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Frank Witlox

Frank Witlox

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
84
Citations
22650
World Ranking
290
National Ranking
3

Frank Witlox 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 Frank Witlox sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 879 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank Witlox 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 Frank Witlox sits on this spectrum.

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: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Frank Witlox is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and focuses on research within the social sciences and engineering disciplines, particularly in the fields of transportation and urban studies. Their extensive publication record spans areas such as transportation planning, urban transport, and mobility innovations.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Engineering

Within these broader fields, their subfields of study cover:

  • Transportation
  • Building and Construction
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Economics and Econometrics

Key topics central to their work are:

  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
  • Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends
  • Urban Green Space and Health

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Journal of Transport Geography
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Land Use Policy
  • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
  • Transport Policy

They have collaborated with several coauthors notably including:

  • Long Cheng
  • Jonas De Vos
  • Hossein Azadi
  • Tanhua Jin
  • Kunbo Shi

Recent papers authored by Frank Witlox cover a variety of issues related to transportation and urban environments. Selected works include:

  • "Examining non-linear built environment effects on elderly's walking: A random forest approach," 2020, Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
  • "City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities," 2022, The Lancet Global Health
  • "Examining geographical accessibility to multi-tier hospital care services for the elderly: A focus on spatial equity," 2020, Journal of Transport & Health
  • "COVID-19 and its long-term effects on activity participation and travel behaviour: A multiperspective view," 2021, Journal of Transport Geography
  • "Exploring non-linear built environment effects on the integration of free-floating bike-share and urban rail transport: A quantile regression approach," 2022, Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice

Best Publications

  • Towards a circular economy : the role of Dutch logistics industries and governments

    Nicole van Buren;Marjolein Demmers;Rob van der Heijden;Frank Witlox

  • Travel and Subjective Well-Being: A Focus on Findings, Methods and Future Research Needs

    Jonas De Vos;Tim Schwanen;Veronique Van Acker;Frank Witlox

  • When Transport Geography Meets Social Psychology: Toward a Conceptual Model of Travel Behaviour

    Veronique Van Acker;Bert Van Wee;Frank Witlox

  • Car ownership as a mediating variable in car travel behaviour research using a structural equation modelling approach to identify its dual relationship

    Veronique Van Acker;Frank Witlox

  • Applying a random forest method approach to model travel mode choice behavior

    Long Cheng;Long Cheng;Xuewu Chen;Jonas De Vos;Xinjun Lai

  • Travel mode choice and travel satisfaction: bridging the gap between decision utility and experienced utility

    Jonas De Vos;Patricia L. Mokhtarian;Tim Schwanen;Veronique Van Acker;Veronique Van Acker

  • An Appraisal of the Use of Airline Data in Assessing the World City Network: A Research Note on Data

    Ben Derudder;Frank Witlox

  • Equity of urban service delivery: a comparison of different accessibility measures

    Tijs Neutens;Tim Schwanen;Frank Witlox;Philippe De Maeyer

  • Pathways of Change: Shifting Connectivities in the World City Network, 2000—08:

    Ben Derudder;Peter J. Taylor;Pengfei Ni;Anneleen De Vos

  • Global Urban Analysis: A Survey of Cities in Globalization

    Peter J. Taylor;Pengfei Ni;Ben Derudder;Michael Hoyler

  • Hierarchical Tendencies and Regional Patterns in the World City Network: A Global Urban Analysis of 234 Cities

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  • Examining non-linear built environment effects on elderly’s walking: A random forest approach

    Long Cheng;Jonas De Vos;Pengjun Zhao;Min Yang

  • Understanding monthly variability in human activity spaces: A twelve-month study using mobile phone call detail records

    Olle Järv;Olle Järv;Rein Ahas;Frank Witlox

  • Identifying public transport gaps using time-dependent accessibility levels

    Koos Fransen;Tijs Neutens;Steven Farber;Philippe De Maeyer

  • The Prism of Everyday Life: Towards a New Research Agenda for Time Geography

    Tijs Neutens;Tim Schwanen;Frank Witlox

  • Reducing car use: changing attitudes or relocating? The influence of residential dissonance on travel behavior

    Jonas De Vos;Ben Joseph Romain Derudder;Veronique Van Acker;Frank Witlox

  • City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities

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  • Cities in globalization : practices, policies and theories

    Peter Taylor;Ben Derudder;Pieter Saey;Frank Witlox

  • Commuting trips within tours: how is commuting related to land use?

    Veronique Van Acker;Frank Witlox

  • World City Networks and Global Commodity Chains: towards a world‐systems' integration

    Ed Brown;Ben Derudder;Christof Parnreiter;Wim Pelupessy

  • Mapping world city networks through airline flows: context, relevance, and problems

    Ben Derudder;Frank Witlox

  • International Handbook of Globalization and World Cities

    Ben Derudder;Michael Hoyler;Peter J. Taylor;Frank Witlox

  • When transport geography meets social psychology: towards a new conceptual model of travel behavior

    V. van Acker;F. Witlox

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben Derudder
Ben Derudder KU Leuven
Hossein Azadi
Hossein Azadi Ghent University
Peter J. Taylor
Peter J. Taylor Northumbria University
Jonas De Vos
Jonas De Vos University College London
Tijs Neutens
Tijs Neutens Ghent University
Michael Hoyler
Michael Hoyler Loughborough University
Karel Brookhuis
Karel Brookhuis University of Groningen
Jan Nyssen
Jan Nyssen Ghent University
Jonathan V. Beaverstock
Jonathan V. Beaverstock University of Bristol
James Faulconbridge
James Faulconbridge Lancaster University

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