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D-Index
77
Citations
18293
World Ranking
470
National Ranking
79

Paul Cloke 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 Paul Cloke sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 286 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Cloke 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 Paul Cloke 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: 77 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Paul Cloke was affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research focused on multiple areas across social sciences and agricultural and biological sciences, exploring topics related to rural development, sustainability, and social issues.

The main fields of study in their work included:

  • Social Sciences
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Their subfields of study spanned:

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Finance
  • Demography
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Health Professions

Paul Cloke's research engaged with several key topics, such as:

  • Rural development and sustainability
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
  • Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
  • Foucault, Power, and Ethics
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Water Governance and Infrastructure
  • Geographic Information Systems Studies

The recent publications illustrate the range of their academic work. Notable papers included:

  • "Postsecularities of care: In-common ethics and politics of 'the meantime(s)'", 2020, published in Cities
  • "Still bleeding: The variegated geographies of austerity and food banking in rural England and Wales", 2020, published in Journal of Rural Studies
  • "Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Medals and Awards celebration 2022", 2022, published in Geographical Journal

Paul Cloke collaborated often with several co-authors in their research projects. Frequent co-authors included:

  • Jon May
  • Andrew Williams
  • Liev Cherry
  • Nigel Clifford
  • David Hempleman-Adams

Their work appeared in respected venues such as the Journal of Rural Studies, Cities, and the Geographical Journal.

Throughout their career, Paul Cloke received recognition including fellowships from prestigious institutions:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (2005)
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • Approaching Human Geography: An Introduction to Contemporary Theoretical Debates

    Paul J. Cloke;Chris Philo;David Sadler

  • Consuming Ethics: Articulating the Subjects and Spaces of Ethical Consumption

    Clive Barnett;Paul Cloke;Nick Clarke;Alice Malpass

  • Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption

    Clive Barnett;Paul Cloke;Nick Clarke;Alice Malpass

  • Handbook of rural studies

    Paul J. Cloke;Terry Marsden;Patrick H. Mooney

  • “Cracking the Canyon with the Awesome Foursome”: Representations of Adventure Tourism in New Zealand

    Paul Cloke;Harvey C Perkins

  • Dwelling, Place, and Landscape: An Orchard in Somerset:

    Paul Cloke;Owain Jones

  • Globalising the consumer: Doing politics in an ethical register

    Nick Clarke;Clive Barnett;Paul Cloke;Alice Malpass

  • Contested countryside cultures: otherness, marginalisation and rurality.

    Paul J. Cloke;Jo Little

  • An index of rurality for England and Wales

    Paul J. Cloke

  • Deprivation and Lifestyles in Rural Wales II: Rurality and the Cultural Dimension

    Paul Cloke;Paul Milbourne

  • Country backwater to virtual village? Rural studies and ‘the cultural turn’

    Paul Cloke

  • Deliver us from evil? Prospects for living ethically and acting politically in human geography

    Paul Cloke

  • Introducing Human Geographies

    Paul Cloke;Philip Crang;Mark Goodwin

  • Conceptualising Countryside Change : From Post-Fordism to Rural Structured Coherence

    Paul Cloke;Mark Goodwin

  • Tree Cultures: The Place of Trees and Trees in Their Place

    Owain Jones;Paul J. Cloke

  • Commodification and Adventure in New Zealand Tourism

    Paul Cloke;Harvey C. Perkins

  • Ethics, Reflexivity and Research: Encounters with Homeless People

    Paul Cloke;Philip Cooke;Jerry Cursons;Paul Milbourne

  • Geographies of postsecular rapprochement in the city

    Paul Cloke;Justin Beaumont

  • Rurality in England and Wales 1981: A replication of the 1971 index

    Paul Cloke;Gareth Edwards

  • Contested Countryside Cultures

    PJ Cloke;J Little

  • The Place of Trees and Trees in Their Place

    Paul Cloke;Owain Jones;Wayne Fife

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Goodwin
Mark Goodwin University of Exeter
Clive Barnett
Clive Barnett University of Exeter
Owain Jones
Owain Jones The Open University
Nigel Thrift
Nigel Thrift University of Bristol
Claus Vögele
Claus Vögele University of Luxembourg
Ron Johnston
Ron Johnston University of Bristol
Terry Marsden
Terry Marsden Cardiff University
Sarah Whatmore
Sarah Whatmore University of Oxford
John Tribe
John Tribe York St John University
Elissa S. Epel
Elissa S. Epel University of California, San Francisco

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