Alison Black

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Alison Black is a scholar working on Education, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Black has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Education, 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alison Black's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (4 papers), Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (4 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (4 papers). Alison Black is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (4 papers), Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (4 papers) and Education Systems and Policy (4 papers). Alison Black collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Cyprus. Alison Black's co-authors include M. Barbara E. Livingstone, Gail Goldberg, Brahm Norwich, M. Greaves, R.A. Sabroe, Dárrel P. Francis, R. Graham Barr, A A Paul, Catherine Ravenscroft and Peter R. Murgatroyd and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Journal of Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Alison Black

38 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Markers of the Validity of Reported Energy Intake 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Markers of the Validity of Reported Energy Intake
    2003 872 citations M. Barbara E. Livingstone, Alison Black Journal of Nutrition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alison Black United Kingdom 16 904 522 222 211 150 39 1.6k
Richard D. Lewis United States 28 558 0.6× 927 1.8× 267 1.2× 81 0.4× 148 1.0× 87 2.9k
Merja Kärkkäinen Finland 25 378 0.4× 319 0.6× 670 3.0× 287 1.4× 75 0.5× 38 2.6k
Susan Carter United States 20 345 0.4× 517 1.0× 32 0.1× 141 0.7× 276 1.8× 97 2.1k
Randy L. Carter United States 23 164 0.2× 187 0.4× 60 0.3× 146 0.7× 299 2.0× 58 2.0k
Anders Forslund Sweden 27 303 0.3× 731 1.4× 95 0.4× 42 0.2× 60 0.4× 122 2.3k
Kenneth E. Clark United States 28 254 0.3× 439 0.8× 65 0.3× 100 0.5× 92 0.6× 94 2.7k
Kristine Kelsey United States 20 535 0.6× 389 0.7× 94 0.4× 56 0.3× 198 1.3× 27 1.4k
Jo Mitchell Australia 16 669 0.7× 598 1.1× 113 0.5× 48 0.2× 134 0.9× 44 1.8k
José Ernesto dos Santos Brazil 27 251 0.3× 407 0.8× 131 0.6× 77 0.4× 335 2.2× 102 1.9k
Nancy L. Cohen United States 22 806 0.9× 173 0.3× 225 1.0× 67 0.3× 83 0.6× 73 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Alison Black

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alison Black

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alison Black. 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 Alison Black. The network helps show where Alison Black may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison Black

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alison Black. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alison Black 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 Alison Black. Alison Black 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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Black, Alison, et al.. (2025). It's who you know: a review of peer networks and academic achievement in schools. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 1444570–1444570. 1 indexed citations
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Black, Alison. (2022). ‘But what do the statistics say?’ An overview of permanent school exclusions in England. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties. 27(3). 199–219. 8 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (2021). Cognitive acceleration in mathematics education: further evidence of impact. Education 3-13. 50(5). 564–576. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, Alexey Bessudnov, Alison Black, & Brahm Norwich. (2020). School autonomy and educational inclusion of children with special needs: Evidence from England. British Educational Research Journal. 46(3). 532–552. 10 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (2018). Lesson planning for diversity. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 19(2). 115–125. 8 indexed citations
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Gibson, Suanne, et al.. (2016). 'Diversity' 'Widening Participation' and 'Inclusion' in Higher Education: An International study. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 18(3). 7–33. 17 indexed citations
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White, Elizabeth, Stephen Birch, Alison Black, et al.. (2015). Creating and Implementing a Biodiversity Recording App for Teaching and Research in Environmental Studies. 1(1). 4 indexed citations
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Black, Alison. (2010). Gen Y: Who They Are and How They Learn.. Educational Horizons. 88(2). 92–101. 100 indexed citations
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Scarborough, Peter, Mike Rayner, Lynn Stockley, & Alison Black. (2007). Nutrition professionals' perception of the ‘healthiness’ of individual foods. Public Health Nutrition. 10(4). 346–353. 31 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (2007). A Comprehensive Guide to Readers Theatre: Enhancing Fluency and Comprehension in Middle School and Beyond. Physical Review Letters. 72(15). 2407–2410. 16 indexed citations
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Black, Alison. (2005). The Use of Asynchronous Discussion: Creating a Text of Talk. Contemporary issues in technology and teacher education. 5(1). 5–24. 54 indexed citations
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Livingstone, M. Barbara E. & Alison Black. (2003). Markers of the Validity of Reported Energy Intake. Journal of Nutrition. 133(3). 895S–920S. 872 indexed citations breakdown →
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Black, Alison, et al.. (1998). When a Preservice Teacher Meets the Classroom Team.. Educational leadership. 55(5). 52–54. 2 indexed citations
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Sabroe, R.A., Dárrel P. Francis, R. Graham Barr, Alison Black, & M. Greaves. (1998). Anti-FcϵRI autoantibodies and basophil histamine releasability in chronic idiopathic urticaria. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 102(4). 651–658. 85 indexed citations
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Poppitt, S.D., et al.. (1994). Energy Balance in Pregnancy and Lactation. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 352. 11–26. 14 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (1992). Just read the label : understanding nutrition information in numeric, verbal and graphic formats. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 31 indexed citations
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McAughey, John, J.N. Pritchard, & Alison Black. (1990). Risk assessment of exposure to indoor air pollutants. Environmental Technology. 11(4). 295–302. 8 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (1984). The NACNE report: are the dietary goals realistic? Comparisons with the dietary patterns of dietitians.. PubMed. 38(3). 165–79. 16 indexed citations
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Lambert, B. E., et al.. (1981). A short term effect of homogeneous internal irradiation of the mouse lung with170Tm2O3 particles. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 20(1). 11–20. 5 indexed citations
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Black, Alison, et al.. (1980). The Nutrient Composition of Some Cooked Dishes Eaten in Britain: A Supplementary Food Composition Table. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 34(3). 189–191. 91 indexed citations

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