Gavin Melles

1.3k total citations
83 papers, 621 citations indexed

About

Gavin Melles is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin Melles has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 621 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 18 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 15 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Gavin Melles's work include Design Education and Practice (25 papers), Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (17 papers) and Artistic and Creative Research (10 papers). Gavin Melles is often cited by papers focused on Design Education and Practice (25 papers), Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (17 papers) and Artistic and Creative Research (10 papers). Gavin Melles collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and Nepal. Gavin Melles's co-authors include Zaana Howard, Stella Tan, Ajay Kapoor, Janne Morton, Jens Krzywinski, Neil Anderson, Kath Hulse, Natalie Wright, Pauline Taylor and Robert H. Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Sustainability, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series and Applied Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gavin Melles

72 papers receiving 541 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gavin Melles Australia 13 186 151 108 77 71 83 621
Ken Friedman Australia 14 272 1.5× 89 0.6× 166 1.5× 172 2.2× 117 1.6× 54 786
Jill Woodilla United States 6 379 2.0× 73 0.5× 247 2.3× 124 1.6× 61 0.9× 20 696
Katja Fleischmann Australia 12 120 0.6× 136 0.9× 65 0.6× 54 0.7× 49 0.7× 47 451
Rachael Luck United Kingdom 18 286 1.5× 53 0.4× 113 1.0× 158 2.1× 224 3.2× 43 931
Thomas Lockwood United States 11 260 1.4× 41 0.3× 152 1.4× 115 1.5× 33 0.5× 33 629
David Dunne Canada 5 285 1.5× 76 0.5× 200 1.9× 155 2.0× 41 0.6× 8 656
Victor Papanek United States 7 207 1.1× 73 0.5× 61 0.6× 109 1.4× 191 2.7× 15 802
Jon Kolko United States 7 213 1.1× 47 0.3× 117 1.1× 95 1.2× 143 2.0× 32 488
Victor Margolin United States 14 336 1.8× 48 0.3× 131 1.2× 157 2.0× 259 3.6× 74 993
Roger Martin United States 2 253 1.4× 71 0.5× 174 1.6× 132 1.7× 37 0.5× 4 500

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gavin Melles

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gavin Melles

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Melles, Gavin, et al.. (2025). Circular Economy for Nepal’s Sustainable Development Ambitions. Challenges. 16(1). 8–8. 2 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin, et al.. (2024). Epistemological positions in design research: a brief review of the literature. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin, et al.. (2024). Product design engineering: interdisciplinary pedagogy integrating engineering science with 'designerly ways'. Lincoln Repository (University of Lincoln). 1 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin, et al.. (2024). A comparative evaluation of aptitude in problem solving in engineering education. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 292–298. 1 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin, et al.. (2024). Reverse engineering: a formative method of research. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 3145.
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Melles, Gavin, et al.. (2023). Design for a Sustainable Circular Economy. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin, et al.. (2022). Expert and Diffuse Design of a Sustainable Circular Economy in Two German Circular Roadmap Projects. Social Sciences. 11(9). 408–408. 7 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin, et al.. (2020). Resilience Thinking and Strategies to Reclaim Sustainable Rural Livelihoods: Cascade Tank-Village System (CTVS) in Sri Lanka. Preprints.org. 11(2). 27–27. 7 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin. (2015). UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL IMPACT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD: THE ROLE OF SHORT TERM STUDY TOURS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND ASIA. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 5590–5599. 1 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin & Zaana Howard. (2012). Empower.me: social design innovation for homeless families: collective design creativity. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 125–134. 3 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin. (2008). The academization of design and its consequences for the visual, textual and artefactual production of practice-based research. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin. (2008). Curriculum documents and practice in the NZ polytechnic sector: consensus and dissensus. Research in Post-Compulsory Education. 13(1). 55–67. 10 indexed citations
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Friedman, Ken, et al.. (2008). Design research journal ranking study: preliminary results. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 7 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin, et al.. (2007). Managing interdisciplinarity: a discussion of the contextual review in design research. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin. (2007). Challenges to supervision of undergraduate ESL (English as a Second Language) Asian students in the Bachelor of Medical Science. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 9(2). 11. 2 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin. (2007). Genre-based pedagogy for design-oriented theses in postgraduate design education. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 3(2). 5–6. 3 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin. (2005). Familiarizing Postgraduate ESL Students with the Literature Review in a WAC/EAP Engineering Classroom. Across the Disciplines. 2(2). 1–11. 4 indexed citations
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Melles, Gavin. (2005). Concurrent language and academic skills support for international undergraduate medical research students. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 6(3). 6. 1 indexed citations

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