Neil Lee

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Neil Lee is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Lee has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 22 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Neil Lee's work include Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (21 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (20 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (17 papers). Neil Lee is often cited by papers focused on Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (21 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (20 papers) and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (17 papers). Neil Lee collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Neil Lee's co-authors include Marc Cowling, Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose, Hiba Sameen, Max Nathan, Ross Brown, Paul Sissons, Stephen Clarke, Davide Luca, Thomas Kemeny and Elisa Ughetto and has published in prestigious journals such as Research Policy, Journal of Business Research and Technological Forecasting and Social Change.

In The Last Decade

Neil Lee

78 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Neil Lee United Kingdom 32 1.3k 647 529 516 485 79 2.6k
William C. Strange Canada 35 4.6k 3.5× 868 1.3× 294 0.6× 345 0.7× 692 1.4× 74 5.4k
Randall G. Holcombe United States 31 2.5k 1.9× 971 1.5× 528 1.0× 377 0.7× 930 1.9× 194 4.0k
Steven Pinch United Kingdom 22 753 0.6× 542 0.8× 131 0.2× 407 0.8× 356 0.7× 62 2.3k
Maitreesh Ghatak United Kingdom 31 2.4k 1.8× 713 1.1× 1.1k 2.1× 92 0.2× 259 0.5× 86 4.0k
Miriam Bruhn United States 25 2.1k 1.7× 459 0.7× 1.3k 2.4× 263 0.5× 121 0.2× 68 3.2k
Ross Brown United Kingdom 28 1.7k 1.3× 414 0.6× 1.1k 2.0× 2.0k 3.8× 286 0.6× 77 3.7k
Bruno Crépon France 22 2.4k 1.8× 353 0.5× 424 0.8× 248 0.5× 186 0.4× 87 3.1k
Stephan Heblich Germany 20 789 0.6× 651 1.0× 336 0.6× 707 1.4× 212 0.4× 69 2.4k
Michael Storper France 11 2.3k 1.8× 832 1.3× 159 0.3× 491 1.0× 844 1.7× 15 4.0k
Tim Vorley United Kingdom 26 734 0.6× 475 0.7× 191 0.4× 886 1.7× 236 0.5× 68 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Neil Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Neil Lee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Neil Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Neil Lee 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 Neil Lee. Neil Lee 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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Rodríguez‐Pose, Andrés, et al.. (2025). Finding Stars: Mapping the Geography of the World's Scientific Elites. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers.
2.
Lee, Annie S., Filip Novokmet, Sébastien Breau, et al.. (2024). Spatial Wage Inequality in North America and Western Europe: Changes Between and Within Local Labour Markets 1975-2019. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Pose, Andrés, et al.. (2023). Left-behind versus unequal places: interpersonal inequality, economic decline and the rise of populism in the USA and Europe. Journal of Economic Geography. 23(5). 951–977. 64 indexed citations breakdown →
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Luca, Davide, et al.. (2023). Progressive cities: Urban–rural polarisation of social values and economic development around the world. Urban Studies. 60(12). 2329–2350. 52 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Pose, Andrés, et al.. (2021). Golfing with Trump. Social capital, decline, inequality, and the rise of populism in the US. Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society. 14(3). 457–481. 55 indexed citations
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Lee, Neil, et al.. (2020). Golfing with Trump. Social Capital, Decline, Inequality, and the Rise of Populism in the US. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Cowling, Marc, Neil Lee, & Elisa Ughetto. (2019). The price of a disadvantaged location: Regional variation in the price and supply of short-term credit to SMEs in the UK. Journal of Small Business Management. 58(3). 648–668. 17 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Pose, Andrés, et al.. (2018). A woman’s touch? Female migration and economic development in the United States. Regional Studies. 53(1). 131–145. 7 indexed citations
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Carter, Sara, Charlotte Chung, Simon Collinson, et al.. (2016). Business schools: delivering value to local and regional economies. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Neil & Paul Sissons. (2016). Inclusive growth? The relationship between economic growth and poverty in British cities. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space. 48(11). 2317–2339. 45 indexed citations
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Lee, Neil, et al.. (2014). Cities, growth and poverty: an evidence review. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 3 indexed citations
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Bakhshi, Hasan, Neil Lee, & Juan Mateos-García. (2013). Capital of culture? An econometric analysis of the relationship between arts and cultural clusters, wages and the creative economy in English cities. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 10 indexed citations
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Nathan, Max & Neil Lee. (2013). Cultural Diversity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Firm-Level Evidence from London. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Neil & Max Nathan. (2013). Cultural diversity, innovation and entrepreneurship: firm-level evidence from London. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Neil & Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose. (2013). Innovation and spatial inequality in Europe and United States. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Neil & Marc Cowling. (2012). Place, sorting effects and barriers to enterprise in deprived areas: Different problems or different firms?. International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship. 31(8). 914–937. 26 indexed citations
17.
Lee, Neil. (2011). Free to grow? Assessing the barriers faced by actual and potential high growth firms. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 8 indexed citations
18.
Lee, Neil & Max Nathan. (2010). Knowledge workers, cultural diversity and innovation: evidence from London. International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development. 1(1/2). 53–53. 35 indexed citations
19.
Lee, Neil, et al.. (2009). Recession and recovery: How UK cities can respond and drive the recovery. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 13 indexed citations
20.
Lee, Neil, et al.. (2006). Enabling cities in the knowledge economy: an independent report prepared for the Department for Communities andLocal Government. 2 indexed citations

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