2026 Peter J. Taylor: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	87	236	199	42	36	632	36095

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award
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

Peter J. Taylor is affiliated with Northumbria University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences, focusing particularly on urban studies, regional economics, and political science. Their work investigates topics related to global urban networks, regional economic dynamics, urban planning, and climate change adaptation.

The scientist has published extensively in prominent academic venues, including:

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
Regional Studies
Annals of the American Association of Geographers
European Journal of Human Genetics
Geographical Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter J. Taylor include:

Ben Derudder
Colin Flint
Phil O'Keefe
Geoff O'Brien
Wei Shen

The main fields and subfields of research covered by their publications include:

Social Sciences
Urban Studies
Economics and Econometrics
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
Global and Planetary Change

Key topics in their work consist of:

Global Urban Networks and Dynamics
Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
Urban Planning and Governance
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration
Cultural Industries and Urban Development
Muscle Physiology and Disorders

Selected recent publications reflect the diversity of their research interests:

Three Globalizations Shaping the Twenty-first Century: Understanding the New World Geography through Its Cities (2020, Annals of the American Association of Geographers)
Incidence of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the Modern Era; an Australian Study (2022, European Journal of Human Genetics)
Exploring External Urban Relational Processes: Inter-city Financial Flows Complementing Global City-Regions (2021, Regional Studies)
In Praise of Geography as a Field of Study for the Climate Emergency (2021, Geographical Journal)
The Geographical Ontology Challenge in Attending to Anthropogenic Climate Change: Regional Geography Revisited (2023, Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie)

Peter J. Taylor has contributed to the academic literature in book form, with titles published by Bristol University Press eBooks, including Cities Demanding the Earth in 2020.

The scientist has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

World City Network: A Global Urban Analysis

Peter J. Taylor;Ben Derudder

3233
Citations
Political Geography: World-Economy, Nation-State and Locality

Colin Flint;Peter J. Taylor

2246
Citations
A roster of world cities

Jonathan V Beaverstock;RG Smith;PJ Taylor

1842
Citations
World Cities in a World-System

Paul L. Knox;Peter J. Taylor

1612
Citations
The state as container: territoriality in the modern world-system:

Peter J. Taylor

1143
Citations
Specification of the World City Network

Peter J. Taylor

1099
Citations
World‐City Network: A New Metageography?

Jonathan V. Beaverstock;Richard G. Smith;Peter J. Taylor

877
Citations
Strategy and Financial Policy in UK Small Firms

Judith Jordan;Julian Lowe;Peter Taylor

781
Citations
Measurement of the World City Network

P.J. Taylor;G. Catalano;D.R.F. Walker

630
Citations
Geography of Elections

Peter J. Taylor;Ronald John Johnston

580
Citations
Quantitative methods in geography: An introduction to spatial analysis

Peter John Taylor

556
Citations
A materialist framework for political geography

Peter J. Taylor

532
Citations
World cities and territorial states under conditions of contemporary globalization

Peter J Taylor

524
Citations
Exploratory Analysis of the World City Network

P.J. Taylor;G. Catalano;D.R.F. Walker

490
Citations
External Urban Relational Process: Introducing Central Flow Theory to Complement Central Place Theory

Peter J. Taylor;Michael Hoyler;Raf Verbruggen

440
Citations
World cities in a world-system: Politics and policy in world cities: theory and practice

Paul L. Knox;Peter J. Taylor

377
Citations
Globalization and world cities: some measurement methodologies

Jonathan V Beaverstock;RG Smith;PJ Taylor;Drf Walker

339
Citations
Diversity and power in the world city network

Peter J Taylor;David R.F Walker;Gilda Catalano;Michael Hoyler

321
Citations
Pathways of Change: Shifting Connectivities in the World City Network, 2000—08:

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

320
Citations
Globalization in Question. The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance

Peter J. Taylor;Paul Hirst;Grahame Thompson

20
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ben Derudder KU Leuven

Frank Witlox Ghent University

Jonathan V. Beaverstock University of Bristol

Michael Watts Brunel University London

John Goddard Newcastle University

Allen J. Scott University of California, Los Angeles

Stuart D. Carter University of Liverpool

Ilona Kickbusch Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Ingo Grass University of Hohenheim

Reimund P. Rötter University of Göttingen

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