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Nicholas A. Phelps

Nicholas A. Phelps

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 46 3676 3391 265 254 233 7537

Nicholas A. Phelps publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nicholas A. Phelps between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nicholas A. Phelps published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2006. 14 of the 262 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2006. 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1992 2026

262 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nicholas A. Phelps: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 4
1993 2
1994 0
1995 1
1996 4
1997 3
1998 4
1999 2
2000 6
2001 8
2002 6
2003 7
2004 6
2005 4
2006 18
2007 3
2008 11
2009 10
2010 5
2011 16
2012 5
2013 9
2014 9
2015 13
2016 10
2017 9
2018 13
2019 10
2020 9
2021 12
2022 13
2023 6
2024 10
2025 13
2026 1
Total 262
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Nicholas A. Phelps 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 Nicholas A. Phelps 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, 224–233 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: 233 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
224–233 213 233
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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Nicholas A. Phelps 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 Nicholas A. Phelps 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 46
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

Nicholas A. Phelps is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and contributes extensively to the social sciences, with a particular focus on urban studies and related fields. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary areas, demonstrating engagement with urban planning, governance, and socioeconomic transformations.

Their recent publications highlight a diverse range of topics within urban and regional development. Notable papers include:

  • "E-commerce and the transformation of the rural: The Taobao village phenomenon in Zhejiang Province, China" (2020) published in the Journal of Rural Studies
  • "Diversity in decline: The changing suburban fortunes of Tokyo Metropolis" (2020) published in Cities
  • "Gateways or backdoors to development? Filtering mechanisms and territorial embeddedness in the Chilean copper GPN's urban system" (2020) published in Growth and Change
  • "Centring the periphery in urban studies: Notes towards a research agenda on peripheral centralities" (2022) published in Urban Studies
  • "From Metropolitanization to Megaregionalization: Intentionality in the Urban Restructuring of Java's North Coast, Indonesia" (2020) published in the Journal of Planning Education and Research

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors across their work. Their most frequent collaborators include:

  • Julie Tian Miao
  • Hiroaki Ohashi
  • David Valler
  • Cassandra C. Wang
  • Paul J. Maginn

Publication venues that feature multiple works by Nicholas A. Phelps are:

  • Urban Studies
  • Annals of the American Association of Geographers
  • Journal of Planning Education and Research
  • Urban Geography
  • The Professional Geographer

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these fields, subfields of focus include:

  • Urban Studies
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Finance

Key research topics covered by their publications comprise:

  • Urban Planning and Governance
  • China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
  • Urbanization and City Planning
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
  • Cultural Industries and Urban Development
  • Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

Best Publications

  • Contrasts in agglomeration: proto-industrial, industrial and post-industrial forms compared

    N. A. Phelps;T. Ozawa

  • Clusters, dispersion and the spaces in between: for an economic geography of the banal

    N.A. Phelps

  • Embedding the multinationals ? institutions and the development of overseas manufacturing affiliates in Wales and North East England.

    N. A. Phelps;Danny Mackinnon;Ian Stone;Paul Braidford

  • Multinationals, Intracorporate Competition, and Regional Development

    Nick Phelps;Crispian Fuller

  • The New Post-suburban Politics?

    Nicholas A. Phelps;Andrew M. Wood

  • Small Firms, Borrowed Size and the Urban‐Rural Shift

    N. A. Phelps;R. J. Fallon;C. L. Williams

  • Post-Suburban Europe: Planning and Politics at the Margins of Europe's Capital Cities

    Nicholas Phelps;Nick Parsons;Dimitrios Ballas;Andrew Dowling

  • Encore for the Enclave: The Changing Nature of the Industry Enclave with Illustrations from the Mining Industry in Chile

    Nicholas A. Phelps;Miguel Atienza;Martin Arias

  • (Post)Suburban Development and State Entrepreneurialism in Beijing's Outer Suburbs

    Fulong Wu;Nicholas A Phelps

  • A Postsuburban World? An Outline of a Research Agenda

    Nicholas A Phelps;Andrew M Wood;David C Valler

  • Cluster or Capture? Manufacturing Foreign Direct Investment, External Economies and Agglomeration

    N. A. Phelps

  • External Economies, Agglomeration and Flexible Accumulation

    Nicholas A. Phelps

  • Branch Plants and the Evolving Spatial Division of Labour: A Study of Material Linkage Change in the Northern Region of England

    N. A. Phelps

  • Scratching the Surface of Collaborative and Associative Governance: Identifying the Diversity of Social Action in Institutional Capacity Building

    Nicholas A Phelps;Mark Tewdwr-Jones

  • An invitation to the dark side of economic geography

    Nicholas A Phelps;Miguel Atienza;Martin Arias

  • Multinationals and European integration : trade, investment, and regional development

    Nicholas A. Phelps

  • Megalopolis unbound: Knowledge collaboration and functional polycentricity within and beyond the Yangtze River Delta Region in China, 2014:

    Yingcheng Li;Nicholas Phelps

  • Tying the Firm to the Region or Tying the Region to the Firm? Early Observations on the Case of LG in South Wales

    Nicholas A. Phelps;John Lovering;Kevin Morgan

  • Varieties of urban entrepreneurialism

    Nicholas A Phelps;Julie T Miao

  • International Perspectives on Suburbanization

    Nicholas A. Phelps;Fulong Wu

  • From suburbia to post-suburbia in China? Aspects of the transformation of the Beijing and Shanghai global city regions

    Fulong Wu;Nicholas A. Phelps

  • Levelling the Uneven Playing Field: Inward Investment, Interregional Rivalry and the Planning System

    Mark Tewdwr-Jones;Nicholas A. Phelps

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitris Ballas
Dimitris Ballas University of Groningen
Fulong Wu
Fulong Wu University College London
Paul Stephen Benneworth
Paul Stephen Benneworth University of Bergen
Mike Raco
Mike Raco University College London
Peter Shirlow
Peter Shirlow University of Liverpool
Danny MacKinnon
Danny MacKinnon Newcastle University
Rob Imrie
Rob Imrie King's College London
Kevin Morgan
Kevin Morgan University of Nottingham
Graham Clarke
Graham Clarke University of Leeds
Yvonne Rydin
Yvonne Rydin University College London

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