2026 Ian M. Kinchin: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	37	6206	5763	1006	935	181	6577

Ian M. Kinchin 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 Ian M. Kinchin sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 181 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian M. Kinchin 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 Ian M. Kinchin sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ian M. Kinchin is affiliated with the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom and is active in the domain of social sciences, with a particular focus on education. Their research spans several subfields, most notably education, information systems and management, political science and international relations, human factors and ergonomics, and developmental and educational psychology.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications such as:

Five moves towards an ecological university, 2023, Teaching in Higher Education
Concept Mapping in the Age of Deleuze: Fresh Perspectives and New Challenges, 2020, Education Sciences

Ian collaborates frequently with other researchers, with notable co-authors including Karen Gravett, Paulo Rogério Miranda Correia, Naomi Winstone, Thiago R. L. C. Paixão, and Emma Medland.

The venues in which Ian M. Kinchin publishes regularly include:

Teaching in Higher Education
Education Sciences
Journal of Biological Education
Postdigital Science and Education
Higher Education Research & Development

Ian's work addresses a number of key topics such as:

Higher Education Practices and Engagement
Sustainability in Higher Education
Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
Evaluation of Teaching Practices
Innovative Education and Learning Practices
Digital Education and Society
Global Educational Policies and Reforms

The scholar has contributed to book literature published by Bloomsbury, including titles such as How to Mend a University (2024) and Dominant Discourses in Higher Education (2022).

Their research engages with current challenges in higher education, sustainability, and teaching evaluation, often intersecting interdisciplinary approaches to education science and practice.

Best Publications

How a qualitative approach to concept map analysis can be used to aid learning by illustrating patterns of conceptual development

Ian M. Kinchin;David B. Hay;Alan Adams

1007
Citations
Making learning visible: the role of concept mapping in higher education

David Hay;Ian Kinchin;Simon Lygo‐Baker

451
Citations
Concept mapping in biology

Ian M. Kinchin

307
Citations
If concept mapping is so helpful to learning biology, why aren't we all doing it?

Ian M. Kinchin

220
Citations
Using concept maps to reveal conceptual typologies

David B. Hay;Ian M. Kinchin

203
Citations
Using Concept Maps To Reveal Understanding: A Two-Tier Analysis

Ian M. Kinchin

197
Citations
Using concept mapping to enhance the research interview

Ian M Kinchin;David Streatfield;David Brian Hay

197
Citations
Investigating students' beliefs about their preferred role as learners

Ian Kinchin

195
Citations
Universities as centres of non-learning

Ian M. Kinchin;Simon Lygo-Baker;David B. Hay

188
Citations
Concept Mapping as a Learning Tool in Higher Education: A Critical Analysis of Recent Reviews

Ian M. Kinchin

171
Citations
The evolution of a collaborative concept mapping activity for undergraduate microbiology students

Ian M. Kinchin;Frans A. A. M. De-Leij;David B. Hay

168
Citations
Reconsidering the dimensions of expertise: from linear stages towards dual processing

Ian M. Kinchin;Lyndon B. Cabot

136
Citations
The myth of the research‐led teacher

Ian M. Kinchin;David B. Hay

117
Citations
Avoiding technology‐enhanced non‐learning

Ian M. Kinchin

116
Citations
Using concept maps to optimize the composition of collaborative student groups: a pilot study.

Ian Kinchin;David Hay

114
Citations
Using concept mapping to measure learning quality

David Hay;Ian Kinchin

111
Citations
Effective Teacher-Student Dialogue: A Model from Biological Education.

Ian M. Kinchin

100
Citations
Visualising knowledge structures in biology: discipline, curriculum and student understanding

Ian M. Kinchin

100
Citations
Developing a Peer Observation Program with University Teachers

Laurie Lomas;Ian Kinchin

100
Citations
Peer observation of teaching: The interaction between peer review and developmental models of practice

Jenny Yiend;Saranne Weller;Ian Kinchin

97
Citations
Quantitative and qualitative measures of student learning at university level

David B. Hay;Harvey Wells;Ian M. Kinchin

95
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bart Rienties The Open University

Jenny Yiend King's College London

Allison Littlejohn University College London

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