Jean McNiff

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Jean McNiff is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean McNiff has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Education, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Jean McNiff's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 papers), Religious Education and Schools (3 papers) and Education, Leadership, and Health Research (3 papers). Jean McNiff is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (5 papers), Religious Education and Schools (3 papers) and Education, Leadership, and Health Research (3 papers). Jean McNiff collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Norway and Belgium. Jean McNiff's co-authors include Jack Whitehead, Pamela Lomax and Andrew J. Whitehead and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cambridge Journal of Education and Studies in Continuing Education.

In The Last Decade

Jean McNiff

36 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Action Research: Principles and practice

1988 953 citations Jean McNiff Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jean McNiff United Kingdom	19	2.1k	662	476	405	371	41	3.6k
Robin McTaggart Australia	13	2.2k 1.1×	858 1.3×	429 0.9×	571 1.4×	271 0.7×	25	4.3k
Wilfred Carr United Kingdom	27	2.9k 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	401 0.8×	293 0.7×	417 1.1×	48	4.2k
Jack Whitehead United Kingdom	19	1.4k 0.7×	562 0.8×	253 0.5×	218 0.5×	256 0.7×	79	2.5k
Harry Daniels United Kingdom	29	1.9k 0.9×	789 1.2×	671 1.4×	408 1.0×	627 1.7×	175	3.4k
Bridget Somekh United Kingdom	24	2.0k 1.0×	557 0.8×	438 0.9×	156 0.4×	378 1.0×	83	2.9k
Rhonda Nixon Canada	5	1.8k 0.9×	436 0.7×	356 0.7×	292 0.7×	186 0.5×	9	3.0k
Stephen Brookfield United States	34	4.8k 2.3×	845 1.3×	897 1.9×	593 1.5×	442 1.2×	130	6.9k
Sanne Akkerman Netherlands	29	2.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	1.3k 2.7×	273 0.7×	860 2.3×	87	4.7k
Annalisa Sannino Finland	25	1.6k 0.8×	731 1.1×	858 1.8×	218 0.5×	1.5k 4.1×	56	3.3k
Gary Thomas United Kingdom	26	1.7k 0.8×	852 1.3×	387 0.8×	210 0.5×	104 0.3×	77	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Jean McNiff

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean McNiff

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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McNiff, Jean. (2020). Certainty abandoned and some implications for curriculum research. London Review of Education. 18(3). 1 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean, et al.. (2018). ‘Impact’, educational influence and the practice of shared expertise. Educational Action Research. 26(5). 803–819. 1 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean, et al.. (2018). A Comparative Analysis: Assessing Student Engagement on African-American Male Student-Athletes at NCAA Divisional and Naia Institutions. 138(4). 356–368. 5 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2015). Writing Up Your Action Research Project. 10 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2011). It takes a township : initiating debate. Research at York St John (York St John University). 25(7). 1253–1273. 1 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2011). New cultures of critical reflection in Qatar. Educational Action Research. 19(3). 279–296. 10 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean & Jack Whitehead. (2009). Doing and writing action research. Sage eBooks. 71 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2009). You and Your Action Research Project. 103 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2009). Writing and Doing Action Research. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2009). Accounting to myself: How do I speak for myself, to myself, as I encourage others to do the same?. South African Journal of Higher Education. 22(6). 1 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2008). The significance of 'I' in educational research and the responsibility of intellectuals. South African Journal of Education. 28(3). 351–364. 6 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2008). The significance of ‘I’ in educational research and the responsibility of intellectuals. South African Journal of Education. 28(3). 351–364. 6 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean & Jack Whitehead. (2006). All you need to know about action research. Insight (University of Cumbria). 400 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2006). Teaching as Learning. 36 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean & Jack Whitehead. (2005). Action Research for Teachers: A Practical Guide. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 60 indexed citations

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Whitehead, Jack, et al.. (2002). Teaching and learning action research. Arrow@dit (Dublin Institute of Technology). 5 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean & Jack Whitehead. (2002). Action Research in Organisations. 75 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (2002). How to do action research. 83–96. 1 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (1995). How can I develop a theory of critical self‐reflection?. Studies in Continuing Education. 17(1-2). 86–96. 1 indexed citations

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McNiff, Jean. (1988). Action Research: Principles and practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 953 indexed citations breakdown →

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