2026 Sally McClean: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	45	7189	6979	430	425	439	8540

Overview

Sally McClean is affiliated with the University of Ulster in the United Kingdom. Their research covers a broad range of topics primarily within the fields of Computer Science and Business, Management and Accounting. The main areas of focus include Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, among others.

McClean's subfields of study encompass Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Management Information Systems, and Computer Networks and Communications. Their research interests extend to several key topics, including:

Business Process Modeling and Analysis
Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services
Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
Software Engineering Research
Data Stream Mining Techniques
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization

The scientist has contributed to multiple publication venues, frequently appearing in:

Algorithms
SSRN Electronic Journal
Mathematics
IEEE Access
arXiv (Cornell University)

Among recent papers attributed to their work are:

"Ambulances Deployment Problems: Categorization, Evolution and Dynamic Problems Review" (2022), published in ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
"Discriminating features-based cost-sensitive approach for software defect prediction" (2021), published in Automated Software Engineering
"Connecting Disjoint Nodes Through a UAV-Based Wireless Network for Bridging Communication Using IEEE 802.11 Protocols" (2020), published in EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
"Formation Control Algorithms for Multi-UAV Systems With Unstable Topologies and Hybrid Delays" (2024), published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
"A Study of Maternal and Umbilical Cord Blood Lead Levels in Pregnant Women" (2022), published in Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

McClean's frequent coauthors include Lingkai Yang, Zeeshan Tariq, Ian McChesney, Mark Donnelly, and Kevin Burke. The number of joint publications with these collaborators ranges from seven to ten.

Best Publications

Smart City Architecture and its Applications Based on IoT

Aditya Gaur;Bryan W. Scotney;Gerard P. Parr;Sally I. McClean

491
Citations
Optimal Placement of Accelerometers for the Detection of Everyday Activities

Ian Cleland;Basel Kikhia;Chris D. Nugent;Andrey Boytsov

477
Citations
A critical look at Lean Thinking in healthcare

T P Young;S I McClean

380
Citations
Evidential fusion of sensor data for activity recognition in smart homes

Xin Hong;Chris Nugent;Maurice Mulvenna;Sally McClean

317
Citations
A queueing model for bed-occupancy management and planning of hospitals

Florin Gorunescu;Sally I. McClean;Peter H. Millard

247
Citations
A data mining approach to the prediction of corporate failure

Feng Yu Lin;Sally McClean

225
Citations
UAV Position Estimation and Collision Avoidance Using the Extended Kalman Filter

Chunbo Luo;Sally I. McClean;Gerard Parr;Luke Teacy

199
Citations
Using a queueing model to help plan bed allocation in a department of geriatric medicine.

Florin Gorunescu;Sally I McClean;Peter H Millard

152
Citations
Combining rough decisions for intelligent text mining using Dempster's rule

Yaxin Bi;Sally Mcclean;Terry Anderson

126
Citations
Cache performance models for quality of service compliance in storage clouds

Ernest Sithole;Aaron McConnell;Sally I. McClean;Gerard Parr

125
Citations
Performance prediction of data fusion for information retrieval

Shengli Wu;Sally McClean

123
Citations
Statistical Techniques for Manpower Planning

David J. Bartholomew;Andrew F. Forbes;Sally I. McClean

117
Citations
Aggregation of imprecise and uncertain information in databases

S. McClean;B. Scotney;M. Shapcott

116
Citations
Markovian Workload Characterization for QoS Prediction in the Cloud

Sergio Pacheco-Sanchez;Giuliano Casale;Bryan Scotney;Sally McClean

109
Citations
A non-homogeneous discrete time Markov model for admission scheduling and resource planning in a cost or capacity constrained healthcare system

Lalit Garg;Sally McClean;Brian Meenan;Peter Millard

106
Citations
Conditional phase-type distributions for modelling patient length of stay in hospital

A. H. Marshall;S. I. McClean

99
Citations
Markov chain modelling for geriatric patient care.

Malcolm Faddy;Sally McClean

97
Citations
iGAIT: An interactive accelerometer based gait analysis system

Mingjing Yang;Huiru Zheng;Haiying Wang;Sally Mcclean

95
Citations
Stochastic models of geriatric patient bed occupancy behaviour

G. J. Taylor;S. I. McClean;P. H. Millard

83
Citations
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Disaster Management

Chunbo Luo;Wang Miao;Hanif Ullah;Sally McClean

69
Citations
Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Sally I. McClean

11
Citations
Health and Class: The Early Years

Sally McClean

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris D. Nugent University of Ulster

JoAnn T. Tschanz Utah State University

David Craig University of Southern California

Sungyoung Lee Kyung Hee University

Maurice Mulvenna University of Ulster

Krishna M. Sivalingam Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Sally C. Brailsford University of Southampton

Vladimir Vapnik Princeton University

Terry Anderson Athabasca University

Fionn Murtagh University of Huddersfield

External Links

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