Simon C. Darnell

2.8k total citations
71 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Simon C. Darnell is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon C. Darnell has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 59 papers in Gender Studies and 25 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Simon C. Darnell's work include Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (63 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (57 papers) and Physical Education and Pedagogy (25 papers). Simon C. Darnell is often cited by papers focused on Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (63 papers), Sports, Gender, and Society (57 papers) and Physical Education and Pedagogy (25 papers). Simon C. Darnell collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Simon C. Darnell's co-authors include Lyndsay Hayhurst, Holly Collison, Richard Giulianotti, Rob Millington, P. David Howe, Megan Chawansky, David Black, Meredith A. Whitley, William V. Massey and Robert Sparks and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Frontiers in Psychology and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Simon C. Darnell

67 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon C. Darnell Canada 23 1.5k 1.1k 619 286 267 71 1.7k
Lyndsay Hayhurst Canada 20 1.1k 0.7× 807 0.7× 388 0.6× 191 0.7× 146 0.5× 57 1.3k
Sheila Scraton United Kingdom 19 1.3k 0.8× 961 0.8× 658 1.1× 137 0.5× 577 2.2× 30 1.8k
Annelies Knoppers Netherlands 27 1.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 545 0.9× 194 0.7× 421 1.6× 81 2.1k
Joseph Maguire United Kingdom 31 2.3k 1.5× 2.1k 1.8× 296 0.5× 71 0.2× 260 1.0× 101 2.7k
Ørnulf Seippel Norway 18 719 0.5× 400 0.3× 99 0.2× 104 0.4× 186 0.7× 53 942
Grant Jarvie United Kingdom 17 889 0.6× 702 0.6× 137 0.2× 70 0.2× 146 0.5× 57 1.1k
Ian Henry United Kingdom 18 808 0.5× 525 0.5× 111 0.2× 54 0.2× 276 1.0× 100 1.1k
B. Christine Green United States 14 1.0k 0.7× 511 0.4× 55 0.1× 78 0.3× 450 1.7× 14 1.2k
Alan Bairner United Kingdom 22 1.2k 0.8× 934 0.8× 97 0.2× 31 0.1× 127 0.5× 129 1.4k
Eivind Å. Skille Norway 20 904 0.6× 625 0.5× 150 0.2× 137 0.5× 199 0.7× 76 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Millington, Rob, et al.. (2025). The post-colonial challenges of climate change and sport for development and peace in the Anthropocene. International Review for the Sociology of Sport. 60(8). 1514–1534.
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Darnell, Simon C.. (2025). Ethical dimensions of the global sport for development and peace sector. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. 10(2). 97–101. 1 indexed citations
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Millington, Rob, et al.. (2024). Policy vs. practice in sport and climate change: the perspectives of key actors in global sport and international development. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 6. 1297739–1297739. 2 indexed citations
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Whitley, Meredith A., et al.. (2023). A Critical Examination of Race and Antiracism in the Sport for Development Field: An Introduction. Sociology of Sport Journal. 40(2). 113–120. 4 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C., et al.. (2022). Bringing the Community to the Uni—Critical Reflections on Youth Recreation Partnerships in Toronto. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 4. 876468–876468.
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Darnell, Simon C., et al.. (2021). Exploring Vietnamese sport for development through the capabilities approach: a descriptive analysis. Sport in Society. 25(10). 1987–2008. 8 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C., Meredith A. Whitley, Martin Camiré, et al.. (2019). Systematic Reviews of Sport for Development Literature: Managerial and Policy Implications. Journal of Global Sport Management. 7(2). 249–266. 9 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C., et al.. (2019). Development, Gender and Sport: Theorizing a Feminist Practice of the Capabilities Approach in Sport for Development. Journal of Sport Management. 33(5). 440–449. 16 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C. & Robert Huish. (2016). Learning through South–South development: Cuban-African partnerships in sport and physical education. Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 47(2). 286–299. 1 indexed citations
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Collison, Holly, Richard Giulianotti, P. David Howe, & Simon C. Darnell. (2016). The methodological dance: critical reflections on conducting a cross-cultural comparative research project on ‘Sport for Development and Peace’. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health. 8(5). 413–423. 18 indexed citations
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Giulianotti, Richard, et al.. (2016). Contested states and the politics of sport: the case of Kosovo – division, development, and recognition. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. 9(1). 121–136. 16 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C., Meredith A. Whitley, & William V. Massey. (2016). Changing methods and methods of change: reflections on qualitative research in Sport for Development and Peace. Qualitative Research in Sport Exercise and Health. 8(5). 571–577. 24 indexed citations
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Kidd, Bruce, et al.. (2014). Strengthening Sport for Development and Peace. OECD Publishing eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C., et al.. (2014). Driving to the “Net”. Journal of Sport and Social Issues. 39(1). 19–39. 8 indexed citations
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Huish, Robert, Thomas F. Carter, & Simon C. Darnell. (2013). The (Soft) Power of Sport: The Comprehensive and Contradictory Strategies of Cuba's Sport-Based Internationalism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 5 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C.. (2012). Paying the price for speaking out : athletes, politics and social change.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 12(5). 120–2. 4 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C.. (2012). Sport for Development and Peace. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc eBooks. 146 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C.. (2010). Mega Sport for All? Assessing the Development Promises of Rio 2016. 498. 1 indexed citations
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Darnell, Simon C.. (2009). Changing the world through sport and play : a post-colonial analysis of Canadian volunteers within the 'Sport for Development and Peace' movement. UMI eBooks. 6 indexed citations

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