Peter Checkland

20.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
72 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Peter Checkland is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Artificial Intelligence and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Checkland has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 16 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Peter Checkland's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (40 papers), Cognitive Science and Mapping (16 papers) and Information Systems Theories and Implementation (8 papers). Peter Checkland is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (40 papers), Cognitive Science and Mapping (16 papers) and Information Systems Theories and Implementation (8 papers). Peter Checkland collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ghana and Canada. Peter Checkland's co-authors include Thomas Gough, Sue Holwell, John Poulter, Ann Taket, Frederick P. Wheeler, Mark Winter, Mark Winter, David H. Brown, H. W. Thompson and Tony Hindle and has published in prestigious journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society and International Journal of Information Management.

In The Last Decade

Peter Checkland

69 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

Systems Thinking, Systems Practice 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 1991 2000 1999 1986 1000 2.0k 3.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Checkland United Kingdom 30 6.0k 3.1k 2.1k 2.0k 1.4k 72 12.0k
John Mingers United Kingdom 53 4.7k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 2.7k 1.4× 1.5k 1.1× 168 11.8k
John D. Sterman United States 59 10.2k 1.7× 2.3k 0.7× 3.6k 1.8× 2.4k 1.2× 4.5k 3.2× 138 22.8k
Russell L. Ackoff United States 39 3.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 168 8.5k
Ralph L. Keeney United States 51 3.9k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 708 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 991 0.7× 164 12.1k
Howard Raiffa United States 34 4.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 841 0.4× 2.6k 1.3× 941 0.7× 70 13.9k
Colin Eden United Kingdom 48 4.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 896 0.4× 2.6k 1.3× 2.2k 1.6× 158 8.9k
José M. Merigó Spain 63 6.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 2.2k 1.6× 378 14.6k
Murray Turoff United States 42 1.7k 0.3× 4.3k 1.4× 938 0.5× 926 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 223 13.6k
Efraim Turban United States 41 1.5k 0.2× 3.8k 1.3× 2.7k 1.3× 2.1k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 160 12.3k
Kathleen M. Carley United States 62 1.9k 0.3× 4.7k 1.5× 593 0.3× 2.9k 1.5× 1.9k 1.4× 486 15.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Checkland

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Checkland

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Checkland

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Checkland, Peter. (2019). Reflections on 40 years in the management field: A Parthian shot (friendly). Journal of the Operational Research Society. 70(8). 1219–1223. 7 indexed citations
2.
Checkland, Peter. (2010). Researching real‐life: Reflections on 30 years of action research. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 27(2). 129–132. 33 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter. (2005). Webs of significance: the work of Geoffrey Vickers. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 22(4). 285–290. 19 indexed citations
4.
Checkland, Peter. (2004). The need for 'passionate'(not 'dispassionate') research in management. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 1 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter. (1999). Soft systems methodology : a 30-year retrospective ; and, Systems thinking, systems practice. Wiley eBooks. 20 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter, et al.. (1999). Soft systems methodology : a 30-year retrospective . Soft systems methodology in action. Wiley eBooks. 64 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter. (1999). Soft Systems Methodology: a 30-year retrospective. 191 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter & Sue Holwell. (1997). Information, Systems and Information Systems. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 282 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter. (1997). Rhetoric and reality in contracting: research in and on the NHS. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 6 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter, et al.. (1996). Reflecting on SSM: The dividing line between ‘real world’ and ‘systems thinking world’. Systems Research. 13(1). 35–45. 24 indexed citations
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Hindle, Tony, Peter Checkland, Michael Mumford, & David Worthington. (1995). Developing a Methodology for Multidisciplinary Action Research: A Case Study. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 46(4). 453–464. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, David H., et al.. (1995). A role for soft systems methodology in information systems development. European Journal of Information Systems. 4(3). 130–142. 52 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter, et al.. (1994). Varieties of systems thinking: The case of soft systems methodology. System Dynamics Review. 10(2-3). 189–197. 65 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter, et al.. (1993). Book reviews. 6(4). 435–443. 2 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter. (1992). Information systems and systems thinking: time to unite?. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. eBooks. 353–364. 5 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter. (1992). Systems and Scholarship: The Need to Do Better. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 43(11). 1023–1030. 27 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter. (1986). Systems theory and information systems. 327–339. 14 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter. (1981). Systems Thinking, Systems Practice. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 3931 indexed citations breakdown →
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Checkland, Peter. (1980). THE SYSTEMS MOVEMENT AND THE “FAILURE” OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE. Cybernetics & Systems. 11(4). 317–324. 28 indexed citations
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Checkland, Peter & W. H. T. Davison. (1956). Infra-red spectrum of rubber hydrochloride. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 52. 151–151. 4 indexed citations

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