Vincent Béal

1.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 679 citations indexed

About

Vincent Béal is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Vincent Béal has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 679 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Urban Studies and 13 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Vincent Béal's work include French Urban and Social Studies (30 papers), Social Sciences and Governance (10 papers) and Urban Planning and Governance (8 papers). Vincent Béal is often cited by papers focused on French Urban and Social Studies (30 papers), Social Sciences and Governance (10 papers) and Urban Planning and Governance (8 papers). Vincent Béal collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Germany. Vincent Béal's co-authors include Max Rousseau, Gilles Pinson, Marit Rosol, Danny MacKinnon, Tim Leibert, Renaud Epstein, Sylvie Fol, Nadir Kinossian, Thilo Lang and John Tomaney and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Urban Studies and Environment and Planning A Economy and Space.

In The Last Decade

Vincent Béal

37 papers receiving 631 citations

Hit Papers

‘Left behind places’: a geographical etymology 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 2024 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 →
  2. Rethinking ‘left-behind’ places in a context of rising spatial inequalities and political discontent
    2024 28 citations Danny MacKinnon, Vincent Béal 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
Vincent Béal France 14 327 313 193 110 79 41 679
Juan Miguel Kanai United Kingdom 16 229 0.7× 377 1.2× 300 1.6× 77 0.7× 97 1.2× 30 838
Choon‐Piew Pow Singapore 17 454 1.4× 532 1.7× 368 1.9× 112 1.0× 132 1.7× 22 1.1k
Melanie Lombard United Kingdom 14 299 0.9× 604 1.9× 186 1.0× 76 0.7× 130 1.6× 26 942
Julie‐Anne Boudreau Canada 17 365 1.1× 484 1.5× 265 1.4× 42 0.4× 129 1.6× 66 858
Richard LeGates United States 12 139 0.4× 175 0.6× 131 0.7× 126 1.1× 44 0.6× 28 502
Azat Zana Gündoğan United States 5 338 1.0× 610 1.9× 245 1.3× 52 0.5× 95 1.2× 5 931
Karina Landman South Africa 16 292 0.9× 427 1.4× 137 0.7× 68 0.6× 57 0.7× 57 770
Sophie Bond New Zealand 13 260 0.8× 156 0.5× 92 0.5× 109 1.0× 64 0.8× 28 545
Norman Krumholz United States 13 347 1.1× 392 1.3× 95 0.5× 54 0.5× 121 1.5× 39 827
Claudio De Magalhães United Kingdom 15 236 0.7× 389 1.2× 75 0.4× 86 0.8× 127 1.6× 32 814

Countries citing papers authored by Vincent Béal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vincent Béal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vincent Béal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vincent Béal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vincent Béal 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 Vincent Béal. Vincent Béal 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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MacKinnon, Danny, Vincent Béal, & Tim Leibert. (2024). Rethinking ‘left-behind’ places in a context of rising spatial inequalities and political discontent. Regional Studies. 58(6). 1161–1166. 28 indexed citations breakdown →
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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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Béal, Vincent, et al.. (2023). Impossible déségrégation ?. Gouvernement et action publique. VOL. 12(2). 65–92.
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Béal, Vincent, et al.. (2023). When Bookchin faces Bourdieu. French ‘weak’ municipalism, legitimation crisis and zombie political parties. Urban Studies. 60(11). 2195–2213. 8 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent, et al.. (2022). Sous la mixité sociale, la race. Terrains & travaux. N° 39(2). 215–237. 4 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent, et al.. (2020). I. Saint-Étienne, ville réelle. Cairn.info. 9–33. 1 indexed citations
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Akers, Joshua, Vincent Béal, & Max Rousseau. (2019). Redefining the city and demolishing the rest: The techno-green fix in postcrash Cleveland, Ohio. Environment and Planning E Nature and Space. 3(1). 207–227. 24 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent, Renaud Epstein, & Gilles Pinson. (2018). Networked cities and steering states: Urban policy circulations and the reshaping of State–cities relationships in France. Environment and Planning C Politics and Space. 36(5). 796–815. 10 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent, et al.. (2017). Des villes en décroissance stigmatisées ? Les enjeux d’image à Saint-Étienne. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent, et al.. (2017). Varieties of right-sizing strategies: comparing degrowth coalitions in French shrinking cities. Urban Geography. 40(2). 192–214. 34 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent, Gilles Pinson, & Renaud Epstein. (2015). La circulation croisée. Modèles, labels et bonnes pratiques dans les rapports centre-périphérie. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 46 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent. (2015). Le déclin du développement durable. Changement climatique et transformation de la gouvernance environnementale dans les villes françaises et britanniques. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 85–104. 1 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent. (2014). « Trendsetting cities » : les modèles à l’heure des politiques urbaines néolibérales. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent. (2014). Selective public policies: sustainability and neoliberal urban restructuring. Environment and Urbanization. 27(1). 303–316. 17 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent. (2012). Résoudre les tensions entre généralisation et singularité par l'écriture comparative ?. Revue internationale de politique comparée. Vol. 19(1). 39–59. 5 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent, et al.. (2011). La ville durable au risque des écoquartiers. Réflexions autour du projet de New Islington à Manchester. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 9 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent & Gilles Pinson. (2009). Du petit chose au « 5th best mayor in the world ».. Cairn.info. 7–29.
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Béal, Vincent. (2006). L'évolution du gouvernement municipal dans une ville industrielle :. Pôle Sud. n° 25(2). 89–105. 3 indexed citations
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Béal, Vincent. (2006). L'évolution du gouvernement municipal dans une ville industrielle : le cas de Saint-Étienne. Pôle Sud. 25(2). 89–105. 7 indexed citations

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