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Mark Priestley 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 Mark Priestley sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 172 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Priestley 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 Mark Priestley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Mark Priestley is affiliated with the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions primarily lie within the broad field of Social Sciences, with a focus on subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Education, Political Science and International Relations, Finance, and Safety Research.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics such as Healthcare Innovation and Challenges, Social Policy and Reform Studies, Ombudsman and Human Rights, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, Disability Rights and Representation, Human Rights and Development, and Discrimination and Equality Law.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Mark Priestley include:

  • How useful are equality indicators? The expressive function of 'stat imperfecta' in disability rights advocacy, 2021, Evidence & Policy
  • Developing disability equality indicators: national and transnational technologies of governance, 2021, The International Journal of Human Rights

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Vanessa Davey
  • José-Luis Fernández
  • Martín Knapp
  • Nicola Vick
  • Debbie Jolly

Mark Priestley has published regularly in notable venues such as:

  • London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science)
  • Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy
  • Evidence & Policy
  • The International Journal of Human Rights

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Beliefs in Teacher Agency.

    Gert Biesta;Mark Priestley;Sarah Robinson

  • Teacher Agency in Curriculum Making: Agents of Change and Spaces for Manoeuvre

    Mark Priestley;Richard Edwards;Andrea Priestley;Kate Miller

  • Disability: A Life Course Approach

    Mark Priestley

  • Teacher Agency: An Ecological Approach

    Gert J. J. Biesta;Sarah Robinson;Mark Priestley

  • Parasites, pawns and partners: disability research and the role of non-disabled researchers

    Emma Stone;Mark Priestley

  • Teacher Agency : What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

    Mark Priestley;Gert Biesta;Sarah Robinson

  • Constructions and Creations: idealism, materialism and disability theory

    Mark Priestley

  • Disability politics and community care

    Mark Priestley

  • Disability and the life course : global perspectives

    Mark Priestley

  • Reinventing the curriculum : new trends in curriculum policy and practice

    Mark Priestley;Gert Biesta

  • The global dimension in education and education for global citizenship: genealogy and critique

    Greg Mannion;G J J Biesta;Mark Priestley;Hamish Ross

  • Teachers as agents of change: teacher agency and emerging models of curriculum

    Mark Priestley;G J J Biesta;Sarah Robinson

  • Schools, teachers, and curriculum change: A balancing act?

    Mark Priestley

  • Student teachers' first reflections on information and communications technology and classroom learning: implications for initial teacher education

    Daniela Sime;Mark Priestley

  • The Development of Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence: Amnesia and Deja Vu.

    Mark Priestley;Walter Humes

  • Talking about education: exploring the significance of teachers’ talk for teacher agency

    Gert Biesta;Mark Priestley;Sarah Robinson

  • Disability and social change: a South African agenda

    Brian Watermeyer;Leslie Swartz;Theresa Lorenzo;Marguerite Schneider

  • Whatever happened to curriculum theory? Critical realism and curriculum change

    Mark Priestley

  • Natural Hazards, Human Vulnerability and Disabling Societies: A Disaster for Disabled People?

    Laura Hemingway;Mark Priestley

  • Teacher beliefs and the mediation of curriculum innovation in Scotland: A socio‐cultural perspective on professional development and change

    Carolyn S. Wallace;Mark Priestley

Frequent Co-Authors

Gert Biesta
Gert Biesta National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Sheila Riddell
Sheila Riddell University of Edinburgh
Richard Edwards
Richard Edwards University of Stirling
Martin Knapp
Martin Knapp London School of Economics and Political Science
Leslie Swartz
Leslie Swartz Stellenbosch University

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