Neil Smith

18.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
122 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Neil Smith is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Smith has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Urban Studies, 29 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Neil Smith's work include Urban Planning and Governance (19 papers), Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (11 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (11 papers). Neil Smith is often cited by papers focused on Urban Planning and Governance (19 papers), Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (11 papers) and Cultural Industries and Urban Development (11 papers). Neil Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Neil Smith's co-authors include Martin Brockerhoff, Jason Hackworth, Deborah Cowen, Peter Williams, Sallie A. Marston, James DeFilippis, Elvin Wyly, Richard P. Nathan, Caroline Desbiens and Michael H. Schill and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and British Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Neil Smith

116 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

The New Urban Frontier: G... 1979 2026 1994 2010 1996 2002 1979 1997 2001 500 1000 1.5k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Neil Smith 6.2k 4.4k 2.2k 1.6k 1.3k 122 10.9k
Patsy Healey 6.0k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 2.8k 1.8× 1.2k 1.0× 157 13.3k
Ash Amin 3.1k 0.5× 3.9k 0.9× 876 0.4× 2.5k 1.6× 1.9k 1.5× 85 10.0k
Neil Brenner 7.4k 1.2× 5.7k 1.3× 3.0k 1.4× 6.1k 3.9× 1.6k 1.2× 87 16.4k
Doreen Massey 2.6k 0.4× 5.1k 1.2× 768 0.4× 1.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 135 11.4k
Loretta Lees 3.9k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 604 0.4× 552 0.4× 94 5.9k
Saskia Sassen 3.1k 0.5× 6.6k 1.5× 925 0.4× 2.9k 1.9× 1.6k 1.3× 219 12.3k
Nik Theodore 3.5k 0.6× 3.8k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 3.3k 2.1× 983 0.8× 95 9.9k
Jamie Peck 6.8k 1.1× 6.0k 1.4× 4.4k 2.0× 6.1k 3.9× 2.5k 1.9× 180 17.3k
Kevin Ward 2.9k 0.5× 2.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 2.4k 1.6× 685 0.5× 195 7.4k
Bob Jessop 2.4k 0.4× 5.4k 1.2× 1.9k 0.9× 5.6k 3.6× 1.3k 1.0× 277 13.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Neil Smith

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Fields of papers citing papers by Neil Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Neil Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Neil Smith 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 Smith. Neil Smith 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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Smith, Neil. (2019). American Empire. 36 indexed citations
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Bailey, Mark, et al.. (2018). FRAMING STRATEGIC VALUE THROUGH DESIGN-LED INNOVATION PRACTICE. Proceedings of the ... International Design Conference/Design .... 15. 1781–1792. 3 indexed citations
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Qin, Shengfeng, et al.. (2016). Exploring barriers and opportunities in adopting crowdsourcing based new product development in manufacturing SMEs. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 29(6). 1052–1066. 38 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (2016). Global Social Cleansing: Postliberal Revanchism And the Export of Zero Tolerance. Social Justice A Journal of Crime Conflict & World Order. 28(3). 68. 50 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (2015). Geografia, diferencia y políticas de escala. Terra Livre.
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Golding, Clinton, Lee Adam, Karen Johnson, et al.. (2015). Fix, build, diagnose or guide? Evaluating the metaphors for Learning Advisors. 1(1). 1–15. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (2009). Después del neoliberalismo : ciudades y caos sistémico. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (2008). Neo-liberalism. Focaal. 2008(51). 155–157. 18 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (2008). On ‘The Eviction of Critical Perspectives’. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 32(1). 195–197. 30 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (2007). Nature as Accumulation Strategy. Socialist register. 43(43). 210 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil, et al.. (2003). Jelszavak és könyörtelen kritika: marxizmus és nemzetközi kritikai geográfia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17(2). 37–51.
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Smith, Neil. (2001). Nuevo globalismo, nuevo urbanismo. Documents d Anàlisi Geogràfica. 15–32. 16 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (2000). Afterword: Who Rules This Sausage Factory?. Antipode. 32(3). 330–339. 59 indexed citations
14.
Smith, Neil & Cindi Katz. (2000). Globalización: transformaciones urbanas, precarización social y discriminación de género. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (1999). Which New Urbanism? The Revanchist '90s. Perspecta. 30. 98–98. 14 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (1995). Gentrifying theory. Scottish Geographical Magazine. 111(2). 124–126. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil & Andrew Herod. (1991). Gentrification : a comprehensive bibliography. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (1988). The region is dead! long live the region!. Political Geography Quarterly. 7(2). 141–152. 35 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil, et al.. (1984). Revitalizing America's Cities: Neighborhood Reinvestment and Displacement. Economic Geography. 60(4). 351–351. 61 indexed citations
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Smith, Neil. (1979). Toward a Theory of Gentrification A Back to the City Movement by Capital, not People. Journal of the American Planning Association. 45(4). 538–548. 1128 indexed citations breakdown →

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