Ian Blore

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 877 citations indexed

About

Ian Blore is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Blore has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 877 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Urban Studies, 3 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Ian Blore's work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (1 paper) and Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (1 paper). Ian Blore is often cited by papers focused on Urban and Rural Development Challenges (3 papers), Economic and Environmental Valuation (1 paper) and Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (1 paper). Ian Blore collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. Ian Blore's co-authors include Nick Devas and has published in prestigious journals such as African Affairs, Public Administration and Development and Local Government Studies.

In The Last Decade

Ian Blore

6 papers receiving 769 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Anti-Politics Machine: ‘Development’, depoliticization and bureaucratic power in Lesotho

1995 833 citations Ian Blore African Affairs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ian Blore United Kingdom	4	435	292	125	116	83	7	877
Issa G. Shivji Tanzania	17	455 1.0×	220 0.8×	238 1.9×	126 1.1×	61 0.7×	67	983
Lionel Cliffe United Kingdom	21	521 1.2×	201 0.7×	209 1.7×	75 0.6×	40 0.5×	66	924
Walden Bello Philippines	18	673 1.5×	442 1.5×	130 1.0×	179 1.5×	43 0.5×	83	1.4k
Maristella Svampa Argentina	15	651 1.5×	402 1.4×	139 1.1×	103 0.9×	86 1.0×	67	1.4k
Andrew Coulson United Kingdom	16	229 0.5×	212 0.7×	134 1.1×	65 0.6×	44 0.5×	47	864
Michael Cowen United Kingdom	12	502 1.2×	217 0.7×	125 1.0×	190 1.6×	30 0.4×	19	925
Tobias Hagmann Switzerland	16	703 1.6×	477 1.6×	129 1.0×	102 0.9×	53 0.6×	32	1.0k
Elizabeth Harrison United Kingdom	13	470 1.1×	175 0.6×	66 0.5×	116 1.0×	49 0.6×	33	991
Scott Guggenheim United States	11	372 0.9×	195 0.7×	31 0.2×	112 1.0×	107 1.3×	17	691
Kristian Stokke Norway	17	791 1.8×	480 1.6×	118 0.9×	160 1.4×	108 1.3×	50	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Blore

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Blore

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ian Blore. 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 Ian Blore. The network helps show where Ian Blore may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Blore

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

All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

1.

Blore, Ian, et al.. (2004). Municipalities and finance : a sourcebook for capacity building. 13 indexed citations

2.

Blore, Ian. (1999). Poor people, poor services: the future of urban services as seen through 50 years of debate inPublic Administration and Development and its predecessors. Public Administration and Development. 19(5). 453–465. 5 indexed citations

3.

Blore, Ian. (1996). How useful to decision-makers is contingent valuation of the environment?. Public Administration and Development. 16(3). 215–232. 3 indexed citations

4.

Blore, Ian. (1995). The Anti-Politics Machine: ‘Development’, depoliticization and bureaucratic power in Lesotho. African Affairs. 94(374). 119–120. 833 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blore, Ian, et al.. (1993). Public waste and private property. An enquiry into the economics of solid waste in Calcutta. Public Administration and Development. 13(1). 1–15. 19 indexed citations

6.

Blore, Ian. (1989). Housing and the working class in an Indian metropolis. Public Administration and Development. 9(5). 557–568. 1 indexed citations

7.

Blore, Ian. (1987). Are local bureaucrats budget or staff maximizers?. Local Government Studies. 13(3). 75–84. 3 indexed citations

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