2026 Stephen Gorard: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	73	642	560	117	103	450	18184

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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

Stephen Gorard is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the field of Social Sciences, with a strong focus on Education. Their research portfolio spans several subfields including Education, Sociology and Political Science, Safety Research, Information Systems and Management, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Their work addresses multiple interconnected topics, notably:

School Choice and Performance
Early Childhood Education and Development
Teacher Professional Development and Motivation
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Education Systems and Policy
Parental Involvement in Education
Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Gorard has contributed research papers to various academic venues. Some of their recent notable publications include:

"Teacher Recruitment and Retention: A Critical Review of International Evidence of Most Promising Interventions" (2020) published in Education Sciences
"What works in attracting and retaining teachers in challenging schools and areas?" (2020) published in Oxford Review of Education
"What is the evidence on the best way to get evidence into use in education?" (2020) published in Review of Education
"Is technology always helpful?: A critical review of the impact on learning outcomes of education technology in supporting formative assessment in schools" (2021) published in Research Papers in Education
"Who wants to be a teacher? Findings from a survey of undergraduates in England" (2021) published in Educational Studies

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Gorard include Beng Huat See, Nadia Siddiqui, Rebecca Morris, Essi Berelian, and Katherine Laight. The collaboration with these coauthors is well-documented, reflecting joint work in education research.

The researcher's work appears regularly in several journals, with a high volume of publications in outlets such as:

Prescriber
Review of Education
Education Sciences
British Educational Research Journal
Research Papers in Education

Stephen Gorard has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom. This designation indicates a professional acknowledgment within the social sciences community.

Best Publications

Combining Methods in Educational and Social Research

Stephen Gorard;Chris Taylor

1013
Citations
Older adults' use of information and communications technology in everyday life

Neil Selwyn;Stephen Gorard;John Furlong;Louise Madden

885
Citations
Quantitative methods in educational research : the role of numbers made easy

Stephen Gorard

604
Citations
Research Design: Creating Robust Approaches for the Social Sciences

Stephen Gorard

458
Citations
Review of Widening Participation Research: Addressing the Barriers to Participation in Higher Education

Stephen Gorard;Emma Smith;Helen May;Liz Thomas

426
Citations
Schools, Markets and Choice Policies

John Fitz;Stephen Gorard;Chris Taylor

397
Citations
An international comparison of equity in education systems

Stephen Gorard;Emma Smith

330
Citations
Death of mixed methods? Or the rebirth of research as a craft

Jennifer E. Symonds;Stephen Gorard

312
Citations
Adult Learning in the Digital Age: Information Technology and the Learning Society

Neil Selwyn;Stephen Gorard;John Furlong

304
Citations
The impact of attitudes and aspirations on educational attainment and participation

Stephen Gorard;Beng See;Peter Davies

293
Citations
Creating a learning society?: Learning careers and policies for lifelong learning

Stephen Gorard;Gareth Meredydd Rees

292
Citations
Whose Internet is it Anyway? Exploring Adults’ (Non)Use of the Internet in Everyday Life

Neil Selwyn;Stephen Gorard;John Furlong

284
Citations
Education and social justice : the changing composition of schools and its implications

Stephen Gorard

237
Citations
Education and social justice

Stephen Gorard

232
Citations
'They don't give us our marks': The role of formative feedback in student progress

Emma Smith;Stephen Gorard

220
Citations
What is Segregation? A Comparison of Measures in Terms of ‘Strong’ and ‘Weak’ Compositional Invariance

Stephen Gorard;Chris Taylor

215
Citations
Investigating the patterns of differential attainment of boys and girls at school

Stephen Gorard;Gareth Meredydd Rees;Jane Salisbury

209
Citations
The impact of socio‐economic status on participation and attainment in science

Stephen Gorard;Beng Huat See

194
Citations
Revisiting a 90-Year-Old Debate: The Advantages of the Mean Deviation.

Stephen Gorard

183
Citations
How Can We Enhance Enjoyment of Secondary School? The Student View.

Stephen Gorard;Beng Huat See

170
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Selwyn Monash University

Thomas D. Cook University of Wisconsin–Madison

Charles Teddlie Louisiana State University

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