Mark Pelling

18.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
166 papers, 11.1k citations indexed

About

Mark Pelling is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Pelling has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 11.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 57 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 18 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Mark Pelling's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (68 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (39 papers) and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (26 papers). Mark Pelling is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (68 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (39 papers) and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (26 papers). Mark Pelling collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Mark Pelling's co-authors include Chris High, David Matyas, Juha I. Uitto, David Manuel‐Navarrete, Lisa Schipper, Kathleen Dill, Karen O’Brien, Matthias Garschagen, Joern Birkmann and Stefan Schneiderbauer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Mark Pelling

155 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

Adaptation to Climate Change: From Resilience to Transfor... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2010 2013 2005 2014 2004 250 500 750
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. Adaptation to Climate Change: From Resilience to Transformation
    2010 762 citations Mark Pelling profile →
  2. Framing vulnerability, risk and societal responses: the MOVE framework
    2013 712 citations Joern Birkmann, Mark Pelling et al. profile →
  3. Understanding adaptation: What can social capital offer assessments of adaptive capacity?
    2005 647 citations Mark Pelling et al. profile →
  4. Adaptation and transformation
    2014 482 citations Mark Pelling et al. profile →
  5. Reducing Disaster Risk: a challenge for development
    2004 469 citations Mark Pelling et al. profile →
  6. Adaptation to Climate Change
    2010 418 citations Mark Pelling profile →
  7. Beyond Technical Fixes: climate solutions and the great derangement
    2019 330 citations Mark Pelling et al. profile →
  8. Inserting rights and justice into urban resilience: a focus on everyday risk
    2017 241 citations Mark Pelling, Tanvi Deshpande et al. profile →
  9. Understanding human vulnerability to climate change: A global perspective on index validation for adaptation planning
    2021 183 citations Joern Birkmann, Mark Pelling et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mark Pelling United Kingdom 47 6.2k 4.8k 1.7k 987 936 166 11.1k
Joern Birkmann Germany 39 3.7k 0.6× 4.4k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 726 0.7× 885 0.9× 141 8.9k
Terry Cannon United Kingdom 22 5.2k 0.8× 3.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 600 0.6× 404 0.4× 44 7.8k
Piers Blaikie United Kingdom 30 4.8k 0.8× 3.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 557 0.6× 62 9.0k
Karen O’Brien Norway 50 5.3k 0.9× 4.4k 0.9× 3.3k 1.9× 1.8k 1.8× 890 1.0× 106 11.6k
Lance Gunderson United States 45 4.1k 0.7× 9.6k 2.0× 1.6k 0.9× 3.1k 3.2× 1.8k 1.9× 96 19.1k
Katrina Brown United Kingdom 52 4.7k 0.8× 5.6k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 2.7k 2.7× 1.3k 1.4× 117 12.5k
Ian Burton Canada 33 3.7k 0.6× 3.4k 0.7× 2.2k 1.3× 934 0.9× 846 0.9× 101 7.8k
Richard J. T. Klein Sweden 40 3.6k 0.6× 3.9k 0.8× 2.8k 1.6× 1.2k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 115 9.5k
Roger E. Kasperson United States 34 5.9k 0.9× 3.4k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 570 0.6× 93 10.4k
Hallie Eakin United States 45 3.1k 0.5× 3.3k 0.7× 2.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 657 0.7× 139 9.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Pelling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Pelling

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mark Pelling. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mark Pelling 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 Mark Pelling. Mark Pelling 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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Pelling, Mark, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Andrew Collins, et al.. (2023). International development and disaster risk reduction research: A UK research practitioner stocktake. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 96. 103981–103981.
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Pelling, Mark. (2019). Breaking the cycle of risk accumulation in Sub-Saharan Africa. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Birkmann, Joern, P. D. Buckle, Mark Pelling, et al.. (2010). Extreme events and disasters: a window of opportunity for change?. UNU Collections (United Nations University). 13 indexed citations
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Pelling, Mark. (2003). Viewpoint: Disaster risk and development planning: the case for integration. International Development Planning Review. 25(4). 14 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, et al.. (1991). HIS volume 34 issue 4 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 34(4). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, et al.. (1991). HIS volume 34 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 34(3). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1990). HIS volume 33 issue 2 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 33(2). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1990). HIS volume 33 issue 4 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 33(4). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1990). HIS volume 33 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 33(3). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1989). HIS volume 32 issue 4 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 32(4). f1–f11. 2 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1989). HIS volume 32 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 32(3). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1989). HIS volume 32 issue 2 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 32(2). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, David B. Clarke, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1989). HIS volume 32 issue 1 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 32(1). f1–f11. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, et al.. (1987). HIS volume 30 issue 1 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 30(1). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, et al.. (1987). HIS volume 30 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 30(3). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Andrew, C, et al.. (1987). HIS volume 30 issue 2 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 30(2). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, et al.. (1979). HIS volume 22 issue 1 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 22(1). f1–f9. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, Wolfgang Wick, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1978). HIS volume 21 issue 3 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 21(3). f1–f6. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, Wolfgang Wick, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1978). HIS volume 21 issue 2 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 21(2). f1–f6. 1 indexed citations
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Beales, Derek, Wolfgang Wick, G. R. Elton, et al.. (1978). HIS volume 21 issue 4 Front matter. The Historical Journal. 21(4). f1–f6. 1 indexed citations

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