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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 36 Citations 5,818 201 World Ranking 3799 National Ranking 267

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • China

His main research concerns Social work, Social science, Pedagogy, Indigenization and Social change. His work carried out in the field of Social work brings together such families of science as Perspective, Gender studies and Individualism. His Social science research includes themes of Sustainable development, Corporate social responsibility, Community organizing and Environmentalism.

His Pedagogy research integrates issues from Ethical reasoning and Social work education. His Indigenization research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Knowledge development, Field, Positivism and Dilemma. The various areas that Mel Gray examines in his Social change study include Cultural pluralism, Globalization, Accountability, Social economy and Politics.

His most cited work include:

  • The quest for a universal social work: some issues and implications (186 citations)
  • Dilemmas of international social work: paradoxical processes in indigenisation, universalism and imperialism (165 citations)
  • Indigenous Social Work around the World: Towards Culturally Relevant Education and Practice (119 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Mel Gray mostly deals with Social work, Nova, Public relations, Social change and Social science. His Social work research incorporates elements of Engineering ethics, Media studies, Social philosophy, Gender studies and Politics. His Social philosophy research incorporates themes from Social network, Social competence and Social engagement.

Mel Gray studies Social change, namely Social position. As part of one scientific family, Mel Gray deals mainly with the area of Social science, narrowing it down to issues related to the Indigenization, and often China. His work investigates the relationship between Public administration and topics such as Social Welfare that intersect with problems in Economic growth.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Social work (62.75%)
  • Nova (23.04%)
  • Public relations (18.14%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Social work (62.75%)
  • Public relations (18.14%)
  • Economic growth (8.82%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His scientific interests lie mostly in Social work, Public relations, Economic growth, Politics and Media studies. His Social work study combines topics in areas such as Social science, Field and China. His research in Social science focuses on subjects like Social change, which are connected to Welfare.

His Public relations study incorporates themes from Mental health service, Argument, Child protection and Service user. His work on Poverty as part of general Economic growth study is frequently linked to Business and Livelihood, bridging the gap between disciplines. In his research, Social environment, Sociocultural evolution and Famine is intimately related to International development, which falls under the overarching field of Politics.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Re‐conceptualising the link between research and practice in social work: A literature review on knowledge utilisation (25 citations)
  • From 'Indigenization' to cultural relevance (24 citations)
  • Working Ethically in Child Protection (20 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social science
  • China

Mel Gray mainly investigates Social work, Public relations, Indigenous, Nova and Media studies. His Social work research incorporates themes from Social change, Social science and Social psychology. His research integrates issues of Social policy and Engineering ethics in his study of Social psychology.

His work on Organisational change as part of general Public relations research is frequently linked to Focus, bridging the gap between disciplines. His Evidence-based practice research encompasses a variety of disciplines, including Field, Argument, Perspective, Service user and Core.

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Best Publications

The quest for a universal social work: some issues and implications

Mel Gray;Jan Fook.
Social Work Education (2004)

332 Citations

Dilemmas of international social work: paradoxical processes in indigenisation, universalism and imperialism

Mel Gray.
International Journal of Social Welfare (2005)

301 Citations

Evidence-based Social Work: A Critical Stance

Mel M Gray;Deborah Plath;Stephen A Webb.
(2009)

258 Citations

An ‘Ecospiritual’ Perspective: Finally, a Place for Indigenous Approaches

John Coates;Mel Gray;Tiani Hetherington.
British Journal of Social Work (2005)

219 Citations

Social work : theories and methods

Mel Gray;Stephen A. Webb.
(2009)

193 Citations

Social enterprise: is it the business of social work?

Mel Gray;Karen Healy;Penny Crofts.
Australian Social Work (2003)

183 Citations

Environmental Social Work

Mel Gray;John Coates;Tiani Hetherington.
(2013)

179 Citations

Indigenous Social Work around the World: Towards Culturally Relevant Education and Practice

Mel Gray;John Coates;Michael Yellow Bird.
(2012)

177 Citations

Back to basics : a critique of the strengths perspective in social work

Mel Gray.
Families in society-The journal of contemporary social services (2011)

169 Citations

Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: A Review of the Empirical Research Literature

Mel M Gray;Elyssa Joy;Deborah Plath;Stephen A Webb.
Research on Social Work Practice (2013)

157 Citations

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