Thilo Lang

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 642 citations indexed

About

Thilo Lang is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Urban Studies and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thilo Lang has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 642 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 12 papers in Urban Studies and 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Thilo Lang's work include Regional Development and Policy (10 papers), Urbanization and City Planning (9 papers) and Urban Planning and Governance (4 papers). Thilo Lang is often cited by papers focused on Regional Development and Policy (10 papers), Urbanization and City Planning (9 papers) and Urban Planning and Governance (4 papers). Thilo Lang collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and France. Thilo Lang's co-authors include Birgit Leick, Joanie Willett, Nadir Kinossian, Vincent Béal, Danny MacKinnon, Wladimir Sgibnev, John Tomaney, Max Rousseau, Rachel S. Franklin and Loris Antonio Servillo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Regional Studies and European Planning Studies.

In The Last Decade

Thilo Lang

28 papers receiving 609 citations

Hit Papers

‘Left behind places’: a geographical etymology 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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. ‘Left behind places’: a geographical etymology
    2023 131 citations Vincent Béal, Rachel S. Franklin et al. Regional Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thilo Lang Germany 11 283 218 192 179 148 29 642
Mathieu Van Criekingen Belgium 13 385 1.4× 89 0.4× 110 0.6× 367 2.1× 94 0.6× 77 764
Lee Pugalis United Kingdom 14 220 0.8× 305 1.4× 137 0.7× 91 0.5× 79 0.5× 77 641
Francesca Governa Italy 11 171 0.6× 150 0.7× 127 0.7× 127 0.7× 46 0.3× 81 491
Terry L. Clower United States 11 117 0.4× 134 0.6× 207 1.1× 165 0.9× 86 0.6× 30 595
Alex Lord United Kingdom 14 233 0.8× 195 0.9× 98 0.5× 146 0.8× 56 0.4× 44 605
Janice Morphet United Kingdom 13 294 1.0× 257 1.2× 69 0.4× 89 0.5× 101 0.7× 64 633
Vincent Béal France 14 313 1.1× 193 0.9× 78 0.4× 327 1.8× 40 0.3× 41 679
Enrique Garcilazo France 7 105 0.4× 369 1.7× 532 2.8× 98 0.5× 48 0.3× 12 718
Juliet Carpenter United Kingdom 14 265 0.9× 89 0.4× 79 0.4× 198 1.1× 45 0.3× 33 591
R. B. Hudson United Kingdom 11 97 0.3× 156 0.7× 315 1.6× 219 1.2× 45 0.3× 27 706

Countries citing papers authored by Thilo Lang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thilo Lang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thilo Lang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thilo Lang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thilo Lang 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 Thilo Lang. Thilo Lang 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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Lang, Thilo, et al.. (2025). Multiple Geographies of Commons‐Based Peer Production. Urban Planning. 10.
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Rekhviashvili, Lela & Thilo Lang. (2024). Chinese investments as part of infrastructure-led development: multi-scalar contestations around Georgia’s flagship infrastructure projects. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 1–30. 9 indexed citations
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Rekhviashvili, Lela, et al.. (2024). Theorizing Multiple Geographies: Interrelations of Space and Multiplicity in Geographical Research. Geography Compass. 18(8). 6 indexed citations
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MacKinnon, Danny, Nadir Kinossian, Vincent Béal, et al.. (2024). Spatial policy since the global financial crisis. European Urban and Regional Studies. 32(3). 243–260. 3 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent, Rachel S. Franklin, Nadir Kinossian, et al.. (2023). ‘Left behind places’: a geographical etymology. Regional Studies. 58(6). 1167–1179. 131 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lang, Thilo, et al.. (2021). Visualizing the ‘global knowledge economy’. Regional Studies Regional Science. 8(1). 328–331. 1 indexed citations
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Lang, Thilo, et al.. (2021). Socio-spatial polarisation and policy response: Perspectives for regional development in the Baltic States. European Urban and Regional Studies. 29(1). 21–44. 21 indexed citations
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Kühn, Manfred & Thilo Lang. (2017). Metropolisierung und Peripherisierung in Europa: eine Einführung. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 2–14. 4 indexed citations
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Lang, Thilo & Ibolya Török. (2017). Metropolitan region policies in the European Union: following national, European or neoliberal agendas?. International Planning Studies. 22(1). 1–13. 15 indexed citations
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Leick, Birgit & Thilo Lang. (2017). Re-thinking non-core regions: planning strategies and practices beyond growth. European Planning Studies. 26(2). 213–228. 57 indexed citations
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Lang, Thilo. (2016). Wezenlijk Nederlands Belang. De toelating tot Nederland van ondernemers van buiten de EU. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 2 indexed citations
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Lang, Thilo, et al.. (2014). Return migration to Central and Eastern Europe: transnational migrants' perspectives and local businesses' needs. 23. 142. 4 indexed citations
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Lang, Thilo, et al.. (2013). Return Migration in Central Europe: Current trends and an analysis of policies supporting returning migrants. 21. 95. 6 indexed citations
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Dannenberg, Peter, et al.. (2012). Einführung "Ländliche Räume" in Deutschland: neuere Zugänge zu einer alten Kategorie. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 55–59. 3 indexed citations
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Lang, Thilo. (2012). How do cities and regions adapt to socio-economic crisis? Towards an institutionalist approach to urban and regional resilience. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 70(4). 35 indexed citations
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Lang, Thilo, et al.. (2012). Urban Development in Central and Eastern Europe – Between Peripheralization and Centralization?. disP - The Planning Review. 48(2). 77–92. 38 indexed citations
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Lang, Thilo. (2008). Institutional perspectives of local development in Germany and England : a comparative study about regeneration in old industrial towns experiencing decline. publish.UP (University of Potsdam). 5 indexed citations
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Lang, Thilo & Jeroen Doomernik. (2004). Arbeidsimmigratie in internationaal vergelijkend perspectief. Amsterdams Sociologisch Tijdschrift. 31(1). 147–179. 2 indexed citations

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