2026 Stan Geertman: 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	49	2994	2746	123	117	149	8164

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.

44 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.

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.

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.

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

496
Citations
Bottlenecks Blocking Widespread Usage of Planning Support Systems

Guido Vonk;Stan Geertman;Paul Schot

422
Citations
Planning support systems: an inventory of current practice

Stan C. M. Geertman;John Stillwell

375
Citations
The development and redevelopment of urban villages in Shenzhen

Pu Hao;Richard Sliuzas;Stan Geertman

344
Citations
Planning Support Systems in Practice

Stan Geertman;John Stillwell

280
Citations
Smart Governance For Sustainable Cities: Findings from a Systematic Literature Review

Zsuzsanna Tomor;Albert Meijer;Ank Michels;Stan Geertman

254
Citations
Planning Support Systems Best Practice and New Methods

Stan Geertman;John Stillwell

249
Citations
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

241
Citations
Participatory Planning and GIS: A PSS to Bridge the Gap

Stan Geertman

220
Citations
Potentials for Planning Support: A Planning-Conceptual Approach:

Stan Geertman

208
Citations
Exploring urban metabolism—Towards an interdisciplinary perspective

Martin Dijst;Ernst Worrell;Lars Böcker;Paul Brunner

174
Citations
A SWOT Analysis of Planning Support Systems

Guido Vonk;Stan Geertman;Paul Schot

168
Citations
Geographical Information and Planning

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

167
Citations
The added value of Planning Support Systems: A practitioner’s perspective

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

152
Citations
Spatial Analyses of the Urban Village Development Process in Shenzhen, China

Pu Hao;Stan Geertman;Pieter Hooimeijer;Richard Sliuzas

144
Citations
Planning Support Systems: An Introduction

Stan Geertman;John Stillwell

111
Citations
Improving the Adoption and Use of Planning Support Systems in Practice

Guido Vonk;Stan Geertman

105
Citations
Spatial externalities, neighbourhood rules and CA land-use modelling

Michel Hagoort;Stan Geertman;Henk Ottens

105
Citations
Core Principles and Concepts in Land-Use Modelling: A Literature Review

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

105
Citations
New Technologies Stuck in Old Hierarchies: The Diffusion of Geo‐Information Technologies in Dutch Public Organizations

Guido Vonk;Stan Geertman;Paul Schot

99
Citations
Planning support systems and smart cities

Stan Geertman;Joseph Ferreira;Robert Goodspeed;John Stillwell

95
Citations
Planning Support Systems for Sustainable Urban Development

Stan Geertman;Fred Toppen;John Stillwell

90
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Dijst Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)

Frank van Oort Erasmus University Rotterdam

Robert van der Heijden Bruker Nederland

Albert Meijer Utrecht University

Arnold K. Bregt Wageningen University & Research

Stan Openshaw University of Leeds

Peter H. Verburg Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Marco Helbich Utrecht University

Albert A. M. Holtslag Wageningen University & Research

Paul H. Brunner TU Wien

External Links

Personal website of Stan Geertman Google Scholar page

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