Simon McGrath

Simon McGrath 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 Simon McGrath sits on this spectrum.

Simon McGrath 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 Simon McGrath sits on this spectrum.

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

Best Publications

• Vocational education and training for development: a policy in need of a theory?

  Simon McGrath;Simon McGrath

  369
  Citations

• Globalisation, Enterprise and Knowledge: Education, Training and Development in Africa

  Kenneth King;Simon McGrath

  340
  Citations

• Knowledge for development

  Unknown

  325
  Citations

• Higher education and economic development: the importance of building technological capabilities

  Glenda Kruss;Simon McGrath;Simon McGrath;Il-haam Petersen;Michael Gastrow

  302
  Citations

• Education and skills for development in South Africa: Reflections on the accelerated and shared growth initiative for South Africa

  S. McGrath;Salim Akoojee

  166
  Citations

• Skills for sustainable development: Transforming vocational education and training beyond 2015

  Simon McGrath;Simon McGrath;Lesley Powell;Lesley Powell

  163
  Citations

• Enterprise in Africa : between poverty and growth

  Simon A. McGrath;Kenneth King

  126
  Citations

• Vocational education and training for African development: a literature review

  Unknown

  118
  Citations

• Knowledge for development?

  Unknown

  108
  Citations

• Skills futures in Africa

  Unknown

  106
  Citations

• The role of education in development: an educationalist’s response to some recent work in development economics

  Simon McGrath

  103
  Citations

• Skills for development and vocational education and training: Current and emergent trends

  Unknown

  96
  Citations

• Skills for development: a new approach to international cooperation in skills development?

  Simon McGrath

  91
  Citations

• Education and development: Thirty years of continuity and change

  Simon McGrath

  88
  Citations

• Beyond the basics: Educating and training out of poverty

  Kenneth King;Simon McGrath;Pauline Rose

  87
  Citations

• Education and Training for the Informal Sector

  Osei Boeh-Ocansey;Simon McGrath;Kenneth King;Fiona Leach

  81
  Citations

• Vocational Education and Training for Sustainability in South Africa: The Role of Public and Private Provision.

  Simon McGrath;Salim Akoojee

  76
  Citations

• Knowing and doing vocational education and training reform: Evidence, learning and the policy process

  Simon McGrath;Simon McGrath;Rosemary Lugg

  72
  Citations

• Knowledge-Based Aid: A Four Agency Comparative Study.

  Simon McGrath;Kenneth King

  72
  Citations

• International influences on the evolution of skills development in South Africa

  Simon McGrath;Azeem Badroodien

  72
  Citations