Olivier Sykes

1.5k total citations
47 papers, 924 citations indexed

About

Olivier Sykes is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Political Science and International Relations and General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivier Sykes has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 924 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Urban Studies, 18 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 10 papers in General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Recurrent topics in Olivier Sykes's work include Urban Planning and Governance (17 papers), Urbanization and City Planning (14 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (10 papers). Olivier Sykes is often cited by papers focused on Urban Planning and Governance (17 papers), Urbanization and City Planning (14 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (10 papers). Olivier Sykes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Netherlands. Olivier Sykes's co-authors include Chris Couch, David Shaw, Bas Waterhout, Frank Othengrafen, Alexander Nurse, Thomas B. Fischer, Jenny Crawford, Simin Davoudi, António Ferreira and Sebastian Dembski and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sustainability and Cities.

In The Last Decade

Olivier Sykes

45 papers receiving 860 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Olivier Sykes United Kingdom 15 413 287 205 145 124 47 924
Giancarlo Cotella Italy 17 352 0.9× 456 1.6× 164 0.8× 162 1.1× 180 1.5× 132 1.0k
Sonia Hirt United States 20 782 1.9× 144 0.5× 210 1.0× 175 1.2× 191 1.5× 36 1.2k
Andy Thornley United Kingdom 16 714 1.7× 403 1.4× 276 1.3× 149 1.0× 85 0.7× 37 1.2k
Paul Waley United Kingdom 18 482 1.2× 296 1.0× 437 2.1× 150 1.0× 75 0.6× 54 1.1k
Juan Miguel Kanai United Kingdom 16 377 0.9× 300 1.0× 229 1.1× 92 0.6× 77 0.6× 30 838
Bas Waterhout Netherlands 14 219 0.5× 350 1.2× 204 1.0× 234 1.6× 201 1.6× 27 873
Stijn Oosterlynck Belgium 16 444 1.1× 338 1.2× 440 2.1× 134 0.9× 88 0.7× 75 1.1k
Femke van Noorloos Netherlands 13 330 0.8× 155 0.5× 232 1.1× 75 0.5× 91 0.7× 24 735
Λιλα Λεοντιδου Greece 18 519 1.3× 183 0.6× 405 2.0× 250 1.7× 248 2.0× 46 1.2k
Philip Harrison South Africa 19 599 1.5× 289 1.0× 301 1.5× 110 0.8× 67 0.5× 56 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Olivier Sykes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Olivier Sykes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olivier Sykes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Olivier Sykes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Olivier Sykes 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 Olivier Sykes. Olivier Sykes 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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Sykes, Olivier, David M. Shaw, & Brian Webb. (2023). International Planning Studies. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 15 indexed citations
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Sykes, Olivier, et al.. (2023). Mind the widening ‘theory–practice gap’? The retreat to positivism in planning practice. Town Planning Review. 95(2). 127–149. 2 indexed citations
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Nurse, Alexander & Olivier Sykes. (2022). Levelling Up and The Privileging of sub-national governance in England in the inter-Brexit space. Econstor (Econstor). 67(2-3). 161–171. 3 indexed citations
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Sturzaker, John, et al.. (2021). Disruptive Localism – How Far Does Clientelism Shape the Prospects of Neighbourhood Planning in Deprived Urban Communities?. Planning Theory & Practice. 23(1). 43–59. 1 indexed citations
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Davoudi, Simin, et al.. (2018). Policy and Practice Spatial imaginaries: tyrannies or transformations?. Town Planning Review. 89(2). 97–124. 80 indexed citations
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Fischer, Thomas B., et al.. (2018). Implications of Brexit for environmental assessment in the UK - results from a one day workshop at the University of Liverpool. 1 indexed citations
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Sykes, Olivier, et al.. (2018). “So you say you want a (permanent) revolution?”: planning under the shadow of constant reform, the case of the United Kingdom. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 621–660. 1 indexed citations
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Dembski, Sebastian, et al.. (2017). What about the Urban Periphery? The Effects of the Urban Renaissance in the Mersey Belt. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 42. 219–244. 3 indexed citations
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Sykes, Olivier, et al.. (2017). Regional and territorial development policy after the 2016 EU referendum – Initial reflections and some tentative scenarios. Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit. 32(3). 240–256. 5 indexed citations
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Sykes, Olivier, Urmila Jha‐Thakur, & Karen Potter. (2015). "What’s Love Got to Do With It?" Some reflections on the Internationalisation of planning education. Open Research Online (The Open University). 2 indexed citations
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Smith, Mark Caleb, Olivier Sykes, & Thomas B. Fischer. (2014). Derailed: understanding the implementation failures of Merseytram. Town Planning Review. 85(2). 237–260. 9 indexed citations
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Sykes, Olivier, et al.. (2014). Introduction Linking rail and urban development: reflections on French and British experience. Town Planning Review. 85(2). 143–154. 12 indexed citations
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Fischer, Thomas B., et al.. (2014). Territorial Impact Assessment of European Draft Directives—The Emergence of a New Policy Assessment Instrument. European Planning Studies. 23(3). 433–451. 24 indexed citations
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Fischer, Thomas B., Mark Caleb Smith, & Olivier Sykes. (2013). Can less sometimes be more? Integrating land use and transport planning on Merseyside (1965–2008). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 1–27. 11 indexed citations
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Sykes, Olivier. (2011). Introduction: European cities and capitals of culture – a comparative approach. Town Planning Review. 82(1). 1–12. 8 indexed citations
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Fischer, Thomas B. & Olivier Sykes. (2009). The territorial agenda of the European Union: Progress for climate change mitigation and adaptation?. Town Planning Review. 80(1). 57–82. 6 indexed citations
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Shaw, David & Olivier Sykes. (2005). European spatial development policy and evolving forms of territorial mobilisation in the United Kingdom. Planning Practice and Research. 20(2). 183–199. 13 indexed citations
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Shaw, David & Olivier Sykes. (2005). Addressing Connectivity in Spatial Planning: The Case of the EnglishRegions. Planning Theory & Practice. 6(1). 11–33. 7 indexed citations
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Shaw, David & Olivier Sykes. (2003). Investigating the application of the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) to regional planning in the United Kingdom. Town Planning Review. 74(1). 31–50. 24 indexed citations

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