Helen Higson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Helen Higson is a scholar working on Education, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Higson has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Education, 7 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 4 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Helen Higson's work include Higher Education and Employability (11 papers), Higher Education Learning Practices (8 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (6 papers). Helen Higson is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education and Employability (11 papers), Higher Education Learning Practices (8 papers) and Online and Blended Learning (6 papers). Helen Higson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Helen Higson's co-authors include Jane Andrews, William Ho, Prasanta Kumar Dey, Elisabeth Moores, Chris Jones, Jeremy Dawson, Michael West, Claudia A. Sacramento, Pawan Budhwar and Vincenza Priola and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Frontiers in Psychology and European Journal of Marketing.

In The Last Decade

Helen Higson

33 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Graduate Employability, ‘Soft Skills’ Versus ‘Hard’ Business Knowledge: A European Study

2008 685 citations Jane Andrews, Helen Higson Higher Education in Europe profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helen Higson United Kingdom	12	728	251	164	150	92	35	1.1k
David Finch Canada	15	440 0.6×	248 1.0×	244 1.5×	102 0.7×	166 1.8×	40	1.1k
John R. Tanner United States	16	370 0.5×	190 0.8×	186 1.1×	48 0.3×	123 1.3×	49	941
Marcel Robles United States	3	525 0.7×	163 0.6×	130 0.8×	101 0.7×	90 1.0×	4	947
Melanie Ashleigh United Kingdom	20	473 0.6×	271 1.1×	98 0.6×	131 0.9×	130 1.4×	46	1.2k
Khaled A. Alshare United States	19	289 0.4×	107 0.4×	69 0.4×	64 0.4×	310 3.4×	52	1.2k
Jeffrey W. Alstete United States	13	211 0.3×	165 0.7×	220 1.3×	22 0.1×	79 0.9×	48	689
Clive Newton United Kingdom	2	332 0.5×	404 1.6×	153 0.9×	28 0.2×	109 1.2×	3	1.3k
María Carmen Pérez-López Spain	11	641 0.9×	112 0.4×	210 1.3×	46 0.3×	69 0.8×	18	1.0k
María Victoria López Pérez Spain	15	627 0.9×	83 0.3×	37 0.2×	46 0.3×	78 0.8×	49	1.3k
Shailendra Palvia United States	17	459 0.6×	94 0.4×	53 0.3×	66 0.4×	193 2.1×	59	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helen Higson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Helen Higson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Helen Higson 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 Helen Higson. Helen Higson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Summers, Robert J., Adrian Burgess, Helen Higson, & Elisabeth Moores. (2023). How you teach and who you teach both matter: lessons from learning analytics data. Studies in Higher Education. 49(3). 576–591. 1 indexed citations

Summers, Robert J., Helen Higson, & Elisabeth Moores. (2022). The impact of disadvantage on higher education engagement during different delivery modes: a pre- versus peri-pandemic comparison of learning analytics data. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 48(1). 56–66. 21 indexed citations

Higson, Helen, et al.. (2021). Interrogating theoretical and empirical approaches to employability in different global regions. Higher Education Quarterly. 75(4). 525–534. 13 indexed citations

Moores, Elisabeth, et al.. (2019). Determinants of university students’ attendance. Educational Research. 61(4). 371–387. 33 indexed citations

Hayes, Sarah, et al.. (2019). Using strength-based approaches to fulfil academic potential in degree apprenticeships. Higher Education Skills and Work-based Learning. 10(4). 659–671. 10 indexed citations

Moores, Elisabeth, et al.. (2017). Placement Work Experience May Mitigate Lower Achievement Levels of Black and Asian vs. White Students at University. Frontiers in Psychology. 8. 1518–1518. 5 indexed citations

Higson, Helen, et al.. (2017). A large-scale examination of the effectiveness of anonymous marking in reducing group performance differences in higher education assessment. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0182711–e0182711. 17 indexed citations

Albores, Pável, et al.. (2016). Virtuous or vicious cycle? Inscribing diverse professional values in lecture capture systems. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 2 indexed citations

Jones, Chris, et al.. (2015). Do work placements improve final year academic performance or do high-calibre students choose to do work placements?. Studies in Higher Education. 42(6). 976–992. 54 indexed citations

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Andrews, Jane & Helen Higson. (2014). Is Bologna Working? Employer and Graduate Reflections of the Quality, Value and Relevance of Business and Management Education in four European Union Countries. Higher Education Quarterly. 68(3). 267–287. 21 indexed citations

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Higson, Helen, et al.. (2014). Employer Engagement. Higher Education Quarterly. 68(3). 241–248. 2 indexed citations

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Guillaume, Yves, Jeremy Dawson, Vincenza Priola, et al.. (2013). Managing diversity in organizations: An integrative model and agenda for future research. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. 23(5). 783–802. 107 indexed citations

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McEwen, Lindsey, et al.. (2010). Engaging employers as partners in work-based learning assessment: Proposal for a quality enhancement framework. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 4(2). 62–89. 5 indexed citations

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Foster, Catherine & Helen Higson. (2008). Involving the family in higher education:do they really matter?. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 10(2). 30–40. 2 indexed citations

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Andrews, Jane & Helen Higson. (2008). Graduate Employability, ‘Soft Skills’ Versus ‘Hard’ Business Knowledge: A European Study. Higher Education in Europe. 33(4). 411–422. 685 indexed citations breakdown →

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Andrews, Jane, et al.. (2008). The impact of learning outcomes in business education: assessing value, relevance and graduate ability in a multi-country study of employers and business graduates. 3 indexed citations

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Foster, Catherine & Helen Higson. (2006). Involving the family. Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University). 114–119. 1 indexed citations

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Higson, Helen, et al.. (2006). Encouraging Aston Business School students to reflect on their employment experience. 1 indexed citations

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Ho, William, Prasanta Kumar Dey, & Helen Higson. (2006). Multiple criteria decision‐making techniques in higher education. International Journal of Educational Management. 20(5). 319–337. 66 indexed citations

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Higson, Helen & Jo Smedley. (2005). Specialist business skills of international students. La Revue du praticien. 56(1). 103–5.

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