Ian McNay

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 646 citations indexed

About

Ian McNay is a scholar working on Education, Political Science and International Relations and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian McNay has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 646 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Education, 9 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 3 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Ian McNay's work include Higher Education Governance and Development (9 papers), Higher Education Learning Practices (7 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (3 papers). Ian McNay is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education Governance and Development (9 papers), Higher Education Learning Practices (7 papers) and Higher Education Research Studies (3 papers). Ian McNay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Germany. Ian McNay's co-authors include Xu Liu, Jill Jameson, Jennifer Ozga, Marianne Markowski, Nataliya L. Rumyantseva, Ryan Essex, Donald Bligh, Oliver Boyd‐Barrett, Margaret Preedy and Tony Bush and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Science and Public Policy and European Journal of Education.

In The Last Decade

Ian McNay

32 papers receiving 564 citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian McNay United Kingdom 13 254 187 117 80 49 33 646
Peter Foster United Kingdom 11 262 1.0× 102 0.5× 222 1.9× 43 0.5× 26 0.5× 21 697
Ana I. Melo Portugal 9 216 0.9× 102 0.5× 109 0.9× 201 2.5× 51 1.0× 25 614
John Kenny Australia 17 455 1.8× 152 0.8× 56 0.5× 109 1.4× 20 0.4× 49 805
Rebecca S. Natow United States 14 336 1.3× 259 1.4× 123 1.1× 32 0.4× 74 1.5× 43 690
John Naisbitt United Kingdom 11 124 0.5× 68 0.4× 179 1.5× 70 0.9× 45 0.9× 33 671
Eddie Blass United Kingdom 14 177 0.7× 61 0.3× 53 0.5× 114 1.4× 30 0.6× 42 509
Liudvika Leišytė Germany 12 267 1.1× 373 2.0× 92 0.8× 155 1.9× 75 1.5× 63 770
Murat Esen Türkiye 7 336 1.3× 77 0.4× 74 0.6× 86 1.1× 26 0.5× 25 653
Heather Rolfe United Kingdom 12 163 0.6× 66 0.4× 153 1.3× 49 0.6× 53 1.1× 38 496
Iris Meyer Switzerland 5 205 0.8× 125 0.7× 239 2.0× 21 0.3× 36 0.7× 6 635

Countries citing papers authored by Ian McNay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian McNay

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian McNay

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All Works

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Liu, Xu, et al.. (2023). One country with two systems: The characteristics and development of higher education in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 10(1). 228 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jameson, Jill, et al.. (2022). A systematic review and framework for digital leadership research maturity in higher education. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100115–100115. 48 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2021). Academic capitalism, competition and competence: the impact on student recruitment and research assessment. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 46(6). 780–792. 4 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2017). TEF: why and how? Ideological and operational imperatives driving policy. Greenwich Academic Literature Archive (University of Greenwich). 10(2). 1 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2016). Imbalancing the academy: the impact of research quality assessment, di Ian McNay. Greenwich Academic Literature Archive (University of Greenwich). 119–149. 6 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2015). Learning from the UK Research Excellence Framework: ends and means in research quality assessment, and the reliability of results in Education. Higher education review. 47(3). 24–47. 7 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2012). The new decade: A watershed in UK higher education?. Higher education review. 45(1). 5–29. 1 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2012). Leading strategic change in Higher Education - closing the implementation gap. Greenwich Academic Literature Archive (University of Greenwich). 1 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2008). The crisis in higher education: The views of academic professionals on policy, leadership values and operational practices. Higher education review. 40(2). 47–69. 5 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2007). Valeurs, principes et intégrité. 19(3). 1–27. 1 indexed citations
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Jameson, Jill & Ian McNay. (2007). Ultimate FE Leadership and Management Handbook. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2006). Beyond mass higher education : building on experience. 39 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (2005). Higher education communities: divided they fail?. Perspectives Policy and Practice in Higher Education. 9(2). 39–44. 15 indexed citations
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Bligh, Donald, et al.. (1999). Understanding higher education : an introduction for parents, staff, employers and students. 8 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (1998). Challenging the Traditional: Professional Knowledge, Professional Research and the RAE. Innovations in Education and Training International. 35(3). 257–261. 2 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (1997). The Impact of the 1992 Research Assessment Exercise in English Universities.. Higher education review. 29(2). 34–43. 20 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (1992). Visions of post-compulsory education. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Boyd‐Barrett, Oliver, et al.. (1985). Approaches to Post-School Management. European Journal of Education. 20(4). 417–417. 9 indexed citations
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McNay, Ian. (1973). European Management Education: History, Typologies and National Structures. Management Education and Development. 4(1). 3–13. 2 indexed citations

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