Derek Bell

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Derek Bell is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Bell has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Derek Bell's work include Climate Change and Geoengineering (14 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (8 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (8 papers). Derek Bell is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change and Geoengineering (14 papers), Environmental Philosophy and Ethics (8 papers) and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (8 papers). Derek Bell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. Derek Bell's co-authors include Tim Gray, Claire Haggett, Joanne Swaffield, Karen Scott, Clare Fitzsimmons, Gavin Stewart, Nicola Thompson, Simon Caney, A. Gauthier and Emily K. Farran and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Research Letters, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change and Environmental Education Research.

In The Last Decade

Derek Bell

31 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The ‘Social Gap’ in Wind Farm Siting Decisions: Explanations and Policy Responses

2005 620 citations Derek Bell, Tim Gray et al. Environmental Politics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Bell United Kingdom	15	1.2k	690	405	194	134	32	1.6k
Catherine Gross Australia	7	736 0.6×	488 0.7×	254 0.6×	150 0.8×	21 0.2×	9	1.1k
Claire Haggett United Kingdom	18	1.7k 1.4×	870 1.3×	612 1.5×	354 1.8×	16 0.1×	32	2.0k
David Bidwell United States	19	1.1k 0.9×	420 0.6×	552 1.4×	204 1.1×	12 0.1×	37	1.4k
Simon Matti Sweden	22	471 0.4×	289 0.4×	497 1.2×	52 0.3×	59 0.4×	50	1.3k
Sofía Ávila Spain	8	438 0.4×	209 0.3×	112 0.3×	207 1.1×	29 0.2×	11	870
Adam Mayer United States	21	975 0.8×	437 0.6×	383 0.9×	134 0.7×	20 0.1×	82	1.6k
Stephanie A. Malin United States	16	639 0.5×	495 0.7×	118 0.3×	112 0.6×	33 0.2×	49	1.2k
David Mercer Australia	20	520 0.4×	347 0.5×	116 0.3×	25 0.1×	40 0.3×	81	1.2k
Richard J. Hewitt Spain	16	443 0.4×	662 1.0×	248 0.6×	137 0.7×	22 0.2×	55	1.4k
Richard Heinberg United States	10	305 0.3×	192 0.3×	178 0.4×	102 0.5×	34 0.3×	18	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Bell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Bell

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Bell

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Bell, Derek, et al.. (2022). Principles and practical criteria for effective participatory environmental planning and decision-making. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 66(14). 2854–2877. 20 indexed citations

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Gauthier, A., Kaśka Porayska‐Pomsta, Sveta Mayer, et al.. (2022). Redesigning learning games for different learning contexts: Applying a serious game design framework to redesign Stop & Think. International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. 33. 100503–100503. 8 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek, et al.. (2019). How New are New Harms Really? Climate Change, Historical Reasoning and Social Change. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics. 32(4). 505–526. 2 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek, et al.. (2016). Just fracking: a distributive environmental justice analysis of unconventional gas development in Pennsylvania, USA. Environmental Research Letters. 11(2). 25001–25001. 60 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek. (2016). Justice on One Planet. Oxford University Press eBooks. 3 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek, Tim Gray, Claire Haggett, & Joanne Swaffield. (2013). Re-visiting the ‘social gap’: public opinion and relations of power in the local politics of wind energy. Environmental Politics. 22(1). 115–135. 272 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek. (2013). How Should We Think about Climate Justice?. Environmental Ethics. 35(2). 189–208. 7 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek. (2013). Coming of age? Environmental Politics at 21. Environmental Politics. 22(1). 1–15. 7 indexed citations

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Swaffield, Joanne & Derek Bell. (2012). Can ‘climate champions’ save the planet? A critical reflection on neoliberal social change. Environmental Politics. 21(2). 248–267. 13 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek. (2011). Does anthropogenic climate change violate human rights?. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy. 14(2). 99–124. 49 indexed citations

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Caney, Simon & Derek Bell. (2011). Morality and Climate Change. The Monist. 94(3). 305–309. 1 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek. (2011). Global Climate Justice, Historic Emissions, and Excusable Ignorance. The Monist. 94(3). 391–411. 25 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek. (2010). Ethics, justice and climate change. Environmental Politics. 19(3). 475–479. 6 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek, Tim Gray, & Claire Haggett. (2005). The ‘Social Gap’ in Wind Farm Siting Decisions: Explanations and Policy Responses. Environmental Politics. 14(4). 460–477. 620 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bell, Derek. (2005). Environmental learning, metaphors and natural capital1. Environmental Education Research. 11(1). 53–69. 21 indexed citations

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Gray, Tim, Claire Haggett, & Derek Bell. (2005). Offshore wind farms and commercial fisheries in the UK: A study in Stakeholder Consultation. Ethics Place & Environment. 8(2). 127–140. 84 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek. (2004). Environmental Justice and Rawls’ Difference Principle. Environmental Ethics. 26(3). 287–306. 54 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek. (2004). Creating Green Citizens? Political Liberalism and Environmental Education. Journal of Philosophy of Education. 38(1). 37–54. 42 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek, et al.. (2004). Deliberating the Environment. 1 indexed citations

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Bell, Derek. (1999). Human cloning and international human rights law.. PubMed. 21(2). 202–30. 2 indexed citations

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