01Research activity
Action Research research by ScholarsColab researchers
What researchers combine with Action Research
Words that appear most often in these paper titles. Tap one to see those papers.
02Researchers
PhD researchers working on Action Research
Every researcher below is registered on ScholarsColab and can be hired as a mentor or for a project. Publication counts are their papers on this topic.
Chris GILBERTWilliam VS Tubman University2 papers on this topic · 15 citations
Boon-How ChewUniversiti Putra Malaysia1 paper on this topic · 28 citations03Papers
Research papers on Action Research
- Study protocol of EMPOWER Participatory Action Research (EMPOWER-PAR): a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of multifaceted chronic disease management strategies to …201428 citationsBMC Family PracticeBoon-How Chew
- Walking the popular education spiral-an account and analysis of participatory action research with teacher activists202214 citationsEducational Action ResearchChris GILBERT
- Participatory Action Research With Teacher Activists: Walking The Spiral And “Making The Invisible Visible”20251 citationsChris GILBERT
04Journals
Journals that publish Action Research research
Where our researchers published their papers on this topic, with each journal’s indexing.
| Journal | Indexing | Impact factor* | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMC Family Practice | ScopusJCR 2024 | 3.59 Q1 | 1 |
| Educational Action Research | ESCIScopusJCR 2024 | 1.86 Q2 | 1 |
*Impact factor and quartile calculated from OpenAlex open data where available; official Journal Impact Factors are published by Clarivate. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists. Find the right journal for your own paper →
05Top 2% scientists
World’s Top 2% scientists in Education
The Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list ranks researchers by a composite citation indicator. Education is the research subfield closest to Action Research in that list; 2,407 researchers from 58 countries are listed in it.
| Researcher | Institution | Country | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh, Herbert W. | Australian Catholic University | Australia | 132 |
| Mayer, Richard E. | University of California, Santa Barbara | United States | 189 |
| Sternberg, Robert J. | Cornell University | United States | 346 |
| Sweller, John | UNSW Sydney | Australia | 532 |
| Ball, Stephen John | UCL Institute of Education | United Kingdom | 935 |
| Pekrun, Reinhard H. | Australian Catholic University | Australia | 1,811 |
| Zimmerman, Barry J. | City University | United States | 1,874 |
| Biesta, Gert J.J. | Maynooth University | Ireland | 2,788 |
| Hattie, John Allan C. | Faculty of Education | Australia | 2,950 |
| Darling-Hammond, Linda | Stanford University | United States | 3,086 |
| Hedges, Larry V. | Northwestern University | United States | 3,263 |
| Tsai, Chin‑Chung | National Taiwan Normal University | Taiwan | 3,308 |
Source: Elsevier Data Repository, Ioannidis et al., 2026 edition, citations to the end of 2025 (career-long ranking). ScholarsColab is not affiliated with Stanford University or Elsevier, and the researchers listed are not ScholarsColab mentors unless marked so above.
06Questions
Frequently asked questions
What do researchers study in Action Research?
In papers by ScholarsColab researchers, Action Research appears most often together with participatory, walking, teacher, activists, protocol, empower.
Who works on Action Research research?
2 PhD researchers on ScholarsColab have published on Action Research (3 papers), including Chris GILBERT, Boon-How Chew. Each has a public profile with their Google Scholar publications, and you can hire them as a mentor or for a research project.
Which journals publish Action Research research?
Our researchers published their Action Research papers in 2 journals, most often in BMC Family Practice, Educational Action Research. The journal table on this page shows the indexing of each one (SCIE, Scopus, ESCI).
How many research papers on Action Research are on ScholarsColab?
3 papers published between 2014 and 2025, cited 43 times in total (median 14 citations per paper). The list updates automatically as researchers join and publish.
Can I hire a PhD expert in Action Research for my thesis or paper?
Yes. Open any researcher profile on this page to see their publications, then post your project or hire them directly. For a paper you have already written, a Manuscript Audit by a reviewer in Action Research shows what to fix before you submit, and Journal Selection shortlists up to five journals that match it.
Need a PhD expert in Action Research?
Hire a researcher who has published on this topic to guide your thesis or project, or get your manuscript audited and matched to the right journal before you submit.