Thorsten Wiechmann

1.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
24 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Wiechmann is a scholar working on Urban Studies, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Wiechmann has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Urban Studies, 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Wiechmann's work include Urbanization and City Planning (9 papers), Rural development and sustainability (5 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (4 papers). Thorsten Wiechmann is often cited by papers focused on Urbanization and City Planning (9 papers), Rural development and sustainability (5 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (4 papers). Thorsten Wiechmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and Japan. Thorsten Wiechmann's co-authors include Karina Pallagst, Manuel Wolff, Marco Bontje, Cristina Martínez-Fernández, Sylvie Fol, Emmanuèle Cunningham-Sabot, Tamara Weyman, Ivonne Audirac, Peter Schmitt and Robert Knippschild and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research and European Planning Studies.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Wiechmann

21 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Urban shrinkage in Germany and the USA: A Comparison of T... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2017 2015 100 200 300
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. Urban shrinkage in Germany and the USA: A Comparison of Transformation Patterns and Local Strategies
    2012 388 citations Thorsten Wiechmann, Karina Pallagst International Journal of Urban and Regional Research profile →
  2. Urban growth and decline: Europe’s shrinking cities in a comparative perspective 1990–2010
    2017 257 citations Manuel Wolff, Thorsten Wiechmann European Urban and Regional Studies profile →
  3. Shrinking cities in Australia, Japan, Europe and the USA: From a global process to local policy responses
    2015 250 citations Cristina Martínez-Fernández, Tamara Weyman et al. Progress in Planning profile →

Peers

Thorsten Wiechmann
Karina Pallagst Germany
Emmanuèle Cunningham-Sabot France
Matthias Bernt Germany
Ray Hall United Kingdom
Luděk Sýkora Czechia
Sonia Hirt United States
Femke van Noorloos Netherlands
Ioannis Chorianopoulos Greece
Ana Paula Barreira Portugal
Raymond Bunker Australia
Karina Pallagst Germany
Thorsten Wiechmann
Citations per year, relative to Thorsten Wiechmann Thorsten Wiechmann (= 1×) peers Karina Pallagst

Countries citing papers authored by Thorsten Wiechmann

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Thorsten Wiechmann's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Thorsten Wiechmann with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Thorsten Wiechmann more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Thorsten Wiechmann

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Thorsten Wiechmann. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Thorsten Wiechmann. The network helps show where Thorsten Wiechmann may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Wiechmann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thorsten Wiechmann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thorsten Wiechmann 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 Thorsten Wiechmann. Thorsten Wiechmann 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
1.
Wiechmann, Thorsten. (2024). Temporality in planning thought – a new turn?. disP - The Planning Review. 60(2). 64–65.
2.
Hutter, Gérard & Thorsten Wiechmann. (2021). Time, Temporality, and Planning – Comments on the State of Art in Strategic Spatial Planning Research. Planning Theory & Practice. 23(1). 157–164. 10 indexed citations
3.
Wiechmann, Thorsten. (2019). ARL Reader Planungstheorie Band 1. 3 indexed citations
4.
Wiechmann, Thorsten. (2019). ARL Reader Planungstheorie Band 2. 4 indexed citations
5.
Schmitt, Peter & Thorsten Wiechmann. (2018). Unpacking Spatial Planning as the Governance of Place. disP - The Planning Review. 54(4). 21–33. 28 indexed citations
6.
Wolff, Manuel & Thorsten Wiechmann. (2017). Urban growth and decline: Europe’s shrinking cities in a comparative perspective 1990–2010. European Urban and Regional Studies. 25(2). 122–139. 257 indexed citations breakdown →
7.
Martínez-Fernández, Cristina, Tamara Weyman, Sylvie Fol, et al.. (2015). Shrinking cities in Australia, Japan, Europe and the USA: From a global process to local policy responses. Progress in Planning. 105. 1–48. 250 indexed citations breakdown →
8.
9.
Wiechmann, Thorsten & Manuel Wolff. (2013). Urban Shrinkage in a Spatial Perspective – Operationalization of Shrinking Cities in Europe 1990 -2010. 33 indexed citations
10.
Knippschild, Robert & Thorsten Wiechmann. (2012). Supraregional Partnerships in Large Cross-Border Areas—Towards a New Category of Space in Europe?. Planning Practice and Research. 27(3). 297–314. 11 indexed citations
11.
Wiechmann, Thorsten & Karina Pallagst. (2012). Urban shrinkage in Germany and the USA: A Comparison of Transformation Patterns and Local Strategies. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. 36(2). 261–280. 388 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Wiechmann, Thorsten, et al.. (2012). Evaluation von Modellvorhaben der Raumordnung. 1 indexed citations
13.
Böhm, Hans, et al.. (2011). Anpassung an den Klimawandel – regional umsetzen! Ansätze zur Climate Adaption Governance unter der Lupe. oekom verlag eBooks. 1 indexed citations
14.
Águeda, Beatriz Fernández, et al.. (2011). Mapping urban shrinkage in Europe. Training School Final Report. EU-COST Action TU0803. 1 indexed citations
15.
Knippschild, Robert & Thorsten Wiechmann. (2010). Standortvor- und -nachteile grenzüberschreitender Verflechtungsräume. 1 indexed citations
16.
Wiechmann, Thorsten & Stefan Siedentop. (2009). Wirkungsanalyse regionalplanerischer Stellungnahmen zum Freiraumschutz - empirischer Ansatz und ausgewählte Ergebnisse für die Planungsregion Südwestthüringen. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). 349. 206–217. 1 indexed citations
17.
Wiechmann, Thorsten. (2008). Errors Expected — Aligning Urban Strategy with Demographic Uncertainty in Shrinking Cities†. International Planning Studies. 13(4). 431–446. 155 indexed citations
18.
Wiechmann, Thorsten, et al.. (2004). Evaluationen in der Regionalentwicklung. Raumforschung und Raumordnung / Spatial Research and Planning. 62(6). 4 indexed citations
19.
Wiechmann, Thorsten. (2000). Die Region ist tot — es lebe die Region!. Raumforschung und Raumordnung / Spatial Research and Planning. 58(2-3). 1 indexed citations
20.
Wiechmann, Thorsten. (1999). Regionalmanagement auf dem Prüfstand. Standort. 23(1). 43–47. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Karina Pallagst Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Emmanuèle Cunningham-Sabot Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Matthias Bernt Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ray Hall Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Luděk Sýkora Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Sonia Hirt Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Femke van Noorloos Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ioannis Chorianopoulos Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Ana Paula Barreira Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Raymond Bunker
Rankless by CCL
2026