David L. Rigby

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
176 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

David L. Rigby is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Computational Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David L. Rigby has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 44 papers in Computational Mechanics and 42 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in David L. Rigby's work include Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (37 papers), Heat Transfer Mechanisms (27 papers) and Economic Growth and Productivity (24 papers). David L. Rigby is often cited by papers focused on Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (37 papers), Heat Transfer Mechanisms (27 papers) and Economic Growth and Productivity (24 papers). David L. Rigby collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. David L. Rigby's co-authors include Pierre‐Alexandre Balland, Huai Sun, Jürgen Essletzbichler, Ryong‐Joon Roe, Ali Ameri, Erlendur Steinthorsson, B. E. Eichinger, Ron Boschma, Joan Crespo and Dieter F. Kogler and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Macromolecules and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

David L. Rigby

168 papers receiving 6.5k citations

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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.

Smart specialization policy in the European Union: relatedness, knowledge complexity and regional diversification

2018 514 citations Pierre‐Alexandre Balland, Ron Boschma et al. Regional Studies profile →
The Geography of Complex Knowledge

2016 339 citations Pierre‐Alexandre Balland, David L. Rigby profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A national data set of historical US sundown towns for quantitative analysis 2025 ·Scientific Data ·David L. Rigby, Michael Esposito, Hedwig Lee, David Van Riper, Margaret T. Hicken, (unknown)	3
2	Knowledge sourcing by multi-locational firms in Chinese cities: Mining and integrating local knowledge stocks in private and state-owned firms 2024 ·Applied Geography ·(unknown), David L. Rigby	1
3	State-level changes in racial disparities in probation and parole rates in the United States, 2001-2018 2024 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·David L. Rigby, (unknown), (unknown), Hedwig Lee, Joan A. Casey, Alison Gemmill, Tim A. Bruckner	0
4	Ice Shape Analysis of an eVTOL Propeller in Forward Flight at the NASA Glenn Icing Research Tunnel 2024 ·(unknown), (unknown), David L. Rigby	2
5	Evaluating the implementation of Smart Specialisation policy 2022 ·Regional Studies ·Emanuela Marrocu, Raffaele Paci, David L. Rigby, Stefano Usaï	21
6	The geographic evolution of optics technologies in the United States, 1976–2010 2020 ·Papers of the Regional Science Association ·(unknown), David L. Rigby	4
7	Smart Specialization policy in the EU: Relatedness, Knowledge Complexity and Regional Diversification 2017 ·RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·Pierre‐Alexandre Balland, Ron Boschma, Joan Crespo, David L. Rigby	11
8	Unveiling the geography of historical patents in the United States from 1836 to 1975 2016 ·Scientific Data ·Sergio Petralia, Pierre‐Alexandre Balland, David L. Rigby	55
9	The geography and evolution of complex knowledge 2015 ·RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·Pierre‐Alexandre Balland, David L. Rigby	4
10	rKnowledge: The Spatial Diffusion of rDNA Methods 2013 ·RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·Maryann P. Feldman, Dieter F. Kogler, David L. Rigby	2
11	Diabetes screening as part of a vascular disease risk management programme. 2012 ·PubMed ·(unknown), David L. Rigby	1
12	International Trade and Wage Inequality in Canada 2010 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Sébastien Breau, David L. Rigby	1
13	Agglomeration Economies: Microdata Panel Estimates from Canadian Manufacturing 2009 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·John R. Baldwin, W. Mark Brown, David L. Rigby	7
14	Economies d'agglomeration: estimations de panel de microdonnees du secteur canadien de la fabrication 2008 ·RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·John R. Baldwin, W. Mark Brown, David L. Rigby	1
15	Economies urbaines et productivite 2007 ·RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·John R. Baldwin, Desmond Beckstead, W. Mark Brown, David L. Rigby	0
16	Participation in Export Markets and Plant Productivity in Los Angeles, 1987-1997 2006 ·eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Sébastien Breau, David L. Rigby	2
17	TopMaker: Technique Developed for Automatic Multiblock Topology Generation Using the Medial Axis 2004 ·NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) ·David L. Rigby	1
18	Development and validation of COMPASS force field parameters for molecules with aliphatic azide chains 2003 ·Journal of Computational Chemistry ·Michael J. McQuaid, Huai Sun, David L. Rigby	212
19	Molecular dynamics simulation of polymer liquid and glass. 4. Free-volume distribution 1990 ·Macromolecules ·David L. Rigby, Ryong‐Joon Roe	124
20	Molecular dynamics simulation of polymer liquid and glass. 3. Chain conformation 1989 ·Macromolecules ·David L. Rigby, Ryong‐Joon Roe	64

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