Abigail Hilson

1.5k total citations
19 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Abigail Hilson is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Sociology and Political Science and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Abigail Hilson has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Building and Construction, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Abigail Hilson's work include Mining and Resource Management (19 papers), Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (12 papers) and Natural Resources and Economic Development (7 papers). Abigail Hilson is often cited by papers focused on Mining and Resource Management (19 papers), Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (12 papers) and Natural Resources and Economic Development (7 papers). Abigail Hilson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mozambique and Netherlands. Abigail Hilson's co-authors include Gavin Hilson, Roy Maconachie, James McQuilken, Jesse Salah Ovadia, Steven Van Bockstael, Alex Arnall, Timothy Laing, John R. Owen and Éléonore Lèbre and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Environmental Management, World Development and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.

In The Last Decade

Abigail Hilson

17 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abigail Hilson United Kingdom 14 884 613 215 85 81 19 1.1k
Marta Conde Spain 10 501 0.6× 373 0.6× 85 0.4× 15 0.2× 142 1.8× 17 852
Scott Pegg United States 16 343 0.4× 302 0.5× 353 1.6× 15 0.2× 225 2.8× 31 921
Abel Kinyondo Tanzania 12 215 0.2× 160 0.3× 175 0.8× 21 0.2× 41 0.5× 58 566
Thomas Ejdemo Sweden 11 237 0.3× 185 0.3× 42 0.2× 32 0.4× 24 0.3× 20 455
Miguel Atienza Chile 17 374 0.4× 138 0.2× 252 1.2× 22 0.3× 104 1.3× 55 952
Carol J. Bond Australia 9 257 0.3× 151 0.2× 42 0.2× 19 0.2× 36 0.4× 18 398
Mary Louise McAllister Canada 9 313 0.4× 112 0.2× 40 0.2× 41 0.5× 10 0.1× 26 580
Patricia Fitzpatrick Canada 15 390 0.4× 224 0.4× 13 0.1× 31 0.4× 31 0.4× 26 920
Patrício Aroca Chile 16 181 0.2× 187 0.3× 192 0.9× 24 0.3× 72 0.9× 62 821
Coby van der Linde Netherlands 7 220 0.2× 114 0.2× 416 1.9× 13 0.2× 73 0.9× 21 747

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Abigail Hilson

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2025). Does Formalization Facilitate Environmental Improvements in the Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining Sector?. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34(8). 10962–10976.
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Hilson, Abigail. (2025). Women in development minerals: Artisanal and small-scale mining, governance, and the SDGs. Environmental Science & Policy. 164. 103980–103980.
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2024). How Does Small-Scale Mining Stabilize Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Case of Mozambique. World Development. 185. 106761–106761. 7 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2024). Reimagining entrepreneurship in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector: Fresh insights from sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Journal of Management. 10(2). 176–207. 13 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2023). Rethinking resource enclavity in developing countries: Embedding Global Production Networks in gold mining regions. Journal of Economic Geography. 24(1). 95–116. 13 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2021). Formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining in Mozambique: Concerns, priorities and challenges. Resources Policy. 71. 102001–102001. 41 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2020). Artisanal and small-scale mining, and COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa: A preliminary analysis. World Development. 139. 105315–105315. 56 indexed citations
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Hilson, Abigail & Jesse Salah Ovadia. (2020). Local Content in Developing and Middle-Income Countries: Towards a More Holistic Strategy. The Extractive Industries and Society. 7(2). 253–262. 34 indexed citations
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Hilson, Abigail, et al.. (2019). Corporate Social Responsibility at African mines: Linking the past to the present. Journal of Environmental Management. 241. 340–352. 66 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2018). Female Faces in Informal ‘Spaces’: Women and Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Journal of Management. 4(3). 306–346. 74 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, Abigail Hilson, & Roy Maconachie. (2017). Opportunity or necessity? Conceptualizing entrepreneurship at African small-scale mines. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 131. 286–302. 59 indexed citations
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Hilson, Abigail. (2016). Sustainable Development and Industry Self-regulation: Developments in the Global Mining Sector. Social and Environmental Accountability Journal. 36(3). 205–206. 6 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, Abigail Hilson, & James McQuilken. (2016). Ethical minerals: Fairer trade for whom?. Resources Policy. 49. 232–247. 50 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin & Abigail Hilson. (2015). Entrepreneurship, poverty and sustainability: Critical reflections on the formalisation of small-scale mining in Ghana. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 16 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2014). Chinese participation in Ghana's informal gold mining economy: Drivers, implications and clarifications. Journal of Rural Studies. 34. 292–303. 154 indexed citations
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Hilson, Abigail, et al.. (2010). Can Microcredit Services Alleviate Hardship in African Small-scale Mining Communities?. World Development. 39(7). 1191–1203. 54 indexed citations
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Hilson, Abigail. (2010). Child Labour in African Artisanal Mining Communities: Experiences from Northern Ghana. Development and Change. 41(3). 445–473. 118 indexed citations
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Hilson, Abigail. (2010). ‘Once a miner, always a miner’: Poverty and livelihood diversification in Akwatia, Ghana. Journal of Rural Studies. 26(3). 296–307. 139 indexed citations

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