Peter Knight

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Peter Knight is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Education and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Knight has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Atmospheric Science, 22 papers in Education and 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Peter Knight's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (39 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (26 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (22 papers). Peter Knight is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (39 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (26 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (22 papers). Peter Knight collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. Peter Knight's co-authors include Mantz Yorke, Sally Brown, Pauline Perry, Jo Tait, Richard I. Waller, David E. Sugden, Simon J. Cook, Chalmers M. Clapperton, Anne Edwards and Zoë Robinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Peter Knight

101 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Assessing Learners in Higher Education 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Assessing Learners in Higher Education
    1995 494 citations Peter Knight et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Knight United Kingdom 29 1.7k 788 409 186 178 108 3.3k
David B. Knight United States 22 833 0.5× 303 0.4× 251 0.6× 82 0.4× 202 1.1× 223 2.3k
Rachel Spronken‐Smith New Zealand 26 836 0.5× 299 0.4× 136 0.3× 134 0.7× 58 0.3× 72 2.6k
David Walker United Kingdom 18 999 0.6× 97 0.1× 148 0.4× 150 0.8× 103 0.6× 91 1.9k
Gary W. Peterson United States 33 1.2k 0.7× 74 0.1× 661 1.6× 189 1.0× 29 0.2× 149 3.8k
Ghulam Nabi Pakistan 24 1.1k 0.7× 185 0.2× 204 0.5× 27 0.1× 48 0.3× 91 3.3k
Robert Frodeman United States 18 328 0.2× 48 0.1× 461 1.1× 61 0.3× 123 0.7× 67 1.9k
Richard Walker United States 24 862 0.5× 30 0.0× 315 0.8× 310 1.7× 115 0.6× 93 2.0k
Derek France United Kingdom 23 429 0.3× 311 0.4× 233 0.6× 54 0.3× 30 0.2× 39 1.4k
Wales United Kingdom 22 493 0.3× 36 0.0× 159 0.4× 58 0.3× 109 0.6× 119 1.9k
Peter Williams United Kingdom 18 223 0.1× 86 0.1× 101 0.2× 33 0.2× 67 0.4× 65 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Knight

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Knight

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Knight

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Knight. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Knight 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 Peter Knight. Peter Knight 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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Donaldson, Cam, et al.. (2024). Health and Social Care Integration in Scotland: Evidence vs Rhetoric. International Journal of Integrated Care. 24(1). 4–4. 3 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter, et al.. (2022). Invested. 4 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter, et al.. (2018). Activities to Determine Interest in Master Floral Designer Certification Programming. 11(1).
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Knight, Peter, et al.. (2014). Show Me The Money: the image of finance 1700 to the present. Manchester University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Yorke, Mantz, et al.. (2004). Some effects of the award algorithm on honours degree classifications in UK higher education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 29(4). 401–413. 19 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter, et al.. (2003). Household food safety awareness of selected urban consumers in Jamaica. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 54(4). 309–320. 35 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter. (2000). Conspiracy culture : from Kennedy Assassination to the X-files. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 84 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter. (1997). Growth, Standards and Quality: the case of coursework master's degrees. Quality in Higher Education. 3(3). 213–224. 5 indexed citations
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Tait, Jo & Peter Knight. (1996). The management of independent learning. Kogan Page eBooks. 40 indexed citations
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Edwards, Anne & Peter Knight. (1995). Assessing competence in higher education. Kogan Page eBooks. 55 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter, et al.. (1994). Ice flow around large obstacles as indicated by basal ice exposed at the margin of the Greenland ice sheet. Journal of Glaciology. 40(135). 359–367. 35 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter, et al.. (1994). Glacier sliding, regelation water flow and development of basal ice. Journal of Glaciology. 40(136). 600–601. 2 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter, et al.. (1994). Ice flow around large obstacles as indicated by basal ice exposed at the margin of the Greenland ice sheet. Journal of Glaciology. 40(135). 359–367. 8 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter, et al.. (1994). Glacier sliding, regelation water flow and development of basal ice. Journal of Glaciology. 40(136). 600–601. 22 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter. (1992). Ice deformation very close to the ice-sheet margin in West Greenland. Journal of Glaciology. 38(128). 3–8. 15 indexed citations
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Knight, Peter. (1992). Ice deformation very close to the ice-sheet margin in West Greenland. Journal of Glaciology. 38(128). 3–8. 3 indexed citations
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Williams, Lawrence E. & Peter Knight. (1987). A computer program for glacier-surface plain-strain analysis. Journal of Glaciology. 33(114). 249–250. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Lawrence E. & Peter Knight. (1987). A computer program for glacier-surface plain-strain analysis. Journal of Glaciology. 33(114). 249–250. 3 indexed citations

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