Neil Simcock

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Neil Simcock is a scholar working on Pollution, Sociology and Political Science and Energy Engineering and Power Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Simcock has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pollution, 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Recurrent topics in Neil Simcock's work include Energy and Environment Impacts (22 papers), Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (9 papers) and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (7 papers). Neil Simcock is often cited by papers focused on Energy and Environment Impacts (22 papers), Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy (9 papers) and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (7 papers). Neil Simcock collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Neil Simcock's co-authors include Stefan Bouzarovski, Gordon Walker, Rosie Day, Saška Petrova, Harriet Thomson, Mari Martiskainen, Kirsten Jenkins, Giulio Mattioli, Max Lacey‐Barnacle and Caroline Mullen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy Policy and Nature Energy.

In The Last Decade

Neil Simcock

29 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Conceptualising energy use and energy poverty using a cap... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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. Conceptualising energy use and energy poverty using a capabilities framework
    2016 515 citations Rosie Day, Gordon Walker et al. Energy Policy profile →
  2. Spatializing energy justice
    2017 369 citations Stefan Bouzarovski, Neil Simcock Energy Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Neil Simcock United Kingdom 19 1.4k 782 523 375 304 29 2.1k
Sergio Tirado Herrero Spain 21 1.4k 1.0× 503 0.6× 695 1.3× 399 1.1× 210 0.7× 39 2.1k
Saška Petrova United Kingdom 16 1.4k 1.0× 508 0.6× 539 1.0× 452 1.2× 166 0.5× 35 1.9k
Harriet Thomson United Kingdom 17 1.7k 1.2× 406 0.5× 775 1.5× 467 1.2× 95 0.3× 31 2.1k
Daniel Spreng Switzerland 12 874 0.6× 258 0.3× 595 1.1× 307 0.8× 185 0.6× 24 1.6k
Tony G. Reames United States 17 778 0.5× 472 0.6× 417 0.8× 101 0.3× 231 0.8× 33 1.5k
Giulio Mattioli United Kingdom 25 445 0.3× 596 0.8× 468 0.9× 98 0.3× 335 1.1× 63 2.6k
Ross Gillard United Kingdom 10 633 0.4× 478 0.6× 258 0.5× 163 0.4× 280 0.9× 19 1.2k
Hannes R. Stephan United Kingdom 11 895 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 305 0.6× 153 0.4× 614 2.0× 16 2.0k
Jörg Peters Germany 24 1.5k 1.1× 175 0.2× 463 0.9× 482 1.3× 91 0.3× 104 2.2k
Siddharth Sareen Norway 24 585 0.4× 569 0.7× 233 0.4× 106 0.3× 360 1.2× 82 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Neil Simcock

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Fields of papers citing papers by Neil Simcock

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Simcock

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Neil Simcock. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Neil Simcock 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 Simcock. Neil Simcock 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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Bouzarovski, Stefan, et al.. (2025). Reframing how we talk about ‘energy poverty’. Nature Energy. 10(7). 806–810. 1 indexed citations
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Waldron, Richard, et al.. (2025). Precarious lives: Exploring the intersection of insecure housing and energy conditions in Ireland. Energy Research & Social Science. 121. 103992–103992. 1 indexed citations
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Okushima, Shinichiro & Neil Simcock. (2024). Double energy vulnerability in Japan. Energy Policy. 191. 114184–114184. 2 indexed citations
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Sovacool, Benjamin K., Paul Upham, Mari Martiskainen, et al.. (2023). Policy prescriptions to address energy and transport poverty in the United Kingdom. Nature Energy. 8(3). 273–283. 49 indexed citations
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Martiskainen, Mari, Debbie Hopkins, Gerardo A. Torres Contreras, et al.. (2023). Eating, heating or taking the bus? Lived experiences at the intersection of energy and transport poverty. Global Environmental Change. 82. 102728–102728. 21 indexed citations
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Simcock, Neil, et al.. (2021). Understanding the multiple harms of energy poverty through Nussbaum’s theory of central capabilities. Local Environment. 26(8). 1026–1042. 23 indexed citations
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Hernández, Diana, et al.. (2021). Basing “Energy Justice” on Clear Terms: Assessing Key Terminology in Pursuit of Energy Justice. Environmental Justice. 15(3). 127–138. 23 indexed citations
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Simcock, Neil, Kirsten Jenkins, Max Lacey‐Barnacle, et al.. (2021). Identifying double energy vulnerability: A systematic and narrative review of groups at-risk of energy and transport poverty in the global north. Energy Research & Social Science. 82. 102351–102351. 101 indexed citations
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Martiskainen, Mari, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Max Lacey‐Barnacle, et al.. (2020). New Dimensions of Vulnerability to Energy and Transport Poverty. Joule. 5(1). 3–7. 92 indexed citations
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Simcock, Neil, Kirsten Jenkins, Giulio Mattioli, et al.. (2020). Vulnerability to fuel and transport poverty. Sussex Research Online (University of Sussex). 7 indexed citations
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Petrova, Saška & Neil Simcock. (2019). Gender and energy: domestic inequities reconsidered. Social & Cultural Geography. 22(6). 849–867. 86 indexed citations
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Thomson, Harriet, Neil Simcock, Stefan Bouzarovski, & Saška Petrova. (2019). Energy poverty and indoor cooling: An overlooked issue in Europe. Energy and Buildings. 196. 21–29. 187 indexed citations
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Thomson, Harriet, Saška Petrova, Stefan Bouzarovski, & Neil Simcock. (2018). Chapter 15 Conclusions. Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation). 5 indexed citations
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Simcock, Neil & Caroline Mullen. (2016). Energy demand for everyday mobility and domestic life: Exploring the justice implications. Energy Research & Social Science. 18. 1–6. 61 indexed citations
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Walker, Gordon, Neil Simcock, & Rosie Day. (2016). Necessary energy uses and a minimum standard of living in the United Kingdom: Energy justice or escalating expectations?. Energy Research & Social Science. 18. 129–138. 95 indexed citations
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Simcock, Neil. (2016). Procedural justice and the implementation of community wind energy projects: A case study from South Yorkshire, UK. Land Use Policy. 59. 467–477. 117 indexed citations
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Simcock, Neil, Gordon Walker, & Rosie Day. (2016). Fuel poverty in the UK: beyond heating?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 25–41. 52 indexed citations
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Simcock, Neil, Sherilyn MacGregor, Philip Catney, et al.. (2013). Factors influencing perceptions of domestic energy information: Content, source and process. Energy Policy. 65. 455–464. 48 indexed citations

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