Roger Few

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
80 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Roger Few is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Roger Few has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 22 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 13 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Roger Few's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (24 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (16 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (12 papers). Roger Few is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (24 papers), Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (16 papers) and Disaster Response and Management (12 papers). Roger Few collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and United States. Roger Few's co-authors include Emma L. Tompkins, Katrina Brown, Mike Ahern, Sari Kovats, Franziska Matthies, Paul Wilkinson, Daniel Morchain, Vasudha Chhotray, M. Teresa Armijos and Dian Spear and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Roger Few

75 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Global Health Impacts of Floods: Epidemiologic Evidence

2005 550 citations Mike Ahern, Sari Kovats et al. Epidemiologic Reviews profile →
Interrogating ‘effectiveness’ in climate change adaptation: 11 guiding principles for adaptation research and practice

2021 143 citations Chandni Singh, Mark New et al. Climate and Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roger Few United Kingdom	26	1.6k	1.5k	518	397	393	80	3.4k
Matthias Garschagen Germany	30	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	434 0.8×	231 0.6×	267 0.7×	114	3.0k
Torsten Grothmann Germany	13	1.8k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	718 1.4×	163 0.4×	544 1.4×	26	3.1k
Frank Thomalla Australia	26	2.6k 1.6×	1.6k 1.1×	786 1.5×	112 0.3×	302 0.8×	55	4.1k
Christian Kuhlicke Germany	26	2.2k 1.3×	2.2k 1.5×	251 0.5×	157 0.4×	289 0.7×	76	3.6k
Kirstin Dow United States	26	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	479 0.9×	175 0.4×	313 0.8×	64	3.0k
Thomas Tanner United Kingdom	30	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	864 1.7×	140 0.4×	341 0.9×	97	3.7k
Ben Wisner United States	31	2.9k 1.8×	1.6k 1.1×	600 1.2×	125 0.3×	272 0.7×	104	4.4k
Raya Muttarak Austria	31	1.8k 1.1×	643 0.4×	189 0.4×	312 0.8×	424 1.1×	99	3.6k
Stefan Hochrainer‐Stigler Austria	31	1.2k 0.7×	1.9k 1.3×	426 0.8×	202 0.5×	246 0.6×	145	3.5k
Stefan Kienberger Austria	26	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	439 0.8×	137 0.3×	261 0.7×	73	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Roger Few

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roger Few

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roger Few

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roger Few. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roger Few 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 Roger Few. Roger Few is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Velázquez, Alejandro, et al.. (2025). Multiscale landscape analyses: The Megalopolis of Mexico as a case study. Environmental Development. 56. 101262–101262. 1 indexed citations

Jones, Natalia R., et al.. (2023). Sustaining disaster aid in the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Emergency Management. 21(7). 85–96. 2 indexed citations

Singh, Chandni, Mark New, Roger Few, et al.. (2021). Interrogating ‘effectiveness’ in climate change adaptation: 11 guiding principles for adaptation research and practice. Climate and Development. 14(7). 650–664. 143 indexed citations breakdown →

Few, Roger, et al.. (2021). Moving with risk: Forced displacement and vulnerability to hazards in Colombia. World Development. 144. 105482–105482. 17 indexed citations

Few, Roger, et al.. (2020). Culture as a mediator of climate change adaptation: Neither static nor unidirectional. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change. 12(1). 15 indexed citations

Few, Roger, et al.. (2019). Integrating stakeholder and scientific knowledge of future flood risk to inform climate change adaptation planning in a coastal region. EGUGA. 1414. 1 indexed citations

Scott, Zoë & Roger Few. (2016). Strengthening capacities for disaster risk management I: Insights from existing research and practice. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 20. 145–153. 32 indexed citations

Few, Roger, Nicole Gross‐Camp, & Adrian Martin. (2014). Vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation in the forests of the Congo Basin: a critical investigation. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). 9(8). 2 indexed citations

Scott, Zoë, et al.. (2014). Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management. 3 indexed citations

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Few, Roger, et al.. (2014). Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for DRM. 1 indexed citations

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Hunter, Paul, et al.. (2013). Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points Assessment as a Tool to Respond to Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e72279–e72279. 10 indexed citations

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Few, Roger, et al.. (2013). Seasonality, disease and behavior: Using multiple methods to explore socio-environmental health risks in the Mekong Delta. Social Science & Medicine. 80. 1–9. 25 indexed citations

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Roberton, Scott, et al.. (2011). Investigating Vietnam’s Ornamental Bird Trade: Implications for Transmission of Zoonoses. EcoHealth. 8(1). 63–75. 19 indexed citations

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Few, Roger, et al.. (2009). Seasonal hazards and health risks in lower-income countries: field testing a multi-disciplinary approach. Environmental Health. 8(Suppl 1). S16–S16. 9 indexed citations

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Tompkins, Emma L., Roger Few, & Katrina Brown. (2007). Scenario-based stakeholder engagement: Incorporating stakeholders preferences into coastal planning for climate change. Journal of Environmental Management. 88(4). 1580–1592. 238 indexed citations

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Tompkins, Emma L., Kerry Brown, & Roger Few. (2005). Scenario-based stakeholder engagement: a framework for incorporating climate change into coastal decision making. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 7 indexed citations

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Ahern, Mike, Sari Kovats, Paul Wilkinson, Roger Few, & Franziska Matthies. (2005). Global Health Impacts of Floods: Epidemiologic Evidence. Epidemiologic Reviews. 27(1). 36–46. 550 indexed citations breakdown →

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Few, Roger, Trudy Harpham, & Sarah Atkinson. (2003). Urban primary health care in Africa: a comparative analysis of city-wide public sector projects in Lusaka and Dar es Salaam. Health & Place. 9(1). 45–53. 18 indexed citations

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Harpham, Trudy & Roger Few. (2002). The Dar Es Salaam Urban Health Project, Tanzania: a multi-dimensional evaluation. Journal of Public Health. 24(2). 112–119. 11 indexed citations

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Few, Roger. (2002). Researching actor power: analyzing mechanisms of interaction in negotiations over space. Area. 34(1). 29–38. 47 indexed citations

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