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D-Index
40
Citations
9332
World Ranking
5243
National Ranking
2475

Gary N. McLean publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary N. McLean sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 204 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Gary N. McLean D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gary N. McLean sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gary N. McLean is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their work spans several areas primarily within business, management, and psychology, with a particular focus on human resource development and organizational studies.

Their research is concentrated in the following main fields of study:

  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Psychology

Within these fields, McLean's subfields of study include:

  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Applied Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Sociology and Political Science

The primary topics of their research cover:

  • Human Resource Development and Performance Evaluation
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Management and Organizational Studies
  • Human Resource and Talent Management
  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance

McLean has published extensively, with frequent contributions to specific academic venues. These include:

  • European Journal of Training and Development
  • Human Resource Development International
  • Human Resource Development Quarterly
  • Human Resource Development Review
  • Social Enterprise Journal

Some of their recent notable papers are:

  • "Career self-efficacy and education abroad: implications for future global workforce," 2020, European Journal of Training and Development
  • "Connecting theory and practice: reviewing six learning theories to inform online instruction," 2020, European Journal of Training and Development
  • "Mapping human resource development: Visualizing the past, bridging the gaps, and moving toward the future," 2020, Human Resource Development Quarterly
  • "Empathic organizational culture and leadership: conceptualizing the framework," 2021, European Journal of Training and Development
  • "Impact of managerial coaching skills on employee commitment: the role of personal learning," 2020, European Journal of Training and Development

Collaboration features prominently in their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Vishal Arghode
  • Aitana González Ortiz de Zárate
  • Patricia Yin Yin Lau
  • Thang Ngoc Nguyen
  • K. Peter Kuchinke

These aspects together reflect a research profile focusing on the intersection of human resource development, organizational culture, and leadership within business and psychological frameworks.

Best Publications

  • Linking organizational culture, structure, strategy, and organizational effectiveness: Mediating role of knowledge management

    Wei Zheng;Baiyin Yang;Gary N. McLean

  • If we can't define HRD in one country, how can we define it in an international context?

    Gary N. McLean;Laird McLean

  • Theories Supporting Transfer of Training.

    Siriporn Yamnill;Gary N. McLean

  • Dynamic capability: Impact of process alignment and organizational learning culture on performance

    Richard Yu Yuan Hung;Baiyin Yang;Bella Ya-Hui Lien;Gary N. McLean

  • Best Employer Studies: A Conceptual Model from a Literature Review and a Case Study

    Baek-Kyoo (Brian) Joo;Gary N. Mclean

  • Knowledge as a facilitator for enhancing innovation performance through total quality management

    Richard Yu Yuan Hung;Bella Ya Hui Lien;Shih Chieh Fang;Gary N. McLean

  • Workplace spirituality, mindfulness meditation, and work engagement

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  • National Human Resource Development: What in the World Is It?

    Gary N. McLean

  • Development and initial validation of an instrument measuring managerial coaching skill

    Gary N. McLean;Baiyin Yang;Min-Hsun Christine Kuo;Amy S. Tolbert

  • Multiple faces of coaching: Manager-as-coach, executive coaching, and formal mentoring.

    Baek-Kyoo Joo;Jerilynn S. Sushko;Gary N. McLean

  • Organization Development: Principles Processes Performance

    Gary N. McLean

  • A Competency-Based Human Resource Development Strategy.

    Noordeen T. Gangani;Gary N. McLean;Richard A. Braden

  • What We Discovered about NHRD and What it Means for HRD

    Eunsang Cho;Gary N. McLean

  • Creativity and Human Resource Development An Integrative Literature Review and a Conceptual Framework for Future Research

    Baek-Kyoo (Brian) Joo;Gary N. McLean;Baiyin Yang

  • The Impact of National Culture on Informal Learning in the Workplace

    Sehoon Kim;Gary N. McLean

  • Factors affecting transfer of training in Thailand

    Siriporn Yamnill;Gary N. McLean

  • CSR activities in award‐winning Thai companies

    Busaya Virakul;Kalayanee Koonmee;Gary N. McLean

  • Adult Learning Theories: Implications for Online Instruction.

    Vishal Arghode;Earl W. Brieger;Gary N. McLean

  • HRD: a three-legged stool, an octopus, or a centipede?

    Gary N. McLean

  • Global Talent Management: Necessity, Challenges, and the Roles of HRD

    Sehoon Kim;Gary N. McLean

  • The Dilemma of Defining International Human Resource Development

    Xiaohui Wang;Gary N. McLean

Frequent Co-Authors

Baiyin Yang
Baiyin Yang Jiangnan University
Baek-Kyoo (Brian) Joo
Baek-Kyoo (Brian) Joo Slippery Rock University
Victoria J. Marsick
Victoria J. Marsick Columbia University
Karen E. Watkins
Karen E. Watkins University of Georgia
John J. Lawler
John J. Lawler University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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