Barry Ferguson

511 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 278 citations indexed

About

Barry Ferguson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Barry Ferguson has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 278 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Barry Ferguson's work include Canadian Identity and History (5 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (2 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (1 paper). Barry Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on Canadian Identity and History (5 papers), Public Policy and Administration Research (2 papers) and Amphibian and Reptile Biology (1 paper). Barry Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Netherlands. Barry Ferguson's co-authors include Carter Walter Bloch, Anthony Arundel, Lance W. Roberts, Simon Langlois, Rodney A. Clifton, Michiel Horn, Charlie J. Gardner, Doug Owram and Asia Murphy and has published in prestigious journals such as Research Policy, The American Historical Review and The Canadian Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Barry Ferguson

12 papers receiving 244 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Advancing innovation in the public sector: Aligning innovation measurement with policy goals

2018 202 citations Anthony Arundel, Carter Walter Bloch et al. Research Policy profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barry Ferguson United Kingdom	7	75	56	56	54	41	13	278
Derrick M. Anderson United States	10	75 1.0×	48 0.9×	33 0.6×	50 0.9×	46 1.1×	21	284
Ester Barinaga Denmark	9	72 1.0×	30 0.5×	54 1.0×	21 0.4×	29 0.7×	36	259
Catherine L. Fisk United States	9	72 1.0×	43 0.8×	31 0.6×	63 1.2×	70 1.7×	73	274
Hagai Katz Israel	10	236 3.1×	52 0.9×	65 1.2×	39 0.7×	37 0.9×	31	394
Tina Øllgaard Bentzen Denmark	10	85 1.1×	33 0.6×	40 0.7×	57 1.1×	16 0.4×	31	292
David Irwin United Kingdom	8	54 0.7×	65 1.2×	97 1.7×	32 0.6×	132 3.2×	31	426
L. van Drooge Netherlands	5	115 1.5×	40 0.7×	68 1.2×	65 1.2×	56 1.4×	18	469
Paul Donnelly Ireland	10	117 1.6×	49 0.9×	65 1.2×	58 1.1×	10 0.2×	35	317
Illoong Kwon South Korea	11	59 0.8×	36 0.6×	48 0.9×	27 0.5×	154 3.8×	31	293
Jayne Bisman Australia	11	88 1.2×	36 0.6×	15 0.3×	22 0.4×	38 0.9×	28	440

Countries citing papers authored by Barry Ferguson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barry Ferguson

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13 of 13 papers shown

1.

Ferguson, Barry, et al.. (2021). The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism. University of British Columbia Press eBooks.

2.

Ferguson, Barry. (2019). Competing for Influence: The Role of the Public Service in Better Government in Australia. ANU Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations

3.

Arundel, Anthony, Carter Walter Bloch, & Barry Ferguson. (2018). Advancing innovation in the public sector: Aligning innovation measurement with policy goals. Research Policy. 48(3). 789–798. 202 indexed citations breakdown →

4.

Murphy, Asia, Barry Ferguson, & Charlie J. Gardner. (2017). Recent Estimates of Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) Population Declines are Methodologically Flawed and Misleading. International Journal of Primatology. 38(4). 623–628. 6 indexed citations

5.

Arundel, Anthony, Carter Walter Bloch, & Barry Ferguson. (2016). Methodologies for measuring innovation in the public sector. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations

6.

Ferguson, Barry & Charlie J. Gardner. (2010). Looking back and thinking ahead – where next for conservation in Madagascar?. Madagascar Conservation & Development. 5(2). 75–76. 2 indexed citations

7.

Ferguson, Barry, Simon Langlois, & Lance W. Roberts. (2009). Social cohesion in Canada. The Tocqueville Review/La revue Tocqueville. 30(2). 69–101. 5 indexed citations

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Roberts, Lance W., et al.. (2007). Recent Social Trends in Canada 1960-2000. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 32(2). 286–286. 13 indexed citations

9.

Roberts, Lance W., et al.. (2005). Recent Social Trends in Canada, 1960-2000. McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks. 19 indexed citations

10.

Ferguson, Barry, et al.. (2003). ‘Impossible Conditions of Inequality’: John W. Dafoe, the Rowell-Sirois Royal Commission, and the Interpretation of Canadian Federalism. Canadian Historical Review. 84(4). 551–584. 9 indexed citations

11.

Horn, Michiel & Barry Ferguson. (1995). Remaking Liberalism: The Intellectual Legacy of Adam Shortt, O. D. Skelton, W. C. Clark, and W. A. Mackintosh, 1890-1925.. The American Historical Review. 100(1). 268–268. 10 indexed citations

12.

Ferguson, Barry, et al.. (1989). Socialism and Democracy in Alberta: Essays in Honour of Grant Notley. Labour / Le Travail. 23. 311–311. 2 indexed citations

13.

Ferguson, Barry & Doug Owram. (1981). Social Scientists and Public Policy from the 1920s through World War II. Journal of Canadian Studies. 15(4). 3–17. 3 indexed citations

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