Gavin Hilson

12.4k total citations
122 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Gavin Hilson is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Sociology and Political Science and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin Hilson has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Building and Construction, 59 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 30 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Recurrent topics in Gavin Hilson's work include Mining and Resource Management (110 papers), Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (57 papers) and Natural Resources and Economic Development (30 papers). Gavin Hilson is often cited by papers focused on Mining and Resource Management (110 papers), Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (57 papers) and Natural Resources and Economic Development (30 papers). Gavin Hilson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Ghana. Gavin Hilson's co-authors include Roy Maconachie, Abigail Hilson, Barbara Winifred Murck, James McQuilken, A.J. Monhemius, Clive Potter, Natalia Yakovleva, Chris Garforth, Chris Hilson and Timothy Laing and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Gavin Hilson

118 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gavin Hilson United Kingdom 58 6.9k 4.3k 1.6k 870 816 122 8.9k
Deanna Kemp Australia 31 2.9k 0.4× 1.6k 0.4× 394 0.2× 722 0.8× 535 0.7× 132 4.6k
John R. Owen Australia 28 2.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.3× 325 0.2× 559 0.6× 471 0.6× 94 3.6k
Marcello M. Veiga Canada 41 3.2k 0.5× 982 0.2× 278 0.2× 401 0.5× 621 0.8× 119 5.1k
Daniel M. Franks Australia 29 2.1k 0.3× 852 0.2× 200 0.1× 706 0.8× 399 0.5× 85 3.7k
Saleem H. Ali United States 31 1.4k 0.2× 882 0.2× 245 0.2× 196 0.2× 1.3k 1.6× 147 5.3k
Thomas Wiedmann Australia 65 1.7k 0.2× 996 0.2× 222 0.1× 404 0.5× 736 0.9× 171 18.2k
Natalia Yakovleva United Kingdom 25 1.5k 0.2× 761 0.2× 272 0.2× 267 0.3× 361 0.4× 55 3.3k
Gavin Bridge United Kingdom 35 1.8k 0.3× 2.6k 0.6× 593 0.4× 63 0.1× 334 0.4× 85 7.0k
Philippe Le Billon Canada 41 1.6k 0.2× 2.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 68 0.1× 137 0.2× 142 5.8k
İlhan Öztürk Türkiye 103 647 0.1× 1.3k 0.3× 1.8k 1.1× 62 0.1× 369 0.5× 354 38.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gavin Hilson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gavin Hilson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hilson, Gavin. (2025). Occupational health and safety concerns in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector: A review. Resources Policy. 110. 105733–105733.
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2025). Does Formalization Facilitate Environmental Improvements in the Artisanal and Small‐Scale Mining Sector?. Business Strategy and the Environment. 34(8). 10962–10976.
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2024). How Does Small-Scale Mining Stabilize Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Case of Mozambique. World Development. 185. 106761–106761. 7 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2024). Reimagining entrepreneurship in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector: Fresh insights from sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Journal of Management. 10(2). 176–207. 13 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2020). Poverty, adaptation and vulnerability: An assessment of women's work in Ghana's artisanal gold mining sector. Area. 52(3). 617–625. 32 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin. (2020). The Africa Mining Vision: a manifesto for more inclusive extractive industry-led development?. Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement. 41(3). 417–431. 13 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin. (2020). ‘Formalization bubbles’: A blueprint for sustainable artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa. The Extractive Industries and Society. 7(4). 1624–1638. 61 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin & Roy Maconachie. (2020). Entrepreneurship and innovation in Africa's artisanal and small-scale mining sector: Developments and trajectories. Journal of Rural Studies. 78. 149–162. 58 indexed citations
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Hilson, Abigail, et al.. (2019). Corporate Social Responsibility at African mines: Linking the past to the present. Journal of Environmental Management. 241. 340–352. 66 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2018). Female Faces in Informal ‘Spaces’: Women and Artisanal and Small-scale Mining in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Journal of Management. 4(3). 306–346. 74 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2013). Distributing mining wealth to communities in Ghana Addressing problems of elite capture and political corruption. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 26 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2011). Implementing microcredit services for Africa's rural poor: the case of the artisanal mining sector. CentAUR (University of Reading). 63(2). 389–90. 1 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2009). Mining, grievance and conflict in rural Tanzania. International Development Planning Review. 31(3). 301–326. 45 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2009). ‘To Move or Not to Move’: Reflections on the Resettlement of Artisanal Miners in the Western Region of Ghana. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2007). Challenges with minimising mercury pollution in the small-scale gold mining sector: Experiences from the Guianas. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 17(6). 429–441. 34 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin. (2007). ‘Fair trade gold’: Antecedents, prospects and challenges. Geoforum. 39(1). 386–400. 70 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2006). Improving awareness of mercury pollution in small-scale gold mining communities: Challenges and ways forward in rural Ghana. Environmental Research. 103(2). 275–287. 148 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin. (2005). Abatement of mercury pollution in the small-scale gold mining industry: Restructuring the policy and research agendas. The Science of The Total Environment. 362(1-3). 1–14. 130 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin & Rita van der Vorst. (2002). Technology, Managerial, and Policy Initiatives for Improving Environmental Performance in Small-Scale Gold Mining Industry. Environmental Management. 30(6). 764–777. 27 indexed citations
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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2002). Environmental management system implementation in the mining industry: a key to achieving cleaner production. International Journal of Mineral Processing. 64(1). 19–41. 100 indexed citations

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