James Evans

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
111 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

James Evans is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, James Evans has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 16 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in James Evans's work include Smart Cities and Technologies (11 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (11 papers) and Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (11 papers). James Evans is often cited by papers focused on Smart Cities and Technologies (11 papers), Sustainability and Climate Change Governance (11 papers) and Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (11 papers). James Evans collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovakia and United States. James Evans's co-authors include Phil Jones, Andrew Karvonen, Gabriele Schliwa, Kes McCormick, Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, C. Martin, Jane Ricketts Hein, Jenny A. Cousins, Jon P. Sadler and Julie Repper and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

James Evans

105 papers receiving 4.6k 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 walking interview: Methodology, mobility and place

2010 649 citations James Evans, Phil Jones profile →
Urban living labs for sustainability and low carbon cities in Europe: towards a research agenda

2015 428 citations Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Kes McCormick et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →
Smart and sustainable? Five tensions in the visions and practices of the smart-sustainable city in Europe and North America

2018 298 citations C. Martin, James Evans et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Evans United Kingdom	35	1.2k	945	786	765	727	111	4.9k
Vanesa Castán Broto United Kingdom	37	2.0k 1.7×	2.6k 2.7×	443 0.6×	349 0.5×	404 0.6×	122	6.5k
Judith E. Innes United States	24	1.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.6×	326 0.4×	222 0.3×	405 0.6×	54	6.5k
Simon Marvin United Kingdom	43	2.2k 1.8×	1.8k 1.9×	951 1.2×	1.6k 2.0×	1.3k 1.7×	162	8.9k
David Gibbs United Kingdom	38	948 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	475 0.6×	175 0.2×	264 0.4×	112	5.1k
Simon Joss United Kingdom	24	710 0.6×	787 0.8×	613 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	746 1.0×	49	3.3k
David E. Booher United States	20	1.2k 1.0×	1000 1.1×	262 0.3×	168 0.2×	260 0.4×	26	4.3k
Sherry R. Arnstein United States	6	3.5k 2.9×	1.6k 1.7×	632 0.8×	423 0.6×	395 0.5×	11	9.9k
Stephen Graham United Kingdom	40	2.8k 2.3×	452 0.5×	261 0.3×	838 1.1×	894 1.2×	119	7.8k
René Kemp Netherlands	48	2.4k 2.0×	3.3k 3.5×	1.7k 2.1×	288 0.4×	412 0.6×	130	12.6k
Yolande Strengers Australia	38	1.1k 0.9×	464 0.5×	332 0.4×	282 0.4×	135 0.2×	108	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by James Evans

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Evans

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

All Works

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Chapman, Lee, David Topping, Philip James, et al.. (2025). Moving from monitoring to real-time interventions for air quality: are low-cost sensor networks ready to support urban digital twins?. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities. 6. 4 indexed citations

Evans, James, et al.. (2025). Solid waste management in Dhaka: Understanding the evolution of a waste regime. Geoforum. 165. 104364–104364.

Evans, James, et al.. (2024). Hidden Persuaders: LLMs’ Political Leaning and Their Influence on Voters. 4244–4275. 2 indexed citations

Bannan, Thomas J., Michael Flynn, James Evans, et al.. (2024). Study of the Suitability of a Personal Exposure Monitor to Assess Air Quality. Atmosphere. 15(3). 315–315. 1 indexed citations

Benton, Jack S., James Evans, Jamie Anderson, & David French. (2024). Using Video Cameras to Assess Physical Activity and Other Well-Being Behaviors in Urban Environments: Feasibility, Reliability, and Participant Reactivity Studies. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 10. e66049–e66049.

Petrova, Saška, et al.. (2023). Between vision and implementation: the exclusionary disjuncture of domestic heat decarbonisation in Greater Manchester. Local Environment. 28(8). 1045–1061. 1 indexed citations

Benton, Jack S., James Evans, Miranda Mourby, et al.. (2023). Using Video Cameras as a Research Tool in Public Spaces: Addressing Ethical and Information Governance Challenges Under Data Protection Legislation. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour. 6(2). 145–155. 2 indexed citations

Petrova, Saška, et al.. (2023). Making and mobilising place: The governance of Greater Manchester’s decarbonisation ambitions. Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift - Norwegian Journal of Geography. 77(3). 157–170. 3 indexed citations

Petrova, Saška, et al.. (2022). The crises of a crisis: The impact of Covid-19 on localised decarbonisation ambitions in the United Kingdom. Energy Research & Social Science. 93. 102838–102838. 4 indexed citations

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Evans, James, Andrew Karvonen, Andrés Luque‐Ayala, et al.. (2019). Smart and sustainable cities? Pipedreams, practicalities and possibilities. Local Environment. 24(7). 557–564. 74 indexed citations

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Martin, Christopher, et al.. (2018). Smart-sustainability: A new urban fix?. Sustainable Cities and Society. 45. 640–648. 111 indexed citations

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Keeler, Lauren Withycombe, Arnim Wiek, Daniel J. Lang, et al.. (2016). Utilizing international networks for accelerating research and learning in transformational sustainability science. Sustainability Science. 11(5). 749–762. 32 indexed citations

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Palgan, Yuliya Voytenko, Kes McCormick, James Evans, & Gabriele Schliwa. (2015). Urban living labs for sustainability and low carbon cities in Europe: towards a research agenda. Journal of Cleaner Production. 123. 45–54. 428 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jones, Phil, et al.. (2008). Exploring Space and Place With Walking Interviews. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 2. 165 indexed citations

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Anderson, Jon, Kye Askins, Ian Cook, et al.. (2008). What is geography's contribution to making citizens?. Geography. 93(1). 34–39. 9 indexed citations

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Evans, James. (2007). Wildlife Corridors: An Urban Political Ecology. Local Environment. 12(2). 129–152. 32 indexed citations

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Evans, James, Ian Cook, & Helen R. Griffiths. (2007). Creativity, Group Pedagogy and Social Action: a Departure from Gough Educational Philosophy and Theory. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 2 indexed citations

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Evans, James, et al.. (2007). Made in...? Appreciating the everyday geographies of connected lives. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 7 indexed citations

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Evans, James. (2003). Commonsense Leadership for Uncommon Times. Academic Leadership The Online Journal. 1(2). 2 indexed citations

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Evans, James, et al.. (1976). Characteristics and Course Recommendations of Agricultural Communicators: An Update. Journal of Applied Communications. 59(1). 4 indexed citations

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