Richard Black

11.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Richard Black is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Geophysics and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Black has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Geophysics and 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Richard Black's work include Migration and Labor Dynamics (61 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (28 papers) and Migration, Refugees, and Integration (22 papers). Richard Black is often cited by papers focused on Migration and Labor Dynamics (61 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (28 papers) and Migration, Refugees, and Integration (22 papers). Richard Black collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Richard Black's co-authors include Jean-Paul Liégeois, Nigel W. Arnell, W. Neil Adger, Andrew Geddes, David S.G. Thomas, Khalid Koser, Stefan Dercon, Sandy M Thomas, J. R. Beddington and Dominic Kniveton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Biological Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Richard Black

140 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The effect of environmental change on human migration

2011 743 citations Richard Black et al. profile →
Migration as adaptation

2011 625 citations Richard Black, Sandy M Thomas et al. Nature profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Richard Black

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Black

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ultra-Processed Foods Are Not All Alike: A Novel, Objective Approach to Differentiate Among Processed Foods Including Those Classified As NOVA 4 2025 ·Current Developments in Nutrition ·Richard Black, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhaoping Li, Britt Burton‐Freeman, Adam Drewnowski	1
2	WISEcode Ultra-Processed Food (Wc-UPF™): A Data-Driven Precision Tool for Evaluating and Categorizing Processed Foods 2025 ·Current Developments in Nutrition ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Richard Black	2
3	A Progressive Nutrient Profiling System to Guide Improvements in Nutrient Density of Foods and Beverages 2021 ·Frontiers in Nutrition ·Danielle Greenberg, Adam Drewnowski, Richard Black, Jan A. Weststrate, Marianne O’Shea	7
4	Fostering Strategies to Expand the Consumption of Edible Insects: The Value of a Tripartite Coalition between Academia, Industry, and Government 2018 ·Current Developments in Nutrition ·Joel B. Mason, Richard Black, Sarah L. Booth, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John W. Finley, (unknown), Tim Griffin, (unknown), Julie J. Lesnik, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mark Ranalli, (unknown), (unknown), Valerie J. Stull, Dariusz Świetlik	27
5	Public-Private Partnerships: The Evolving Role of Industry Funding in Nutrition Research 2013 ·Advances in Nutrition ·(unknown), Eric Hentges, James O. Hill, Richard Black, Maria T. Vassileva	4
6	Migration as adaptation breakdown → 2011 ·Nature ·Richard Black, (unknown), Sandy M Thomas, J. R. Beddington	625
7	A Continent Moving West? : EU Enlargement and Labour Migration from Central and Eastern Europe 2010 ·Amsterdam University Press eBooks ·Richard Black, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	127
8	Migration, Poverty Reduction Strategies and Human Development 2009 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·Richard Black, (unknown)	15
9	Funding food science and nutrition research: financial conflicts and scientific integrity 2009 ·Nutrition Reviews ·Sylvia Rowe, Nick Alexander, Fergus M. Clydesdale, Rhoná S. Applebaum, Stephanie A. Atkinson, Richard Black, Johanna Dwyer, Eric Hentges, Nancy A. Higley, (unknown), Joanne R. Lupton, Sanford A. Miller, (unknown), Connie M. Weaver, Catherine E. Woteki, (unknown)	35
10	East European immigration and community cohesion 2007 ·SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London) ·(unknown), Richard Black	35
11	The End of the Refugee Cycle: Refugee Repatriation and Reconstruction 1999 ·Berghahn Books ·Richard Black, Khalid Koser	150
12	Putting refugees in camps 1998 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Richard Black	37
13	L'impact des réfugiés sur l'environnement écologique des pays d'accueil (Afrique subsaharienne) 1998 ·Autrepart ·Richard Black	1
14	Southern Europe and the New Immigrants 1997 ·Russell King, Richard Black	45
15	Environmental Change in Refugee‐Affected Areas of the Third World: The Role of Policy and Research 1994 ·Disasters ·Richard Black	10
16	The effects of growth hormone-releasing factor on food consumption in anorexia nervosa patients and normals 1994 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Franco J. Vaccarino, Sidney H. Kennedy, Elizabeth Ralevski, Richard Black	9
17	Cratons, mobile belts, alkaline rocks and continental lithospheric mantle: the Pan-African testimony 1993 ·Journal of the Geological Society ·Richard Black, Jean-Paul Liégeois	337
18	Crisis and Change in Rural Europe: Agricultural Development in the Portuguese Mountains 1992 ·SOAS Research Online (SOAS University of London) ·Richard Black	6
19	The Millions Forced to Flee 1989 ·(unknown), Richard Black	1
20	Palaeomagnetism and Differential Rotation in the Lewis Thrust Plate 1962 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·D K Norris, Richard Black	2

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