Nigel Ford

4.7k total citations
113 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Nigel Ford is a scholar working on Information Systems, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel Ford has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Information Systems, 33 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 31 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Nigel Ford's work include Information Retrieval and Search Behavior (26 papers), Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences (19 papers) and Library Science and Information Literacy (13 papers). Nigel Ford is often cited by papers focused on Information Retrieval and Search Behavior (26 papers), Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences (19 papers) and Library Science and Information Literacy (13 papers). Nigel Ford collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Iran. Nigel Ford's co-authors include Allen Foster, Sherry Y. Chen, David Miller, David Ellis, T. D. Wilson, Amanda Spink, Andrew Madden, Yazdan Mansourian, Frances Wood and Barry Eaglestone and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Review of Educational Research and International Journal of Information Management.

In The Last Decade

Nigel Ford

106 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Nigel Ford 1.2k 991 731 501 459 113 3.2k
Andrew Dillon 876 0.7× 580 0.6× 533 0.7× 493 1.0× 560 1.2× 119 3.4k
Carol Collier Kuhlthau 2.4k 1.9× 795 0.8× 952 1.3× 516 1.0× 663 1.4× 62 4.7k
Dion Hoe‐Lian Goh 800 0.6× 444 0.4× 577 0.8× 634 1.3× 1.6k 3.5× 207 3.7k
Elaine G. Toms 942 0.8× 294 0.3× 197 0.3× 470 0.9× 901 2.0× 105 3.2k
Pertti Vakkari 2.0k 1.6× 233 0.2× 237 0.3× 685 1.4× 388 0.8× 105 3.3k
Diana G. Oblinger 846 0.7× 864 0.9× 1.8k 2.5× 165 0.3× 812 1.8× 45 3.5k
Soo Young Rieh 1.2k 0.9× 292 0.3× 206 0.3× 424 0.8× 1.2k 2.5× 77 2.8k
Helene Hembrooke 1.5k 1.2× 334 0.3× 292 0.4× 660 1.3× 863 1.9× 29 3.4k
Raya Fidel 1.2k 1.0× 209 0.2× 217 0.3× 495 1.0× 342 0.7× 62 2.5k
Sherry Y. Chen 827 0.7× 1.7k 1.7× 1.2k 1.6× 495 1.0× 379 0.8× 118 3.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lin, Angela, Nigel Ford, & Peter Willett. (2024). Scholarly communication between health informatics and information systems: A bibliometric study. Health Informatics Journal. 30(2). 1217744707–1217744707. 1 indexed citations
2.
Sbaffi, Laura, et al.. (2022). Information seeking amongst informal caregivers of people with dementia: a qualitative study. Journal of Documentation. 79(2). 281–300. 7 indexed citations
3.
Rutter, Sophie, Nigel Ford, & Paul Clough. (2015). How Do Children Reformulate Their Search Queries. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 20(1). 11 indexed citations
4.
Carter, Jenny, et al.. (2009). An analysis of interviews with composers from a cognitive styles perspective.. DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University). 2009. 391–394. 1 indexed citations
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Eaglestone, Barry, et al.. (2007). ARE COGNITIVE STYLES AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE DESIGN OF ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC SOFTWARE?. DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University). 2 indexed citations
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Madden, Andrew, Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, & Martin Whittle. (2007). Search engines: a first step to finding information: preliminary findings from a study of observed searches. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7 indexed citations
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Whittle, Martin, Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Valerie J. Gillet, & Andrew Madden. (2006). Query transformations and their role in Web searching by the general public. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 12(1). 5. 2 indexed citations
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Eaglestone, Barry, et al.. (2005). THE COMPOSITIONAL PROCESSES OF ELECTROACOUSTIC COMPOSERS: CONTRASTING PERSPECTIVES. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 2005. 4 indexed citations
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Eaglestone, Barry, et al.. (2002). A qualitative analysis of composers at work.. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 2002. 8 indexed citations
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Eaglestone, Barry, et al.. (2001). Do Composition Systems Support Creativity? - An evaluation. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 2001. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, T. D., Nigel Ford, Allen Foster, & Amanda Spink. (2000). Uncertainty and its correlates. 1. 69–84. 23 indexed citations
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Ford, Nigel, T. D. Wilson, David Ellis, Allen Foster, & Amanda Spink. (2000). Individual Differences in Information Seeking: An Empirical Study.. Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting. 37. 14–24. 3 indexed citations
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Wilson, T. D., David Ellis, Nigel Ford, & Allen Foster. (2000). Uncertainty in Information Seeking.. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 5. 8 indexed citations
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Ford, Nigel & Sherry Y. Chen. (2000). Individual differences, hypermedia navigation, and learning: an empirical study. 9(4). 281–311. 191 indexed citations
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Chen, Sherry Y. & Nigel Ford. (1998). Modelling User Navigation Behaviours in a Hypermedia-Based Learning System: An Individual Differences Approach. KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION. 25(3). 67–78. 37 indexed citations
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Ford, Nigel, et al.. (1997). Towards Adaptive Information Systems: Individual Differences and Hypermedia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12 indexed citations
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Ford, Nigel, et al.. (1996). Cataloguing in special libraries in the 1990s.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 4–13.
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Ford, Nigel, et al.. (1993). Software selection for Indian libraries. 30(4). 146–151. 2 indexed citations
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Ford, Nigel. (1991). Expert systems and artificial intelligence. an information manager's guide. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 10 indexed citations
20.
Ford, Nigel. (1980). Levels of understanding and the personal acceptance of information in higher education. Studies in Higher Education. 5(1). 63–70. 8 indexed citations

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