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Diana Mitlin

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 45 3805 3505 655 603 189 10885

Diana Mitlin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Diana Mitlin between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Diana Mitlin published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2012. 12 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2012. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 2 publications
1990 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Diana Mitlin: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 4
1993 2
1994 3
1995 2
1996 7
1997 4
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 10
2002 7
2003 6
2004 9
2005 7
2006 5
2007 10
2008 7
2009 7
2010 6
2011 6
2012 16
2013 15
2014 5
2015 7
2016 4
2017 0
2018 9
2019 7
2020 11
2021 8
2022 6
2023 3
2024 10
2025 2
Total 210
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Diana Mitlin 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 Diana Mitlin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 184–193 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 189 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319 189
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Diana Mitlin 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 Diana Mitlin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260 45
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Diana Mitlin is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the social sciences with a concentration in urban studies, economics and econometrics, modeling and simulation, nutrition and dietetics, and finance.

Their work addresses a range of topics including urban and rural development challenges, urban planning and governance, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and pandemic impacts, child nutrition and water access, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, as well as housing, finance, and neoliberalism.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Diana Mitlin include:

  • Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements (2020) published in One Earth
  • Local response in health emergencies: key considerations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal urban settlements (2020) published in Environment and Urbanization
  • COVID-19 and the case for global development (2020) published in World Development
  • Water access in global South cities: The challenges of intermittency and affordability (2021) published in World Development
  • COVID-19: what is not being addressed (2020) published in Environment and Urbanization

Frequent co-authors with whom Diana Mitlin has collaborated include Sam Hickey, David Hulme, Ralitza Dimova, Tom Gillespie, and Kate Pruce.

Their research outputs are regularly published in outlets such as Environment and Urbanization, SSRN Electronic Journal, World Development, IDS Bulletin, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Best Publications

  • Environmental Problems in an Urbanizing World: Finding Solutions in Cities in Africa, Asia and Latin America

    Jorge Enrique Hardoy;Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

  • Environmental Problems in Third World Cities

    Jorge Enrique Hardoy;Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

  • With and beyond the state — co-production as a route to political influence, power and transformation for grassroots organizations

    Diana Mitlin

  • Can NGOs make a difference? The challenge of development alternatives

    Anthony J Bebbington;Samuel Hickey;Diana C Mitlin

  • Urban Poverty in the Global South: Scale and Nature

    Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

  • Reclaiming Development? NGOs and the Challenge of Alternatives

    Diana Mitlin;Sam Hickey;Anthony Bebbington

  • CHALLENGES FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ADAPTATION: DISCOVERING THE POTENTIAL FOR TRANSFORMATION

    David Dodman;Diana Mitlin

  • Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements

    David Satterthwaite;Diane Archer;Sarah Colenbrander;David Dodman

  • Urban Informality as a Site of Critical Analysis

    Nicola Banks;Melanie Lombard;Diana Mitlin

  • Local response in health emergencies: key considerations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in informal urban settlements

    Annie Wilkinson;Harris Ali;Juliet Bedford;Somsook Boonyabancha

  • COVID-19 and the case for global development

    Johan A. Oldekop;Rory Horner;David Hulme;Roshan Adhikari

  • Environmental problems in an urbanizing world

    JE Hardoy;D Mitlin;D Satterthwaite

  • The new global frontier : urbanization, poverty and environment in the 21st century

    Gordon McGranahan;Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

  • Empowering Squatter Citizen: Local Government, Civil Society and Urban Poverty Reduction

    Diana Mitlin;Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

  • Sustainable Development: a Guide to the Literature

    Diana Mitlin;Diana Mitlin

  • Sustainable development and cities.

    Jorge E. Hardoy;Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

  • The Environment for Children: Understanding and Acting on the Environmental Hazards That Threaten Children and Their Parents

    David Satterthwaite;Roger Hart;Caren Levy;Diana Mitlin

  • Participatory approaches in urban areas: strengthening civil society or reinforcing the status quo?

    Diana Mitlin;Diana Mitlin;John Thompson

  • Urban Governance Voice and Poverty in the Developing World

    Diana Mitlin

  • Reducing Urban Poverty in the Global South

    David Satterthwaite;Diana Mitlin

  • Environmental Problems in Third World Cities

    Robert B. Potter;Jorge E. Hardoy;Diana Mitlin;David Satterthwaite

Frequent Co-Authors

David Satterthwaite
David Satterthwaite International Institute for Environment and Development
Anthony Bebbington
Anthony Bebbington Clark University
Sam Hickey
Sam Hickey University of Manchester
Uma Kothari
Uma Kothari University of Manchester
David Hulme
David Hulme University of Manchester
Richard Heeks
Richard Heeks University of Manchester
Ivan Turok
Ivan Turok University of the Free State
Simon Marvin
Simon Marvin University of Sheffield
Stephanie Barrientos
Stephanie Barrientos University of Manchester
Stephanie Pincetl
Stephanie Pincetl University of California, Los Angeles

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