Ron Best
Impact in
- Clinical Psychology top 5%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Education top 2%
- Religious Education and Schools
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
Papers in
- Education 27
- Religious Education and Schools 14
- Education and Critical Thinking Development 5
- Education Methods and Practices 4
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- Religion, Society, and Development 11
- Theological Perspectives and Practices 10
- Co-authors
- Gerard Leavey (3 shared papers)Despina Rothi (2 shared papers)Peter Ribbins (5 shared papers)Caroline Lodge (3 shared papers)Chris Watkins (2 shared papers)David Galloway (1 shared paper)David Armstrong (1 shared paper)Péter Lang (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Pastoral Care in Education (25 papers)International Journal of Children s Spirituality (5 papers)British Journal of Educational Studies (5 papers)British Journal of Sociology (2 papers)Journal of Social Work Practice (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesChina
In The Last Decade
Ron Best
55 papers receiving 684 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 72
- Clinical Psychology 359
- Education 497
- Health 103
- Developmental and Educational Psychology 99
- Social Psychology 121
Countries citing papers authored by Ron Best
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Fields of papers citing papers by Ron Best
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Co-authors
The 15 scholars most cited alongside Ron Best, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | 202 | |
| 2 | Education, spirituality, and the whole child | 1996 | 133 |
| 3 | Perspectives on pastoral care | 1980 | 68 |
| 4 | Education for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development | 2000 | 43 |
| 5 | 1996 | 37 | |
| 6 | 2006 | 36 | |
| 7 | 1996 | 32 | |
| 8 | 1977 | 27 | |
| 9 | 2005 | 25 | |
| 10 | 2011 | 20 | |
| 11 | 1977 | 17 | |
| 12 | 2008 | 16 | |
| 13 | 1999 | 14 | |
| 14 | 1989 | 11 | |
| 15 | 1975 | 11 | |
| 16 | 2014 | 10 | |
| 17 | Tomorrow's Schools: Towards Integrity | 2001 | 10 |
| 18 | 1999 | 9 | |
| 19 | 2005 | 9 | |
| 20 | Identification and management of pupils with mental health difficulties: A study of UK teachers' experience and views | 2005 | 9 |
About Ron Best
Ron Best is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Health, having authored 65 papers that have together received 875 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Religious Education and Schools (14 papers), Religion, Society, and Development (11 papers), Theological Perspectives and Practices (10 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 papers), Educational and Psychological Assessments (6 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (6 papers), Education and Critical Thinking Development (5 papers) and Education Methods and Practices (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Clinical Psychology (359 citations), Education (497 citations), Health (103 citations), Developmental and Educational Psychology (99 citations) and Social Psychology (121 citations). Ron Best has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include Gerard Leavey, Despina Rothi, Peter Ribbins, Caroline Lodge, Chris Watkins, David Galloway, David Armstrong, Péter Lang, Susan Harris and D. J. Galloway. Their work appears in journals such as Pastoral Care in Education, International Journal of Children s Spirituality, British Journal of Educational Studies, British Journal of Sociology and Journal of Social Work Practice.
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