The Relationship of ‘Systems Thinking’ to Action Research

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Flood, Robert Louis. “The Relationship of ‘Systems Thinking’ to Action Research”. Systemic Practice and Action Research, vol. 23, no. 4, 2010, pp. 269-84, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-010-9169-1.
Flood, R. L. (2010). The Relationship of ‘Systems Thinking’ to Action Research. Systemic Practice and Action Research, 23(4), 269-284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11213-010-9169-1
Flood RL. The Relationship of ‘Systems Thinking’ to Action Research. Systemic Practice and Action Research. 2010;23(4):269-84.
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Citations Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management75
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business70
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science67
Social Sciences23
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences15
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)14
Education: Theory and practice of education11
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering9
Science: Biology (General): Ecology9
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine8
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)7
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources5
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology4
Agriculture: Agriculture (General)4
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Oceanography4
Science: Biology (General)4
Agriculture: Plant culture4
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Management. Industrial management3
Education3
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering3
Agriculture3
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry3
Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling3
Agriculture: Animal culture3
Education: Education (General)3
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene3
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources2
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science2
Technology: Manufactures: Production management. Operations management2
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Systems engineering2
Technology: Technology (General)2
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)2
Social Sciences: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform2
Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution2
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology2
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory2
Medicine: Medicine (General)2
Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)2
Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)2
Social Sciences: Finance2
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics1
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology1
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Environmental engineering1
Technology: Chemical technology1
Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture1
Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply1
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography1
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Management. Industrial management: Technological innovations. Automation1
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Ethics1
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor1
Technology: Hydraulic engineering: River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)1
Education: Special aspects of education1
Medicine1
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Management information systems1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation1
Naval Science: Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering1
Naval Science1
Technology: Ocean engineering1
Science: Geology1
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports1
Technology: Building construction: Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings1
Social Sciences: Finance: Insurance1
Science: Botany: Plant ecology1
Agriculture: Forestry1
Fine Arts: Drawing. Design. Illustration1
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering design1
Technology: Manufactures1
Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics1
Science: Mathematics1
Science: Science (General)1
The category Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management 75 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled 2010 BP Oil Spill and the Systemic Construct of the Gulf Coast Shrimp Supply Chain and was published in 2011. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Importance of methodological pluralism in deriving counterfactuals for evidence‐based conservation. This article reached its peak citation in 2022, with 16 citations. It has been cited in 94 different journals, 23% of which are open access. Among related journals, the Systemic Practice and Action Research cited this research the most, with 56 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
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