Ryan Thomas Devlin

577 total citations
12 papers, 414 citations indexed

About

Ryan Thomas Devlin is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan Thomas Devlin has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 414 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Urban Studies, 4 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Ryan Thomas Devlin's work include Urban Planning and Governance (10 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (5 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (4 papers). Ryan Thomas Devlin is often cited by papers focused on Urban Planning and Governance (10 papers), Urban and Rural Development Challenges (5 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (4 papers). Ryan Thomas Devlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Ryan Thomas Devlin's co-authors include Tolga İslam, Libby Porter, John A. G. Briggs, Melanie Lombard, Vanessa Watson, Margo Huxley, Deden Rukmana and Chris Hartmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Urban Studies, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research and Planning Theory.

In The Last Decade

Ryan Thomas Devlin

11 papers receiving 368 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ryan Thomas Devlin United States 8 295 110 83 69 69 12 414
Tom Gillespie United Kingdom 10 317 1.1× 117 1.1× 100 1.2× 82 1.2× 85 1.2× 17 519
Christien Klaufus Netherlands 12 192 0.7× 145 1.3× 56 0.7× 34 0.5× 42 0.6× 28 401
Sundar Burra India 8 253 0.9× 112 1.0× 90 1.1× 31 0.4× 47 0.7× 11 400
Tolga İslam Türkiye 5 199 0.7× 66 0.6× 72 0.9× 30 0.4× 44 0.6× 7 265
Somsook Boonyabancha United Kingdom 12 310 1.1× 137 1.2× 116 1.4× 29 0.4× 93 1.3× 22 474
Liza Weinstein United States 10 369 1.3× 187 1.7× 196 2.4× 46 0.7× 118 1.7× 18 552
Celine D’Cruz India 7 205 0.7× 91 0.8× 54 0.7× 29 0.4× 50 0.7× 10 301
Ahmed M. Soliman Egypt 10 284 1.0× 115 1.0× 88 1.1× 30 0.4× 47 0.7× 26 424
Arif Hasan Afghanistan 6 211 0.7× 116 1.1× 101 1.2× 33 0.5× 39 0.6× 10 339
Amanda Huron United States 6 139 0.5× 103 0.9× 53 0.6× 35 0.5× 97 1.4× 11 300

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Devlin, Ryan Thomas, et al.. (2025). The governance of informal street work in San Francisco and New York City. Nature Cities. 2(10). 918–923.
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Devlin, Ryan Thomas, et al.. (2022). In the name of history: (De)Legitimising street vendors in New York and Rome. Urban Studies. 60(1). 109–125. 2 indexed citations
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Devlin, Ryan Thomas. (2021). Reply. Planning Theory. 20(4). 395–398. 1 indexed citations
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Devlin, Ryan Thomas, et al.. (2019). Uncertainty and the Governance of Street Vending: A Critical Comparison Across the North/South Divide. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 43(3). 460–475. 24 indexed citations
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Devlin, Ryan Thomas. (2018). Global Best Practice or Regulating Fiction? Street Vending, Zero Tolerance and Conflicts Over Public Space in New York, 1980–2000. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 42(3). 517–532. 16 indexed citations
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Devlin, Ryan Thomas. (2018). A focus on needs: toward a more nuanced understanding of inequality and urban informality in the global North. Journal of Cultural Geography. 36(2). 121–143. 17 indexed citations
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Devlin, Ryan Thomas. (2011). ‘An area that governs itself ’: Informality, uncertainty and the management of street vending in New York City. Planning Theory. 10(1). 53–65. 87 indexed citations
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Porter, Libby, Melanie Lombard, Margo Huxley, et al.. (2011). Contribution to Interface: Self-made cities: ordinary informality?. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester). 12(1). 115–153. 81 indexed citations
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Devlin, Ryan Thomas. (2010). Informal Urbanism: Legal Ambiguity, Uncertainty, and the Management of Street Vending in New York City. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 7 indexed citations
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Devlin, Ryan Thomas. (2006). Illegibility, Uncertainty and the Management of Street Vending in New York City. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 3 indexed citations

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