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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Political Science 249 7 11 4
Social Sciences and Humanities 574 29 25 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 45
Documents by Best Scientists*: 43
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 138
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.417
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Urban and Regional Research?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Politics, Political economy, Economic growth, Economy and Humanities. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Politics, it also covered topics in Context (language use), Corporate governance, State (polity) and Public administration. The study on Political economy presented in it intersects with subjects under the field of Economic history.

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research focuses on Economic growth research which is adjacent to topics in Urban planning. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Humanities, apply to Social science as well.

  • Politics (17.93%)
  • Political economy (13.32%)
  • Economic growth (11.89%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • The right to the city (1793 citations)
  • Struggling with the Creative Class (1617 citations)
  • Physical Place and Cyberplace: The Rise of Personalized Networking (1026 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Urban and Regional Research:

The published papers are organized to reinforce research efforts on Politics, Humanities, Economy, Economic growth and Social science. The Politics research tackled in the journal papers is interrelated with Political economy which concerns subjects like Market economy. The journal publications explore research in Economy alongside concepts in China and other areas of study in Urbanization.

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 foci of the journal are Political economy, Economic history, Politics, Urban theory and Urbanism. The concepts on Political economy presented in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research can also apply to other research fields, including Corporate governance, State (polity) and Hegemony. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research explores topics in State (polity) which can be helpful for research in disciplines like China, Land tenure and Economic geography.

It facilitates discussions on Politics that incorporate concepts from other fields like Economic growth and Redistribution (cultural anthropology). While the primary focus in it is Urban theory, it also dissects topics surrounding Urbanization and Latin Americans as a whole. The journal addresses concerns in Urbanism which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Urban studies and Public administration.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Day Zero and The Infrastructures of Climate Change: Water Governance, Inequality, and Infrastructural Politics in Cape Town's Water Crisis (13 citations)
  • Out in Space: Difference and Abstraction in Planetary Urbanization (7 citations)
  • Taking City Rankings Seriously: Engaging with Benchmarking Practices in Global Urbanism (6 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 International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Roger Keil (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Friedmann (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • AbdouMaliq Simone (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kevin Ward (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Gary Bridge (13 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 International Journal of Urban and Regional Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Manchester (55 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University College London (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Amsterdam (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Columbia University (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Humboldt University of Berlin (37 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, 71.76% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.67% of all publications and 58.33% 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.

Career Paths in Urban and Regional Research

The scope of International Journal of Urban and Regional Research extends beyond producing scholarly articles. It also encourages budding researchers and professionals looking to carve a path in this interdisciplinary field. The vast spectrum of research areas ranging from Politics and Economic growth to Social science offers various career avenues. For those interested in a clinical route might consider becoming a mental health counselor in Maine. This role is particularly relevant as rapid urbanization can negatively impact the mental health of populations, and professionals in this field can contribute immensely in mitigating such challenges. Other career paths could involve becoming urban planners, policy analysts, or economic development officers. The International Journal of Urban and Regional Research serves as a strong platform for gaining insights into these career opportunities. Researchers and prospective students may refine their research direction and apply their expertise towards contributing to the field, shaping urban and regional landscapes, and positively impacting society. Whether you are aiming at contributing scholarly articles or looking to work in this sector, understanding the workings of the urban and regional landscape through the lens of this journal can prove to be a great asset.

Top Publications

  • GOVERNING URBAN AGRICULTURE: Formalization, Resistance and Re‐visioning in Two ‘Green’ Cities

    Nathan McClintock;Christiana Miewald;Eugene McCann

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Space Grabs: Colonizing the Vertical City

    Ju Tjung Liong;Helga Leitner;Eric Sheppard;Suryono Herlambang

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Informal Property Rights as Relational and Functional: Unravelling the Relational Contract in China's Informal Housing Market

    Mengzhu Zhang;Shenjing He

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Taking City Rankings Seriously: Engaging with Benchmarking Practices in Global Urbanism

    Michele Acuto;Daniel Pejic;Jessie Briggs

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Contesting Eco‐Urbanism from Below: The Construction of ‘Zero‐Waste Neighborhoods’ in Chinese Cities

    George C.S. Lin;Shih‐Yang Kao

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Is Comparative Gentrification Possible? Sceptical Voices from Hong Kong

    David Ley;Sin Yih Teo

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • <scp>YIMBY</scp>: The Latest Frontier of Gentrification

    (2021)
    17 Citations
  • Securing Urban Frontiers: A View from Yangon, Myanmar

    Jasnea Sarma;James D. Sidaway

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • MINERALIZED URBANIZATION IN AFRICA IN THE TWENTY‐FIRST CENTURY : Becoming Urban through Mining Extraction

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Remaking Shanghai: New Divisions in an Expanding Metropolis

    Honghuan Gu;John R. Logan;Ruijun Wu

    (2021)
    11 Citations

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