Robert McGray

618 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 402 citations indexed

About

Robert McGray is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert McGray has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 402 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Education, 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Robert McGray's work include Education Systems and Policy (3 papers), Global Educational Policies and Reforms (2 papers) and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (2 papers). Robert McGray is often cited by papers focused on Education Systems and Policy (3 papers), Global Educational Policies and Reforms (2 papers) and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (2 papers). Robert McGray collaborates with scholars based in Canada. Robert McGray's co-authors include Donovan Plumb and Alison Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Education and Work, International Journal of Lifelong Education and Studies in Continuing Education.

In The Last Decade

Robert McGray

9 papers receiving 383 citations

Hit Papers

Contemporary theories of learning: Learning theorists … i... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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. Contemporary theories of learning: Learning theorists … in their own words
    2011 347 citations Robert McGray Studies in Continuing Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert McGray Canada 4 237 71 43 35 34 9 402
Marilyn Laiken Canada 6 316 1.3× 48 0.7× 37 0.9× 27 0.8× 24 0.7× 11 442
Susan Weil United Kingdom 9 352 1.5× 83 1.2× 50 1.2× 49 1.4× 61 1.8× 16 578
Stephen Newman United Kingdom 8 306 1.3× 48 0.7× 29 0.7× 29 0.8× 22 0.6× 18 451
Esther Chiner Spain 12 221 0.9× 99 1.4× 17 0.4× 40 1.1× 30 0.9× 38 468
Pam Green Australia 7 305 1.3× 63 0.9× 31 0.7× 24 0.7× 130 3.8× 15 494
Andrew Kitchenham Canada 8 475 2.0× 73 1.0× 50 1.2× 30 0.9× 60 1.8× 23 692
Jenny Fleming New Zealand 13 322 1.4× 46 0.6× 14 0.3× 70 2.0× 23 0.7× 31 494
Workplace Relations 7 406 1.7× 174 2.5× 43 1.0× 32 0.9× 25 0.7× 17 545
Amy D. Rose United States 7 354 1.5× 85 1.2× 65 1.5× 35 1.0× 37 1.1× 66 539
Rauno Huttunen Finland 12 259 1.1× 124 1.7× 29 0.7× 40 1.1× 38 1.1× 34 424

Countries citing papers authored by Robert McGray

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert McGray

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert McGray

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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McGray, Robert, et al.. (2016). Tensions Between Teaching Sexuality Education and Neoliberal Policy Reform in Quebec’s Professional Competencies for Beginning Teachers. McGill Journal of Education / Revue des sciences de l éducation de McGill. 50(1). 145–159. 3 indexed citations
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McGray, Robert. (2015). Anti-austerity adult education in Canada: a survey of a nascent field. International Journal of Lifelong Education. 34(3). 251–267. 3 indexed citations
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McGray, Robert. (2014). Policing the Educational Crisis: English Canadian National Newspaper Reports of the 2012 Quebec Tuition Protests. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education. 26(3). 2 indexed citations
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McGray, Robert. (2012). Innovations in lifelong learning: critical perspectives on diversity, participation and vocational learning. Studies in Continuing Education. 34(2). 230–231. 4 indexed citations
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McGray, Robert. (2011). Contemporary theories of learning: Learning theorists … in their own words. Studies in Continuing Education. 33(2). 198–199. 347 indexed citations breakdown →
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McGray, Robert. (2010). Learning in a Credit Crisis, or a Crisis of Credit? Microcredit Lending, the Grameen Bank, and Informal Learning. Comparative and International Education. 39(3). 1 indexed citations
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McGray, Robert. (2009). The concepts and practices of lifelong learning. Studies in Continuing Education. 31(3). 317–318. 3 indexed citations
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Plumb, Donovan, et al.. (2007). The learning city in a ‘planet of slums’. Studies in Continuing Education. 29(1). 37–50. 30 indexed citations
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Taylor, Alison, et al.. (2007). Struggles over labour power: the case of Fort McMurray. Journal of Education and Work. 20(5). 379–396. 9 indexed citations

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