Mel West

1.5k total citations
35 papers, 921 citations indexed

About

Mel West is a scholar working on Education, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mel West has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 921 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Education, 4 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Mel West's work include Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (10 papers), Education Systems and Policy (6 papers) and Inclusive Education and Diversity (5 papers). Mel West is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (10 papers), Education Systems and Policy (6 papers) and Inclusive Education and Diversity (5 papers). Mel West collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malaysia and Cyprus. Mel West's co-authors include Mel Ainscow, Daniël Muijs, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, Chris Chapman, Stephan Gerhard Huber, Norhasni Zainal Abiddin, David Hopkins, Alma Harris and Andrew Howes and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of American History, Teachers and Teaching and School Effectiveness and School Improvement.

In The Last Decade

Mel West

35 papers receiving 757 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mel West United Kingdom 15 754 126 123 103 79 35 921
Carolyn Riehl United States 14 1.3k 1.7× 192 1.5× 138 1.1× 149 1.4× 60 0.8× 24 1.4k
Cristián Belleï Chile 16 921 1.2× 249 2.0× 60 0.5× 52 0.5× 200 2.5× 33 1.2k
Stewart C. Purkey United States 6 1.1k 1.5× 102 0.8× 268 2.2× 102 1.0× 117 1.5× 9 1.4k
Beatriz Pont France 10 464 0.6× 118 0.9× 46 0.4× 43 0.4× 113 1.4× 21 592
Jesús Domingo Segovia Spain 14 546 0.7× 103 0.8× 39 0.3× 30 0.3× 29 0.4× 123 748
Ciaran Sugrue Ireland 15 574 0.8× 133 1.1× 62 0.5× 56 0.5× 130 1.6× 52 712
İra Bogotch United States 12 722 1.0× 183 1.5× 71 0.6× 37 0.4× 68 0.9× 71 834
Haim Shaked Israel 15 494 0.7× 62 0.5× 88 0.7× 79 0.8× 39 0.5× 68 692
Patrick J. McQuillan United States 13 570 0.8× 230 1.8× 50 0.4× 75 0.7× 27 0.3× 28 750
Juan Delval Spain 14 393 0.5× 159 1.3× 25 0.2× 67 0.7× 23 0.3× 82 644

Countries citing papers authored by Mel West

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mel West

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mel West

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ainscow, Mel, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, & Mel West. (2016). Using collaborative inquiry to foster equity within school systems: opportunities and barriers1. School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 27(1). 7–23. 52 indexed citations
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Ainscow, Mel, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, & Mel West. (2014). Promoviendo la equidad en educación. 2 indexed citations
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Ainscow, Mel, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, & Mel West. (2013). Promoviendo la equidad en educación [Versión en inglés]: Promoting equity in education. Revista de Investigación en Educación. 11(11). 32–43. 1 indexed citations
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Ainscow, Mel, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, & Mel West. (2013). Promoviendo la equidad en educación [versión en castellano]. Revista de Investigación en Educación. 11(3). 44–56. 7 indexed citations
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Ainscow, Mel, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, & Mel West. (2013). Promoviendo la equidad en educación [versión en inglés]. Revista de Investigación en Educación. 11(3). 32–43. 1 indexed citations
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Ainscow, Mel, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, & Mel West. (2013). Developing Equitable Education Systems. 75 indexed citations
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West, Mel, David Jackson, Alma Harris, & David Hopkins. (2013). Learning through leadership, leadership through learning: Leadership for sustained school improvement. 46–65. 4 indexed citations
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Ainscow, Mel, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick, & Mel West. (2012). Making schools effective for all: rethinking the task. School Leadership and Management. 32(3). 197–213. 106 indexed citations
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Chapman, Christopher, Mel Ainscow, Susie Miles, & Mel West. (2011). Leadership that Promotes the Achievement of Students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities: Full Report. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 4 indexed citations
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Muijs, Daniël, Mel Ainscow, Chris Chapman, & Mel West. (2011). Collaboration and Networking in Education. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 92 indexed citations
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West, Mel, et al.. (2010). Factors affecting ethnic minority students’ attainment in secondary schools in Cyprus: a focus group study. Intercultural Education. 21(5). 483–489. 3 indexed citations
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Muijs, Daniël, Mel West, & Mel Ainscow. (2010). Why network? Theoretical perspectives on networking. School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 21(1). 5–26. 178 indexed citations
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Ainscow, Mel & Mel West. (2008). Mejorar las escuelas urbanas: liderazgo y colaboración. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 6 indexed citations
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Abiddin, Norhasni Zainal & Mel West. (2007). Effective Meeting in Graduate Research Student Supervision. Journal of Social Sciences. 3(1). 27–35. 20 indexed citations
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Abiddin, Norhasni Zainal & Mel West. (2007). Responsibilities of Graduate Student: The Review of Research Student Policies. Journal of Social Sciences. 3(1). 7–17. 6 indexed citations
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Ainscow, Mel, et al.. (2006). Moving practice forward at the district level. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 4 indexed citations
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Ainscow, Mel, Andrew Howes, & Mel West. (2006). Collaboration with a city-wide purpose: making paths for sustainable educational improvement. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 11 indexed citations
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West, Mel, et al.. (2004). Sustaining improvement in schools in challenging circumstances: a study of successful practice. School Leadership and Management. 25(1). 77–93. 42 indexed citations
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Hopkins, David, et al.. (1998). Creating the Conditions for Classroom and Teacher Development. Teachers and Teaching. 4(1). 115–141. 34 indexed citations

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