Peter Cruickshank

823 total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 481 citations indexed

About

Peter Cruickshank is a scholar working on Communication, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Cruickshank has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 481 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Communication, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Peter Cruickshank's work include Social Media and Politics (8 papers), E-Government and Public Services (8 papers) and Knowledge Management and Sharing (7 papers). Peter Cruickshank is often cited by papers focused on Social Media and Politics (8 papers), E-Government and Public Services (8 papers) and Knowledge Management and Sharing (7 papers). Peter Cruickshank collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Finland and Austria. Peter Cruickshank's co-authors include Sam Allwinkle, Hazel Hall, Colin Smith, Noella Edelmann, Xiaodong Liu, Jim Lumsden, Peter J. Robertson, Kathy Buckner, Shahrokh Nikou and Gunilla Widén and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Documentation, Journal of Information Science and Journal of Urban Technology.

In The Last Decade

Peter Cruickshank

29 papers receiving 453 citations

Hit Papers

Creating Smart-er Cities: An Overview 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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. Creating Smart-er Cities: An Overview
    2011 324 citations Peter Cruickshank et al. Journal of Urban Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Cruickshank United Kingdom 9 256 149 108 107 67 31 481
Anthony Simonofski Belgium 11 244 1.0× 104 0.7× 169 1.6× 118 1.1× 42 0.6× 38 452
Maurício Gregianin Testa Brazil 6 264 1.0× 107 0.7× 195 1.8× 135 1.3× 21 0.3× 35 501
Alessandro Aurigi United Kingdom 9 212 0.8× 124 0.8× 68 0.6× 94 0.9× 17 0.3× 17 347
Bastiaan Baccarne Belgium 12 245 1.0× 65 0.4× 63 0.6× 254 2.4× 39 0.6× 30 518
Nils Walravens Belgium 13 364 1.4× 151 1.0× 139 1.3× 185 1.7× 11 0.2× 47 641
María E. Cortés-Cediel Spain 8 124 0.5× 51 0.3× 90 0.8× 51 0.5× 25 0.4× 14 352
Jathan Sadowski Australia 8 218 0.9× 127 0.9× 72 0.7× 80 0.7× 18 0.3× 12 524
Hans Schaffers Finland 13 366 1.4× 107 0.7× 64 0.6× 350 3.3× 12 0.2× 32 674
Paolo Cardullo Ireland 9 620 2.4× 302 2.0× 183 1.7× 316 3.0× 23 0.3× 17 886
Ibrahim Mutambik Saudi Arabia 14 90 0.4× 79 0.5× 62 0.6× 24 0.2× 24 0.4× 45 475

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Cruickshank

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Cruickshank

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Cruickshank

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Cruickshank. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Cruickshank 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 Peter Cruickshank. Peter Cruickshank 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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Robertson, Peter J., et al.. (2024). The collaborative use of career information by young people and career advisers: A thematic content analysis of career counselling records. Australian Journal of Career Development. 33(1). 72–81.
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Cruickshank, Peter, et al.. (2023). An information literacy lens on community representation for participatory budgeting in Brazil. Journal of Information Literacy. 17(2). 1 indexed citations
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Robertson, Peter E., et al.. (2022). Opportunities and risks in the use of AI in career development practice. Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University). 48(1). 48–57. 6 indexed citations
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Widén, Gunilla, Farhan Ahmad, Shahrokh Nikou, Bruce A. Ryan, & Peter Cruickshank. (2021). Workplace information literacy. Journal of Information Literacy. 15(2). 9 indexed citations
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Robertson, Peter J., et al.. (2021). The role of information in career development. Research Output (Edinburgh Napier University). 47(1). 12–20. 12 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter, et al.. (2020). Information literacy as a joint competence shaped by everyday life and workplace roles amongst Scottish community councillors. Research Output (Edinburgh Napier University). 3 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter, et al.. (2020). Assisting information practice: from information intermediary to digital proxy. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 1 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter & Hazel Hall. (2020). Talking to imagined citizens? Information sharing practices and proxies for e-participation in hyperlocal democratic settings. Information Research an international electronic journal. 25(4). 3 indexed citations
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Hall, Hazel, et al.. (2019). Build, manage and evaluate: information practices and personal reputations on social media platforms.. Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University). 24. 1 indexed citations
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Hall, Hazel, et al.. (2018). Practices of community representatives in exploiting information channels for citizen democratic engagement. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 51(4). 950–961. 5 indexed citations
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Hall, Hazel, et al.. (2018). Long-term community development within a researcher network. Journal of Documentation. 74(4). 844–861. 5 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter, et al.. (2018). Blurred reputations: Managing professional and private information online. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 52(1). 16–26. 2 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter, et al.. (2017). Building identity in online environments: An information science perspective. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. 54(1). 792–793. 2 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter. (2016). The Perceptions of Postgraduate International Students of Examinations. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice. 4(3). 1 indexed citations
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Buchanan, William J., et al.. (2014). Cloud-Based Identity and Identity Meta-Data. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3(1). 49–66. 2 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter & Colin Smith. (2011). Understanding the “e‐petitioner”. Transforming Government People Process and Policy. 5(4). 319–329. 13 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter & Mark Deakin. (2011). Co-design in Smart Cities.. Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University). 2 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter. (2011). SCRAN: The Network. Journal of Urban Technology. 18(2). 83–97. 6 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter, Noella Edelmann, & Colin Smith. (2010). Signing an e-petition as a transition from lurking to participation.. Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University). 21 indexed citations
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Cruickshank, Peter, et al.. (2010). Web 2.0 for collaborative production.. Edinburgh Napier Research Repository (Edinburgh Napier University). 1 indexed citations

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