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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 49 2994 2746 123 117 149 8164

Stan Geertman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stan Geertman between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stan Geertman published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2020. 6 of the 157 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2020. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 5 publications
1990 2025

157 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stan Geertman: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 4
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 6
2004 1
2005 1
2006 4
2007 4
2008 4
2009 5
2010 2
2011 11
2012 3
2013 9
2014 13
2015 12
2016 8
2017 11
2018 3
2019 10
2020 17
2021 8
2022 8
2023 1
2024 1
2025 5
Total 157
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Stan Geertman 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 Stan Geertman 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, 144–153 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: 149 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
144–153 407 149
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
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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Stan Geertman 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 Stan Geertman 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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
47 251
48 203
49 186 49
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

Stan Geertman is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans various domains within social sciences and engineering, with a particular focus on urban and planning sciences.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to smart cities, urban mobility, and governance. Several recent papers include:

  • Planning support science: Developments and challenges, 2020, Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science
  • Smart urban governance: an alternative to technocratic "smartness", 2020, GeoJournal
  • Citizen participation in the smart city: findings from an international comparative study, 2020, Local Government Studies
  • Avoiding the planning support system pitfalls? What smart governance can learn from the planning support system implementation gap, 2020, Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science
  • The shifting position of homeowners in flood resilience: From recipients to key-stakeholders, 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Stan Geertman include:

  • Patrick Witte
  • Huaxiong Jiang
  • Yanliu Lin
  • Haozhi Pan
  • Thomas Hartmann

Publications are often presented in well-known venues, where Geertman has multiple contributions:

  • Environment and Planning B Urban Analytics and City Science
  • Computers Environment and Urban Systems
  • Journal of Urban Technology
  • Urban Planning
  • Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

Stan Geertman's research integrates main fields of study in social sciences and engineering. Subfields focus primarily on:

  • Transportation
  • Media Technology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations

Key thematic topics explored in their work include:

  • Smart Cities and Technologies
  • Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
  • E-Government and Public Services
  • Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management

Among their academic contributions is the book Urban Informatics and Future Cities, published in 2021 through Springer International Publishing. This work contributes to the understanding of urban data and technology integration for future city development.

Best Publications

  • GIS and models of accessibility potential: an application in planning

    Stan C. M. Geertman;Jan R. Ritsema Van Eck

  • Bottlenecks Blocking Widespread Usage of Planning Support Systems

    Guido Vonk;Stan Geertman;Paul Schot

  • Planning support systems: an inventory of current practice

    Stan C. M. Geertman;John Stillwell

  • The development and redevelopment of urban villages in Shenzhen

    Pu Hao;Richard Sliuzas;Stan Geertman

  • Planning Support Systems in Practice

    Stan Geertman;John Stillwell

  • Smart Governance For Sustainable Cities: Findings from a Systematic Literature Review

    Zsuzsanna Tomor;Albert Meijer;Ank Michels;Stan Geertman

  • Planning Support Systems Best Practice and New Methods

    Stan Geertman;John Stillwell

  • Does mapping improve public participation? Exploring the pros and cons of using public participation GIS in urban planning practices

    Maarit Kahila-Tani;Marketta Kytta;Stan Geertman

  • Participatory Planning and GIS: A PSS to Bridge the Gap

    Stan Geertman

  • Potentials for Planning Support: A Planning-Conceptual Approach:

    Stan Geertman

  • Exploring urban metabolism—Towards an interdisciplinary perspective

    Martin Dijst;Ernst Worrell;Lars Böcker;Paul Brunner

  • A SWOT Analysis of Planning Support Systems

    Guido Vonk;Stan Geertman;Paul Schot

  • Geographical Information and Planning

    John C. H. Stillwell;Stan Geertman;Stan Openshaw

  • The added value of Planning Support Systems: A practitioner’s perspective

    Peter Pelzer;Stan C. M. Geertman;Rob van der Heijden;Etiënne Rouwette

  • Spatial Analyses of the Urban Village Development Process in Shenzhen, China

    Pu Hao;Stan Geertman;Pieter Hooimeijer;Richard Sliuzas

  • Planning Support Systems: An Introduction

    Stan Geertman;John Stillwell

  • Improving the Adoption and Use of Planning Support Systems in Practice

    Guido Vonk;Stan Geertman

  • Spatial externalities, neighbourhood rules and CA land-use modelling

    Michel Hagoort;Stan Geertman;Henk Ottens

  • Core Principles and Concepts in Land-Use Modelling: A Literature Review

    Jonas van Schrojenstein Lantman;Peter H. Verburg;Arnold Bregt;Stan Geertman

  • New Technologies Stuck in Old Hierarchies: The Diffusion of Geo‐Information Technologies in Dutch Public Organizations

    Guido Vonk;Stan Geertman;Paul Schot

  • Planning support systems and smart cities

    Stan Geertman;Joseph Ferreira;Robert Goodspeed;John Stillwell

  • Planning Support Systems for Sustainable Urban Development

    Stan Geertman;Fred Toppen;John Stillwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Dijst
Martin Dijst Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
Frank van Oort
Frank van Oort Erasmus University Rotterdam
Robert van der Heijden
Robert van der Heijden Bruker Nederland
Albert Meijer
Albert Meijer Utrecht University
Arnold K. Bregt
Arnold K. Bregt Wageningen University & Research
Stan Openshaw
Stan Openshaw University of Leeds
Peter H. Verburg
Peter H. Verburg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marco Helbich
Marco Helbich Utrecht University
Albert A. M. Holtslag
Albert A. M. Holtslag Wageningen University & Research

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