| Understanding the persistence of inequality in higher education: Evidence from Australia J Chesters, L Watson Journal of Education Policy 28 (2), 198-215, 2013 | 113 | 2013 |
| Neoliberalism, inequality and politics: The changing face of Australia M Western, J Baxter, J Pakulski, B Tranter, J Western, M Van Egmond, ... Australian Journal of Social Issues 42 (3), 401-418, 2007 | 112 | 2007 |
| Perceptions of work-family balance: how effective are family-friendly policies? J Baxter, J Chesters Australian Journal of Labour Economics 14 (2), 139-151, 2011 | 80 | 2011 |
| Social capital and aspirations for educational attainment: a cross-national comparison of Australia and Germany J Chesters, J Smith Journal of Youth Studies 18 (7), 932-949, 2015 | 62 | 2015 |
| Adjusting to new employment landscapes: Consequences of precarious employment for young Australians J Chesters, H Cuervo The Economic and Labour Relations Review 30 (2), 222-240, 2019 | 57 | 2019 |
| Do peer effects mediate the association between family socio‐economic status and educational achievement? J Chesters, A Daly Australian Journal of Social Issues 52 (1), 63-77, 2017 | 53 | 2017 |
| The [im] possibility of planning a future: how prolonged precarious employment during transitions affects the lives of young Australians H Cuervo, J Chesters Labour & Industry: a journal of the social and economic relations of work 29 …, 2019 | 48 | 2019 |
| Returns to education for those returning to education: Evidence from Australia J Chesters, L Watson Studies in Higher Education 39 (9), 1634-1648, 2014 | 47 | 2014 |
| A half-open door: pathways for VET award holders into Australian universities L Watson, P Hagel, J Chesters National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 2013 | 44 | 2013 |
| Paid and unpaid work in Australian households: Trends in the gender division of labour, 1986-2005 J Chesters, J Baxter, M Western Australian Journal of Labour Economics 12 (1), 89-107, 2009 | 43 | 2009 |
| Gender attitudes and housework: Trends over time in Australia J Chesters Journal of Comparative Family Studies 43 (4), 511-526, 2012 | 40 | 2012 |
| Staying power: The effect of pathway into university on student achievement and attrition J Chesters, L Watson Australian Journal of Adult Learning 56 (2), 225-249, 2016 | 38 | 2016 |
| Youth and the new adulthood J Wyn, H Cahill, D Woodman, H Cuervo, C Leccardi, J Chesters Springer Singapore, 2020 | 37 | 2020 |
| Alleviating or exacerbating disadvantage: Does school attended mediate the association between family background and educational attainment? J Chesters Journal of Education Policy 34 (3), 331-350, 2019 | 37 | 2019 |
| Young adulthood in uncertain times: The association between sense of personal control and employment, education, personal relationships and health J Chesters, J Smith, H Cuervo, J Laughland-Booÿ, J Wyn, Z Skrbiš, ... Journal of Sociology 55 (2), 389-408, 2019 | 35 | 2019 |
| Chasing rainbows: How many educational qualifications do young people need to acquire meaningful, ongoing work? J Chesters, J Wyn Journal of Sociology 55 (4), 670-688, 2019 | 34 | 2019 |
| Within-generation social mobility in Australia: The effect of returning to education on occupational status and earnings J Chesters Journal of Sociology 51 (2), 385-400, 2015 | 31 | 2015 |
| The Australian mining tax and the political power of business D Marsh, C Lewis, J Chesters Australian Journal of Political Science 49 (4), 711-725, 2014 | 31 | 2014 |
| Gender convergence in core housework hours: Assessing the relevance of earlier approaches for explaining current trends J Chesters Journal of Sociology 49 (1), 78-96, 2013 | 31 | 2013 |
| Post-school aspirations in regional Australia: An examination of the role of cultural and social capital H Cuervo, J Chesters, L Aberdeen The Australian Educational Researcher 46 (5), 843-861, 2019 | 30 | 2019 |
