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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Political Science 37 646 590 102 96 142 5824

Michele Acuto publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michele Acuto between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michele Acuto published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 13.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2021. 18 of the 239 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2021. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 46 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 8 publications
2008 2025

239 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michele Acuto: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 4
2010 6
2011 7
2012 5
2013 14
2014 15
2015 8
2016 8
2017 14
2018 17
2019 21
2020 11
2021 46
2022 30
2023 14
2024 10
2025 8
Total 239
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Michele Acuto publication distribution in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Political Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michele Acuto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
20 40 60 80
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 333+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 97. Most scientists, 97, have 333+ publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–145 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 10 scientists 41–45 publications: 11 scientists 46–50 publications: 25 scientists 51–55 publications: 27 scientists 56–60 publications: 44 scientists 61–65 publications: 52 scientists 66–70 publications: 62 scientists 71–75 publications: 62 scientists 76–80 publications: 79 scientists 81–85 publications: 71 scientists 86–90 publications: 82 scientists 91–95 publications: 65 scientists 96–100 publications: 85 scientists 101–105 publications: 76 scientists 106–110 publications: 66 scientists 111–115 publications: 78 scientists 116–120 publications: 67 scientists 121–125 publications: 73 scientists 126–130 publications: 73 scientists 131–135 publications: 64 scientists 136–140 publications: 45 scientists 141–145 publications: 53 scientists 146–150 publications: 44 scientists 151–155 publications: 45 scientists 156–160 publications: 33 scientists 161–165 publications: 32 scientists 166–170 publications: 28 scientists 171–175 publications: 31 scientists 176–180 publications: 29 scientists 181–185 publications: 27 scientists 186–190 publications: 36 scientists 191–195 publications: 27 scientists 196–200 publications: 24 scientists 201–205 publications: 16 scientists 206–210 publications: 16 scientists 211–215 publications: 19 scientists 216–220 publications: 16 scientists 221–225 publications: 17 scientists 226–230 publications: 18 scientists 231–235 publications: 23 scientists 236–240 publications: 17 scientists 241–245 publications: 13 scientists 246–250 publications: 17 scientists 251–255 publications: 9 scientists 256–260 publications: 13 scientists 261–265 publications: 8 scientists 266–270 publications: 12 scientists 271–275 publications: 8 scientists 276–280 publications: 10 scientists 281–285 publications: 13 scientists 286–290 publications: 13 scientists 291–295 publications: 5 scientists 296–300 publications: 6 scientists 301–305 publications: 11 scientists 306–310 publications: 9 scientists 311–315 publications: 6 scientists 316–320 publications: 4 scientists 321–325 publications: 4 scientists 326–330 publications: 2 scientists 331–332 publications: 5 scientists 333+ publications: 97 scientists
36–40 publications 333+

This scientist: 142 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 333 publications or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 10
41–45 11
46–50 25
51–55 27
56–60 44
61–65 52
66–70 62
71–75 62
76–80 79
81–85 71
86–90 82
91–95 65
96–100 85
101–105 76
106–110 66
111–115 78
116–120 67
121–125 73
126–130 73
131–135 64
136–140 45
141–145 53 142
146–150 44
151–155 45
156–160 33
161–165 32
166–170 28
171–175 31
176–180 29
181–185 27
186–190 36
191–195 27
196–200 24
201–205 16
206–210 16
211–215 19
216–220 16
221–225 17
226–230 18
231–235 23
236–240 17
241–245 13
246–250 17
251–255 9
256–260 13
261–265 8
266–270 12
271–275 8
276–280 10
281–285 13
286–290 13
291–295 5
296–300 6
301–305 11
306–310 9
311–315 6
316–320 4
321–325 4
326–330 2
331–332 5
333+ 97
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Michele Acuto D-index placement in Political Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Political Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michele Acuto sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 43 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 20 to 62+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 100. Most scientists, 100, have 62+ D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 20 D-Index: 76 scientists 21 D-Index: 79 scientists 22 D-Index: 84 scientists 23 D-Index: 68 scientists 24 D-Index: 88 scientists 25 D-Index: 82 scientists 26 D-Index: 76 scientists 27 D-Index: 75 scientists 28 D-Index: 99 scientists 29 D-Index: 96 scientists 30 D-Index: 96 scientists 31 D-Index: 81 scientists 32 D-Index: 86 scientists 33 D-Index: 81 scientists 34 D-Index: 84 scientists 35 D-Index: 72 scientists 36 D-Index: 58 scientists 37 D-Index: 53 scientists 38 D-Index: 48 scientists 39 D-Index: 40 scientists 40 D-Index: 40 scientists 41 D-Index: 32 scientists 42 D-Index: 26 scientists 43 D-Index: 25 scientists 44 D-Index: 33 scientists 45 D-Index: 33 scientists 46 D-Index: 17 scientists 47 D-Index: 21 scientists 48 D-Index: 22 scientists 49 D-Index: 18 scientists 50 D-Index: 19 scientists 51 D-Index: 19 scientists 52 D-Index: 15 scientists 53 D-Index: 14 scientists 54 D-Index: 10 scientists 55 D-Index: 13 scientists 56 D-Index: 9 scientists 57 D-Index: 11 scientists 58 D-Index: 12 scientists 59 D-Index: 10 scientists 60 D-Index: 5 scientists 61 D-Index: 7 scientists 62+ D-Index: 100 scientists
20 D-Index 62+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 62 D-Index or more.

