Alan Sears

2.3k total citations
81 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Alan Sears is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Education and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Sears has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 33 papers in Education and 7 papers in Law. Recurrent topics in Alan Sears's work include Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (29 papers), Global Education and Multiculturalism (15 papers) and Religious Education and Schools (10 papers). Alan Sears is often cited by papers focused on Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (29 papers), Global Education and Multiculturalism (15 papers) and Religious Education and Schools (10 papers). Alan Sears collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Netherlands and United States. Alan Sears's co-authors include Emery J. Hyslop‐Margison, Jennifer E. DeVoe, E. Glenn Schellenberg, Andrew Hughes, Barry D. Adam, Bart Custers, S. van der Hof, Francien Dechesne, Jim Parsons and Alan Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

In The Last Decade

Alan Sears

75 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Sears Canada 21 546 407 223 158 151 81 1.3k
Serena Carpenter United States 16 525 1.0× 189 0.5× 143 0.6× 186 1.2× 83 0.5× 50 1.6k
Francesca Borgonovi United Kingdom 25 754 1.4× 570 1.4× 223 1.0× 424 2.7× 93 0.6× 65 2.2k
Vernon Gayle United Kingdom 15 799 1.5× 160 0.4× 231 1.0× 103 0.7× 108 0.7× 68 1.4k
Aitor Gómez Spain 15 427 0.8× 493 1.2× 167 0.7× 79 0.5× 71 0.5× 45 1.2k
Naresh Kumar Malaysia 21 286 0.5× 199 0.5× 161 0.7× 345 2.2× 52 0.3× 73 1.7k
John C. Scott United States 12 373 0.7× 284 0.7× 174 0.8× 92 0.6× 198 1.3× 38 1.4k
David Greatbatch United Kingdom 21 525 1.0× 123 0.3× 517 2.3× 228 1.4× 85 0.6× 47 2.3k
Timothy M. Hale United States 13 541 1.0× 144 0.4× 329 1.5× 51 0.3× 67 0.4× 25 1.4k
Alexander L. Janus United Kingdom 8 345 0.6× 108 0.3× 172 0.8× 81 0.5× 85 0.6× 9 925
Carolyn J. Hill United States 18 253 0.5× 933 2.3× 209 0.9× 87 0.6× 135 0.9× 34 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Sears

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Sears

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Sears

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Sears. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Sears based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Sears. Alan Sears is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rest, Jean‐Pierre van der, et al.. (2022). Algorithmic pricing in hospitality and tourism: call for research on ethics, consumer backlash and CSR. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. 5(4). 771–781. 14 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan, et al.. (2019). What Is It All for?: The Intentions and Priorities for Study Abroad in Canadian Teacher Education.. 6(3). 30–48. 2 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (2019). Algorithmic Speech and Freedom of Expression. Leiden Repository (Leiden University). 53(4). 1327–1376.
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Sears, Alan & Emery J. Hyslop‐Margison. (2018). Crisis as a Vehicle for Educational Reform: The Case of Citizenship Education. Journal of educational thought.. 41(1). 43–62. 1 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (2018). Just Tinkering: Education for Civic Engagement and Electoral Sophistication in New Brunswick. 9. 1 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (2015). Protecting Freedom of Expression over the Internet: An International Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5(1). 171.
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DeVoe, Jennifer E., Rachel Gold, Elizabeth Cottrell, et al.. (2014). The ADVANCE network: accelerating data value across a national community health center network. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 21(4). 591–595. 98 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan, et al.. (2013). Crossing Boundaries on the Battlefield The Possibilities of Teacher Study Tours for Substantial Professional Learning. Scholars Commons (Wilfrid Laurier University). 22(1). 8.
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Sears, Alan, et al.. (2010). The Perfect Storm: Moving a Teacher Education Reform from Vision to Reality.. Education Canada. 50(1). 19–21. 1 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (2009). Making Room for Revolution in Social Studies Classrooms.. Education Canada. 49(2). 4–8. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, Alan, et al.. (2006). Making a Difference: Knowledge Activism and Worker Representation in Joint OHS Committees. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Hughes, Andrew & Alan Sears. (2006). Citizenship Education: Canada Dabbles while the World Plays On.. Education Canada. 46(4). 6–9. 5 indexed citations
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Peck, Carla L. & Alan Sears. (2005). Uncharted Territory: Mapping Students' Conceptions of Ethnic Diversity. Canadian ethnic studies. 37(1). 101. 6 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (2004). Mind the Gap: Prospects for Easing the Transition from High School to University.. 19(4). 166–172. 3 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan & Mark Perry. (2000). Beyond Civics: Paying Attention to the Contexts of Citizenship Education.. Education Canada. 40(3). 28–31. 7 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (1997). "In Canada Even History Divides": Unique Features of Canadian Citizenship.. ˜The œInternational journal of social education. 11(2). 53–67. 2 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (1996). What Research Tells Us About Citizenship in English Canada.. 30(3). 2 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (1994). Social Studies as Citizenship Education in English Canada: A Review of Research. Theory & Research in Social Education. 22(1). 6–43. 23 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (1993). "Ensiná-los a viver": a política de saúde pública, da tuberculose à AIDS. Physis Revista de Saúde Coletiva. 3(1). 7–34. 2 indexed citations
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Sears, Alan. (1990). Enriching Social Studies with Interviews.. 25(2). 95–98. 2 indexed citations

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