David Satterthwaite

13.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
151 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

David Satterthwaite is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Satterthwaite has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Urban Studies, 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 14 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in David Satterthwaite's work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (53 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (14 papers) and Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (12 papers). David Satterthwaite is often cited by papers focused on Urban and Rural Development Challenges (53 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (14 papers) and Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (12 papers). David Satterthwaite collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. David Satterthwaite's co-authors include Diana Mitlin, Jorge E. Hardoy, Gordon McGranahan, Cecilia Tacoli, David Dodman, Jorgelina Hardoy, Blessing Mberu, Sheela Patel, Richard Lilford and Jo Sartori and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David Satterthwaite

142 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

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.

Urbanization and its implications for food and farming

2010 617 citations David Satterthwaite, Gordon McGranahan et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences profile →
The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums

2016 460 citations Alex Ezeh, Oyinlola Oyebode et al. The Lancet profile →
Cities' contribution to global warming: notes on the allocation of greenhouse gas emissions

2008 455 citations David Satterthwaite profile →
Building Resilience to Climate Change in Informal Settlements

2020 249 citations David Satterthwaite, David Dodman et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
David Satterthwaite	1.9k	1.9k	1.6k	1.0k	745	151	7.1k
Martin Brockerhoff	1.3k 0.7×	2.2k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	778 0.8×	349 0.5×	53	7.5k
Gordon McGranahan	773 0.4×	982 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	536 0.5×	459 0.6×	76	4.5k
Susan Parnell	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	525 0.5×	143 0.2×	110	5.2k
David Saurı́	401 0.2×	689 0.4×	2.2k 1.4×	718 0.7×	253 0.3×	157	5.4k
Barney Cohen	609 0.3×	769 0.4×	719 0.4×	543 0.5×	402 0.5×	82	4.2k
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah	1.5k 0.8×	941 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	439 0.4×	97 0.1×	111	3.7k
Shuaib Lwasa	431 0.2×	672 0.4×	1.2k 0.7×	295 0.3×	332 0.4×	105	3.5k
Mark Pelling	742 0.4×	6.2k 3.3×	4.8k 2.9×	936 0.9×	123 0.2×	166	11.1k
Charlie M. Shackleton	430 0.2×	858 0.5×	5.5k 3.4×	1.0k 1.0×	504 0.7×	328	12.4k

Countries citing papers authored by David Satterthwaite

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of David Satterthwaite's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by David Satterthwaite with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites David Satterthwaite more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by David Satterthwaite

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by David Satterthwaite. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by David Satterthwaite. The network helps show where David Satterthwaite may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Satterthwaite

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Satterthwaite, David, Alice Sverdlik, & Donald A. Brown. (2018). Revealing and Responding to Multiple Health Risks in Informal Settlements in Sub-Saharan African Cities. Journal of Urban Health. 96(1). 112–122. 50 indexed citations

Ezeh, Alex, Oyinlola Oyebode, David Satterthwaite, et al.. (2016). The history, geography, and sociology of slums and the health problems of people who live in slums. The Lancet. 389(10068). 547–558. 460 indexed citations breakdown →

Adelekan, Ibidun, Cassidy Johnson, David Matyas, et al.. (2015). Disaster risk and its reduction: an agenda for urban Africa. International Development Planning Review. 37(1). 33–43. 74 indexed citations

Satterthwaite, David, Diana Mitlin, & Sheridan Bartlett. (2015). Editorial: Is it possible to reach low-income urban dwellers with good-quality sanitation?. UCL Discovery (University College London). 3 indexed citations

Satterthwaite, David, et al.. (2014). The environment for children:Understanding and acting on the environmental hazards that threaten children and their parents. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 2 indexed citations

Tacoli, Cecilia & David Satterthwaite. (2013). Editorial: Gender and urban change. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

Mitlin, Diana & David Satterthwaite. (2013). Addressing deprivations in urban areas. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

Satterthwaite, David. (2012). In pursuit of a healthy urban environment in low- and middle-income nations. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

Haines, Andy, Nigel Bruce, Sandy Cairncross, et al.. (2012). Promoting Health and Advancing Development through Improved Housing in Low-Income Settings. Journal of Urban Health. 90(5). 810–831. 43 indexed citations

10.

Satterthwaite, David, Gordon McGranahan, & Cecilia Tacoli. (2010). Urbanization and its implications for food and farming. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 365(1554). 2809–2820. 617 indexed citations breakdown →

11.

Parry, Martin L., Nigel W. Arnell, Pam Berry, et al.. (2009). Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: a review of the UNFCCC and other recent estimates. CentAUR (University of Reading). 178 indexed citations

12.

Parry, Martin L., Nigel W. Arnell, Pam Berry, et al.. (2009). Adaptation to climate change: assessing the costs. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 32(42). 14649–63. 5 indexed citations

13.

Satterthwaite, David. (2007). The Transition to a Predominantly Urban World and its Underpinnings. 113 indexed citations

14.

Satterthwaite, David, Gordon McGranahan, & Diana Mitlin. (2005). Community-driven development for water and sanitation in urban areas: its contribution to meeting the Millennium Development Goal targets. 20 indexed citations

15.

Satterthwaite, David. (2005). Meeting the MDGS in Urban Areas: The Forgotten Role of Local Organizations. Journal of international affairs. 58(2). 87–82. 12 indexed citations

16.

McGranahan, Gordon & David Satterthwaite. (2002). The Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development for Cities. Geography. 87(3). 213–226. 18 indexed citations

17.

Satterthwaite, David. (2001). Environmental governance: a comparative analysis of nine city case studies. Journal of International Development. 13(7). 1009–1014. 7 indexed citations

18.

Satterthwaite, David. (2000). Will most people live in cities?. BMJ. 321(7269). 1143–1145. 27 indexed citations

19.

McGranahan, Gordon, et al.. (1993). THE PREVENTABLE DISEASE BURDEN IN CITIES. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

20.

Satterthwaite, David. (1993). Problemas sociales y medioambientales asociados a la urbanización acelerada. Eure-revista Latinoamericana De Estudios Urbano Regionales. 19(57). 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact