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D-Index
64
Citations
28437
World Ranking
1069
National Ranking
80

Peter Newman 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 Peter Newman sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 518 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Newman 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 Peter Newman 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: 64 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter Newman is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia. Their academic work spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Environmental Science, Psychology, and Social Sciences. Within these broad areas, they have contributed to subfields such as Social Psychology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Sociology and Political Science, Transportation, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research topics cover a variety of themes related to human interaction with the environment, including:

  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation

Peter Newman's recent papers illustrate their focus on environmental and social dynamics, especially in the context of human well-being and outdoor activities. These include:

  • "Changes in recreational behaviors of outdoor enthusiasts during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis across urban and rural communities" (2020), published in Journal of Urban Ecology
  • "The phantom chorus: birdsong boosts human well-being in protected areas" (2020), published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Who Started, Stopped, and Continued Participating in Outdoor Recreation during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States? Results from a National Panel Study" (2021), published in Land
  • "Ecosystem services enhanced through soundscape management link people and wildlife" (2020), published in People and Nature
  • "Psychosocial Factors Influencing Outdoor Recreation During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2021), published in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities

Frequent collaborators in their work include the following researchers:

  • B. Derrick Taff
  • Zachary D. Miller
  • William L. Rice
  • Ben Lawhon
  • Stephanie Freeman

Peter Newman has published multiple articles in notable venues, with more than one publication in the following journals:

  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Land
  • Journal of Interpretation Research
  • Applied Geography
  • Journal of Environmental Management

Best Publications

  • Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence

    Peter W. G. Newman;Jeffrey R. Kenworthy

  • CITIES AND AUTOMOBILE DEPENDENCE: AN INTERNATIONAL SOURCEBOOK

    P G Newman;J R Kenworthy

  • Gasoline Consumption and Cities: A Comparison of U.S. Cities with a Global Survey

    Peter W. G. Newman;Jeffrey R. Kenworthy

  • Urban Planning in Europe: International Competition, National Systems and Planning Projects

    Peter Newman;Andy Thornley

  • Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change

    Peter W. G. Newman;Timothy Beatley;Heather Boyer

  • Sustainability and cities: extending the metabolism model

    Peter W.G Newman

  • Cities as sustainable ecosystems : principles and practices

    Peter W. G. Newman;Isabella Jennings

  • Technical Summary: Global warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty

    M. Allen;P. Antwi-Agyei;F. Aragon-Durand;M. Babiker

  • Cities and automobile dependence

    P Newman

  • The land use—transport connection: An overview

    Peter W G Newman;Jeffrey R Kenworthy

  • Urban Design to Reduce Automobile Dependence

    Peter Newman;Jeffrey Kenworthy

  • Redefining the Smart City: Culture, Metabolism and Governance

    Zaheer Allam;Peter Newman

  • An international sourcebook of automobile dependence in cities, 1960-1990

    J R Kenworthy;F B Laube;P Newman;P Barter

  • Strengthening and Implementing the Global Response

    Heleen de Coninck;A. Revi;M. Babiker;P. Bertoldi

  • The environmental impact of cities

    Peter Newman

  • The End of Automobile Dependence

    Peter Newman;Jeffrey Kenworthy

  • Biophilic Cities Are Sustainable, Resilient Cities

    Timothy Beatley;Peter Newman

  • Cities and automobile dependence : a sourcebook

    Peter W. G. Newman;Jeffrey R. Kenworthy

  • ‘Peak Car Use’: Understanding the Demise of Automobile Dependence

    Peter Newman;Jeff Kenworthy

  • Sustainable urban systems: Co-design and framing for transformation

    Robert Webb;Xuemei Bai;Xuemei Bai;Mark Stafford Smith;Robert Costanza

  • Cities as sustainable ecosystems

    Peter Newman;Isabella Jennings

Frequent Co-Authors

Goen Ho
Goen Ho Murdoch University
Robert E. Manning
Robert E. Manning University of Vermont
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge
Marcos Silveira Buckeridge Universidade de São Paulo
Bing Pan
Bing Pan Pennsylvania State University
Reinhard Mechler
Reinhard Mechler International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Linda Steg
Linda Steg University of Groningen
Peter Conrad Healy
Peter Conrad Healy Griffith University
James D. Ford
James D. Ford University of Leeds
Diana Liverman
Diana Liverman University of Arizona
Sabine Fuss
Sabine Fuss International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

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