Christopher Day

20.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
174 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Christopher Day is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Day has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 115 papers in Education, 24 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Christopher Day's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (84 papers), Educational and Psychological Assessments (23 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (21 papers). Christopher Day is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (84 papers), Educational and Psychological Assessments (23 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (21 papers). Christopher Day collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Christopher Day's co-authors include Qing Gu, Pam Sammons, María Assunção Flores, Alison Kington, Kenneth Leithwood, Gordon Stobart, Alma Harris, Ruth Leitch, David Hopkins and Mark Hadfield and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Trends in Plant Science and Educational Researcher.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Day

164 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

Contexts which shape and reshape new teachers’ identities... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2005 2002 2006 2006 2016 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher Day United Kingdom 49 9.2k 1.5k 1.4k 1.3k 1.1k 174 11.6k
Andy Hargreaves United States 57 12.4k 1.4× 2.5k 1.7× 2.0k 1.4× 1.8k 1.4× 723 0.6× 169 15.5k
Pam Sammons United Kingdom 48 9.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 663 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 316 11.3k
Nel Noddings United States 37 6.9k 0.8× 3.2k 2.1× 856 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 889 0.8× 144 11.3k
Kenneth Leithwood Canada 68 14.9k 1.6× 1.0k 0.7× 2.3k 1.6× 1.4k 1.1× 501 0.4× 212 18.1k
Fred Korthagen Netherlands 50 9.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 1.8k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 299 0.3× 146 10.7k
James P. Spillane United States 57 13.9k 1.5× 2.3k 1.5× 2.5k 1.8× 954 0.7× 525 0.5× 158 17.2k
Laura M. Desimone United States 33 9.3k 1.0× 974 0.6× 2.3k 1.6× 534 0.4× 493 0.4× 81 11.0k
F. Michael Connelly Canada 26 7.4k 0.8× 3.9k 2.6× 834 0.6× 831 0.6× 777 0.7× 65 11.6k
Megan Tschannen‐Moran United States 34 11.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.4× 3.2k 2.5× 1.3k 1.1× 62 15.1k
Wayne K. Hoy United States 59 12.9k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.3× 3.6k 2.8× 1.4k 1.2× 141 17.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Day

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Day

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Day

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher Day. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher Day 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 Christopher Day. Christopher Day 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.
Day, Christopher. (2019). The Fates of African Rebels. Lynne Rienner Publishers eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Mitleton‐Kelly, Eve, Alexandros Paraskevas, & Christopher Day. (2018). Handbook of research methods in complexity science: theory and applications. Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks. 7 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher, Qing Gu, & Pam Sammons. (2016). The Impact of Leadership on Student Outcomes. Educational Administration Quarterly. 52(2). 221–258. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moos, Lejf, Olof Johansson, & Christopher Day. (2011). How school principals sustain success over time : international perspectives. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 23 indexed citations
5.
Kington, Alison, et al.. (2011). Stories and Statistics: Describing a Mixed Methods Study of Effective Classroom Practice. Journal of Mixed Methods Research. 5(2). 103–125. 32 indexed citations
6.
Day, Christopher, Pam Sammons, David Hopkins, et al.. (2009). The impact of school leadership on pupil outcomes. Final report. Digital Education Resource Archive (University College London). 108 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher & Alison Kington. (2008). Identity, well‐being and effectiveness: the emotional contexts of teaching. Pedagogy Culture and Society. 16(1). 7–23. 199 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher, Pam Sammons, David Hopkins, Kenneth Leithwood, & Alison Kington. (2008). Research into the impact of school leadership on pupil outcomes: policy and research contexts. School Leadership and Management. 28(1). 5–25. 72 indexed citations
9.
Day, Christopher & Qing Gu. (2007). Variations in the conditions for teachers' professional learning and development: sustaining commitment and effectiveness over a career. Oxford Review of Education. 33(4). 423–443. 315 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher. (2007). What Being a Successful Principal Really Means: An International Perspective.. 19. 13–24. 14 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher, Kenneth Leithwood, & Philip Hallinger. (2007). Successful principal leadership in times of change : an international perspective. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 95 indexed citations
12.
Day, Christopher, et al.. (2007). Migrant Access to Civil Justice in Beijing. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4(2). 167. 5 indexed citations
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Hopkins, David, Alma Harris, Andy Hargreaves, et al.. (2003). Effective Leadership & School Improvement. Routledge eBooks. 162 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher. (2002). Theory and practice in action research. 40 indexed citations
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Leitch, Ruth & Christopher Day. (2000). Action research and reflective practice: towards a holistic view. Educational Action Research. 8(1). 179–193. 231 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher. (2000). Beyond Transformational Leadership.. Educational leadership. 57(7). 56–59. 59 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher, et al.. (1997). Children and youth at risk and urban education : research, policy and practice. 11 indexed citations
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Bell, Les & Christopher Day. (1991). Managing the professional development of teachers. Open University Press eBooks. 29 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher, et al.. (1990). Managing primary schools in the 1990's : a professional development approach. 4 indexed citations
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Day, Christopher, et al.. (1982). Discrepancies between Intentions and Practice : Re‐examining Some Basic Assumptions about Adult and Continuing Professional Education. International Journal of Lifelong Education. 1(2). 143–155. 21 indexed citations

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