Michael Timberlake

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Michael Timberlake is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Political Science and International Relations and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Timberlake has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Urban Studies, 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Michael Timberlake's work include Global Urban Networks and Dynamics (16 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (10 papers) and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (8 papers). Michael Timberlake is often cited by papers focused on Global Urban Networks and Dynamics (16 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (10 papers) and China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (8 papers). Michael Timberlake collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and China. Michael Timberlake's co-authors include Charles C. Ragin, David A. Smith, Peter Evans, Xiulian Ma, Susan Greenhalgh, Krishna Kumar, Jeffrey Kentor, Matthew C. Mahutga, Kirk R. Williams and Manuel Castells and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Timberlake

32 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Comparative Method: Moving beyond Qualitative and Qua... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 250 500 750
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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. The Comparative Method: Moving beyond Qualitative and Quantitative Strategies.
    1989 777 citations Michael Timberlake 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
Michael Timberlake United States 20 905 704 692 678 380 36 2.4k
Kris Olds Singapore 20 1.0k 1.1× 393 0.6× 793 1.1× 584 0.9× 532 1.4× 31 2.4k
Gordon L. Clark United Kingdom 23 974 1.1× 507 0.7× 401 0.6× 325 0.5× 271 0.7× 97 2.6k
Arthur S. Alderson United States 19 1.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 464 0.7× 631 0.9× 148 0.4× 33 2.5k
Mario Polèse Canada 27 592 0.7× 1.3k 1.8× 666 1.0× 419 0.6× 162 0.4× 123 2.3k
Michael Storper France 11 832 0.9× 2.3k 3.3× 1.2k 1.7× 844 1.2× 1.1k 3.0× 15 4.0k
Jane Jacobs 5 525 0.6× 2.1k 3.0× 658 1.0× 652 1.0× 338 0.9× 5 3.2k
Saskia Sassen 3 1.6k 1.8× 940 1.3× 1.8k 2.6× 738 1.1× 138 0.4× 3 3.7k
Paul Langley United Kingdom 30 1.2k 1.4× 650 0.9× 247 0.4× 588 0.9× 309 0.8× 54 3.1k
Philip F. Kelly Canada 25 1.3k 1.4× 279 0.4× 393 0.6× 525 0.8× 597 1.6× 63 2.5k
Gert‐Jan Hospers Netherlands 25 591 0.7× 483 0.7× 627 0.9× 402 0.6× 211 0.6× 55 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Timberlake

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All Works

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Timberlake, Michael, et al.. (2020). Seoul, Korea’s Global City. 1 indexed citations
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Timberlake, Michael. (2017). Chase-Dunn’s Scholarship on Cities and Urbanization. Journal of World-Systems Research. 23(2). 584–603. 1 indexed citations
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Sanderson, Matthew R., Ben Derudder, Michael Timberlake, & Frank Witlox. (2015). Are world cities also world immigrant cities? An international, cross-city analysis of global centrality and immigration. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 56(3-4). 173–197. 26 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiulian & Michael Timberlake. (2012). World City Typologies and National City System Deterritorialisation: USA, China and Japan. Urban Studies. 50(2). 255–275. 35 indexed citations
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Kentor, Jeffrey, et al.. (2011). Interlocking Corporate Directorates and the Global City Hierarchy. Journal of World-Systems Research. 498–514. 12 indexed citations
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Timberlake, Michael. (2011). Patriotic Professionalism in Urban China: Fostering Talent. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 40(6). 722–723. 76 indexed citations
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Mahutga, Matthew C., Xiulian Ma, David A. Smith, & Michael Timberlake. (2010). Economic Globalisation and the Structure of the World City System: The Case of Airline Passenger Data. Urban Studies. 47(9). 1925–1947. 105 indexed citations
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Timberlake, Michael. (2008). The Polycentric Metropolis: Learning from Mega-City Regions in Europe. Journal of the American Planning Association. 74(3). 384–385. 41 indexed citations
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Ma, Xiulian & Michael Timberlake. (2008). Identifying China’s leading world city: a network approach. GeoJournal. 71(1). 19–35. 31 indexed citations
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Timberlake, Michael, et al.. (2006). Korea’s Global City. International Journal of Comparative Sociology. 47(2). 145–173. 15 indexed citations
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Smith, David W. & Michael Timberlake. (2002). "Global Cities" and "Globalization" in East Asia: Empirical Realities and Conceptual Questions. eScholarship (California Digital Library).
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Smith, David & Michael Timberlake. (1998). CITIES AND THE SPATIAL ARTICULATION OF THE WORLD ECONOMY THROUGH AIR TRAVEL.. 14 indexed citations
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Song, Fengxiang & Michael Timberlake. (1996). Chinese Urbanization, State Policy, and the World Economy. Journal of Urban Affairs. 18(3). 285–306. 29 indexed citations
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Smith, David A. & Michael Timberlake. (1995). Conceptualising and Mapping the Structure of the World System's City System. Urban Studies. 32(2). 287–302. 136 indexed citations
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Timberlake, Michael & Carolyn Adams. (1990). The Politics of Capital Investment: The Case of Philadelphia.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 19(2). 253–253. 3 indexed citations
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Timberlake, Michael. (1989). Violence and Crime in Cross-National Perspective.Dane Archer , Rosemary Gartner. American Journal of Sociology. 94(5). 1224–1226.
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Timberlake, Michael, et al.. (1988). The Development of Underdevelopment in the Mid-South: Big Farmers and the Persistence of Rural Poverty. Humanity & Society. 12(4). 347–365. 3 indexed citations
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Timberlake, Michael, et al.. (1982). Multinationals from Developing Countries.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 11(6). 683–683. 163 indexed citations
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Evans, Peter & Michael Timberlake. (1980). Dependence, Inequality, and the Growth of the Tertiary: A Comparative Analysis of Less Developed Countries. American Sociological Review. 45(4). 531–531. 171 indexed citations
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Timberlake, Michael. (1979). Economic dependence, internal urban and labor force structure, and problems of development : a quantitative, cross-national study. University Microfilms International eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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