Hilary Bradbury

9.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
40 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Hilary Bradbury is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Hilary Bradbury has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 9 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Hilary Bradbury's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (6 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (6 papers) and Participatory Visual Research Methods (5 papers). Hilary Bradbury is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (6 papers), Management and Organizational Studies (6 papers) and Participatory Visual Research Methods (5 papers). Hilary Bradbury collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Hilary Bradbury's co-authors include Benyamin M. Bergmann Lichtenstein, John S. Carroll, Peter M. Senge, Marina Apgar, Judith A. Clair, Charalampos Mainemelis, Ioan Fazey, Steve Waddell, Svante Lifvergren and Mona Seymour and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Organization Science and Academy of Management Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Hilary Bradbury

35 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Handbook of action research : participative inquiry and p... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2006 2008 2015 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Handbook of action research : participative inquiry and practice
    2001 1.5k citations Hilary Bradbury et al. profile →
  2. Handbook of action research
    2006 1.5k citations Hilary Bradbury et al. Sage eBooks profile →
  3. The Sage handbook of action research : participative inquiry and practice
    2008 714 citations Hilary Bradbury et al. Sage eBooks profile →
  4. The SAGE Handbook of Action Research
    2015 434 citations Hilary Bradbury profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hilary Bradbury United States 15 1.5k 1.2k 1.1k 705 603 40 5.1k
Davydd J. Greenwood United States 21 1.3k 0.9× 927 0.8× 771 0.7× 564 0.8× 541 0.9× 75 4.4k
Alan Neustadtl United States 12 2.4k 1.7× 1.6k 1.3× 828 0.7× 684 1.0× 480 0.8× 25 7.8k
Yanyi K. Djamba United States 12 2.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 721 0.6× 389 0.6× 207 0.3× 34 6.0k
Dvora Yanow United States 34 2.2k 1.5× 701 0.6× 524 0.5× 1.5k 2.1× 522 0.9× 77 6.0k
Pat Bazeley Australia 22 1.0k 0.7× 887 0.8× 883 0.8× 259 0.4× 317 0.5× 39 4.2k
Uwe Flick Germany 30 2.6k 1.7× 1.8k 1.5× 1.4k 1.2× 492 0.7× 218 0.4× 120 8.3k
Reijo Savolainen Finland 34 2.9k 2.0× 2.6k 2.2× 989 0.9× 445 0.6× 410 0.7× 136 10.1k
Paul Cairney United Kingdom 40 1.9k 1.3× 540 0.5× 1.5k 1.3× 670 1.0× 685 1.1× 152 7.2k
Thomas A. Schwandt United States 26 2.0k 1.4× 2.4k 2.0× 1.2k 1.0× 528 0.7× 942 1.6× 92 7.4k
Atlanta Sloane-Seale Canada 9 2.0k 1.3× 3.0k 2.5× 1.0k 0.9× 418 0.6× 275 0.5× 23 9.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hilary Bradbury

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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André, Rae, Hilary Bradbury, David Grant, et al.. (2025). Climate Action Research: What's Holding Us Back?. Journal of Management Inquiry. 34(3). 255–271. 1 indexed citations
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Bartels, Koen P.R., et al.. (2025). Reconfiguring Relationships: Social Innovation, Action Research, and Transformation. Action Research. 23(3). 229–237.
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Bradbury, Hilary. (2024). Methodology for a time of eco-social planetary crisis: Action research helping transformations happen. Action Research. 22(2). 107–113. 3 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary. (2023). Subtractive Awareness. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 17–38. 2 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary. (2023). Action Researching for Transformations is Anti Patriarchy Work. Action Research. 21(3). 259–262.
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Larrea, Miren, Hilary Bradbury, & Xabier E. Barandiaran. (2021). Action research and politics: power, love and inquiry in political transformations. IJAR – International Journal of Action Research. 17(1-2021). 41–58. 3 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary, Hok Bun Ku, Sofia Kjellström, et al.. (2019). What is good action research: Quality choice points with a refreshed urgency. Action Research. 17(1). 14–18. 32 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary, et al.. (2019). A call to Action Research for Transformations: The times demand it. Action Research. 17(1). 3–10. 114 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary. (2019). Sex, money, power: Obstacles and enablers for action research in support of Sustainable Development Goals. Action Research. 17(2). 135–145. 1 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary & Svante Lifvergren. (2016). Action research healthcare. Healthcare Management Forum. 29(6). 269–274. 25 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary. (2016). Enough with Lewin already!. Action Research. 14(3). 237–239. 2 indexed citations
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Seymour, Mona, Jennifer Wolch, Kim D. Reynolds, & Hilary Bradbury. (2009). Resident perceptions of urban alleys and alley greening. Applied Geography. 30(3). 380–393. 46 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary, et al.. (2008). The Sage handbook of action research : participative inquiry and practice. Sage eBooks. 714 indexed citations breakdown →
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Senge, Peter M., et al.. (2007). Colaborar para lograr un cambio sistémico. Harvard-Deusto business review. 16–29.
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Bradbury, Hilary, et al.. (2006). Handbook of action research. Sage eBooks. 1459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bradbury, Hilary. (2003). Sustaining Inner And Outer Worlds: A Whole-Systems Approach To Developing Sustainable Business Practices In Management. Organizational Behavior Teaching Review. 27(2). 172–187. 89 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary, et al.. (2003). Introductory Comments. Action Research. 1(1). 5–8. 1 indexed citations
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Bradbury, Hilary, et al.. (2001). Handbook of action research : participative inquiry and practice. 1470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bradbury, Hilary & Judith A. Clair. (1999). Promoting sustainable organizations with Sweden's Natural Step. Academy of Management Perspectives. 13(4). 63–74. 43 indexed citations

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