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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 120 14 12 1 1 2332 67996
Economics and Finance 118 41 35 1 1 2269 65454

Peter Nijkamp publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Nijkamp between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Nijkamp published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 53.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 160 publications in 2011. 25 of the 2,894 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 160. Peak 160 publications in 2011. 1972: 2 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 6 publications 1976: 10 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 16 publications 1979: 14 publications 1980: 24 publications 1981: 26 publications 1982: 19 publications 1983: 21 publications 1984: 15 publications 1985: 28 publications 1986: 49 publications 1987: 44 publications 1988: 44 publications 1989: 34 publications 1990: 54 publications 1991: 44 publications 1992: 57 publications 1993: 48 publications 1994: 40 publications 1995: 70 publications 1996: 101 publications 1997: 125 publications 1998: 106 publications 1999: 118 publications 2000: 91 publications 2001: 97 publications 2002: 111 publications 2003: 68 publications 2004: 87 publications 2005: 54 publications 2006: 109 publications 2007: 67 publications 2008: 61 publications 2009: 147 publications 2010: 57 publications 2011: 160 publications 2012: 97 publications 2013: 116 publications 2014: 56 publications 2015: 61 publications 2016: 50 publications 2017: 54 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 40 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 6 publications
1972 2025

2,894 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Nijkamp: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 2
1973 4
1974 3
1975 6
1976 10
1977 8
1978 16
1979 14
1980 24
1981 26
1982 19
1983 21
1984 15
1985 28
1986 49
1987 44
1988 44
1989 34
1990 54
1991 44
1992 57
1993 48
1994 40
1995 70
1996 101
1997 125
1998 106
1999 118
2000 91
2001 97
2002 111
2003 68
2004 87
2005 54
2006 109
2007 67
2008 61
2009 147
2010 57
2011 160
2012 97
2013 116
2014 56
2015 61
2016 50
2017 54
2018 36
2019 28
2020 23
2021 40
2022 35
2023 34
2024 19
2025 6
Total 2,894
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Peter Nijkamp publications per year - data summary

  • Peter Nijkamp, a Business and Management scholar from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, has 2,894 publications recorded across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1972 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 160 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1972, with 2 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 53.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 53.6 per year counting only the 54 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 134 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1972-1989: 367 publications (20.4 per year); 1990-2007: 1,447 publications (80.4 per year); 2008-2025: 1,080 publications (60.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Peter Nijkamp publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Nijkamp sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 436+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 2,332 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100 2,332
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Peter Nijkamp publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • Peter Nijkamp, a Business and Management scholar from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, records 2,332 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Peter Nijkamp, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Peter Nijkamp ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Peter Nijkamp D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter Nijkamp sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 89+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 120 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96 120
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Peter Nijkamp D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • Peter Nijkamp, a Business and Management scholar from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, records 120 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Peter Nijkamp, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Peter Nijkamp ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Business and Management in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Business and Management in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2008 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1996 - Spinoza Prize, Dutch Research Council
  • 1987 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Peter Nijkamp is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and economics, econometrics, and finance, with notable contributions to the fields of economics and econometrics, sociology and political science, transportation, marketing, and political science and international relations.

Their work covers a range of topics including:

  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis
  • Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
  • Regional resilience and development
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
  • Spatial and Panel Data Analysis

Recent papers authored by or involving Peter Nijkamp include:

  • "A New Livelihood Sustainability Index for Rural Revitalization Assessment-A Modelling Study on Smart Tourism Specialization in China" (2020), published in Sustainability
  • "Natural disasters as a development opportunity: a spatial economic resilience interpretation" (2020), published in Review of Regional Research
  • "Spatial Filtering and Eigenvector Stability: Space-Time Models for German Unemployment Data" (2021), published in Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)
  • "How to make cities the home of people - a 'soul and body' analysis of urban attractiveness" (2020), published in Land Use Policy
  • "India's Urban System: Sustainability and Imbalanced Growth of Cities" (2020), published in Sustainability

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Karima Kourtit
  • Umut Türk
  • John Östh
  • Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
  • Soushi Suzuki

Peter Nijkamp has published extensively in several venues, notably:

  • Sustainability
  • Regional Science Policy & Practice
  • The Annals of Regional Science
  • Land Use Policy
  • Journal of Urban Management

Regarding book publications, they have contributed to works published by Springer International Publishing, Springer Nature, and World Scientific, including titles such as:

  • "The Economic Geography of Cross-Border Migration" (2020)
  • "Pandemic and the City" (2023)
  • "Tourism and Regional Science" (2021)
  • "Theory and History in Regional Perspective" (2022)
  • "The Creative Class Revisited" (2022)

Peter Nijkamp's career includes recognitions such as membership in the Academia Europaea since 2008, the Spinoza Prize awarded by the Dutch Research Council in 1996, and membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1987.