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Number of Political Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 2,033 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
20 76
21 79
22 84
23 68
24 88
25 82
26 76
27 75
28 99
29 96
30 96
31 81
32 86
33 81
34 84
35 72
36 58
37 53 37
38 48
39 40
40 40
41 32
42 26
43 25
44 33
45 33
46 17
47 21
48 22
49 18
50 19
51 19
52 15
53 14
54 10
55 13
56 9
57 11
58 12
59 10
60 5
61 7
62+ 100
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Overview

Michele Acuto is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on social sciences, with notable contributions to urban studies, global and planetary change, political science and international relations, transportation, and sociology and political science. The subfields with the highest publication counts include urban studies, followed by global and planetary change.

Their main research topics cover an array of urban and social issues, including night-time city culture, urban planning and governance, the impact of light on environment and health, urban transport and accessibility, socioeconomic development in Asia, global urban networks and dynamics, and housing, finance, and neoliberalism.

Michele Acuto has co-authored extensively with several researchers. Frequent collaborators include Andreina Seijas, Enora Robin, Jenny McArthur, Daniel Pejic, and Sombol Mokhles.

Their work has been published repeatedly in academic journals that focus on urban and regional issues. The key venues for their publications include Urban Studies, Dialogues in Human Geography, the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Cities, and Urban Geography.

Several recent papers illustrate the topical range and focus of their research. These include:

  • COVID-19: Lessons for an Urban(izing) World (2020) published in One Earth
  • Understanding the global ecosystem of city networks (2020) published in Urban Studies
  • Seeing COVID-19 through an urban lens (2020) published in Nature Sustainability

Although not authored solely by Michele Acuto, related notable works published in similar venues also provide context, such as "Potential and limitations of digital twins to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals" (2022) in Nature Sustainability and "The gifted city: Setting a research agenda for philanthropy and urban governance" (2021) in Urban Studies.

Michele Acuto has contributed books published mainly by Bristol University Press eBooks, with titles focused on urban management including multiple editions of "Managing Cities at Night" (2021). Their work also includes publications with Cornell University Press eBooks, such as "How to Build a Global City" (2022), and a book published by Policy Press.

Their scholarly output reflects a consistent engagement with contemporary urban issues, blending social science perspectives with a focus on urban governance, planning, and the environmental and social dynamics of cities.

Best Publications

  • Implosions/explosions. Towards a study of planetary urbanization

    Michele Acuto

  • Building a global urban science

    Michele Acuto;Susan Parnell;Karen C. Seto

  • City networks: breaking gridlocks or forging (new) lock-ins?

    Michele Acuto;Steve Rayner

  • Global Cities, Governance and Diplomacy: The Urban Link

    Michele Acuto

  • Assemblage Thinking and International Relations

    Michele Acuto;Simon Curtis

  • High-rise Dubai urban entrepreneurialism and the technology of symbolic power

    Michele Acuto;Michele Acuto

  • COVID-19: Lessons for an Urban(izing) World

    Michele Acuto

  • City Leadership in Global Governance

    Michele Acuto

  • The water-energy-food nexus: An integration agenda and implications for urban governance

    Francesca Artioli;Michele Acuto;Jenny McArthur

  • Digital Infrastructures and Urban Governance

    Sarah Barns;Ellie Cosgrave;Michele Acuto;Donald Mcneill

  • Reassembling International Theory: Assemblage Thinking and International Relations

    Michele Acuto;Simon Curtis

  • Reconfiguring urban governance in an age of rising city networks: A research agenda:

    Kathryn Davidson;Lars Coenen;Michele Acuto;Brendan Gleeson

  • Give cities a seat at the top table

    Michele Acuto

  • Seeing COVID-19 through an urban lens

    Michele Acuto;Shaun Larcom;Roger Keil;Mehrnaz Ghojeh

  • Scaling the nexus: towards integrated frameworks for analysing water, energy and food

    Scott J. McGrane;Scott J. McGrane;Michele Acuto;Francesca Artioli;Po-Yu Chen

  • The new climate leaders

    Michele Acuto

  • City Diplomacy: Towards More Strategic Networking? Learning with WHO Healthy Cities

    Michele Acuto;Mika Morissette;Agis Tsouros

  • Reassembling International Theory

    Michele Acuto;Simon Curtis

  • Understanding the global ecosystem of city networks

    Michele Acuto;Benjamin Leffel

  • Networking cities after Paris: Weighing the ambition of urban climate change experimentation

    Emilia Smeds;Michele Acuto

  • Strategic Rivalries in World Politics: Position, Space and Conflict Escalation

    Michele Acuto

  • If mayors ruled the world: dysfunctional nations, rising cities

    M Acuto

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan Parnell
Susan Parnell University of Cape Town
Harry Rutter
Harry Rutter University of Bath
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson University of Melbourne
Lars Coenen
Lars Coenen University of Melbourne
Steve Rayner
Steve Rayner University of Oxford
Diana C. Parra
Diana C. Parra Washington University in St. Louis
Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen Columbia University
Hannah Badland
Hannah Badland RMIT University
Karen C. Seto
Karen C. Seto Yale University

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