Shirley Gray

1.5k total citations
75 papers, 1000 citations indexed

About

Shirley Gray is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Sociology and Political Science and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shirley Gray has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1000 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 21 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Shirley Gray's work include Physical Education and Pedagogy (40 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (20 papers) and Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (19 papers). Shirley Gray is often cited by papers focused on Physical Education and Pedagogy (40 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (20 papers) and Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport (19 papers). Shirley Gray collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Shirley Gray's co-authors include John Sproule, Jo Inchley, F. L. Mitchell, Edward Hall, John Kelly, John Wang, María José Camacho Miñano, Paul M. Wright, Malcolm Thorburn and Rachel Sandford and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Teaching and Teacher Education and European Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Shirley Gray

67 papers receiving 955 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Shirley Gray United Kingdom 19 530 364 343 286 187 75 1000
Dean Barker Sweden 20 750 1.4× 384 1.1× 600 1.7× 339 1.2× 183 1.0× 86 1.2k
Rachel Sandford United Kingdom 16 739 1.4× 525 1.4× 596 1.7× 368 1.3× 206 1.1× 46 1.4k
Laura Alfrey Australia 18 534 1.0× 170 0.5× 484 1.4× 259 0.9× 168 0.9× 51 919
Shane Pill Australia 20 902 1.7× 502 1.4× 503 1.5× 596 2.1× 196 1.0× 132 1.3k
Richard Light Australia 20 927 1.7× 618 1.7× 577 1.7× 617 2.2× 123 0.7× 67 1.3k
Thomas J. Martinek United States 19 644 1.2× 683 1.9× 288 0.8× 395 1.4× 222 1.2× 55 1.2k
Amelia M. Lee United States 22 704 1.3× 769 2.1× 299 0.9× 490 1.7× 167 0.9× 54 1.3k
Mike Jess United Kingdom 16 827 1.6× 372 1.0× 607 1.8× 370 1.3× 239 1.3× 32 1.1k
Steven Rynne Australia 21 517 1.0× 662 1.8× 320 0.9× 768 2.7× 127 0.7× 81 1.3k
Øyvind Førland Standal Norway 18 538 1.0× 277 0.8× 450 1.3× 197 0.7× 148 0.8× 48 904

Countries citing papers authored by Shirley Gray

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Fields of papers citing papers by Shirley Gray

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shirley Gray

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All Works

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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2024). ‘Their best interests at heart’: exploring influences on student teachers’ learning to promote health and wellbeing in the classroom. Teacher Development. 29(4). 649–667. 1 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2024). A critical endeavour? Supporting teachers’ journeys towards critical engagement with curriculum in physical education through cross-border dialogue. Edinburgh Research Explorer. 16(2). 205–221. 2 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2024). Early career teachers’ learning about promoting health and wellbeing: a narrative study. Pastoral Care in Education. 43(2). 306–327. 2 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2023). Exploring pre-service physical education teachers' trauma-related learning experiences in schools. Teaching and Teacher Education. 132. 104212–104212. 3 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2023). Exploring the re-legitimisation of messages for health and physical education within contemporary English and Welsh curricula reform. Sport Education and Society. 29(8). 939–951. 6 indexed citations
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Quarmby, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Co-creating strategies for enacting trauma-aware pedagogies with pre-service physical education teachers. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 30(2). 109–122. 5 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2023). “She’s Pretty in Her Pictures but in Real Life She’s Ugly”: School Pupils Negotiating the Blurred Boundaries between Online and Offline Social Contexts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). 897–912. 1 indexed citations
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Lambert, Karen, Shirley Gray, Justen O’Connor, & Lisa Young. (2022). How is embodiment in physical education theoretically conceptualised? A concept analysis. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 29(6). 539–557. 13 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2022). A health(y) subject? Examining discourses of health in physical education curricula across the UK. British Educational Research Journal. 48(6). 1161–1182. 15 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2021). Being an early-career teacher–researcher in physical education: a narrative inquiry. Edinburgh Research Explorer. 13(1). 19–33. 5 indexed citations
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Miñano, María José Camacho, et al.. (2021). Young women, health and physical activity: tensions between the gendered fields of Physical Education and Instagram. Sport Education and Society. 27(7). 803–815. 16 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2020). A critical discourse analysis of Curriculum for Excellence implementation in four Scottish secondary school case studies. Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 42(4). 513–527. 7 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2017). Re-engaging disengaged pupils in physical education: an appreciative inquiry perspective. Sport Education and Society. 24(3). 241–255. 21 indexed citations
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Campbell, Darren, et al.. (2016). Inclusive and exclusive masculinities in physical education: a Scottish case study. Sport Education and Society. 23(3). 216–228. 30 indexed citations
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Hall, Edward, Shirley Gray, & John Sproule. (2015). The microstructure of coaching practice: behaviours and activities of an elite rugby union head coach during preparation and competition. Journal of Sports Sciences. 34(10). 896–905. 35 indexed citations
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Gray, Shirley, et al.. (2013). Enabling curriculum change in physical education: the interplay between policy constructors and practitioners. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 20(1). 79–96. 40 indexed citations
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Sproule, John, et al.. (2011). Promoting perseverance and challenge in physical education: the missing ingredient for improved games teaching. Sport Education and Society. 16(5). 665–684. 10 indexed citations
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Phillips, Shaun, Anthony Turner, Shirley Gray, Mark Sanderson, & John Sproule. (2010). Ingesting a 6% carbohydrate-electrolyte solution improves endurance capacity, but not sprint performance, during intermittent, high-intensity shuttle running in adolescent team games players aged 12–14 years. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 109(5). 811–821. 32 indexed citations

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