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Housing, Theory and Society
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Housing, Theory and Society

1403-6096

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/shou20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1138 8 8 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 14
Documents by Best Scientists*: 13
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 60
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.194
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Housing Theory and Society?

Economic growth, Political economy, Public housing, Epistemology and Labour economics are the subjects of interest in the journal. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Political economy, it also covered topics in Welfare and Politics. The research on Welfare discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Welfare state.

Research on Public housing addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Public administration. The journal features Public administration research that overlaps with concepts in Government.

  • Economic growth (14.49%)
  • Political economy (10.43%)
  • Public housing (9.57%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The Flight of the Creative Class (454 citations)
  • A place called home (446 citations)
  • Housing Pathways - A Post Modern Analytical Framework (202 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Housing Theory and Society:

The journal papers primarily tackle Economic growth, Public housing, Social psychology, Political economy and Social science. The most cited publications address concerns in Public housing which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Disadvantaged, Renting, Relational sociology, Public administration and Welfare. The journal papers hold forums on Social psychology that merge themes from other disciplines such as Epistemology, Meaning (existential) and Context (language use).

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social science

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Housing Theory and Society deals with Political economy, Renting, Economic geography, Economic history and Aesthetics. The concepts on Political economy presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Subsidized housing, Capitalism, Scholarship, Policy transfer and Contentious politics. In it, Argument, Bedroom, Marketing, Neoclassical economics and Making-of are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Renting research.

Social relation, Familialism, World-systems theory and State socialism are some topics wherein Economic geography research discussed in Housing Theory and Society have an impact. It explores issues in Economic history which can be linked to other research areas like Urban warfare, Financial crisis, Welfare and Public housing. Housing Theory and Society focuses on Aesthetics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Immanence, Materiality (architecture) and Contemporary history.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Towards a Critical Housing Studies Research Agenda on Platform Real Estate (17 citations)
  • New Conceptions of Sufficient Home Size in High-Income Countries: Are We Approaching a Sustainable Consumption Transition? (8 citations)
  • Shared Room Housing and Home: Unpacking the Home-making Practices of Shared Room Tenants in Sydney, Australia (8 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 Housing Theory and Society (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Keith Jacobs (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jim Kemeny (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chris Allen (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bo Bengtsson (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • David Clapham (11 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 Housing Theory and Society (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Uppsala University (28 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • RMIT University (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Delft University of Technology (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Tasmania (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Glasgow (20 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous 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, 8.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.91% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 13.04% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.04% of all publications and 50.00% 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.

Contributions to the Field of Counseling

Researchers at Housing Theory and Society have also influenced the field of counseling through their studies on the psychology of housing security. Understanding a person's housing situation plays a significant role in mental health counseling and shapes their perspective on life. These insights have profound implications for Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), especially those in Montana who deal with populations impacted by housing issues.

These professional counselors often implement learnings from Housing Theory and Society as part of counseling strategies. Thus, they can better address individuals' mental wellness needs, especially those dealing with housing insecurity or transitioning between homes. These efforts have resulted in improved therapeutic outcomes for clients, demonstrating the significant influence of the research undertaken by the Housing Theory and Society over various fields.

Top Publications

  • The Death and Life of Private Landlordism: How Financialized Homeownership Gave Birth to the Buy-To-Let Market

    Manuel B. Aalbers;Cody Hochstenbach;Jelke Bosma;Rodrigo Fernandez

    (2021)
    73 Citations
  • “So, Don’t You Want Us Here No More?” Slow Violence, Frustrated Hope, and Racialized Struggle on London’s Council Estates

    Loretta Lees;Phil Hubbard

    (2021)
    23 Citations
  • Housing, Inequality and Sociology: A Comment on Pragmatic Socioeconomics

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Co-Living, Gentlemen’s Clubs, and Residential Hotels: A Long View of Shared Housing Infrastructures for Single Young Professionals

    (2023)
    5 Citations
  • Residential Alienation and Generational Activism in Hong Kong

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Hostile Environments: Housing and Asylum Policies as Drivers of Energy Deprivation Among UK Refugee Communities

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Tourism-Led Housing Commodification: Transnational Real Estate Networks and State-Permeated Property Investment in Havana, Cuba

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • On Ideal Types, Abstraction and Noise in the Political Economy of Housing

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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