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Gráinne Conole 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 Gráinne Conole sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 292 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gráinne Conole 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 Gráinne Conole sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gráinne Conole is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom and has a research focus in the field of Computer Science, particularly within applications and information systems.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Educational Innovations and Technology

Conole's publication record includes a number of papers addressing educational challenges and developments, especially in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Notable recent papers include:

  • Responding to the Initial Challenge of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis of International Responses and Impact in School and Higher Education, 2022, Sustainability
  • Impact of COVID-19 on Formal Education: An International Review of Practices and Potentials of Open Education at a Distance, 2022, The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
  • How COVID-19 has an impact on formal education: A collective international evaluation of open education in distance learning, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Open Education and Open Science for our Global Society during and after the COVID-19 Outbreak, 2020, Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)
  • Open Education and Open Science for our Global Society during and after the COVID-19 Outbreak, 2020, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent venues for publishing include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Sustainability
  • The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS)
  • ICERI proceedings

Conole has collaborated repeatedly with several researchers, including:

  • Christian M. Stracke
  • Daniel Burgos
  • Gema Santos-Hermosa
  • Aras Bozkurt
  • Jon Mason

The scope of Conole's research largely intersects the development and analysis of digital and open education, with a notable emphasis on responses and adaptations in formal education settings during global disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis of international practices and potentials for open education at a distance features prominently in their work.

Best Publications

  • Designing for learning in an open world

    Gráinne Conole;J. Michael Spector

  • 'Disruptive technologies', 'pedagogical innovation': What's new? Findings from an in-depth study of students' use and perception of technology

    Gráinne Conole;Maarten de Laat;Teresa Dillon;Jonathan Darby

  • A literature review of the use of Web 2.0 tools in Higher Education

    Grainne Conole;Panagiota Alevizou

  • Mapping pedagogy and tools for effective learning design

    G. Conole;M. Dyke;M. Oliver;J. Seale

  • MOOCs as disruptive technologies: strategies for enhancing the learner experience and quality of MOOCs

    Gráinne Gráinne Conole

  • Student attitudes towards and use of ICT in course study, work and social activity: A technology acceptance model approach.

    Rob Edmunds;Mary S. Thorpe;Gráinne Conole

  • What are the affordances of information and communication technologies

    Grainne Conole;Martin Dyke

  • A review of computer-assisted assessment

    Gráinne Conole;Bill Warburton

  • The Role of Mediating Artefacts in Learning Design

    Gráinne Conole

  • Contemporary perspectives in e-learning research: themes, methods and impact on practice

    Gráinne Conole;Martin Oliver

  • An empirically grounded framework to guide blogging in higher education

    Lucinda Kerawalla;Shailey Minocha;Gill Kirkup;Gráinne Conole

  • The design of Cloudworks: Applying social networking practice to foster the exchange of learning and teaching ideas and designs

    Gráinne Conole;Juliette Culver

  • E-Learning: The Hype and the Reality

    Gráinne Conole

  • The Larnaca Declaration on Learning Design – 2013

    James Dalziel;Grainne Conole;Sandra Wills;Simon Walker

  • Describing learning activities: Tools and resources to guide practice

    Gráinne Conole

  • A new classification schema for MOOCs

    G Conole

  • Los MOOCs como tecnologías disruptivas: estrategias para mejorar la experiencia de aprendizaje y la calidad de los MOOCs

    Gráinne Conole

  • Listening to the learner voice: The ever changing landscape of technology use for language students

    Gráinne Conole

  • Cloudworks: Social networking for learning design

    Grainne Conole;Juliette Culver

  • Frameworks for Understanding the Nature of Interactions, Networking, and Community in a Social Networking Site for Academic Practice

    Grainne Conole;Rebecca Galley;Juliette Culver

  • Innovating Pedagogy 2020: Open University Innovation Report 8

    Agnes Kukulska-Hulme;Elaine Beirne;Gráinne Conole;Eamon Costello

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Oliver
Martin Oliver University College London
Eileen Scanlon
Eileen Scanlon The Open University
Mary McPartlin
Mary McPartlin University of Cambridge
Karen Littleton
Karen Littleton The Open University
Jack Lewis
Jack Lewis University of Cambridge
Brian F. G. Johnson
Brian F. G. Johnson University of Cambridge
Jason S. Lewis
Jason S. Lewis Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Maarten de Laat
Maarten de Laat University of South Australia
Gary Wills
Gary Wills University of Southampton
Martin Weller
Martin Weller The Open University

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