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Development and Change
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Development and Change

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 632 12 16 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 28
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 113
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.352
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Development and Change?

Development and Change facilitates discussions on Economic growth, Politics, Political economy, Development economics and State (polity). The studies on Economic growth discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Government, Context (language use), Natural resource and Livelihood. In the journal, Power (social and political) and Public administration are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Politics research.

Development and Change focuses on Political economy but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Corporate governance and Democracy. The research on Development economics discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Poverty.

  • Economic growth (22.90%)
  • Politics (18.41%)
  • Political economy (16.98%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Resources, Agency, Achievements: Reflections on the Measurement of Women's Empowerment (2173 citations)
  • The World City Hypothesis (1628 citations)
  • Dismantling the Divide Between Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge (1363 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Development and Change:

The journal publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Economic growth, Politics, Development economics, Political economy and State (polity). Issues in Economic growth were discussed in the most cited publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Government, Natural resource and Context (language use). The works on Politics tackled in the journal articles bring together disciplines like Decentralization and Public administration.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Political economy, Economic growth, Politics, China and State (polity) are tackled in the journal. While Political economy is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Food sovereignty, Elite, Globalization and Greening. Economic growth study tackled is connected to the field of Social relation.

Politics research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Publishing, Rural india, Public relations and Social science, Negotiation. The journal addresses concerns in China which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Context (language use), Communism, Government, Externalization and Investment (macroeconomics). The studies on State (polity) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Capital (economics), Order (exchange) and Global public good.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Wall Street Consensus (12 citations)
  • Beyond the Stereotype: Restating the Relevance of the Dependency Research Programme (11 citations)
  • The Re‐making of the Turkish Crisis (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Development and Change (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Servaas Storm (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Raghav Gaiha (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ashwani Saith (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jan Nederveen Pieterse (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Helen Hintjens (10 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Development and Change (based on the number of publications) are:

  • International Institute of Minnesota (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of East Anglia (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Cambridge (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • SOAS, University of London (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Sussex (21 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 86.96% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.11% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 22.22% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 22.22% of all publications and 44.44% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

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Substance abuse counseling can be a challenging profession, but it is also incredibly rewarding. Counselors have the opportunity to assist individuals in overcoming their struggles and working towards healthier, more fulfilling lives. It's a profession that truly embodies the spirit of Development and Change.

Top Publications

  • Beyond Market Logics: Payments for Ecosystem Services as Alternative Development Practices in the Global South

    Elizabeth Shapiro-Garza;Pamela McElwee;Gert Van Hecken;Esteve Corbera

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Global Value Chains, Industrial Policy and Economic Upgrading in Ethiopia's Apparel Sector

    Lindsay Whitfield;Cornelia Staritz;Mike Morris;Mike Morris

    (2020)
    52 Citations
  • Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual: Workers' Views on Multi-stakeholder Initiatives in Bangladesh

    Naila Kabeer;Lopita Huq;Munshi Sulaiman

    (2020)
    37 Citations
  • Contested Understandings in the Global Garment Industry after Rana Plaza

    Sarah Ashwin;Naila Kabeer;Elke Schüßler

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Troubled Encounters: Payments for Ecosystem Services in Chiapas, Mexico

    Esteve Corbera;Sébastien Costedoat;Driss Ezzine‐de‐Blas;Gert Van Hecken

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Disaster Financialization: Earthquakes, Cashflows and Shifting Household Economies in Nepal

    Philippe Le Billon;Manoj Suji;Jeevan Baniya;Bina Limbu

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Measuring Women's Empowerment: Gender and Time‐use Agency in Benin, Malawi and Nigeria

    (2022)
    18 Citations
  • Financialization for development? Asset making on Indigenous land in remote northern Australia

    Alexandra Langford;Geoffrey Lawrence;Kiah Smith

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Black Economic Empowerment and Quota Allocations in South Africa's Industrial Fisheries

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Remote (Dis)engagement: Shifting Corporate Risk to the ‘Bottom of the Pyramid’

    Kate Roll;Catherine Dolan;Dinah Rajak

    (2021)
    6 Citations

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