About Rob Kitchin is a scholar working on
Geography, Planning and Development ,
Sociology and Political Science and
Transportation .
According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Kitchin has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in
Geography, Planning and Development , 58 papers in
Sociology and Political Science and 49 papers in
Transportation . Recurrent topics in Rob Kitchin's work include
Geographic Information Systems Studies (56 papers),
Smart Cities and Technologies (46 papers) and
Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis (46 papers). Rob Kitchin is often cited by papers focused on Geographic Information Systems Studies (56 papers), Smart Cities and Technologies (46 papers) and Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis (46 papers). Rob Kitchin collaborates with scholars based in
Ireland ,
United Kingdom and
United States . Rob Kitchin's co-authors include
Martin Dodge ,
Paolo Cardullo ,
Gavin McArdle ,
Tracey P. Lauriault ,
Agnieszka Leszczynski ,
James Ash ,
Ruth Sager ,
Justin Gleeson ,
Cian O’Callaghan and
Noel Castree and has published in prestigious journals such as
Science ,
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and
Social Science & Medicine .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers The real-time city? Big data and smart urbanism 2007 2026 2013 2019 2013 2014 2014 2016 2014 500 1000 1.5k Peers Rob Kitchin
Comparison fields: 5 of 220 Sociology and Political Science 4.3k Media Technology 3.6k Transportation 3.3k Geography, Planning and Development 2.3k Political Science and International Relations 1.6k Information Systems 1.3k Management of Technology and Innovation 1.3k Safety Research 1.2k Global and Planetary Change 1.0k Urban Studies 967 Artificial Intelligence 811 Building and Construction 797 Automotive Engineering 752 Human-Computer Interaction 742 Communication 668 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 611 Computer Networks and Communications 610 Computer Science Applications 602 Economics and Econometrics 596 Marketing 582 General Health Professions 538 Management Information Systems 514 Information Systems and Management 492 Demography 491 Management Science and Operations Research 473 Cognitive Neuroscience 431 Education 396 Social Psychology 391 Molecular Biology 345 Finance 343 Gender Studies 331 Epidemiology 325 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 314 Clinical Psychology 294 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 272 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 249 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 248 Signal Processing 242 Strategy and Management 228 Genetics 214 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 206 Plant Science 195 Cultural Studies 181 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 179 General Social Sciences 176 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 170 Literature and Literary Theory 165 Law 161 Philosophy 153 Health 146 Environmental Engineering 146 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 143 Anthropology 142 Ecology 142 Museology 126 Public Administration 116 Ocean Engineering 115 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 113 Archeology 92 History and Philosophy of Science 88 Ecological Modeling 88 Developmental and Educational Psychology 87 Nature and Landscape Conservation 85 Occupational Therapy 79 Modeling and Simulation 79 Speech and Hearing 70 Food Science 69 Health Informatics 69 History 68 Geology 64 Oncology 63 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 63 Control and Systems Engineering 62 Statistics and Probability 60 Cancer Research 57 Music 55 Space and Planetary Science 55 Health Information Management 53 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 52 Reproductive Medicine 52 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 52 Civil and Structural Engineering 50 Mechanical Engineering 49 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 47 Language and Linguistics 46 Infectious Diseases 46 Biomedical Engineering 45 Conservation 43 Computational Theory and Mathematics 42 Psychiatry and Mental health 42 Physiology 36 Water Science and Technology 36 Pollution 36 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 35 Accounting 35 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 33 Development 33 Human Factors and Ergonomics 33 Applied Psychology 32 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 32 Atmospheric Science 31 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 31 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 30 Business and International Management 30 Aerospace Engineering 28 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 27 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 26 Paleontology 26 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 25 Soil Science 25 Linguistics and Language 25 Insect Science 23 Materials Chemistry 21 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 21 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 19 Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 Library and Information Sciences 19 Cell Biology 18 Surgery 17 Geochemistry and Petrology 16 Physiology 15 Architecture 15 Software 13 Nutrition and Dietetics 12 Small Animals 12 Emergency Medical Services 12 Agronomy and Crop Science 12 Genetics 12 Obstetrics and Gynecology 11 Immunology 11 Neurology 10 Earth-Surface Processes 10 Biotechnology 9 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 9 Hematology 9 Hardware and Architecture 8 Oceanography 8 Environmental Chemistry 8 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 7 Developmental Biology 7 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 Pharmacology 6 Mechanics of Materials 6 General Arts and Humanities 5 Pharmacology 5 Sensory Systems 5 Immunology and Allergy 5 Virology 5 Animal Science and Zoology 5 Biochemistry 5 Neurology 5 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 5 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 4 Transplantation 4 Organic Chemistry 4 Computational Mathematics 4 Rehabilitation 4 Aquatic Science 4 Religious studies 4 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 Ophthalmology 4 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 Analytical Chemistry 4 Urology 4 Emergency Medicine 4 Clinical Biochemistry 3 Endocrinology 3 Aging 3 Biophysics 3 Forestry 3 Pharmacy 3 Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 Geophysics 3 Geometry and Topology 3 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 3 Radiation 3 Spectroscopy 3 Medical Terminology 2 General Decision Sciences 2 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 Oral Surgery 2 Archeology 2 General Energy 2 Computational Mechanics 2 General Psychology 2 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 Rheumatology 2 Parasitology 2 Toxicology 2 Biomaterials 2 Pharmaceutical Science 2 Polymers and Plastics 1 Developmental Neuroscience 1 Periodontics 1 Otorhinolaryngology 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 Catalysis 1 Chemical Health and Safety 1 General Engineering 1 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 Biochemistry 1 Complementary and alternative medicine 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Orthodontics 1 Research and Theory 1 General Dentistry 1 Applied Mathematics 1 Family Practice 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Drug Discovery 1 Metals and Alloys 1 Leadership and Management 1 Dermatology 1 Bioengineering 1 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 Structural Biology 1 Anatomy 1
Sociology and Political Science 4.3k Media Technology 3.6k Transportation 3.3k Geography, Planning and Development 2.3k Political Science and International Relations 1.6k Peter Nijkamp Netherlands
Manuel Castells United States
Simon Marvin United Kingdom
Mark Graham United Kingdom
Michael Batty United Kingdom
Stephen Graham United Kingdom
Susan Leigh Star United States
Wiebe E. Bijker Netherlands
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All Works Load more (20 of 276) # Work Indexed citations 1 4 2 2024 · Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers · Rob Kitchin ,
(unknown) 7 3 0 4 8 5 34 6 26 7 Being a ‘citizen’ in the smart city: up and down the scaffold of smart citizen participation in Dublin, Ireland
breakdown → 434 8 25 9 39 10 What makes Big Data, Big Data? Exploring the ontological characteristics of 26 datasets
breakdown → 326 11 30 12 Towards critical data studies: Charting and unpacking data assemblages and their work
130 13 Supporting Evidence-Informed SpatialPlanning in Ireland: A Research Perspective
2012 · MURAL - Maynooth University Research Archive Library (National University of Ireland, Maynooth) · Cormac Walsh ,
Rob Kitchin 1 14 4 15 A Diaspora Strategy for Canada?Enriching Debate through Heightening Awareness of International Practice. Project Paper SeriesNo. 11-1
3 16 The NIRSA Diaspora Strategy Wheel and Ten Principles of Good Practice
2009 · Maynooth University ePrints and eTheses Archive (Maynooth University) · Mark Boyle ,
Rob Kitchin ,
(unknown) 3 17 76 18 Disability and Federalism: Comparing Different Approaches to Full Participation
1 19 9 20 1
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