J. C. Gaillard

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

J. C. Gaillard is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Emergency Medical Services and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, J. C. Gaillard has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 7 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 6 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in J. C. Gaillard's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (23 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (10 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (7 papers). J. C. Gaillard is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (23 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (10 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (7 papers). J. C. Gaillard collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, South Africa and United Kingdom. J. C. Gaillard's co-authors include Jessica Mercer, Ilan Kelman, Benjamin Wisner, James Lewis, Loïc Le Dé, Wardlow Friesen, Andrew Gorman‐Murray, Jay Marlowe, M. Pangilinan and Maureen Fordham and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geomorphology and Progress in Human Geography.

In The Last Decade

J. C. Gaillard

42 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction

2012 388 citations Benjamin Wisner, J. C. Gaillard et al. Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull) profile →
From knowledge to action

2012 386 citations J. C. Gaillard, Jessica Mercer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. C. Gaillard New Zealand	20	1.8k	710	368	217	196	43	2.3k
Greg Bankoff United Kingdom	22	1.8k 1.0×	771 1.1×	222 0.6×	259 1.2×	178 0.9×	78	2.7k
Jessica Mercer Norway	15	1.6k 0.9×	740 1.0×	203 0.6×	271 1.2×	156 0.8×	18	2.2k
Anthony Oliver‐Smith United States	30	2.7k 1.5×	827 1.2×	351 1.0×	213 1.0×	214 1.1×	63	3.8k
Phil O’Keefe United Kingdom	20	1.5k 0.8×	790 1.1×	259 0.7×	250 1.2×	131 0.7×	83	2.4k
Bernard Manyena United Kingdom	17	1.7k 1.0×	877 1.2×	387 1.1×	260 1.2×	137 0.7×	36	2.4k
Jennifer Webb United States	6	2.1k 1.2×	1.3k 1.8×	298 0.8×	308 1.4×	270 1.4×	9	3.0k
Roger Few United Kingdom	26	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 2.1×	264 0.7×	518 2.4×	201 1.0×	80	3.4k
Maureen Fordham United Kingdom	23	1.1k 0.6×	636 0.9×	271 0.7×	137 0.6×	171 0.9×	49	1.7k
Lori Peek United States	30	2.9k 1.6×	832 1.2×	845 2.3×	69 0.3×	424 2.2×	92	3.9k
Michelle A. Meyer United States	15	1.5k 0.8×	547 0.8×	291 0.8×	67 0.3×	279 1.4×	42	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. C. Gaillard

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All Works

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Wisner, Ben, Irasema Alcántara-Ayala, J. C. Gaillard, Ilan Kelman, & Víctor Marchezini. (2025). Understanding and Addressing Disaster Risk. BiblioBoard Library Catalog (Open Research Library). 1 indexed citations

Gaillard, J. C., et al.. (2023). Participatory Minecraft mapping: Fostering students participation in disaster awareness. Entertainment Computing. 48. 100605–100605. 4 indexed citations

Gaillard, J. C., et al.. (2021). A critical realist explanation for the capabilities of people with disabilities in dealing with disasters. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 26(3). 233–247. 2 indexed citations

Gaillard, J. C., et al.. (2021). Human agency in disaster risk reduction: theoretical foundations and empirical evidence from people with disabilities. Environmental Hazards. 20(5). 514–532. 7 indexed citations

Gaillard, J. C., et al.. (2020). Reducing and managing the risk of disaster in Philippine jails and prisons. Emerald Open Research. 1(13).

Gaillard, J. C., et al.. (2018). Expanding the capabilities of people with disabilities in disaster risk reduction. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 34. 11–17. 40 indexed citations

Gaillard, J. C., et al.. (2017). Bridging the Participatory Gap: Children with Disabilities and Disaster Risk Reduction. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 35(3). 271–297. 2 indexed citations

Gaillard, J. C., Andrew Gorman‐Murray, & Maureen Fordham. (2017). Sexual and gender minorities in disaster. Gender Place & Culture. 24(1). 18–26. 50 indexed citations

Gaillard, J. C., et al.. (2016). Identifying Emerging Issues in Disaster Risk Reduction, Migration, Climate Change and Sustainable Development. Organic Eprints (International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems, and Research Institute of Organic Agriculture). 25 indexed citations

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Kelman, Ilan, J. C. Gaillard, James Lewis, & Jessica Mercer. (2016). Learning from the history of disaster vulnerability and resilience research and practice for climate change. Natural Hazards. 82(S1). 129–143. 172 indexed citations

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Gaillard, J. C.. (2015). Mainstreaming Marginalized Groups and Their Capacities. 95–105. 1 indexed citations

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Gaillard, J. C.. (2015). People’s Response to Disasters in the Philippines: Vulnerability, Capacities, and Resilience. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 13 indexed citations

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Gaillard, J. C., et al.. (2014). Revisiting Geography Field Trips: A Treasure Hunt Experience. Journal of Geography. 113(4). 171–178. 17 indexed citations

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Dé, Loïc Le, et al.. (2014). Remittances in the face of disasters: a case study of rural Samoa. Environment Development and Sustainability. 17(3). 653–672. 35 indexed citations

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Wisner, Benjamin, J. C. Gaillard, & Ilan Kelman. (2012). Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction. Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull). 388 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bélizal, Édouard de, Franck Lavigne, J. C. Gaillard, & Delphine Grancher. (2011). Réaction des populations en cas d'alerte sur les flancs des volcans actifs tropicaux: exemple de la crise du Kelut (Java, Indonésie), fin 2007. 88(1). 56–65. 1 indexed citations

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Gaillard, J. C.. (2011). People's response to disasters : vulnerability, capacities and resilience in Philippine context. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 15 indexed citations

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Bélizal, Édouard de, Franck Lavigne, J. C. Gaillard, et al.. (2011). The 2007 eruption of Kelut volcano (East Java, Indonesia): Phenomenology, crisis management and social response. Geomorphology. 136(1). 165–175. 33 indexed citations

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Gaillard, J. C.. (2010). Vulnerability, capacity and resilience: Perspectives for climate and development policy. Journal of International Development. 22(2). 218–232. 362 indexed citations

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Gaillard, J. C. & M. Pangilinan. (2010). Participatory Mapping for Raising Disaster Risk Awareness Among the Youth. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management. 18(3). 175–179. 37 indexed citations

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