Michael Shevlin

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Shevlin is a scholar working on Education, Safety Research and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Shevlin has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Education, 25 papers in Safety Research and 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Michael Shevlin's work include Disability Education and Employment (22 papers), Education Systems and Policy (21 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (14 papers). Michael Shevlin is often cited by papers focused on Disability Education and Employment (22 papers), Education Systems and Policy (21 papers) and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion (14 papers). Michael Shevlin collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Canada. Michael Shevlin's co-authors include Richard Rose, Máirín Kenny, Johan Malmqvist, Kristina Hellberg, Gunvie Möllås, Eileen Winter, Joanne Banks, Selina McCoy, Joan Hanafin and Paula Flynn and has published in prestigious journals such as BMC Public Health, Teaching and Teacher Education and Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Michael Shevlin

66 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Conducting the Pilot Study: A Neglected Part of the Research Process? Methodological Findings Supporting the Importance of Piloting in Qualitative Research Studies

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Shevlin Ireland	21	801	528	335	322	167	72	1.4k
Emma Smith United Kingdom	24	735 0.9×	248 0.5×	278 0.8×	163 0.5×	129 0.8×	94	1.7k
Anabel Moriña Spain	25	1.1k 1.4×	926 1.8×	415 1.2×	127 0.4×	113 0.7×	104	1.8k
Allison Lombardi United States	24	852 1.1×	1.0k 2.0×	283 0.8×	326 1.0×	263 1.6×	78	1.6k
Soo‐yong Byun United States	25	1.3k 1.7×	299 0.6×	553 1.7×	166 0.5×	96 0.6×	61	2.1k
Maxwell Peprah Opoku United Arab Emirates	22	360 0.4×	488 0.9×	303 0.9×	389 1.2×	126 0.8×	148	1.3k
Nidhi Singal United Kingdom	17	560 0.7×	473 0.9×	361 1.1×	308 1.0×	69 0.4×	55	1.1k
Elisabet Weedon United Kingdom	15	650 0.8×	253 0.5×	292 0.9×	121 0.4×	152 0.9×	67	993
Bruce B. Frey United States	20	648 0.8×	191 0.4×	186 0.6×	221 0.7×	174 1.0×	51	1.4k
Gregory J. Palardy United States	18	1.3k 1.6×	141 0.3×	508 1.5×	174 0.5×	104 0.6×	31	1.8k
Elizabeth Dhuey Canada	12	711 0.9×	194 0.4×	301 0.9×	87 0.3×	138 0.8×	39	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Shevlin

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Hanafin, Joan, et al.. (2025). Smoking and e-cigarette use in young adults with disabilities. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 1342–1342. 1 indexed citations

Shevlin, Michael, et al.. (2024). Breaking new ground? An analysis of the use of embedded occupational therapy in a postsecondary education programme for students with intellectual disabilities. British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 52(2). 422–431.

Souza, Denise de, et al.. (2024). Critical networks: Embedding programmes for individuals with intellectual impairments in university contexts in Chile, Ireland and Australia. Disability & Society. 40(9). 2450–2473.

Souza, Denise de, et al.. (2023). Preconditions influencing the development of post-secondary training programs in universities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. 49(1). 95–106. 3 indexed citations

Shevlin, Michael & Joanne Banks. (2021). Inclusion at a Crossroads: Dismantling Ireland’s System of Special Education. Education Sciences. 11(4). 161–161. 29 indexed citations

Zhao, Yu, Richard Rose, & Michael Shevlin. (2021). Paraprofessional support in Irish schools: from special needs assistants to inclusion support assistants. European Journal of Special Needs Education. 36(2). 183–197. 16 indexed citations

Rose, Richard & Michael Shevlin. (2017). A Sense of Belonging: Childrens' Views of Acceptance in "Inclusive" Mainstream Schools.. NECTAR - Northampton Electronic Collection of Thesis and Research (University of Northampton). 13(1). 65–80. 9 indexed citations

Buchner, Tobias, Fiona Smyth, Michael Shevlin, et al.. (2014). Paving the way through mainstream education: the interplay of families, schools and disabled students. Research Papers in Education. 30(4). 411–426. 14 indexed citations

McCoy, Selina, et al.. (2014). Understanding Special Class Provision in Ireland: Findings from a National Survey of Schools. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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Smyth, Fiona, Michael Shevlin, Tobias Buchner, et al.. (2014). Inclusive education in progress: policy evolution in four European countries. European Journal of Special Needs Education. 29(4). 433–445. 49 indexed citations

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Shevlin, Michael. (2014). What is inclusive research?. International Journal of Research & Method in Education. 37(4). 459–460. 17 indexed citations

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Banks, Joanne, Michael Shevlin, & Selina McCoy. (2012). Disproportionality in special education: identifying children with emotional behavioural difficulties in Irish primary schools. European Journal of Special Needs Education. 27(2). 219–235. 29 indexed citations

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Rose, Richard, et al.. (2010). Special and inclusive education in the Republic of Ireland: reviewing the literature from 2000 to 2009. European Journal of Special Needs Education. 25(4). 359–373. 35 indexed citations

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Shevlin, Michael, et al.. (2009). Creating Inclusive Learning Environments in Irish Schools: Perspectives of Teachers. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 6 indexed citations

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Shevlin, Michael, et al.. (2004). Participation in higher education for students with disabilities: an Irish perspective. Disability & Society. 19(1). 15–30. 119 indexed citations

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Shevlin, Michael. (2002). Special Education in Ireland: At the Crossroads.. 12. 1 indexed citations

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Shevlin, Michael, et al.. (2001). Managing violent behaviour in the secondary school: A European perspective. Irish Educational Studies. 20(1). 84–96. 1 indexed citations

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Shevlin, Michael. (2001). Establishing and maintaining contact between peers with and without severe or profound and complex learning difficulties. Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs. 1(1). 2 indexed citations

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Shevlin, Michael, et al.. (2000). The validity of student evaluations in higher education: love me, love my lectures?. Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository). 1 indexed citations

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Shevlin, Michael & Astrid Mona O'Moore. (2000). Fostering positive attitudes: reactions of mainstream pupils to contact with their counterparts who have severe/profound intellectual disabilities. European Journal of Special Needs Education. 15(2). 206–217. 18 indexed citations

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