Rory McGreal

2.1k total citations
85 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Rory McGreal is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Information Systems and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Rory McGreal has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Computer Science Applications, 24 papers in Information Systems and 18 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Rory McGreal's work include Open Education and E-Learning (40 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (13 papers) and Mobile Learning in Education (9 papers). Rory McGreal is often cited by papers focused on Open Education and E-Learning (40 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (13 papers) and Mobile Learning in Education (9 papers). Rory McGreal collaborates with scholars based in Canada, India and Taiwan. Rory McGreal's co-authors include Don Olcott, Terry Anderson, Cindy Ives, Stewart Marshall, Wanjira Kinuthia, Dianne Conrad, Griff Richards, Mohamed Ally, Fuhua Lin and Marek Hatala and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Lecture notes in computer science and Educational Technology & Society.

In The Last Decade

Rory McGreal

77 papers receiving 949 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rory McGreal Canada	19	649	436	306	116	101	85	1.1k
María José Rodríguez Conde Spain	17	433 0.7×	469 1.1×	473 1.5×	75 0.6×	76 0.8×	136	1.0k
Francesc Pedró France	11	312 0.5×	329 0.8×	327 1.1×	65 0.6×	71 0.7×	31	876
Juliana Elisa Raffaghelli Italy	14	301 0.5×	326 0.7×	249 0.8×	76 0.7×	68 0.7×	85	798
A Fluck Australia	16	480 0.7×	545 1.3×	221 0.7×	228 2.0×	58 0.6×	88	1.1k
Laurie P. Dringus United States	15	295 0.5×	458 1.1×	127 0.4×	238 2.1×	75 0.7×	46	847
Ghada Refaat El Said Egypt	8	467 0.7×	362 0.8×	161 0.5×	70 0.6×	85 0.8×	15	977
M’hammed Abdous United States	15	193 0.3×	483 1.1×	224 0.7×	126 1.1×	122 1.2×	28	899
Jennifer DeBoer United States	13	896 1.4×	738 1.7×	193 0.6×	230 2.0×	74 0.7×	68	1.4k
María Luisa Séin-Echaluce Spain	19	971 1.5×	547 1.3×	627 2.0×	125 1.1×	52 0.5×	115	1.4k
Joel S. Mtebe Tanzania	17	309 0.5×	610 1.4×	369 1.2×	73 0.6×	98 1.0×	55	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rory McGreal

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

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Merigó, José M., et al.. (2025). Twenty-Five Years of the International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning: A Bibliometric Analysis. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 26(2). 286–306.

Brown, Mark, et al.. (2023). A Strategic Institutional Response to Micro-Credentials: Key Questions for Educational Leaders. Journal of Interactive Media in Education. 2023(1). 19 indexed citations

McGreal, Rory, et al.. (2023). OER-based Online Micro-courses. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27(1). 5–13. 1 indexed citations

McGreal, Rory. (2023). Blockchain and Micro-credentials in Education. International journal of e-learning & distance education. 38(1). 4 indexed citations

Tlili, Ahmed, Juan Garzón, Soheil Salha, et al.. (2023). Are open educational resources (OER) and practices (OEP) effective in improving learning achievement? A meta-analysis and research synthesis. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. 20(1). 22 indexed citations

Soledad, María, et al.. (2022). Horizontes digitales complejos en el futuro de la educación 4.0: luces desde las recomendaciones de UNESCO. RIED Revista Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia. 25(2). 9–21. 26 indexed citations

McGreal, Rory. (2019). Curriculum Vitae of Rory McGreal. AUSpace (Athabasca University). 1 indexed citations

Mishra, Sanjaya, et al.. (2016). Open Educational Resources: Policy, Costs and Transformation. Insecta mundi. 19 indexed citations

McGreal, Rory, et al.. (2013). Open EducationalResources: Innovation,Research and Practice. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 76 indexed citations

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Anderson, Terry & Rory McGreal. (2012). Disruptive Pedagogies and Technologies in Universities. Educational Technology & Society. 15(4). 380–389. 64 indexed citations

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McGreal, Rory & Nian Shing Chen. (2011). AUPress: A Comparison of an Open Access University Press with Traditional Presses. Educational Technology & Society. 14(3). 231–239. 4 indexed citations

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McGreal, Rory. (2010). HOW TO BUILD OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES 1.

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McGreal, Rory. (2008). Distance Education Futures. International journal of e-learning & distance education. 9(1). 103–106. 3 indexed citations

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McGreal, Rory. (2007). Mobile technologies and the future of global education. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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McGreal, Rory, et al.. (2006). Skill enhancement for health: An evaluation of an online pilot teaching module on epidemiology. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education. 7(1). 37–44. 3 indexed citations

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Friesen, Norm & Rory McGreal. (2005). CanCore: Best Practices for Learning Object Metadata in Ubiquitous Computing Environments. 317–321. 7 indexed citations

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McGreal, Rory. (2002). eduSource: A Pan–Canadian Learning Object Repository. E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. 2002(1). 32–40. 6 indexed citations

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McGreal, Rory. (1998). TeleCampus On-line Course Database.. WebNet. 1 indexed citations

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McGreal, Rory. (1998). TeleEducation NB: Developing a Provincial Learning Industry. AUSpace (Athabasca University). 25(6). 47–49.

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McGreal, Rory. (1995). A heterogeneous distributed database system for distance education networks. American Journal of Distance Education. 9(1). 27–43. 1 indexed citations

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