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D-Index
42
Citations
6138
World Ranking
4821
National Ranking
813

David Proverbs 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 David Proverbs sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 252 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Proverbs 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 David Proverbs sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David Proverbs is affiliated with Birmingham City University in the United Kingdom. Their research broadly covers topics within environmental science and social sciences, with particular emphasis on disaster management, resilience, and flood risk assessment.

Their scholarly output includes numerous articles published primarily in well-known academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Water
  • International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation
  • Emerald Open Research
  • Journal of Flood Risk Management
  • International Journal of Environmental Impacts

Their recent notable papers encompass these items:

  • "The Influence of COVID-19 on Community Disaster Resilience", 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "An Evaluation of Urban Resilience to Flooding", 2021, Water
  • "The impact of flooding on poor communities in Lagos State, Nigeria: The case of the Makoko urban settlement", 2022, Journal of Flood Risk Management
  • "Enhancing the Resilience of the Management of Water Resources in the Agricultural Supply Chain", 2021, Water
  • "Assessing Community Resilience to Urban Flooding in Multiple Types of the Transient Population in China", 2020, Water

The scientist's research focuses on several key topics, which are reflected in their publications and collaborations. These include:

  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Facility Location and Emergency Management
  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • Water resources management and optimization

The main fields of study they contribute to are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, they have a substantial body of work in subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Strategy and Management
  • Atmospheric Science

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, underscoring strong professional relationships in their academic network. These coauthors include:

  • Wenping Xu
  • Hong Xiao
  • Shu Xiong
  • Wenyan Wu
  • Taiwo Adedeji

Best Publications

  • Critical success criteria for mass house building projects in developing countries

    D. K. Ahadzie;David Proverbs;Paul Olomolaiye

  • Finite element modelling of concrete cover separation failure in FRP plated RC beams

    Zj Yang;Jian Fei Chen;D Proverbs

  • Factors influencing contractor performance: an international investigation

    Hong Xiao;David G. Proverbs

  • Trust influencing factors in main contractor and subcontractor relationships during projects

    Emmanuel Manu;Nii Ankrah;Ezekiel Chinyio;David Proverbs

  • Towards developing competency-based measures for construction project managers: Should contextual behaviours be distinguished from task behaviours?

    Divine Kwaku Ahadzie;David Gavin Proverbs;Paul Olomolaiye

  • An exploration of factors affecting the long term psychological impact and deterioration of mental health in flooded households

    Jessica Elizabeth Lamond;Rotimi D. Joseph;David G. Proverbs

  • Factors influencing the culture of a construction project organisation: An empirical investigation

    N. A. Ankrah;David Proverbs;Y. Debrah

  • Mitigating the health and safety influence of subcontracting in construction: The approach of main contractors

    Patrick Manu;Nii Ankrah;David Proverbs;Subashini Suresh

  • Five feet high and rising : cities and flooding in the 21st century

    Abhas Jha;Jessica Lamond;Robin Bloch;Namrata Bhattacharya

  • The performance of contractors in Japan, the UK and the USA: An evaluation of construction quality

    Hong Xiao;David Proverbs

  • Achieving quality construction projects based on harmonious working relationships: clients' and architects' perceptions of contractor performance

    Robby Soetanto;David G. Proverbs;Gary David Holt

  • Competencies required of project managers at the design phase of mass house building projects

    D.K. Ahadzie;D.G. Proverbs;Isaac Sarkodie-Poku

  • The satisfaction levels of UK construction clients based on the performance of consultants

    Jianxi Cheng;David G. Proverbs;Chike F. Oduoza

  • Accessibility of flood risk insurance in the UK: confusion, competition and complacency

    Jessica E. Lamond;D. G. Proverbs;F. N. Hammond

  • An approach for determining the extent of contribution of construction project features to accident causation

    Patrick Manu;Nii Ankrah;David Proverbs;Subashini Suresh

  • Model for Predicting the Performance of Project Managers at the Construction Phase of Mass House Building Projects

    D.K Ahadzie;D.G Proverbs;Paul Olomolaiye

  • Resilience to flooding: lessons from international comparison

    Jessica Lamond;David Proverbs

  • A systematic modelling and simulation approach for JIT performance optimisation

    Y. G. Sandanayake;C. F. Oduoza;D. G. Proverbs

  • Motivations for energy efficiency refurbishment in owner‐occupied housing

    Samantha Organ;David Proverbs;Graham Squires

  • Small businesses and flood impacts:the case of the 2009 flood event in Cockermouth

    Gayan Wedawatta;Bingunath Ingirige;David Proverbs

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Olomolaiye
Paul Olomolaiye University of the West of England
Gary David Holt
Gary David Holt University of Central Lancashire
Heidi Kreibich
Heidi Kreibich Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Peter E.D. Love
Peter E.D. Love Curtin University
Yaw A. Debrah
Yaw A. Debrah Swansea University
Andrew R.J. Dainty
Andrew R.J. Dainty Manchester Metropolitan University
Ghassan Aouad
Ghassan Aouad Abu Dhabi University
Andrew D.F. Price
Andrew D.F. Price Loughborough University
Carlos Alberto Brebbia
Carlos Alberto Brebbia Wessex Institute of Technology
Mei-yung Leung
Mei-yung Leung City University of Hong Kong

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