Rudolf Giffinger

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Rudolf Giffinger is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Rudolf Giffinger has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Rudolf Giffinger's work include Smart Cities and Technologies (6 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (5 papers) and Urbanization and City Planning (5 papers). Rudolf Giffinger is often cited by papers focused on Smart Cities and Technologies (6 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (5 papers) and Urbanization and City Planning (5 papers). Rudolf Giffinger collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Spain and Ukraine. Rudolf Giffinger's co-authors include Hans Kramar, José Miguel Fernández Güell, Christian Fertner, EJ Meijers, Nathalie Crutzen, Christophe Sohn, Alexander Hamedinger, Ardeshir Mahdavi, Javier Campillo and Erik Dahlquist and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Urban Studies.

In The Last Decade

Rudolf Giffinger

18 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

  1. Smart cities ranking: an effective instrument for the positioning of the cities?
    2010 371 citations Rudolf Giffinger et al. ACE Arquitectura Ciudad y Entorno profile →
  2. Smart City implementation and discourses: An integrated conceptual model. The case of Vienna
    2017 224 citations José Miguel Fernández Güell, Rudolf Giffinger et al. Cities profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rudolf Giffinger Austria 9 952 550 405 250 156 19 1.4k
Luca Mora United Kingdom 20 1.1k 1.1× 606 1.1× 611 1.5× 300 1.2× 185 1.2× 58 1.8k
Jamile Sabatini‐Marques Brazil 10 1.0k 1.1× 607 1.1× 394 1.0× 132 0.5× 117 0.8× 21 1.6k
Nathalie Crutzen Belgium 20 694 0.7× 394 0.7× 350 0.9× 169 0.7× 135 0.9× 63 1.7k
Margarita Angelidou Greece 13 1.6k 1.6× 953 1.7× 719 1.8× 247 1.0× 151 1.0× 30 2.2k
Hoon Han Australia 19 544 0.6× 476 0.9× 218 0.5× 108 0.4× 150 1.0× 89 1.3k
Karine Nahon United States 9 1.0k 1.1× 546 1.0× 363 0.9× 275 1.1× 154 1.0× 21 1.6k
Hafedh Chourabi Canada 5 1.1k 1.1× 553 1.0× 378 0.9× 267 1.1× 110 0.7× 6 1.5k
Hend Farouh Egypt 3 538 0.6× 350 0.6× 213 0.5× 103 0.4× 88 0.6× 4 831
Eduardo Moreira da Costa Brazil 7 702 0.7× 407 0.7× 275 0.7× 105 0.4× 83 0.5× 19 1.0k
Renata Paola Dameri Italy 14 666 0.7× 350 0.6× 320 0.8× 145 0.6× 88 0.6× 34 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Rudolf Giffinger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rudolf Giffinger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rudolf Giffinger

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Giffinger, Rudolf, et al.. (2024). Koncepcja inteligentnego wskaźnika dla powojennego odpornego rozwoju ukraińskich miast. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 29–49.
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Giffinger, Rudolf, et al.. (2020). Open Participatory Design and Digital Tools for Inclusive & Resilient Development. 185–187. 2 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf, et al.. (2019). Assessing Energy Profiles of Urban Neighborhoods: A Streamlined GIS-Based Approach. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 887. 264–272. 3 indexed citations
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Crutzen, Nathalie, et al.. (2018). Municipalities' understanding of the Smart City concept: An exploratory analysis in Belgium. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 142. 129–141. 98 indexed citations
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Güell, José Miguel Fernández, et al.. (2018). Ciudad inteligente y visión integrada: Barcelona, Milán y Viena.. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 37–42. 1 indexed citations
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Güell, José Miguel Fernández, et al.. (2017). Smart City implementation and discourses: An integrated conceptual model. The case of Vienna. Cities. 78. 4–16. 224 indexed citations breakdown →
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Campillo, Javier, et al.. (2016). Note:the PLEEC Project – planning for energy efficient cities. Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen). 8 indexed citations
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Sohn, Christophe & Rudolf Giffinger. (2015). A Policy Network Approach to Cross-Border Metropolitan Governance: The Cases of Vienna and Bratislava. European Planning Studies. 23(6). 1187–1208. 28 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf, et al.. (2014). Polycentric Metropolitan Development: From Structural Assessment to Processual Dimensions. European Planning Studies. 23(6). 1169–1186. 38 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf & Alexander Hamedinger. (2013). Borders in Metropolitan Development: The Case of Vienna. Journal of Borderlands Studies. 28(2). 205–219. 7 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf & Hans Kramar. (2012). Kleinstädte als Wachstumsmotoren ländlich-peripherer Regionen: Das Beispiel Waldviertel. disP - The Planning Review. 48(2). 63–76. 7 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf, et al.. (2010). The role of rankings in growing city competition. Urban Research & Practice. 3(3). 299–312. 173 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf, et al.. (2010). Smart cities ranking: an effective instrument for the positioning of the cities?. ACE Arquitectura Ciudad y Entorno. 4(12). 7–26. 371 indexed citations breakdown →
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Giffinger, Rudolf, et al.. (2010). Danube region strategy: Arguments for a territorial capital based multilevel approach. Spatium. 9–16. 8 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf, et al.. (2009). Challenges of metropolitan development: strategic efforts in comparison of Barcelona and Vienna. RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya). 1–21. 2 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf, et al.. (2009). Smart cities ranking: an effective instrument for the positioning of cities?. QRU Quaderns de Recerca en Urbanisme. 703–714. 165 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf, Hans Kramar, Christian Fertner, & EJ Meijers. (2007). City-ranking of European medium-sized cities. 1–12. 268 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf. (1999). Wohnungsmarktbarrieren und Stadtentwicklung : ein regionalwissenschaftlicher Beitrag zur Ausländerdiskriminierung am Beispiel von Wien. Birkhäuser eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Giffinger, Rudolf. (1998). Segregation in Vienna: Impacts of Market Barriers and Rent Regulations. Urban Studies. 35(10). 1791–1812. 45 indexed citations

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