Alec Thornton

622 total citations
28 papers, 380 citations indexed

About

Alec Thornton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Plant Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Alec Thornton has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 380 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Alec Thornton's work include Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (8 papers), Organic Food and Agriculture (5 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). Alec Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (8 papers), Organic Food and Agriculture (5 papers) and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers). Alec Thornton collaborates with scholars based in Australia, South Africa and Canada. Alec Thornton's co-authors include Amy L. Griffin, Logan Cochrane, Tony Binns, Paul Tranter, David Sanderson, Etienne Nel, David J. Paull, Stuart Pearson, Graham Hassall and Christian M. Rogerson and has published in prestigious journals such as Remote Sensing, Ecology and Society and Urban Studies.

In The Last Decade

Alec Thornton

27 papers receiving 357 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alec Thornton Australia	12	108	105	100	41	39	28	380
Budhi Gunawan Indonesia	14	135 1.3×	188 1.8×	60 0.6×	56 1.4×	60 1.5×	68	571
Barbora Duží Czechia	13	171 1.6×	131 1.2×	138 1.4×	72 1.8×	28 0.7×	29	413
Rafael Mata Olmo Spain	12	57 0.5×	145 1.4×	157 1.6×	36 0.9×	42 1.1×	72	508
Samuel Ziem Bonye Ghana	12	88 0.8×	76 0.7×	49 0.5×	16 0.4×	97 2.5×	34	373
Irena Mocanu Romania	13	111 1.0×	195 1.9×	32 0.3×	55 1.3×	49 1.3×	61	544
Kevon Rhiney United States	16	263 2.4×	126 1.2×	85 0.8×	18 0.4×	92 2.4×	35	663
Andrew Butt Australia	12	108 1.0×	157 1.5×	43 0.4×	76 1.9×	70 1.8×	45	379
Elizabeth Dinnie United Kingdom	9	120 1.1×	115 1.1×	67 0.7×	139 3.4×	34 0.9×	13	329
Meri Juntti United Kingdom	11	109 1.0×	198 1.9×	53 0.5×	49 1.2×	109 2.8×	20	466
Rung-Jiun Chou Taiwan	10	129 1.2×	117 1.1×	18 0.2×	39 1.0×	34 0.9×	22	345

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alec Thornton

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20 of 20 papers shown

Morrow, Oona, et al.. (2025). Urban gardening in public space: Policy approaches in Greater Sydney. Urban Studies. 63(5). 932–948.

Thornton, Fanny, et al.. (2023). Trapped or staying put: Governing immobility in the context of climate change. Frontiers in Climate. 5. 5 indexed citations

Sanderson, David, et al.. (2022). A review of theoretical frameworks of food system governance, and the search for food system sustainability. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. 46(8). 1277–1300. 18 indexed citations

Thornton, Alec, et al.. (2022). Private actors and food safety governance in the Accra City Region: Implications for local food policy. Cities. 131. 104069–104069. 4 indexed citations

Thornton, Alec, et al.. (2022). Towards effective stakeholder collaboration in building urban resilience in Phnom Penh: opportunities and obstacles. Environment Development and Sustainability. 25(1). 297–320. 16 indexed citations

Thornton, Alec, et al.. (2020). Community participation in contemporary urban planning in Cambodia: The examples of Khmuonh and Kouk Roka neighbourhoods in Phnom Penh. Cities. 103. 102770–102770. 8 indexed citations

Cochrane, Logan, et al.. (2019). Using farmer-based metrics to analyze the amount, seasonality, variability and spatial patterns of rainfall amidst climate change in southern Ethiopia. Journal of Arid Environments. 175. 104084–104084. 6 indexed citations

Thornton, Alec. (2019). Urban Food Democracy and Governance in North and South. 1 indexed citations

Thornton, Alec. (2019). Urban Food Democracy and Governance in North and South. Research Repository (University of Gloucestershire). 11 indexed citations

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Griffin, Amy L., et al.. (2018). Impacts on the Urban Environment: Land Cover Change Trajectories and Landscape Fragmentation in Post-War Western Area, Sierra Leone. Remote Sensing. 10(1). 129–129. 64 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alec. (2018). Space and Food in the City. 2 indexed citations

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Cochrane, Logan & Alec Thornton. (2017). The Geography of Development Studies: Leaving No One Behind. Forum for Development Studies. 45(1). 167–175. 13 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alec. (2017). “The Lucky country”? A critical exploration of community gardens and city–community relations in Australian cities. Local Environment. 22(8). 969–985. 21 indexed citations

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Cochrane, Logan & Alec Thornton. (2016). A socio-cultural analysis of smallholder borrowing and debt in southern Ethiopia. Journal of Rural Studies. 49. 69–77. 12 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alec, et al.. (2015). 'The diamond of western area is land': Narratives of land use and land cover change in post-conflict Sierra Leone. Australasian Review of African Studies. 36(2). 51–73. 2 indexed citations

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Cochrane, Logan & Alec Thornton. (2015). Charity Rankings: Delivering Development or Dehumanising Aid?. Journal of International Development. 28(1). 57–73. 11 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alec, et al.. (2013). Occupational transitions in three coastal villages in Central Java, Indonesia, in the context of sea level rise: a case study. Natural Hazards. 69(1). 675–694. 15 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alec, et al.. (2012). Institutional capacity building for urban agriculture research using Participatory GIS in a post-conflict context: A case study of Sierra Leone. Australasian Review of African Studies. 33(1). 165. 9 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alec, et al.. (2010). Cultivating Kaunda's plan for self-sufficiency: Is urban agriculture finally beginning to receive support in Zambia?. Development Southern Africa. 27(4). 613–625. 15 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alec. (2008). Pastures of plenty?: Land rights and community-based agriculture in Peddie, a former homeland town in South Africa. Applied Geography. 29(1). 12–20. 39 indexed citations

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