Michael Backhurst

664 total citations
8 papers, 492 citations indexed

About

Michael Backhurst is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Urban Studies and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Backhurst has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 492 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 3 papers in Urban Studies and 3 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Michael Backhurst's work include Public Policy and Administration Research (3 papers), Urban Planning and Governance (3 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (2 papers). Michael Backhurst is often cited by papers focused on Public Policy and Administration Research (3 papers), Urban Planning and Governance (3 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (2 papers). Michael Backhurst collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand and United States. Michael Backhurst's co-authors include Philip Berke, Lucie Laurian, Maxine Day, Neil Ericksen, Jan Crawford, Russell Cole, J. A. Dixon, Jennifer Dixon, Sarah Chapman and Janet Crawford and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of the American Planning Association and Environment and Planning B Planning and Design.

In The Last Decade

Michael Backhurst

8 papers receiving 441 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Backhurst New Zealand 6 169 125 115 102 94 8 492
Maxine Day United States 6 195 1.2× 137 1.1× 146 1.3× 122 1.2× 110 1.2× 8 548
J. A. Dixon New Zealand 8 152 0.9× 118 0.9× 86 0.7× 93 0.9× 106 1.1× 22 434
Richard K. Norton United States 13 192 1.1× 146 1.2× 108 0.9× 179 1.8× 79 0.8× 29 587
Jan Crawford United States 8 222 1.3× 163 1.3× 162 1.4× 154 1.5× 121 1.3× 10 652
Rachelle Alterman Israel 14 148 0.9× 92 0.7× 224 1.9× 156 1.5× 112 1.2× 44 615
Linda C. Dalton United States 12 186 1.1× 123 1.0× 236 2.1× 250 2.5× 125 1.3× 22 727
Connie P. Ozawa United States 16 281 1.7× 137 1.1× 146 1.3× 225 2.2× 54 0.6× 30 816
Edward J. Jepson United States 8 135 0.8× 112 0.9× 96 0.8× 159 1.6× 72 0.8× 16 473
Leonie Janssen-Jansen Netherlands 17 263 1.6× 193 1.5× 226 2.0× 161 1.6× 160 1.7× 56 793
Marco Keiner Switzerland 10 196 1.2× 127 1.0× 76 0.7× 156 1.5× 77 0.8× 33 593

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Backhurst

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Backhurst

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Backhurst

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

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Berke, Philip, Michael Backhurst, Maxine Day, et al.. (2006). What Makes Plan Implementation Successful? An Evaluation of Local Plans and Implementation Practices in New Zealand. Environment and Planning B Planning and Design. 33(4). 581–600. 175 indexed citations
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Laurian, Lucie, Maxine Day, Michael Backhurst, et al.. (2004). What drives plan implementation? Plans, planning agencies and developers. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 47(4). 555–577. 88 indexed citations
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Backhurst, Michael, Maxine Day, Neil Ericksen, et al.. (2004). Evaluation of iwi and hapū participation in the resource consents processes of six district councils. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 3 indexed citations
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Laurian, Lucie, Maxine Day, Philip Berke, et al.. (2004). Evaluating Plan Implementation: A Conformance-Based Methodology. Journal of the American Planning Association. 70(4). 471–480. 149 indexed citations
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Day, Maxine, Michael Backhurst, Neil Ericksen, et al.. (2003). District plan implementation under the RMA: Confessions of a resource consent. Research Commons (The University of Waikato). 6 indexed citations
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Backhurst, Michael, Maxine Day, Janet Crawford, et al.. (2002). The quality of district plans and their implementation: Towards environmental quality. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 4 indexed citations
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Backhurst, Michael & Russell Cole. (2000). Biological impacts of boating at Kawau Island, north-eastern New Zealand. Journal of Environmental Management. 60(3). 239–251. 34 indexed citations
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Backhurst, Michael & Russell Cole. (2000). Subtidal benthic marine litter at Kawau Island, north-eastern New Zealand. Journal of Environmental Management. 60(3). 227–237. 33 indexed citations

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