{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5080328574","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-0743","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-0743"],"display_name":"A. Paterson","raw_author_names":["A Paterson","A. Paterson","Alan Paterson*","Paterson, A"],"full_name":"Alan Paterson*","works_count":10,"cited_by_count":35,"summary_stats":{"2yr_mean_citedness":0.0,"h_index":4,"i10_index":1},"ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/A5080328574","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-0743","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5885-0743"]},"affiliations":[{"institution":{"id":"https://openalex.org/I103250015","ror":"https://ror.org/056206b04","display_name":"Human Sciences Research Council","country_code":"ZA","type":"nonprofit","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I103250015"]},"years":[2014,2005]},{"institution":{"id":"https://openalex.org/I27765905","ror":"https://ror.org/010f1sq29","display_name":"North-West University","country_code":"ZA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I27765905"]},"years":[1996,1995]}],"last_known_institutions":null,"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10208","display_name":"Labor market dynamics and wage inequality","count":2,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2002","display_name":"Economics and Econometrics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/20","display_name":"Economics, Econometrics and Finance"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11300","display_name":"Global Educational Policies and Reforms","count":2,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3320","display_name":"Political Science and International Relations"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12204","display_name":"African Education and Politics","count":2,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13532","display_name":"Education Systems and Policy","count":2,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10213","display_name":"Public Policy and Administration Research","count":1,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3321","display_name":"Public Administration"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"topic_share":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12204","display_name":"African Education and Politics","value":2.06e-05,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13853","display_name":"Teacher Education and Assessments","value":1.06e-05,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11300","display_name":"Global Educational Policies and Reforms","value":9.4e-06,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3320","display_name":"Political Science and International Relations"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13532","display_name":"Education Systems and Policy","value":8.5e-06,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3304","display_name":"Education"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13075","display_name":"Legal Systems and Judicial Processes","value":7.9e-06,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3308","display_name":"Law"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"x_concepts":[{"id":"144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","score":0.5503498911857605},{"id":"17744445","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36442","display_name":"Political science","score":0.5480088591575623},{"id":"205649164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071","display_name":"Geography","score":0.41337957978248596},{"id":"162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","score":0.36997950077056885},{"id":"199539241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7748","display_name":"Law","score":0.25789761543273926}],"counts_by_year":[{"year":1991,"works_count":1,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":0},{"year":1995,"works_count":1,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":0},{"year":1996,"works_count":1,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":0},{"year":2004,"works_count":2,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":0},{"year":2005,"works_count":1,"oa_works_count":1,"cited_by_count":0},{"year":2010,"works_count":1,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":0},{"year":2012,"works_count":0,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2013,"works_count":0,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2014,"works_count":1,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2015,"works_count":0,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":6},{"year":2016,"works_count":1,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":0},{"year":2020,"works_count":1,"oa_works_count":1,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2021,"works_count":0,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2022,"works_count":0,"oa_works_count":0,"cited_by_count":1}],"display_name_alternatives":["A Paterson","A. Paterson","Alan Paterson*","Paterson, A"],"block_key":"a paterson","works_api_url":"https://api.openalex.org/works?filter=author.id:A5080328574","updated_date":"2026-11-08T12:57:04","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}