Best Publications

  • Smart cities in Europe

    Andrea Antonio Caragliu;C. Del Bo;P. Nijkamp

  • Multicriteria evaluation in physical planning

    Peter Nijkamp;Piet Rietveld;Henk Voogd

  • Price and Income Elasticities of Residential Water Demand: A Meta-Analysis

    Jasper M. Dalhuisen;Raymond J.G.M. Florax;Henri L.F.M. de Groot;Peter Nijkamp

  • A systemic framework for sustainability assessment

    Serenella Sala;Biagio Ciuffo;Peter Nijkamp

  • The attractiveness and competitiveness of tourist destinations: A study of Southern Italian regions

    Maria Francesca Cracolici;Maria Francesca Cracolici;Peter Nijkamp

  • Second-Best Congestion Pricing: The Case of an Untolled Alternative

    Erik Verhoef;Peter Nijkamp;Piet Rietveld

  • Accessibility of Cities in the Digital Economy

    Emmanouil Tranos;Aura Reggiani;Peter Nijkamp

  • Entrepreneurship in a Modern Network Economy

    Peter Nijkamp

  • A Meta-Analytic Assessment of the Effect of Immigration on Wages

    Simonetta Longhi;Peter Nijkamp;Jacques Poot

  • Price elasticities of demand for passenger air travel: a meta-analysis

    Martijn Brons;Eric Pels;Peter Nijkamp;Piet Rietveld

  • A meta-analysis of the price elasticity of gasoline demand. A SUR approach

    Martijn Brons;Martijn Brons;Peter Nijkamp;Peter Nijkamp;Peter Nijkamp;Eric Pels;Piet Rietveld;Piet Rietveld

  • Towards sustainable city policy: an economy-environment technology nexus

    Roberto Camagni;Roberta Capello;Peter Nijkamp

  • European Transport Policy and Sustainable Mobility

    D. Banister;D. Stead;P. Steen;P. Nijkamp

  • Multi-Criteria Analysis and Regional Decision-Making

    Ad van Delft;Peter Nijkamp

  • Energy saving by firms: decision making, barriers and policies

    Henri L.F.M. de Groot;Erik T. Verhoef;Peter Nijkamp

  • Meta-analysis of the impact of fiscal policies on long-run growth

    Peter Nijkamp;Jacques Poot

  • Le valutazioni per lo sviluppo sostenibile della città e del territorio

    L. Fusco Girard;P. Nijkamp

  • Smart cities in Europe

    Andrea Caragliu;Chiara Del Bo;Peter Nijkamp

  • Qualitative multicriteria evaluation for environmental management

    G. Munda;P. Nijkamp;P. Rietveld

  • Sustainable Cities in Europe

    Peter Nijkamp;Adriaan Perrels

  • Price and income elasticities of residential water demand: A meta-analysis

    J.M. Dalhuisen;R.J.G.M. Florax;H.L.F. de Groot;P. Nijkamp

  • Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics

    Peter Nijkamp

Frequent Co-Authors

Piet Rietveld
Piet Rietveld Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Piet Rietveld
Piet Rietveld Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Erik T. Verhoef
Erik T. Verhoef Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Roberta Capello
Roberta Capello Polytechnic University of Milan
Jacques Poot
Jacques Poot University of Waikato
Kenneth Button
Kenneth Button George Mason University
Manfred M. Fischer
Manfred M. Fischer Vienna University of Economics and Business
Henri L.F. de Groot
Henri L.F. de Groot Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
David Banister
David Banister University of Oxford
J.C.J.M. van den Bergh
J.C.J.M. van den Bergh Autonomous University of Barcelona

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