Stephen J. Macdonald

1.2k total citations
46 papers, 677 citations indexed

About

Stephen J. Macdonald is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Safety Research and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen J. Macdonald has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 677 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in General Health Professions, 13 papers in Safety Research and 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Stephen J. Macdonald's work include Homelessness and Social Issues (12 papers), Disability Rights and Representation (10 papers) and Disability Education and Employment (6 papers). Stephen J. Macdonald is often cited by papers focused on Homelessness and Social Issues (12 papers), Disability Rights and Representation (10 papers) and Disability Education and Employment (6 papers). Stephen J. Macdonald collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Stephen J. Macdonald's co-authors include John Clayton, Catherine Donovan, Eric Robinson, Robert B. Bourne, P. Devane, Cecil H. Rorabeck, Philip A. Smith, Anne Charnock, Gemma Williams and Ramin Mehin and has published in prestigious journals such as Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Journal of Chromatography A and Geoforum.

In The Last Decade

Stephen J. Macdonald

43 papers receiving 629 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen J. Macdonald United Kingdom 14 171 147 126 104 97 46 677
Henry P. H. Chow Canada 16 219 1.3× 99 0.7× 71 0.6× 148 1.4× 198 2.0× 31 745
Ángel Hernándo Gómez Spain 16 218 1.3× 71 0.5× 225 1.8× 368 3.5× 173 1.8× 86 1.1k
Judith A. Nelson United States 14 146 0.9× 48 0.3× 99 0.8× 197 1.9× 187 1.9× 43 748
Jeanne Saunders United States 13 144 0.8× 98 0.7× 93 0.7× 276 2.7× 135 1.4× 28 682
Jacqueline Specht Canada 18 254 1.5× 124 0.8× 164 1.3× 686 6.6× 340 3.5× 55 1.4k
Tom Farsides United Kingdom 10 176 1.0× 45 0.3× 64 0.5× 145 1.4× 246 2.5× 25 891
Jessica Bates United Kingdom 17 173 1.0× 48 0.3× 113 0.9× 165 1.6× 78 0.8× 52 769
May Kim United States 16 564 3.3× 77 0.5× 65 0.5× 117 1.1× 154 1.6× 64 910
Meera Adya United States 11 132 0.8× 250 1.7× 127 1.0× 37 0.4× 38 0.4× 18 617
Ericka Johnson Sweden 17 211 1.2× 50 0.3× 238 1.9× 131 1.3× 45 0.5× 62 749

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen J. Macdonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen J. Macdonald

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Grant, Aimee, Jennifer Leigh, Stephen J. Macdonald, et al.. (2025). ‘A Lovely Safe Umbrella to Describe Yourself With’ or ‘Meaningless’ : An Online Survey of UK-Based Neurodivergent Adults’ Views of Neurodiversity-Related Terminology. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 3.
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Clayton, John, Catherine Donovan, & Stephen J. Macdonald. (2025). Hate beyond the incident: Exploring the presence/absence dynamics of ‘hate relationships’ through geotrauma and haunting. Geoforum. 162. 104274–104274. 1 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J., et al.. (2024). Exploring the effectiveness of media in communicating public health messages to people with learning disabilities during the pandemic. Disability & Society. 40(5). 1176–1194. 1 indexed citations
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Clayton, John, Catherine Donovan, & Stephen J. Macdonald. (2023). Domestic colonisation: The centrality of the home in experiences of home‐takeovers and hate relationships. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 49(3). 3 indexed citations
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Donovan, Catherine, Stephen J. Macdonald, & John Clayton. (2022). Re-Conceptualising Repeat Reports of Hate Crime/Incidents as Hate Relationships Based on Coercive Control and Space for Action. Sociological Research Online. 28(2). 502–517. 2 indexed citations
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Donovan, Catherine, et al.. (2021). Exploring ‘hate relationships’ through Connected Voice’s Hate Crime Advocacy Service: Final Project Report. Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University). 1 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J., et al.. (2019). Dyslexia and policing. Equality Diversity and Inclusion An International Journal. 38(6). 634–651. 4 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J.. (2019). From ‘Disordered’ To ‘Diverse’: Defining Six Sociological Frameworks Employed in the Study of Dyslexia in the UK. Sunderland Repository (University of Sunderland). 16(1). 1–22. 11 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J., et al.. (2019). Removing disabling barriers in policing: Dyslexia and literacy difficulties in the police service. The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles. 93(4). 332–352.
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Macdonald, Stephen J., et al.. (2018). Marketing ‘madness’: conceptualising service user/survivor biographies in a period of deinstitutionalisation (1975–2014). Disability & Society. 33(6). 849–865. 6 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J., et al.. (2018). ‘Loneliness in the city’: examining socio-economics, loneliness and poor health in the North East of England. Public Health. 165. 88–94. 33 indexed citations
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Donovan, Catherine, John Clayton, & Stephen J. Macdonald. (2018). New Directions in Hate Reporting Research: Agency, Heterogeneity and Relationality. Sociological Research Online. 24(2). 185–202. 8 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J., et al.. (2013). ‘Patient Zero’. Social Work and Social Sciences Review. 17(1). 5–21. 1 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J. & John Clayton. (2012). Back to the future, disability and the digital divide. Disability & Society. 28(5). 702–718. 99 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J.. (2012). Biographical pathways into criminality: understanding the relationship between dyslexia and educational disengagement. Disability & Society. 27(3). 427–440. 19 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J.. (2010). Dyslexia and Crime: A Social Model Approach. Sunderland Repository (University of Sunderland). 1 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J., et al.. (2010). City of Sunderland Digital Inclusion EvaluationFinal Report. Sunderland Repository (University of Sunderland). 2 indexed citations
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Macdonald, Stephen J.. (2009). Windows of reflection: conceptualizing dyslexia using the social model of disability. Dyslexia. 15(4). 347–362. 41 indexed citations
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Smith, Philip A. & Stephen J. Macdonald. (2004). Gas chromatography using a resistively heated column with mass spectrometric detection for rapid analysis of pyridine released from Bacillus spores. Journal of Chromatography A. 1036(2). 249–253. 8 indexed citations
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Devane, P., Robert B. Bourne, Cecil H. Rorabeck, Stephen J. Macdonald, & Eric Robinson. (1995). Measurement of Polyethylene Wear in Metal-Backed Acetabular Cups. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 319(319). 317–326. 59 indexed citations

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