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Frank Witlox

Frank Witlox

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 84 290 246 3 3 879 22650

Frank Witlox publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank Witlox between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank Witlox published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 27.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2010. 52 of the 1,004 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2010. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 6 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 26 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 28 publications 2003: 30 publications 2004: 40 publications 2005: 54 publications 2006: 40 publications 2007: 48 publications 2008: 62 publications 2009: 49 publications 2010: 64 publications 2011: 61 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 47 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 33 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 37 publications 2022: 37 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 27 publications
1990 2025

1,004 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank Witlox: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 5
1992 7
1993 3
1994 1
1995 6
1996 6
1997 4
1998 11
1999 12
2000 26
2001 23
2002 28
2003 30
2004 40
2005 54
2006 40
2007 48
2008 62
2009 49
2010 64
2011 61
2012 39
2013 47
2014 32
2015 29
2016 33
2017 24
2018 13
2019 27
2020 27
2021 37
2022 37
2023 26
2024 25
2025 27
Total 1,004
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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.

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, 570+ 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: 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.

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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
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+ 100 879
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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.

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, 84 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: 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.

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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
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 84
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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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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