Timothy Laing

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 725 citations indexed

About

Timothy Laing is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Economics and Econometrics and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy Laing has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 725 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Building and Construction, 6 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 5 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Timothy Laing's work include Mining and Resource Management (9 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers) and Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (4 papers). Timothy Laing is often cited by papers focused on Mining and Resource Management (9 papers), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (4 papers) and Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact (4 papers). Timothy Laing collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Mozambique and United States. Timothy Laing's co-authors include Arvind Upadhyay, Kirsten Lori Hund, Gavin Hilson, John Drexhage, Vikas Kumar, Manoj Dora, Michael Grubb, Misato Sato, Claudia Comberti and Charles Palmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy, World Development and Climatic Change.

In The Last Decade

Timothy Laing

19 papers receiving 690 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.

Minerals for Climate Action: The Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy Transition

2023 208 citations Kirsten Lori Hund, Timothy Laing et al. World Bank eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Timothy Laing United Kingdom	12	235	156	140	131	99	21	725
Michinori Uwasu Japan	18	153 0.7×	165 1.1×	101 0.7×	45 0.3×	71 0.7×	43	903
Vasilis C. Kapsalis Greece	17	209 0.9×	57 0.4×	147 1.1×	151 1.2×	40 0.4×	27	948
Monika Dittrich Germany	6	130 0.6×	155 1.0×	93 0.7×	155 1.2×	41 0.4×	13	628
Holger Schlör Germany	18	91 0.4×	129 0.8×	78 0.6×	63 0.5×	109 1.1×	41	861
Shannon M. Lloyd Canada	13	143 0.6×	193 1.2×	175 1.3×	72 0.5×	41 0.4×	27	987
Michael Tost Austria	12	334 1.4×	62 0.4×	59 0.4×	149 1.1×	81 0.8×	30	702
Nadja C. Kunz Canada	16	298 1.3×	57 0.4×	81 0.6×	97 0.7×	111 1.1×	45	663
Anna Littleboy Australia	12	244 1.0×	49 0.3×	102 0.7×	286 2.2×	76 0.8×	24	896
Chenyu Lu China	15	115 0.5×	255 1.6×	192 1.4×	60 0.5×	104 1.1×	37	900
I‐Shin Chang China	20	185 0.8×	117 0.8×	73 0.5×	24 0.2×	71 0.7×	46	793

Countries citing papers authored by Timothy Laing

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Fields of papers citing papers by Timothy Laing

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timothy Laing

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Laing, Timothy, et al.. (2026). Achieving net-zero in Saudi Arabia's power sector by 2060 considering land and mineral availability. Energy. 345. 140067–140067.

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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2024). How Does Small-Scale Mining Stabilize Rural Livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Case of Mozambique. World Development. 185. 106761–106761. 7 indexed citations

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Laing, Timothy, et al.. (2023). Assessing the economics and finances of Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Guyana. Journal of Rural Studies. 97. 438–448. 6 indexed citations

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Hund, Kirsten Lori, et al.. (2023). Minerals for Climate Action: The Mineral Intensity of the Clean Energy Transition. World Bank eBooks. 208 indexed citations breakdown →

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Laing, Timothy, et al.. (2023). Artisanal and small-scale mining and the low-carbon transition: Challenges and opportunities. Environmental Science & Policy. 149. 103563–103563. 21 indexed citations

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Laing, Timothy. (2022). Solar power challenges. Nature Sustainability. 5(4). 285–286. 11 indexed citations

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Kuralbayeva, Karlygash, et al.. (2022). Blockchain’s potential in forest offsets, the voluntary carbon markets and REDD+. Environmental Conservation. 49(3). 137–145. 13 indexed citations

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Hilson, Gavin, et al.. (2021). Formalizing artisanal and small-scale mining in Mozambique: Concerns, priorities and challenges. Resources Policy. 71. 102001–102001. 41 indexed citations

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Upadhyay, Arvind, Timothy Laing, Vikas Kumar, & Manoj Dora. (2021). Exploring barriers and drivers to the implementation of circular economy practices in the mining industry. Resources Policy. 72. 102037–102037. 157 indexed citations

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Kuralbayeva, Karlygash, et al.. (2021). Forest carbon offsets over a smart ledger. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Laing, Timothy, Arvind Upadhyay, Sushil Mohan, & Nachiappan Subramanian. (2019). Environmental improvement initiatives in the coal mining industry: maximisation of the triple bottom line. Production Planning & Control. 30(5-6). 426–436. 35 indexed citations

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Hilson, Gavin & Timothy Laing. (2017). Gold mining, indigenous land claims and conflict in Guyana's hinterland. Journal of Rural Studies. 50. 172–187. 33 indexed citations

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Hilson, Gavin & Timothy Laing. (2016). Guyana Gold: A Unique Resource Curse?. The Journal of Development Studies. 53(2). 229–248. 31 indexed citations

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Laing, Timothy & Charles Palmer. (2015). Economy-wide impacts of REDD when there is political influence. Resource and Energy Economics. 40. 107–126. 6 indexed citations

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Laing, Timothy. (2015). Rights to the forest, REDD+ and elections: Mining in Guyana. Resources Policy. 46. 250–261. 15 indexed citations

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Pistorius, Till, et al.. (2015). THE IMPACTS OF INTERNATIONAL REDD+ FINANCE. 9 indexed citations

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Laing, Timothy, Misato Sato, Michael Grubb, & Claudia Comberti. (2014). The effects and side‐effects of the EU emissions trading scheme. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change. 5(4). 509–519. 71 indexed citations

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Grubb, Michael, et al.. (2010). Global carbon mechanisms: lessons and implications. Climatic Change. 104(3-4). 539–573. 34 indexed citations

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Roorda, Matthew J., et al.. (2006). Success case method: Uses and adaptations in New Zealand housing evaluation.

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Kramer, M., et al.. (2000). Evaluation of the Effect of Mobile Computers on Physician Acceptance of an Online Order Entry System. PubMed Central. 1051–1051. 1 indexed citations

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