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D-Index
39
Citations
9996
World Ranking
5537
National Ranking
927

Danny MacKinnon publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Danny MacKinnon sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 133 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Danny MacKinnon D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Danny MacKinnon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Danny MacKinnon is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences, particularly focusing on regional development and policy. Their research spans several interconnected subfields, including political science and international relations, sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, urban studies, and finance.

Their work frequently addresses themes such as regional resilience and development, housing, finance, and neoliberalism, as well as the political and economic history of the UK and US. MacKinnon also explores urban planning and governance, social acceptance of renewable energy, and sustainability and climate change governance.

MacKinnon's recent publications include the following:

  • "Reframing urban and regional 'development' for 'left behind' places" (2021), published in Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society
  • "Legitimation, institutions and regional path creation: a cross-national study of offshore wind" (2021), published in Regional Studies
  • "Governing uneven development: the Northern Powerhouse as a 'state spatial strategy'" (2020), published in Territory Politics Governance

In terms of publication venues, MacKinnon has published most frequently in Regional Studies and Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society, with additional contributions to Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Territory Politics Governance, and Urban Studies.

Coauthors they have worked with on multiple occasions include Andy Pike, John Tomaney, Rachel S. Franklin, Sanne Velthuis, and Tim Leibert.

  • Andy Pike
  • John Tomaney
  • Rachel S. Franklin
  • Sanne Velthuis
  • Tim Leibert

  • Regional Studies
  • Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Territory Politics Governance
  • Urban Studies

  • Regional Development and Policy
  • Regional resilience and development
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
  • Political and Economic history of UK and US
  • Urban Planning and Governance
  • Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

MacKinnon's research contributes to understanding spatial inequalities, institutional processes, and the governance of regional economic strategies, particularly in relation to 'left behind' places and renewable energy transitions. Their scholarly output reflects a multi-disciplinary approach to urban and regional development challenges within the United Kingdom and beyond.

Best Publications

  • From resilience to resourcefulness: A critique of resilience policy and activism

    Danny MacKinnon;Kate Driscoll Derickson

  • Learning, innovation and regional development: a critical appraisal of recent debates

    Danny MacKinnon;Andrew Cumbers;Keith Chapman

  • Evolution in Economic Geography: Institutions, Political Economy, and Adaptation

    Danny MacKinnon;Andrew Cumbers;Andy Pike;Kean Birch

  • Reconstructing scale: Towards a new scalar politics:

    Danny MacKinnon

  • Beyond strategic coupling: reassessing the firm-region nexus in global production networks

    Danny MacKinnon

  • Progressive localism and the construction of political alternatives

    David Featherstone;Anthony Ince;Danny Mackinnon;Kendra Strauss

  • Rethinking Path Creation: A Geographical Political Economy Approach

    Danny MacKinnon;Stuart Dawley;Andy Pike;Andrew Cumbers

  • Managerialism, governmentality and the state: a neo-Foucauldian approach to local economic governance

    Danny MacKinnon

  • Innovation, Collaboration and Learning in Regional Clusters: A Study of SMEs in the Aberdeen Oil Complex

    Andrew Cumbers;Danny Mackinnon;Keith Chapman

  • Introduction: Clusters in Urban and Regional Development:

    Andy Cumbers;Danny MacKinnon

  • ‘Left behind places’: a geographical etymology

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  • Embedding the multinationals ? institutions and the development of overseas manufacturing affiliates in Wales and North East England.

    N. A. Phelps;Danny Mackinnon;Ian Stone;Paul Braidford

  • Reframing urban and regional ‘development’ for ‘left behind’ places

    Danny MacKinnon;Louise Kempton;Peter O’Brien;Emma Ormerod

  • Institutions, Power and Space: Assessing the Limits to Institutionalism in Economic Geography

    Andrew Cumbers;Danny MacKinnon;Robert McMaster

  • Old Industrial Regions in Europe: A Comparative Assessment of Economic Performance

    Kean Birch;Danny MacKinnon;Andrew Cumbers

  • Introduction to Economic Geography: Globalization, Uneven Development and Place

    Danny MacKinnon;Andrew Cumbers

  • Networking, trust and embeddedness amongst SMEs in the Aberdeen oil complex

    Danny Mackinnon;Keith Chapman;Andrew Cumbers

  • Rural governance and local involvement: assessing state—community relations in the Scottish Highlands

    Daniel F MacKinnon

  • Policy activism and regional path creation: the promotion of offshore wind in North East England and Scotland

    Stuart Dawley;Danny MacKinnon;Andrew Cumbers;Andy Pike

  • Resistance, Space and Political Identities: The Making of Counter-Global Networks

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  • Doing Evolution in Economic Geography

    Andy Pike;Danny MacKinnon;Andrew Cumbers;Stuart Dawley

  • Path creation, global production networks and regional development: a comparative international analysis of the offshore wind sector

    Danny MacKinnon;Stuart Dawley;Markus Steen;Markus Steen;Max-Peter Menzel

Frequent Co-Authors

Andy Pike
Andy Pike Newcastle University
Mike Coombes
Mike Coombes Newcastle University
Nicholas A. Phelps
Nicholas A. Phelps University of Melbourne
Doerthe Tetzlaff
Doerthe Tetzlaff Leibniz Association
Deborah Fahy Bryceson
Deborah Fahy Bryceson University of Edinburgh
Erik Swyngedouw
Erik Swyngedouw University of Manchester
John Tomaney
John Tomaney University College London

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