Suzanne Vallance

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Suzanne Vallance is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Suzanne Vallance has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Urban Studies and 5 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Suzanne Vallance's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (12 papers), Urban Planning and Governance (8 papers) and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (7 papers). Suzanne Vallance is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (12 papers), Urban Planning and Governance (8 papers) and Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (7 papers). Suzanne Vallance collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United States. Suzanne Vallance's co-authors include Harvey C. Perkins, Jennifer Dixon, Kevin Moore, Laura E. Molles, Christine Eriksen, Emma E.H. Doyle, Todd Schenk, Ryan Alaniz, Carolina Adler and Victoria Sword-Daniels and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Forces, Sustainability and Urban Studies.

In The Last Decade

Suzanne Vallance

33 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

What is social sustainability? A clarification of concepts 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 200 400 600
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. What is social sustainability? A clarification of concepts
    2011 661 citations Suzanne Vallance, Harvey C. Perkins et al. Geoforum profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Suzanne Vallance New Zealand 12 504 204 161 149 139 36 1.2k
Michael Cuthill Australia 20 567 1.1× 112 0.5× 155 1.0× 155 1.0× 118 0.8× 57 1.7k
Greg Halseth Canada 25 684 1.4× 364 1.8× 225 1.4× 93 0.6× 237 1.7× 108 2.0k
Jacqueline M. Klopp United States 19 410 0.8× 182 0.9× 304 1.9× 189 1.3× 196 1.4× 51 1.5k
Fiona Haslam McKenzie Australia 17 324 0.6× 277 1.4× 143 0.9× 71 0.5× 105 0.8× 87 1.1k
Karen Bickerstaff United Kingdom 21 1.2k 2.4× 158 0.8× 387 2.4× 453 3.0× 117 0.8× 34 2.3k
Ann Dale Canada 23 780 1.5× 134 0.7× 503 3.1× 380 2.6× 120 0.9× 69 2.3k
Raul P. Lejano United States 24 803 1.6× 63 0.3× 510 3.2× 266 1.8× 113 0.8× 100 2.0k
Paul James Australia 16 435 0.9× 124 0.6× 86 0.5× 145 1.0× 70 0.5× 111 1.3k
Kate Driscoll Derickson United States 18 882 1.8× 74 0.4× 285 1.8× 67 0.4× 354 2.5× 42 1.7k
Neil Argent Australia 28 716 1.4× 162 0.8× 308 1.9× 71 0.5× 377 2.7× 72 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Suzanne Vallance

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Fields of papers citing papers by Suzanne Vallance

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Suzanne Vallance

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Suzanne Vallance. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Suzanne Vallance 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 Suzanne Vallance. Suzanne Vallance 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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Vallance, Suzanne, et al.. (2025). Urban governance: Public space management and ‘what’s in common’. URBAN DESIGN International. 30(4). 313–326. 2 indexed citations
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Kaine, Geoff, Vic Wright, & Suzanne Vallance. (2024). Strategic, tactical, complex and simple changes to farm systems. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 42(3). 930–948. 3 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne, et al.. (2023). Farmer wellbeing and animal welfare: Exploring the connections using the case of facial eczema. Journal of Rural Studies. 104. 103140–103140. 1 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne, et al.. (2023). Opportunities for Improving Herbicide Resistance Management Strategies across New Zealand’s Arable Sector. Sustainability. 15(11). 9119–9119. 2 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne, et al.. (2020). Building the Foundations of Collaboration: From Housing Development to Community Renewal. Current Urban Studies. 8(4). 599–622. 1 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne. (2020). Changing Places: The Science and Art of New Urban Planning. Urban Policy and Research. 38(4). 378–379. 19 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne, et al.. (2019). Disaster and unplanned disruption: Personal travel planning and workplace relocation in Christchurch, New Zealand. Case Studies on Transport Policy. 8(2). 500–507. 8 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne, et al.. (2019). Soft infrastructure for hard times: Collaborative planning for the (re)building of better homes, towns and cities. Lincoln University Research Archive (Lincoln University). 1 indexed citations
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Tait, Peter R., Suzanne Vallance, & Paul Rutherford. (2016). Expanding the conversational terrain: Using a choice experiment to assess community preferences for post-disaster redevelopment options. Land Use Policy. 55. 275–284. 6 indexed citations
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Sword-Daniels, Victoria, Christine Eriksen, Emma E.H. Doyle, et al.. (2016). Embodied uncertainty: living with complexity and natural hazards. Journal of Risk Research. 21(3). 290–307. 84 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne. (2014). Disaster recovery as participation: lessons from the Shaky Isles. Natural Hazards. 75(2). 1287–1301. 50 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne. (2013). Waimakariri District Council's integrated, community-based recovery framework. Lincoln University Research Archive (Lincoln University). 6 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne. (2013). Living on the Edge: Lessons from the Peri‐urban Village. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 38(6). 1954–1969. 7 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne, et al.. (2013). An inventory of community-led and non-governmental organisations and initiatives in post-earthquake Canterbury (to September 2013). Lincoln University Research Archive (Lincoln University). 9 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne. (2012). Urban resilience: Bouncing back, coping, thriving. Lincoln University Research Archive (Lincoln University). 10 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne, et al.. (2011). Almost Invisible: Glimpsing the City and its Residents in the Urban Sustainability Discourse. Urban Studies. 49(8). 1695–1710. 19 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne, Harvey C. Perkins, & Jennifer Dixon. (2011). What is social sustainability? A clarification of concepts. Geoforum. 42(3). 342–348. 661 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vallance, Suzanne. (2011). Community, Resilience and Recovery: Building or Burning Bridges?. Lincoln University Research Archive (Lincoln University). 3(1). 4–8. 22 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne & Harvey C. Perkins. (2010). Is another city possible? Towards an urbanised sustainability. City. 14(4). 448–456. 9 indexed citations
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Vallance, Suzanne, Harvey C. Perkins, & Kevin Moore. (2005). The Results of Making a City More Compact: Neighbours' Interpretation of Urban Infill. Environment and Planning B Planning and Design. 32(5). 715–733. 67 indexed citations

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