Cormac McGrath

3.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
55 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Cormac McGrath is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Education and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Cormac McGrath has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Computer Science Applications, 15 papers in Education and 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Cormac McGrath's work include Online Learning and Analytics (18 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (12 papers) and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (8 papers). Cormac McGrath is often cited by papers focused on Online Learning and Analytics (18 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (12 papers) and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (8 papers). Cormac McGrath collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Portugal and United Kingdom. Cormac McGrath's co-authors include Per J. Palmgren, Matilda Liljedahl, Charlotte Silén, Teresa Cerratto Pargman, Klara Bolander Laksov, Glória Macassa, Niklas Juth, Anna Åkerfeldt, Linnéa Stenliden and Fredrik Heintz and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and eLife.

In The Last Decade

Cormac McGrath

50 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Twelve tips for conducting qualitative research interviews

2018 430 citations Cormac McGrath, Per J. Palmgren et al. profile →
Lifelong learning and nurses’ continuing professional development, a metasynthesis of the literature

2021 298 citations Charlotte Silén, Cormac McGrath et al. BMC Nursing profile →
In search of artificial intelligence (AI) literacy in teacher education: A scoping review

2024 121 citations Cormac McGrath, Anna Åkerfeldt et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
University teachers' perceptions of responsibility and artificial intelligence in higher education - An experimental philosophical study

2023 90 citations Cormac McGrath, Teresa Cerratto Pargman et al. Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cormac McGrath Sweden	18	348	282	278	218	157	55	1.6k
Margaret Bearman Australia	37	1.3k 3.8×	336 1.2×	645 2.3×	1.1k 5.3×	230 1.5×	172	3.8k
Melanie Greenwood Australia	7	260 0.7×	42 0.1×	238 0.9×	130 0.6×	338 2.2×	18	1.7k
Elizabeth H. Lazzara United States	23	275 0.8×	144 0.5×	411 1.5×	398 1.8×	455 2.9×	87	2.9k
Walter L. Leite United States	26	575 1.7×	183 0.6×	143 0.5×	103 0.5×	373 2.4×	109	2.5k
Hunter Gehlbach United States	23	924 2.7×	110 0.4×	353 1.3×	468 2.1×	504 3.2×	63	2.6k
Samantha Adams Netherlands	21	172 0.5×	97 0.3×	624 2.2×	488 2.2×	329 2.1×	64	2.1k
Veronica A. Thurmond United States	8	380 1.1×	110 0.4×	212 0.8×	130 0.6×	170 1.1×	11	1.2k
Lauren A. Maggio United States	26	258 0.7×	48 0.2×	892 3.2×	1.2k 5.4×	176 1.1×	154	2.8k
Judith Schoonenboom Netherlands	15	644 1.9×	108 0.4×	335 1.2×	209 1.0×	325 2.1×	52	1.9k
Adolfo Alonso‐Arroyo Spain	22	89 0.3×	107 0.4×	189 0.7×	171 0.8×	111 0.7×	142	1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

McGrath, Cormac, et al.. (2025). Generative AI chatbots in higher education: Student experiences and perceived ethical challenges. Computers and Education Open. 9. 100311–100311.

Åkerfeldt, Anna, et al.. (2025). Teaching with the algorithm: anticipations of AI in teacher education. European Journal of Teacher Education. 48(5). 1056–1076. 3 indexed citations

Knight, Simon, Cormac McGrath, Olga Viberg, & Teresa Cerratto Pargman. (2025). Learning about AI ethics from cases: a scoping review of AI incident repositories and cases. AI and Ethics. 5(3). 2037–2053. 2 indexed citations

McGrath, Cormac, et al.. (2025). What is the problem with generative artificial intelligence in higher education? – a critical analysis of educator responsibility in the Swedish policy landscape. Learning Media and Technology. 1–20.

Pargman, Teresa Cerratto, et al.. (2025). Navigating uncertainty: university teachers’ experiences and perceptions of generative artificial intelligence in teaching and learning. Studies in Higher Education. 1–16. 3 indexed citations

Pargman, Teresa Cerratto, Cormac McGrath, & Marcelo Milrad. (2024). Towards responsible AI in education: Challenges and implications for research and practice. Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence. 9. 100345–100345. 3 indexed citations

Macassa, Glória & Cormac McGrath. (2024). Common Problems! and Common Solutions? — Teaching at the Intersection Between Public Health and Criminology: A Public Health Perspective. Annals of Global Health. 90(1). 12–12. 2 indexed citations

McGrath, Cormac, et al.. (2024). Situating AI in assessment—an exploration of university teachers’ valuing practices. AI and Ethics. 5(3). 2381–2394. 6 indexed citations

Macassa, Glória, et al.. (2023). The Association between Fear of Crime, Educational Attainment, and Health. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 148–162. 5 indexed citations

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Macassa, Glória, Cormac McGrath, Michael J. Roy, et al.. (2023). Perceptions of Health and Wellbeing Among Employees in a Work Integration Social Enterprise in Sweden. Annals of Global Health. 89(1). 31–31.

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Pargman, Teresa Cerratto, Cormac McGrath, Olga Viberg, & Simon Knight. (2023). New Vistas on Responsible Learning Analytics. Journal of Learning Analytics. 10(1). 133–148. 12 indexed citations

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Pargman, Teresa Cerratto, et al.. (2023). Hello GPT! Goodbye home examination? An exploratory study of AI chatbots impact on university teachers’ assessment practices. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 49(3). 363–375. 90 indexed citations

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McGrath, Cormac, et al.. (2022). Navigating Affordances for Learning in Clinical Workplaces: A Qualitative Study of General Practitioners’ Continued Professional Development. Vocations and Learning. 15(3). 427–448. 9 indexed citations

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Liljedahl, Matilda, Per J. Palmgren, & Cormac McGrath. (2022). Threshold concepts in health professions education research: a scoping review. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 27(5). 1457–1475. 3 indexed citations

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Silén, Charlotte, et al.. (2021). Lifelong learning and nurses’ continuing professional development, a metasynthesis of the literature. BMC Nursing. 20(1). 62–62. 298 indexed citations breakdown →

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McGrath, Cormac, Torgny Roxå, & Klara Bolander Laksov. (2019). Change in a culture of collegiality and consensus-seeking: a double-edged sword. Higher Education Research & Development. 38(5). 1001–1014. 25 indexed citations

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McGrath, Cormac, Terese Stenfors, Torgny Roxå, & Klara Bolander Laksov. (2017). Exploring dimensions of change: the case of MOOC conceptions. The International Journal for Academic Development. 22(3). 257–269. 12 indexed citations

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Stathakarou, Natalia, et al.. (2016). Using Competency-Based Digital Open Learning Activities to Facilitate and Promote Health Professions Education (OLAmeD): A Proposal. JMIR Research Protocols. 5(3). e143–e143. 2 indexed citations

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Kononowicz, Andrzej A., Anne H. Berman, Natalia Stathakarou, et al.. (2015). Virtual Patients in a Behavioral Medicine Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): A Case-Based Analysis of Technical Capacity and User Navigation Pathways. JMIR Medical Education. 1(2). e8–e8. 11 indexed citations

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Laksov, Klara Bolander, Cormac McGrath, & Anna Josephson. (2014). Let’s talk about integration: a study of students’ understandings of integration. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 19(5). 709–720. 13 indexed citations

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