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Planning Theory and Practice
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Planning Theory and Practice

1464-9357

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rptp20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 642 11 16 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 19
Documents by Best Scientists*: 33
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 62
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.89
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Planning Theory & Practice?

The journal focuses on Public administration, Public relations, Urban planning, Politics and Planning theory. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Public administration, it also covered topics in Government, Context (language use) and Corporate governance. Public relations research discussed connects with the study of Social science.

Some problems in Urban planning that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Economic growth and Environmental planning. The journal features Politics research that overlaps with concepts in Political economy.

  • Public administration (15.34%)
  • Public relations (13.00%)
  • Urban planning (11.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Reframing public participation: strategies for the 21st century (907 citations)
  • Resilience: A Bridging Concept or a Dead End? “Reframing” Resilience: Challenges for Planning Theory and Practice Interacting Traps: Resilience Assessment of a Pasture Management System in Northern Afghanistan Urban Resilience: What Does it Mean in Planning Practice? Resilience as a Useful Concept for Climate Change Adaptation? The Politics of Resilience for Planning: A Cautionary Note (864 citations)
  • Phronetic Planning Research: Theoretical and Methodological Reflections (303 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Planning Theory & Practice:

The most cited papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Public relations, Urban planning, Public administration, Social science and Work (electrical). The Public relations research presented in the journal publications focuses mostly on Sustainability and, on occasion, topics in Environmental planning. The studies on Social science discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Politics and Multiculturalism.

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 journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Urban planning, Public administration, Environmental planning, Politics and Spatial planning. Issues in Urban planning were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Chapel, Race (biology), Government, Humanities and Cosmopolitanism. The research on Public administration featured in Planning Theory & Practice combines topics in other fields like Context (language use), Urban studies, Corporate governance, State (polity) and Contradiction.

The tackled Environmental planning research is interrelated with Sustainability which concerns subjects like Resource (biology), Strategic urban planning, Boundary spanning and Strategic planning. Planning Theory & Practice explores Politics concepts, specifically Ideology but expands to research in Professional practice. The concepts on Spatial planning presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Competition (economics), Knowledge management, Multiple time dimensions, Tactical urbanism and Process management.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Subnational and Dynamic Conceptualisations of Planning Culture: The Culture of Regional Planning and Regional Planning Cultures in Finland. (2 citations)
  • Older People, Town Centres and the Revival of the ‘High Street’ (2 citations)
  • From a ‘World Factory’ to China’s Bay Area: A Review of the Outline of the Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (1 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 Planning Theory & Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Heather Campbell (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John Forester (21 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Libby Porter (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Patsy Healey (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Mark Scott (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous 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 Planning Theory & Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Sheffield (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Newcastle University (30 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Melbourne (27 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University College London (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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, 8.16% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.78% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.11% of all publications and 35.56% 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.

Top Publications

  • Academia in the Time of COVID-19: Towards an Ethics of Care

    Esteve Corbera;Isabelle Anguelovski;Jordi Honey-Rosés;Isabel Ruiz-Mallén

    (2020)
    318 Citations
  • Climate Justice in a Climate Changed World

    Libby Porter;Lauren Rickards;Blanche Verlie;Karyn Bosomworth

    (2020)
    148 Citations
  • Viability Planning, Value Capture and the Geographies of Market-Led Planning Reform in England

    Jessica Ferm;Mike Raco

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • The Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America: by Conor Dougherty, New York, Penguin Press, 2020, 269 pp., USD$19.86 (hardback), ISBN 0525560211

    Susan Fainstein

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Planning and 3D Spatial Media: Progress, Prospects, and the Knowledge and Experiences of Local Government Planners in Ireland

    Rob Kitchin;Gareth W. Young;Oliver Dawkins

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • City Science: A Chaotic Concept – And an Enduring Imperative

    James Duminy;James Duminy;Susan M Parnell

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Governance Factors Shaping Greenspace Provision: From Theory to Practice

    Chris Boulton;Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes;Jason Byrne

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • The Potential of Post-Growth Planning: Re-Tooling the Planning Profession for Moving beyond Growth

    (2023)
    10 Citations
  • Resistance and Response in Planning

    (2023)
    7 Citations
  • The Pandemic Within: Policy Making for a Better World

    (2022)
    4 Citations

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