.1×	35 0.5×	101 2.1×	88 2.1×	24	638

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Tobin, William A., et al.. (2020). Student Research for Community Change: Tools to Develop Ethical Thinking and Analytic Problem Solving. 2 indexed citations

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Roberts, Jacqueline, et al.. (2018). Developing Shared Vision: A Case Study Documenting a STEM General Education Change Process at a Small Liberal Arts School. Journal of College Science Teaching. 47(6). 18–23. 1 indexed citations

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Martin, Nathan D., William A. Tobin, & Kenneth I. Spenner. (2014). Interracial Friendships Across the College Years: Evidence from a Longitudinal Case Study. Journal of college student development. 55(7). 720–725. 8 indexed citations

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Tobin, William A. & Peter J. Blau. (2012). Hypothesis Testing of the Critical Underlying Premise of Discernible Uniqueness in Firearms-Toolmarks Forensic Practice. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations

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Spiegelman, Clifford H. & William A. Tobin. (2012). Analysis of experiments in forensic firearms/toolmarks practice offered as support for low rates of practice error and claims of inferential certainty. Law Probability and Risk. 12(2). 115–133. 10 indexed citations

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Spiegelman, Cliff, et al.. (2007). Chemical and forensic analysis of JFK\n assassination bullet lots: Is a second shooter possible?. Project Euclid (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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Tobin, William A. & William C. Thompson. (2006). Evaluating and Challenging Forensic Identification Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations

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Tobin, William A.. (2004). Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis: A Case Study in Flawed Forensics. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Imwinkelried, Edward J. & William A. Tobin. (2003). Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis Evidence: Valid Inference or Ipse Dixit?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Tobin, William A., et al.. (2002). How Probative is Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Randich, E., et al.. (2002). A metallurgical review of the interpretation of bullet lead compositional analysis. Forensic Science International. 127(3). 174–191. 40 indexed citations

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Randich, E., et al.. (2001). A Metallurgical Review of the Interpretation of Bullet Lead Compositional Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Tobin, William A.. (1995). Studying society: The making ofRecent Social Trends in the United States, 1929?1933. Theory and Society. 24(4). 537–565. 3 indexed citations

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Tyack, David & William A. Tobin. (1994). The “Grammar” of Schooling: Why Has it Been so Hard to Change?. American Educational Research Journal. 31(3). 453–479. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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