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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 42 Citations 8,330 263 World Ranking 2501 National Ranking 430

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Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Education
  • Social science

Pat Thomson mostly deals with Pedagogy, Public relations, Curriculum, Mathematics education and Identity. His work deals with themes such as Disadvantaged and The arts, which intersect with Pedagogy. The concepts of his Public relations study are interwoven with issues in Professional development and Personnel selection.

His Curriculum research incorporates themes from Student research, Corporate governance, Subject and Set. His study in the field of Student engagement also crosses realms of Class. His Identity research incorporates elements of Reflexivity, Argument, Research methodology and Professional writing.

His most cited work include:

  • Helping Doctoral Students Write: Pedagogies for supervision (270 citations)
  • Schooling the Rustbelt Kids: Making the Difference in Changing Times (265 citations)
  • Doing Visual Research with Children and Young People (238 citations)

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

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Pedagogy, Public relations, Curriculum, The arts and Mathematics education. In his work, Pat Thomson performs multidisciplinary research in Pedagogy and Social practice. As part of his studies on Public relations, Pat Thomson often connects relevant subjects like Professional development.

The arts is a subfield of Visual arts that Pat Thomson tackles.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Pedagogy (35.41%)
  • Public relations (14.40%)
  • Curriculum (10.12%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • The arts (8.95%)
  • Rehabilitation (3.89%)
  • Physical therapy (8.17%)

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

Pat Thomson focuses on The arts, Rehabilitation, Physical therapy, Pedagogy and Quality of life. He interconnects Mathematics education, Diversity, Citizenship and Art history in the investigation of issues within The arts. His Mathematics education research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Resistance and Subject.

Many of his research projects under Pedagogy are closely connected to Student attendance with Student attendance, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. His Curriculum research includes elements of Discipline, Creativity, Set, Qualitative research and Social theory. The Quality of life study combines topics in areas such as Family caregivers and Clinical psychology, Partner effects.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The Routledge Doctoral Student's Companion: Getting to Grips With Research in Education and the Social Sciences (38 citations)
  • The Routledge Doctoral Supervisor's Companion: Supporting Effective Research in Education and the Social Sciences (30 citations)
  • Creativity in Teaching: What Can Teachers Learn from Artists?. (10 citations)

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

  • Law
  • Education
  • Social science

His primary areas of study are Pedagogy, Rehabilitation, The arts, Psychological intervention and Media studies. His Pedagogy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Michel foucault, Autonomy, Gender studies, Distributed leadership and Life course approach. The study incorporates disciplines such as School change, Teaching method and Curriculum in addition to The arts.

His study focuses on the intersection of Curriculum and fields such as Mathematics education with connections in the field of Qualitative research. His study in Media studies is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Social science and Politics. His research investigates the connection between Social science and topics such as Publishing that intersect with issues in Educational leadership.

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Best Publications

Schooling the Rustbelt Kids: Making the Difference in Changing Times

Pat Thomson.
(2002)

746 Citations

Helping Doctoral Students Write: Pedagogies for supervision

Barbara Kamler;Pat Thomson.
(2006)

406 Citations

Doing Visual Research with Children and Young People

Pat. Thomson.
(2008)

353 Citations

School Leadership - Heads on the Block?

Pat Thomson.
(2009)

242 Citations

Critical Literacy Finds a "Place": Writing and Social Action in a Low-Income Australian Grade 2/3 Classroom

Barbara Comber;Patricia Thomson;Margaret Wells.
Elementary School Journal (2001)

230 Citations

From ‘consulting pupils’ to ‘pupils as researchers’: a situated case narrative

Pat Thomson;Helen Gunter.
British Educational Research Journal (2006)

217 Citations

The Failure of Dissertation Advice Books: Toward Alternative Pedagogies for Doctoral Writing

Barbara Kamler;Pat Thomson.
Educational Researcher (2008)

217 Citations

Going against the herd: psychological and cultural factors underlying the 'vaccination confidence gap'

Matthew Browne;Patricia Thomson;Matthew Justus Rockloff;Gordon Pennycook.
PLOS ONE (2015)

213 Citations

Why do academics blog? An analysis of audiences, purposes and challenges

Inger Mewburn;Pat Thomson.
Studies in Higher Education (2013)

181 Citations

Inside, outside, upside down: The fluidity of academic researcher 'identity' in working with/in school

Pat Thomson;Helen Gunter.
International Journal of Research & Method in Education (2011)

162 Citations

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