Ken Willis

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
90 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Ken Willis is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken Willis has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 10 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Ken Willis's work include Economic and Environmental Valuation (52 papers), Housing Market and Economics (22 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (17 papers). Ken Willis is often cited by papers focused on Economic and Environmental Valuation (52 papers), Housing Market and Economics (22 papers) and Forest Management and Policy (17 papers). Ken Willis collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Ken Willis's co-authors include Guy Garrod, Riccardo Scarpa, John F. Benson, Ian J. Bateman, R. Kerry Turner, Ian H. Langford, Rose Gilroy, Neveen Hamza, Ali Asgary and Eric Ruto and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy Policy, Ecological Economics and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Ken Willis

86 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Willingness-to-pay for renewable energy: Primary and disc... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 100 200 300
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.

  1. Willingness-to-pay for renewable energy: Primary and discretionary choice of British households' for micro-generation technologies
    2009 377 citations Riccardo Scarpa, Ken Willis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ken Willis United Kingdom 27 1.8k 706 593 511 194 90 2.7k
Robert P. Berrens United States 32 2.1k 1.2× 741 1.0× 531 0.9× 735 1.4× 186 1.0× 121 3.4k
Susana Ferreira United States 30 1.2k 0.7× 851 1.2× 534 0.9× 819 1.6× 291 1.5× 90 3.5k
Bengt Kriström Sweden 22 2.0k 1.1× 451 0.6× 488 0.8× 226 0.4× 127 0.7× 90 2.6k
Joseph A. Herriges United States 28 2.2k 1.2× 464 0.7× 376 0.6× 223 0.4× 342 1.8× 65 3.0k
Henk Folmer Netherlands 31 1.7k 0.9× 320 0.5× 272 0.5× 360 0.7× 142 0.7× 130 3.0k
Laura O. Taylor United States 24 2.2k 1.2× 371 0.5× 440 0.7× 340 0.7× 113 0.6× 49 2.9k
Jeff Bennett Australia 29 3.0k 1.7× 1.1k 1.6× 1.0k 1.7× 665 1.3× 290 1.5× 120 4.0k
Brett Day United Kingdom 26 3.2k 1.8× 1.4k 1.9× 842 1.4× 516 1.0× 311 1.6× 74 4.3k
Guy Garrod United Kingdom 33 2.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.9× 714 1.2× 477 0.9× 356 1.8× 124 3.9k
Jürgen Meyerhoff Germany 34 2.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.4× 887 1.5× 832 1.6× 207 1.1× 125 3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Ken Willis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken Willis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken Willis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ken Willis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ken Willis 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 Ken Willis. Ken Willis 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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Willis, Ken, et al.. (2018). A mechanism to derive more truthful willingness to accept values for renewable energy systems. Heliyon. 4(1). e00503–e00503. 2 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken, et al.. (2017). Rural Resource Development. 5 indexed citations
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Hejase, Jose A., et al.. (2016). High-speed bus signal integrity compliance using a frequency-domain model. 29–34. 3 indexed citations
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Grisolía, José M., Ken Willis, Colin Wymer, & Andrew Law. (2010). Social engagement and regional theatre: patterns of theatre attendance. Cultural Trends. 19(3). 225–244. 21 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken, et al.. (2008). Valuing the components of an archaeological site: An application of Choice Experiment to Vindolanda, Hadrian's Wall. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 9(2). 117–124. 32 indexed citations
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Garrod, Guy, et al.. (2006). A mixed methodology framework for the assessment of the Voluntary Initiative. Pest Management Science. 63(2). 157–170. 7 indexed citations
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Snowball, Jen & Ken Willis. (2006). BUILDING CULTURAL CAPITAL: TRANSFORMING THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL. South African Journal of Economics. 74(1). 20–33. 26 indexed citations
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Asgary, Ali, et al.. (2004). Estimating rural households? willingness to pay for health insurance. The European Journal of Health Economics. 5(3). 209–215. 104 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken, et al.. (2000). NON-MARKET BENEFITS OF FORESTRY Phase 1. 1 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken, Kenneth Button, & Peter Nijkamp. (1999). Methods and anomalies. E. Elgar eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken, et al.. (1998). A review of cost–benefit analysis as applied to the evaluation of new road proposals in the U.K.. Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment. 3(3). 141–156. 35 indexed citations
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Bateman, Ian J., Ken Willis, & Guy Garrod. (1994). Consistency Between Contingent Valuation Estimates: A Comparison of Two Studies of UK National Parks. Regional Studies. 28(5). 457–474. 62 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken. (1991). The priceless countryside: the recreational benefits of environmental goods.. 172(172). 38–48. 2 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken. (1990). Literacy in Perspective.. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 15(2). 1 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken, John F. Benson, & Caroline M. Saunders. (1988). The Impact of Agricultural Policy on the Costs of Nature Conservation. Land Economics. 64(2). 147–147. 17 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken & John F. Benson. (1988). A Comparison of User Benefits and Costs of Nature Conservation at Three Nature Reserves. Regional Studies. 22(5). 417–428. 25 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken & John F. Benson. (1983). Evaluation and valuation of wildlife resources. Planning Outlook. 26(2). 60–68. 1 indexed citations
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Willis, Ken, et al.. (1971). Models of Population and income: Economic Planning in Rural Areas. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 3 indexed citations

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