About Michael Dear is a scholar working on
Sociology and Political Science ,
General Health Professions and
Urban Studies .
According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Dear has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in
Sociology and Political Science , 21 papers in
General Health Professions and 19 papers in
Urban Studies . Recurrent topics in Michael Dear's work include
Homelessness and Social Issues (16 papers),
Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (13 papers) and
Urban Planning and Governance (12 papers). Michael Dear is often cited by papers focused on Homelessness and Social Issues (16 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (13 papers) and Urban Planning and Governance (12 papers). Michael Dear collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
Canada and
United Kingdom . Michael Dear's co-authors include
S. Martin Taylor ,
Jennifer Wolch ,
Steven Flusty ,
Nancy Kleniewski ,
Allen J. Scott ,
Gordon L. Clark ,
Christopher J. Smith ,
Lois M. Takahashi ,
Neil Smith and
Nigel Thrift and has published in prestigious journals such as
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews ,
Schizophrenia Bulletin and
Progress in Human Geography .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Understanding and Overcoming the NIMBY Syndrome 1981 2026 1996 2011 1992 1981 200 400 600 Peers Michael Dear
Comparison fields: 5 of 144 Sociology and Political Science 2.1k General Health Professions 1.3k Urban Studies 1.3k Social Psychology 635 Clinical Psychology 577 Finance 568 Economics and Econometrics 547 Political Science and International Relations 496 Geography, Planning and Development 385 Health 363 Transportation 255 Demography 254 Global and Planetary Change 217 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 174 Building and Construction 174 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 166 Education 135 Psychiatry and Mental health 118 Philosophy 115 Epidemiology 104 Public Administration 104 Safety Research 98 Cultural Studies 84 Anthropology 80 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 78 Strategy and Management 75 Gender Studies 64 History 61 Literature and Literary Theory 53 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 51 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 50 Law 48 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 47 Communication 45 Nature and Landscape Conservation 40 Marketing 37 Management Science and Operations Research 35 Pollution 34 Infectious Diseases 33 Archeology 33 Development 32 Plant Science 31 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 31 Emergency Medical Services 26 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 25 Ocean Engineering 22 Automotive Engineering 22 Management of Technology and Innovation 21 Cognitive Neuroscience 21 Applied Psychology 20 Ecology 20 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 19 Food Science 17 General Social Sciences 17 Media Technology 17 Environmental Engineering 16 Emergency Medicine 16 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 16 Language and Linguistics 15 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 15 Accounting 15 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 Soil Science 14 Music 14 Speech and Hearing 12 Occupational Therapy 12 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 11 Artificial Intelligence 11 Conservation 11 Civil and Structural Engineering 11 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 10 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 Developmental and Educational Psychology 10 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 9 Museology 9 Atmospheric Science 9 Aerospace Engineering 9 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 Pharmacy 8 Genetics 8 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 7 Information Systems 7 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 7 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 6 Signal Processing 6 Management Information Systems 5 Linguistics and Language 5 Leadership and Management 5 Nutrition and Dietetics 5 Oncology 4 Architecture 4 Computer Networks and Communications 4 Pharmacology 4 Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 4 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 Information Systems and Management 3 Business and International Management 3 Control and Systems Engineering 3 Mechanical Engineering 3 Computer Science Applications 3 Water Science and Technology 3 Physiology 3 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3 Human Factors and Ergonomics 3 Neurology 3 General Decision Sciences 3 Religious studies 2 Family Practice 2 Health Information Management 2 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 Human-Computer Interaction 2 Periodontics 2 Geology 2 General Arts and Humanities 2 Materials Chemistry 1 Ecological Modeling 1 Endocrinology 1 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 Rehabilitation 1 General Materials Science 1 Environmental Chemistry 1 Agronomy and Crop Science 1 Immunology and Allergy 1 Space and Planetary Science 1 Geophysics 1 Biochemistry 1 Complementary and alternative medicine 1 Small Animals 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Modeling and Simulation 1 Statistics and Probability 1 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 History and Philosophy of Science 1 Biomedical Engineering 1 Surgery 1 Computational Mechanics 1 Computational Mathematics 1 Dermatology 1 Molecular Biology 1 Insect Science 1 Microbiology 1
Sociology and Political Science 2.1k General Health Professions 1.3k Urban Studies 1.3k Social Psychology 635 Clinical Psychology 577 Ade Kearns United Kingdom
Rowland Atkinson United Kingdom
David Bell United Kingdom
Deepa Narayan United States
Tom Slater United Kingdom
Timothy Mitchell United States
Rachel Pain United Kingdom
Brenda S. A. Yeoh Singapore
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All Works Load more (20 of 115) # Work Indexed citations 1 0 2 La Escuela de Los Angeles y las metrópolis sudamericanas: Ensayo
2 3 3 4 20 5 6 6 38 7 Die Los Angeles School of Urbanism
3 8 Postborder city : cultural spaces of Bajalta California
44 9 75 10 The spaces of postmodernity : readings in human geography
30 11 4 12 Urban Latino cultures : la vida Latina en L.A.
1999 · SAGE Publications eBooks · (unknown) ,
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Michael Dear 6 13 7 14 Relativismo postmoderno e prassi geografica
1 15 4 16 6 17 The Power of Geography
42 18 206 19 Not on our street : community attitudes to mental health care
92 20 RAPID TRANSIT AND OFFICE DEVELOPMENT
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