Steven Buchanan

1.1k total citations
26 papers, 659 citations indexed

About

Steven Buchanan is a scholar working on Information Systems, Communication and Library and Information Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Buchanan has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 659 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Information Systems, 7 papers in Communication and 7 papers in Library and Information Sciences. Recurrent topics in Steven Buchanan's work include Social Media and Politics (7 papers), Library Science and Administration (6 papers) and Information Architecture and Usability (6 papers). Steven Buchanan is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (7 papers), Library Science and Administration (6 papers) and Information Architecture and Usability (6 papers). Steven Buchanan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Chile. Steven Buchanan's co-authors include Forbes Gibb, Ian Ruthven and David McMenemy and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Information Management, Journal of Documentation and Library & Information Science Research.

In The Last Decade

Steven Buchanan

24 papers receiving 568 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven Buchanan United Kingdom 16 244 167 135 117 95 26 659
David K. Allen United Kingdom 12 119 0.5× 97 0.6× 240 1.8× 145 1.2× 115 1.2× 26 654
Πέτρος Κωσταγιόλας Greece 19 179 0.7× 70 0.4× 189 1.4× 32 0.3× 74 0.8× 80 921
Naresh Kumar Agarwal United States 15 182 0.7× 66 0.4× 169 1.3× 29 0.2× 287 3.0× 71 748
Henry Linger Australia 12 96 0.4× 93 0.6× 175 1.3× 61 0.5× 150 1.6× 69 629
A. N. Zainab Malaysia 13 273 1.1× 49 0.3× 78 0.6× 29 0.2× 42 0.4× 59 731
Joanna Richardson Australia 12 210 0.9× 22 0.1× 68 0.5× 54 0.5× 47 0.5× 69 567
Simon Burnett United Kingdom 12 103 0.4× 81 0.5× 120 0.9× 23 0.2× 134 1.4× 37 399
J. Drew Procaccino United States 11 322 1.3× 41 0.2× 84 0.6× 166 1.4× 45 0.5× 14 643
Mark E. McMurtrey United States 11 203 0.8× 89 0.5× 85 0.6× 128 1.1× 80 0.8× 35 678
R. Bruce McAfee United States 9 41 0.2× 285 1.7× 64 0.5× 149 1.3× 56 0.6× 29 757

Countries citing papers authored by Steven Buchanan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven Buchanan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven Buchanan

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2025). Exploring health literacy in developing economies: Perspectives and practices of health communication professionals in rural Nigeria. Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling). 3(1). 1 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2022). Exploring the early manifestation of information poverty in young children. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 56(1). 164–177.
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2022). The information behaviours of disadvantaged young first-time mothers. Journal of Documentation. 79(2). 357–375. 3 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2019). Understanding Social Justice Engagement in Social Work Curriculum. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work. 24(1). 321–337.
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2018). Information behaviors in disadvantaged and dependent circumstances and the role of information intermediaries. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 70(2). 117–129. 23 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2018). Public Libraries as Cultural Hubs in Disadvantaged Communities: Developing and Fostering Cultural Competencies and Connections. The Library Quarterly. 88(3). 286–302. 19 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2018). Developing health information literacy in disengaged at-risk populations. Journal of Documentation. 75(1). 172–189. 5 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2018). The information behaviours of maximum security prisoners. Journal of Documentation. 75(2). 417–434. 9 indexed citations
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Ruthven, Ian, et al.. (2018). Isolated, overwhelmed, and worried: Young first‐time mothers asking for information and support online. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 69(9). 1073–1083. 35 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2016). The information behaviours of disadvantaged and disengaged adolescents. Journal of Documentation. 72(3). 527–548. 25 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven. (2016). Health information behaviours: insights informing health literacy interventions and practices. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 1 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2015). The everyday life information seeking behaviours of first-time mothers. Journal of Documentation. 72(1). 24–46. 66 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2012). Digital Library Collaboration: A Service-Oriented Perspective. The Library Quarterly. 82(3). 337–359. 5 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven, et al.. (2012). Evaluating the strategic plans of public libraries: An inspection-based approach. Library & Information Science Research. 34(2). 125–130. 17 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven & Forbes Gibb. (2008). The information audit: Methodology selection. International Journal of Information Management. 28(1). 3–11. 21 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven & Forbes Gibb. (2008). The information audit: Theory versus practice. International Journal of Information Management. 28(3). 150–160. 16 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven & Forbes Gibb. (2007). The information audit: Role and scope. International Journal of Information Management. 27(3). 159–172. 30 indexed citations
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Gibb, Forbes & Steven Buchanan. (2006). A framework for business continuity management. International Journal of Information Management. 26(2). 128–141. 125 indexed citations
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Gibb, Forbes, et al.. (2005). An integrated approach to process and service management. International Journal of Information Management. 26(1). 44–58. 39 indexed citations
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Buchanan, Steven & Forbes Gibb. (1998). The information audit: An integrated strategic approach. International Journal of Information Management. 18(1). 29–47. 77 indexed citations

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