Brian Slack

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Brian Slack is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Slack has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 26 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 19 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Brian Slack's work include Maritime Ports and Logistics (55 papers), Urban and Freight Transport Logistics (19 papers) and Transport and Economic Policies (16 papers). Brian Slack is often cited by papers focused on Maritime Ports and Logistics (55 papers), Urban and Freight Transport Logistics (19 papers) and Transport and Economic Policies (16 papers). Brian Slack collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Hong Kong and United States. Brian Slack's co-authors include Claude Comtois, Jean‐Paul Rodrigue, James J. Wang, Robert J. McCalla, Daniel Olivier, Antoine Frémont, Élisabeth Gouvernal, Jean Debrie, Bart Wiegmans and Patrick Witte and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environment and Planning A Economy and Space and Journal of Transport Geography.

In The Last Decade

Brian Slack

65 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Geography of Transport Systems

2016 603 citations Claude Comtois, Brian Slack et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Slack Canada	28	1.9k	978	795	719	490	70	2.8k
Eddy Van de Voorde Belgium	28	1.7k 0.9×	864 0.9×	653 0.8×	622 0.9×	502 1.0×	161	2.6k
Jose L. Tongzon South Korea	18	2.0k 1.0×	803 0.8×	765 1.0×	517 0.7×	487 1.0×	59	2.5k
Dong‐Wook Song United Kingdom	25	2.5k 1.3×	801 0.8×	912 1.1×	595 0.8×	730 1.5×	66	3.2k
Peter W. de Langen Netherlands	35	2.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	722 0.9×	834 1.2×	717 1.5×	95	3.5k
Mary R. Brooks Canada	24	1.5k 0.8×	600 0.6×	414 0.5×	446 0.6×	384 0.8×	115	2.0k
Francesco Parola Italy	32	1.7k 0.9×	502 0.5×	396 0.5×	585 0.8×	581 1.2×	89	2.3k
César Ducruet France	32	2.4k 1.2×	733 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	984 1.4×	413 0.8×	143	3.7k
Gordon Wilmsmeier United Kingdom	24	1.6k 0.8×	593 0.6×	686 0.9×	397 0.6×	302 0.6×	92	1.9k
Thierry Vanelslander Belgium	29	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	293 0.4×	648 0.9×	448 0.9×	206	2.8k
Adolf K.Y. Ng Canada	39	2.1k 1.1×	665 0.7×	622 0.8×	905 1.3×	561 1.1×	133	3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Slack

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Slack

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Slack

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Slack. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Slack 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 Brian Slack. Brian Slack is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wiegmans, Bart, et al.. (2018). Rail and road freight transport network efficiency of Canada, member states of the EU, and the USA. Research in Transportation Business & Management. 28. 54–65. 29 indexed citations

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Witte, Patrick, et al.. (2017). Facilitating start-ups in port-city innovation ecosystems: A case study of Montreal and Rotterdam. Journal of Transport Geography. 71. 224–234. 46 indexed citations

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Slack, Brian, Claude Comtois, Bart Wiegmans, & Patrick Witte. (2017). Ships time in port. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics. 10(1). 45–45. 27 indexed citations

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Gouvernal, Élisabeth & Brian Slack. (2012). Container freight rates and the shaping of global economic space. Transportation Research Board 91st Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations

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Frémont, Antoine, et al.. (2011). Inland barge services and container transport: the case of the ports of Le Havre and Marseille in the European context. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17 indexed citations

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Slack, Brian & Élisabeth Gouvernal. (2011). Container freight rates and the role of surcharges. Journal of Transport Geography. 19(6). 1482–1489. 29 indexed citations

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Slack, Brian, et al.. (2010). The New US 100% Container Scanning Law: Impacts on the International Supply Chain. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 37(1). 1 indexed citations

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Slack, Brian & Claude Comtois. (2006). Short Sea Shipping: The Need for a Realistic Assessment. Quebec Studies. 42. 31–44. 4 indexed citations

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Gouvernal, Élisabeth, Jean Debrie, & Brian Slack. (2005). Dynamics of change in the port system of the western Mediterranean. Maritime Policy & Management. 32(2). 107–121. 43 indexed citations

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Slack, Brian, et al.. (2004). REGIONAL GOVERNANCE OF PORT DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA: A CASE STUDY. Maritime Policy & Management. 31(4). 2 indexed citations

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Pinder, David & Brian Slack. (2004). Shipping and ports in the twenty-first century : globalisation, technological change and the environment. Routledge eBooks. 14 indexed citations

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McCalla, Robert J., Brian Slack, & Claude Comtois. (2004). The Geographical Hierarchy of Container Shipping Networks in the Caribbean Basin and Mediterranean Sea. 4 indexed citations

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Slack, Brian, et al.. (2004). Regional governance of port development in China: a case study of Shanghai International Shipping Center. Maritime Policy & Management. 31(4). 357–373. 60 indexed citations

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Bales, Stephen, et al.. (2004). The Future Engineer Force: Projecting the Capabilities of the Regiment. 1 indexed citations

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McCalla, Robert J., Brian Slack, & Claude Comtois. (2004). Dealing with globalisation at the regional and local level: the case of contemporary containerization. Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes. 48(4). 473–487. 34 indexed citations

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Comtois, Claude & Brian Slack. (2003). Re-inventing port authority in the 21st century: a new agenda for governance. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 44 | 2003. 2 indexed citations

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Cheung, Raymond K., et al.. (2003). The transition from freight consolidation to logistics: the case of Hong Kong. Journal of Transport Geography. 11(4). 245–253. 29 indexed citations

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Slack, Brian. (1999). North Sea Ports in Transition: changing tides. T. Kreukels and E. Wever (eds). GeoJournal. 47(4). 588–589. 5 indexed citations

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Slack, Brian, et al.. (1996). Shipping lines as agents of change in the port industry. Maritime Policy & Management. 23(3). 289–300. 49 indexed citations

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Slack, Brian. (1993). Pawns in the Game: Ports in a Global Transportation System. Growth and Change. 24(4). 579–588. 136 indexed citations

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