Susan Christopherson

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Susan Christopherson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Urban Studies and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan Christopherson has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 18 papers in Urban Studies and 14 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Susan Christopherson's work include Cultural Industries and Urban Development (17 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (10 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (8 papers). Susan Christopherson is often cited by papers focused on Cultural Industries and Urban Development (17 papers), Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (10 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (8 papers). Susan Christopherson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Susan Christopherson's co-authors include Michael Storper, Peter Tyler, Jonathan Michie, Jennifer Clark, Amy Glasmeier, Deborah Leslie, Norma M. Rantisi, Nathan Lillie, Yuko Aoyama and Edward J. Malecki and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Industrial and Labor Relations Review and Environment and Planning A Economy and Space.

In The Last Decade

Susan Christopherson

53 papers receiving 2.7k 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. Regional resilience: theoretical and empirical perspectives
    2010 539 citations Susan Christopherson, Peter Tyler et al. Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Susan Christopherson 1.3k 1.1k 773 539 522 54 3.1k
Ray Hudson 1.0k 0.8× 822 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 1.0k 1.9× 716 1.4× 127 3.6k
Jonathan V. Beaverstock 1.2k 0.9× 1.9k 1.8× 1.8k 2.3× 745 1.4× 527 1.0× 99 4.7k
Michael Storper 2.3k 1.7× 1.2k 1.1× 832 1.1× 844 1.6× 1.1k 2.2× 15 4.0k
Gernot Grabher 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.7× 709 1.3× 1.7k 3.2× 44 4.7k
James Simmie 1.9k 1.4× 598 0.6× 548 0.7× 790 1.5× 686 1.3× 70 3.2k
Steven Pinch 753 0.6× 444 0.4× 542 0.7× 356 0.7× 873 1.7× 62 2.3k
James Faulconbridge 615 0.5× 674 0.6× 948 1.2× 334 0.6× 750 1.4× 127 3.5k
John R. Bryson 824 0.6× 554 0.5× 598 0.8× 304 0.6× 929 1.8× 126 3.1k
Jane Jacobs 2.1k 1.6× 658 0.6× 525 0.7× 652 1.2× 338 0.6× 5 3.2k
Neil Lee 1.3k 1.0× 388 0.4× 647 0.8× 485 0.9× 240 0.5× 79 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Susan Christopherson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susan Christopherson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan Christopherson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Christopherson, Susan & Jennifer Clark. (2020). Remaking Regional Economies. 2 indexed citations
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Aoyama, Yuko, Edward J. Malecki, Amy Glasmeier, Susan Christopherson, & Michael Storper. (2015). Keys to the City: How Economics, Institutions, Social Interaction, and Politics Shape Development. The AAG Review of Books. 3(2). 92–98. 103 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan, et al.. (2014). A New Era of Crude Oil Transport: Risks and Impacts in the Great Lakes Basin. eCommons (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan, R. Martin, Peter Sunley, & Peter Tyler. (2014). Reindustrialising regions: rebuilding the manufacturing economy?. Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society. 7(3). 351–358. 46 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan, et al.. (2013). A Vote of “No Confidence” -Why Local Governments Take Action in Response to Shale Gas Development. eCommons (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan, Ron Martin, & Jane Pollard. (2013). Financialisation: roots and repercussions. Cambridge Journal of Regions Economy and Society. 6(3). 351–357. 53 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan. (2011). The Economic Consequences of Marcellus Shale Gas Extraction: Key Issues. eCommons (Cornell University). 14 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan. (2011). Riding the New Wave in Manufacturing to More Jobs and a Better Economy. eCommons (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan & Jennifer Clark. (2010). Limits to ‘The Learning Region’: What University-centered Economic Development Can (and Cannot) do to Create Knowledge-based Regional Economies. Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit. 25(2). 120–130. 16 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan. (2008). Beyond the Self-expressive Creative Worker. Theory Culture & Society. 25(7-8). 73–95. 104 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan, et al.. (2005). New media after the Dot.com bust. International Journal of Cultural Policy. 11(1). 77–93. 21 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan, Peter Dreier, John Mollenkopf, & Todd Swanstrom. (2002). Place Matters: Metropolitics for the Twenty-First Century. Economic Geography. 78(4). 515–515. 72 indexed citations
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Batt, Rosemary, et al.. (2000). NET WORKING: Work Patterns and Workforce Policies for the New Media Industry. eCommons (Cornell University). 49 indexed citations
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Brown, Lyn Mikel, et al.. (1990). Adolescents' moral dilemmas: The context. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 19(6). 615–622. 6 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan. (1989). ON BEING OUTSIDE ‘THE PROJECT’. Antipode. 21(2). 83–89. 53 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan. (1989). Flexibility in the US Service Economy and the Emerging Spatial Division of Labour. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. 14(2). 131–131. 85 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan. (1987). WORKFORCE FLEXIBILITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR WOMEN WORKERS (1). eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations
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Storper, Michael & Susan Christopherson. (1987). Flexible Specialization and Regional Industrial Agglomerations: The Case of the U.S. Motion Picture Industry. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 77(1). 104–117. 299 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan & Michael Storper. (1986). The City as Studio; The World as Back Lot: The Impact of Vertical Disintegration on the Location of the Motion Picture Industry. Environment and Planning D Society and Space. 4(3). 305–320. 140 indexed citations
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Christopherson, Susan. (1983). The Household and Class Formation: Determinants of Residential Location in Ciudad Juaréz. Environment and Planning D Society and Space. 1(3). 323–338. 8 indexed citations

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