Alan Smithers

874 total citations
61 papers, 580 citations indexed

About

Alan Smithers is a scholar working on Education, Social Psychology and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Smithers has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 580 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Education, 6 papers in Social Psychology and 4 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Alan Smithers's work include Education Systems and Policy (7 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (3 papers) and Teacher Professional Development and Motivation (3 papers). Alan Smithers is often cited by papers focused on Education Systems and Policy (7 papers), Higher Education Research Studies (3 papers) and Teacher Professional Development and Motivation (3 papers). Alan Smithers collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Mexico. Alan Smithers's co-authors include Pamela Robinson, John Collings, Dennis Child, Tom Kitwood, P.J. Robinson, Susan Hill, Noël Entwistle, John Nisbet, J. F. SUTCLIFFE and David Hellawell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Experimental Botany and Annals of Botany.

In The Last Decade

Alan Smithers

57 papers receiving 449 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 Smithers United Kingdom 15 356 102 75 59 59 61 580
Ann Briggs United Kingdom 11 457 1.3× 86 0.8× 83 1.1× 67 1.1× 33 0.6× 29 663
Jane Salisbury United Kingdom 10 428 1.2× 45 0.4× 157 2.1× 80 1.4× 36 0.6× 24 618
Alison Gilmore New Zealand 12 399 1.1× 147 1.4× 94 1.3× 32 0.5× 40 0.7× 26 594
Jeanne L. Higbee United States 15 626 1.8× 118 1.2× 62 0.8× 36 0.6× 44 0.7× 104 885
David Jackson United States 12 438 1.2× 113 1.1× 153 2.0× 44 0.7× 19 0.3× 47 715
Mary Haywood Metz United States 13 699 2.0× 59 0.6× 249 3.3× 61 1.0× 23 0.4× 28 872
David E. Purpel United States 13 396 1.1× 62 0.6× 162 2.2× 40 0.7× 21 0.4× 35 558
Evelyn Jacob United States 11 504 1.4× 57 0.6× 233 3.1× 40 0.7× 22 0.4× 28 843
Robin Barrow Canada 15 389 1.1× 62 0.6× 156 2.1× 87 1.5× 26 0.4× 76 621
Herbert Kohl United States 13 483 1.4× 43 0.4× 260 3.5× 47 0.8× 16 0.3× 39 757

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Smithers

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Alan Smithers's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Alan Smithers with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Alan Smithers more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Smithers

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alan Smithers. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alan Smithers. The network helps show where Alan Smithers may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Smithers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Smithers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Smithers 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 Smithers. Alan Smithers 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
1.
Smithers, Alan & Pamela Robinson. (2003). Factors affecting teachers' decisions to leave the profession. Digital Education Resource Archive (University College London). 103 indexed citations
2.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (2002). Further Education Re-formed. 9 indexed citations
3.
Smithers, Alan & Pamela Robinson. (2000). Further education reformed. 39 indexed citations
4.
Smithers, Alan. (1991). Teacher shortages and the supply of physicists. Physics World. 4(4). 26–31. 3 indexed citations
5.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1986). Mature Students at University: entry, experience and outcomes. Studies in Higher Education. 11(3). 257–268. 14 indexed citations
6.
Collings, John & Alan Smithers. (1984). Person orientation and science choice. European Journal of Science Education. 6(1). 55–65. 14 indexed citations
7.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1984). Social Class and Season of Birth. The Journal of Social Psychology. 124(1). 79–84. 7 indexed citations
8.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1984). Prospective mature students: Those who did not apply. Studies in Higher Education. 9(1). 73–81. 1 indexed citations
9.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1984). The growth of mixed a level courses. Research in Education. 32(1). 1–16. 2 indexed citations
10.
Collings, John & Alan Smithers. (1983). Psychological Profiles of Physical and Biological Science Choosers. Research in Science & Technological Education. 1(1). 5–15. 10 indexed citations
11.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1978). Dogmatism, social attitudes and personality. British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 17(2). 135–142. 19 indexed citations
12.
Smithers, Alan. (1976). Sandwich courses, an integrated education?. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
13.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1975). PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF SYLLABUS‐BOUND AND SYLLABUS‐FREE SIXTH‐FORMERS. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 45(1). 29–38. 13 indexed citations
14.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1974). Conceptions of School Among Pupils Affected by the Raising of the School Leaving Age. Educational Research. 16(3). 210–217. 1 indexed citations
15.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1973). Occupational choice among undergraduates: A comparison of the universities of Bradford and Warwick. The Vocational Aspect of Education. 25(60). 17–23. 1 indexed citations
16.
Hellawell, David & Alan Smithers. (1973). Commitment to Teaching of Postgraduate and College‐trained Students. Educational Research. 16(1). 46–51. 3 indexed citations
17.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1970). SUCCESS AND FAILURE AMONG SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND HEALTH SCIENTISTS AT A TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 40(2). 144–153. 5 indexed citations
18.
Smithers, Alan, et al.. (1970). Occupational Orientations at Bradford and Warwick Universities. Nature. 228(5276). 1113–1114. 1 indexed citations
19.
Smithers, Alan. (1969). Occupational Values of Students. Nature. 222(5195). 725–726. 5 indexed citations
20.
Smithers, Alan & Kalpana Wilson. (1968). Laboratory Investigations in Plant Physiology 1. Metabolic Absorption of Mineral Salts. Journal of Biological Education. 2(3). 239–257. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ann Briggs Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jane Salisbury Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alison Gilmore Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jeanne L. Higbee Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David Jackson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mary Haywood Metz Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by David E. Purpel Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Evelyn Jacob Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robin Barrow Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Herbert Kohl
Rankless by CCL
2026