Franco Bianchini

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 800 citations indexed

About

Franco Bianchini is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Franco Bianchini has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 800 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Urban Studies, 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Franco Bianchini's work include Cultural Industries and Urban Development (5 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 papers) and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (2 papers). Franco Bianchini is often cited by papers focused on Cultural Industries and Urban Development (5 papers), Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (4 papers) and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (2 papers). Franco Bianchini collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Italy. Franco Bianchini's co-authors include Charles Landry, Gian Marco Ghiggeri, Giovanni Candiano, C Queirolo, Jonathan Long, Chris Newbold and Davide Ponzini and has published in prestigious journals such as Kidney International, European Planning Studies and Planning Practice and Research.

In The Last Decade

Franco Bianchini

16 papers receiving 657 citations

Hit Papers

The creative city 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. The creative city
    1995 437 citations Charles Landry, Franco Bianchini profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Franco Bianchini United Kingdom 11 544 290 84 70 69 17 800
Elizabeth Strom United States 12 427 0.8× 263 0.9× 95 1.1× 23 0.3× 27 0.4× 27 706
Nezar AlSayyad United States 14 345 0.6× 383 1.3× 52 0.6× 26 0.4× 21 0.3× 32 841
Guido Ferilli Italy 11 264 0.5× 179 0.6× 107 1.3× 17 0.2× 23 0.3× 31 531
Philip Boland United Kingdom 13 248 0.5× 230 0.8× 42 0.5× 35 0.5× 35 0.5× 34 539
Azat Zana Gündoğan United States 5 610 1.1× 338 1.2× 60 0.7× 38 0.5× 52 0.8× 5 931
Eduardo Brito‐Henriques Portugal 8 338 0.6× 185 0.6× 99 1.2× 13 0.2× 18 0.3× 28 490
Joaquim Rius-Ulldemolins Spain 14 468 0.9× 280 1.0× 44 0.5× 14 0.2× 11 0.2× 85 652
Elizabeth Currid United States 10 441 0.8× 213 0.7× 219 2.6× 43 0.6× 16 0.2× 12 574
María José del Barrio‐Tellado Spain 9 143 0.3× 255 0.9× 143 1.7× 27 0.4× 13 0.2× 15 441
Guy Baeten Sweden 14 338 0.6× 217 0.7× 92 1.1× 75 1.1× 48 0.7× 37 688

Countries citing papers authored by Franco Bianchini

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Fields of papers citing papers by Franco Bianchini

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Franco Bianchini

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Bianchini, Franco, et al.. (2021). A heritage-inspired cultural mega-event in a stigmatized city: Hull UK City of Culture 2017. European Planning Studies. 30(3). 478–498. 13 indexed citations
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Ponzini, Davide, et al.. (2020). Mega-Events and Heritage: The Experience of Five European Cities. 10 indexed citations
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Long, Jonathan & Franco Bianchini. (2018). New directions in the arts and sport? Critiquing national strategies. Sport in Society. 22(5). 734–753. 5 indexed citations
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Newbold, Chris, et al.. (2015). Focus on festivals: contemporary European case studies and perspectives.. DMU Open Research Archive (De Montfort University). 12 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Franco, et al.. (2013). Problematising participation. Cultural Trends. 22(2). 63–66. 28 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Franco. (2013). ‘Cultural Planning’ and Its Interpretations. 397–412. 3 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Franco, et al.. (2007). Think Piece in: Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 1 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Franco, et al.. (2007). Thinking culturally about place. Place Branding and Public Diplomacy. 3(4). 280–286. 48 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Franco, et al.. (2006). Urban Mindscapes of Europe. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 1 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Franco, et al.. (2005). Re-imagining the city. 215–236. 14 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Franco. (2002). Cultura e sviluppo del territorio: un quadro delle professioni emergenti. Economia della Cultura. 7–20.
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Bianchini, Franco. (1995). Night Cultures, Night Economies. Planning Practice and Research. 10(2). 121–126. 135 indexed citations
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Landry, Charles & Franco Bianchini. (1995). The creative city. 437 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bianchini, Franco & Charles Landry. (1994). Indicators of a creative city : a methodolgy for assessing urban vitality and viability. 5 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Franco. (1990). The crisis of urban public social life in Britain: Origins of the problem and possible responses. Planning Practice and Research. 5(3). 4–8. 20 indexed citations
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Ghiggeri, Gian Marco, et al.. (1984). Glycosyl albumin and diabetic microalbuminuria: Demonstration of an altered renal handling. Kidney International. 25(3). 565–570. 57 indexed citations

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