Thomas Klak

856 total citations
34 papers, 509 citations indexed

About

Thomas Klak is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Cultural Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Klak has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 509 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Urban Studies, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Cultural Studies. Recurrent topics in Thomas Klak's work include Urban and Rural Development Challenges (10 papers), Caribbean history, culture, and politics (7 papers) and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (5 papers). Thomas Klak is often cited by papers focused on Urban and Rural Development Challenges (10 papers), Caribbean history, culture, and politics (7 papers) and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (5 papers). Thomas Klak collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ethiopia. Thomas Klak's co-authors include Patricia M. Martín, Garth Myers, Thomas D. Boswell, Robert B. Potter, Victoria Lawson, Jeanne A. K. Hey, David Barker, Paul Kingsbury, Seann D. Regan and James W. Wiley and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, World Development and Environment and Planning A Economy and Space.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Klak

33 papers receiving 413 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Klak United States 13 226 97 93 76 59 34 509
Håkan Thörn Sweden 15 354 1.6× 124 1.3× 160 1.7× 36 0.5× 44 0.7× 35 702
George Rehin United Kingdom 4 378 1.7× 41 0.4× 117 1.3× 42 0.6× 24 0.4× 7 615
Evelina Dagnino Brazil 15 325 1.4× 114 1.2× 231 2.5× 23 0.3× 37 0.6× 30 582
Leela Fernandes United States 11 413 1.8× 149 1.5× 188 2.0× 21 0.3× 40 0.7× 19 805
John Schwarzmantel United Kingdom 10 328 1.5× 42 0.4× 214 2.3× 27 0.4× 25 0.4× 27 617
David R. Goldfield United States 12 477 2.1× 193 2.0× 120 1.3× 20 0.3× 35 0.6× 73 862
Michael D. Kennedy United States 13 334 1.5× 52 0.5× 270 2.9× 26 0.3× 31 0.5× 79 617
Miranda Joseph United States 6 292 1.3× 72 0.7× 99 1.1× 15 0.2× 21 0.4× 12 584
Beng Huat Chua Singapore 12 447 2.0× 77 0.8× 94 1.0× 24 0.3× 38 0.6× 27 631
Geoffrey Pleyers Belgium 11 498 2.2× 83 0.9× 214 2.3× 127 1.7× 24 0.4× 74 770

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All Works

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Klak, Thomas, et al.. (2012). Equity in International Experiential Learning: Assessing Benefits to Students and Host Communities. 1(2). 3. 5 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas, et al.. (2011). Inclusive neoliberalism?. Progress in Development Studies. 11(1). 33–61. 7 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas. (2009). Development policy drift in Central America and the Caribbean. Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography. 30(1). 18–23. 5 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas. (2007). Sustainable Ecotourism Development in Central America and the Caribbean: Review of Debates and Conceptual Reformulation. Geography Compass. 1(5). 1037–1057. 20 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas & Patricia M. Martín. (2003). Do university-sponsored international cultural events help students to appreciate “difference”?. International Journal of Intercultural Relations. 27(4). 445–465. 71 indexed citations
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Boswell, Thomas D. & Thomas Klak. (2001). Globalization and Neoliberalism: The Caribbean Context. Economic Geography. 77(2). 198–198. 51 indexed citations
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Hey, Jeanne A. K. & Thomas Klak. (1999). From protectionism towards neoliberalism: Ecuador across four administrations (1981–1996). Studies in Comparative International Development. 34(3). 66–97. 30 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas & Garth Myers. (1997). The discursive tactics of neoliberal development in small Third World countries. Geoforum. 28(2). 133–149. 12 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas. (1995). A Framework for Studying Caribbean Industrial Policy. Economic Geography. 71(3). 297–297. 11 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas. (1994). HAVANA AND KINGSTON: MASS MEDIA IMAGES AND EMPIRICAL OBSERVATIONS OF TWO CARIBBEAN CITIES IN CRISIS. Urban Geography. 15(4). 318–344. 11 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas. (1993). Why do Shelter Conditions Differ in Ecuadoran Cities and How Do We Know That They Do?: A Comparative Locality Study. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space. 25(8). 1115–1130. 7 indexed citations
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Lawson, Victoria & Thomas Klak. (1993). An Argument for Critical and Comparative Research on the Urban Economic Geography of the Americas. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space. 25(8). 1071–1084. 11 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas, et al.. (1993). The Housing, Geography, and Mobility of Latin American Urban, Poor: The Prevailing Model and the Case of Quito, Ecuador. Growth and Change. 24(2). 247–276. 12 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas, et al.. (1992). Gender and state bias in Jamaican housing programs. World Development. 20(2). 213–227. 19 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas. (1992). RECESSION, THE STATE AND WORKING‐CLASS SHELTER: A COMPARISON OF QUITO AND GUAYAQUIL DURING THE 1980s. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 83(2). 120–137. 8 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas. (1992). EXCLUDING THE POOR FROM LOW INCOME HOUSING PROGRAMS: THE ROLES OF STATE AGENCIES AND USAID IN JAMAICA*. Antipode. 24(2). 87–112. 12 indexed citations
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Lawson, Victoria & Thomas Klak. (1990). Conceptual Linkages in the Study of Production and Reproduction in Latin American Cities. Economic Geography. 66(4). 310–310. 20 indexed citations
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Klak, Thomas. (1989). Multidimensionality in State Policy and Programs: A Critique of Pluralist State Theory. Environment and Planning C Government and Policy. 7(4). 471–474. 2 indexed citations

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