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Urban Studies
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Urban Studies

0042-0980

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/usj

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 27 70 101 29

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 146
Documents by Best Scientists*: 179
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 9
SCIMAGO H-index: 183
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.98
Impact Factor: 4.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Urban Studies?

Urban Studies aims to foster the development of research in Economic growth, Economic geography, China, Economy and Urban planning. Some problems in Economic growth that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Government and Politics. The Politics study featured in Urban Studies draws connections with the study of Political economy.

It focuses on Economic geography as well as the interrelated topic of Metropolitan area.

  • Economic growth (18.48%)
  • Economic geography (10.41%)
  • China (8.34%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Social Cohesion, Social Capital and the Neighbourhood (1051 citations)
  • Governance Innovation and the Citizen: The Janus Face of Governance-beyond-the-State: (1039 citations)
  • Industrial Clusters: Complexes, Agglomeration and/or Social Networks?: (1011 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Urban Studies:

The most cited articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Economic growth, Economic geography, Economy, Politics and Urban planning. The most cited articles explore research in Metropolitan area and overlapping concepts in Transport engineering to expand the discourse in Economic growth. Most of the works presented in the most cited publications deal with Economy but they intersect with the subject of Globalization.

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 Urban Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Alan W. Evans (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chris Hamnett (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Fulong Wu (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Ben Derudder (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Qiu Baoxin (17 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 Urban Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Glasgow (199 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University College London (111 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Amsterdam (93 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (92 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Sheffield (91 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 10.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 20.28% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.59% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.83% of all publications and 49.30% 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.

Potential Career Pathways in Urban Studies

The field of Urban Studies offers numerous career opportunities in diverse areas such as Urban Planning, Economic Policy, and Research. One of these paths is the role of a licensed counselor focusing on urban-related mental health issues. This position leverages the interdisciplinary nature of urban studies, integrating theories and practices from psychology, sociology, and urban planning to address the unique challenges faced by individuals living in urban areas. To become a licensed counselor, specific qualifications and requirements must be met, which might differ across states. For example, for those considering counseling careers in Nevada, the state has unique licensing prerequisites that need to be fulfilled. Detailed information on the Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC requirements in Nevada) can guide those interested in taking on this role. Urban Studies, therefore, provides not only insights into the functioning of cities and urban life but also the potential to contribute to the improvement of mental health in these dense and often challenging environments. This cross-disciplinary approach broadens career opportunities for Urban Studies practitioners and enriches the field, making it more practical, diverse, and applied.

Top Publications

  • Cities in a post-COVID world

    Richard Florida;Andrés Rodríguez-Pose;Michael Storper;Michael Storper

    (2021)
    435 Citations
  • Measuring and mapping displacement: The problem of quantification in the battle against gentrification:

    Sue Easton;Loretta Lees;Phil Hubbard;Nicholas Tate

    (2020)
    195 Citations
  • Urban green boosterism and city affordability: For whom is the ‘branded’ green city?:

    Melissa Garcia-Lamarca;Isabelle Anguelovski;Helen Cole;James Jt Connolly

    (2021)
    107 Citations
  • From cities to super mega city regions in China in a new wave of urbanisation and economic transition: Issues and challenges:

    Anthony Gar-On Yeh;Zifeng Chen

    (2020)
    105 Citations
  • Settlement scaling theory: Bridging the study of ancient and contemporary urban systems:

    Jose Lobo;Luis M.A. Bettencourt;Michael E. Smith;Scott Ortman

    (2020)
    101 Citations
  • Locked down by inequality: Older people and the COVID-19 pandemic:

    Tine Buffel;Sophie Yarker;Chris Phillipson;Luciana Lang

    (2021)
    98 Citations
  • From residence to movement: The nature of racial segregation in everyday urban mobility

    Jennifer Candipan;Nolan Edward Phillips;Robert J Sampson;Mario Small

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • Does segregation reduce socio-spatial mobility? : Evidence from four European countries with different inequality and segregation contexts

    Jaap Nieuwenhuis;Tiit Tammaru;Maarten van Ham;Lina Hedman

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Is Chinese urbanisation unique

    Chris Hamnett

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Urban robotic experimentation: San Francisco, Tokyo and Dubai:

    Aidan H While;Simon Marvin;Mateja Kovacic

    (2021)
    53 Citations

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