Alain Thierstein

1.6k total citations
148 papers, 984 citations indexed

About

Alain Thierstein is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Economics and Econometrics and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Alain Thierstein has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 984 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 43 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 40 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Alain Thierstein's work include Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (26 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (20 papers) and Global Urban Networks and Dynamics (19 papers). Alain Thierstein is often cited by papers focused on Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (26 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (20 papers) and Global Urban Networks and Dynamics (19 papers). Alain Thierstein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Alain Thierstein's co-authors include Stefan M. Lüthi, Ashraf M. Salama, Ludovic Halbert, Frank Witlox, Ben Derudder, Michael Hoyler, Florian Wiedmann, Kathy Pain, Juanjuan Zhao and Andreas Balthasar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Alain Thierstein

134 papers receiving 859 citations

Peers

Alain Thierstein
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  • Economics and Econometrics 372
  • Urban Studies 368
  • Political Science and International Relations 200
  • Transportation 170
  • Sociology and Political Science 143
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Countries citing papers authored by Alain Thierstein

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alain Thierstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alain Thierstein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alain Thierstein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alain Thierstein based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alain Thierstein. Alain Thierstein is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Missverständnis oder Königsweg
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10 50
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12 19
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Standortverflechtungen in der Wissensökonomie. Über die Konnektivität der Metropolregionen Rhein-Main und Rhein-Ruhr
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The image and the region-making mega-city regions visible!
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Gründerzeit. Unternehmensgründungen von Absolventen der Ostschweizer Hochschulen.
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Die nachhaltige Region : ein Handlungsmodell
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Sustainable regional development: interplay of topdown and bottom-up approaches
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Der stille Boom. Gründerinitiativen im Aufwind
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Tatort Region : Veränderungsmanagement in der Regional- und Gemeindeentwicklung
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Auf der Suche nach der regionalen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit - Schlüsselfaktoren und Einflussmöglichkeiten
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