Ward Lyles

1.2k total citations
22 papers, 902 citations indexed

About

Ward Lyles is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ward Lyles has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 902 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 3 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ward Lyles's work include Disaster Management and Resilience (12 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (9 papers) and Public Policy and Administration Research (3 papers). Ward Lyles is often cited by papers focused on Disaster Management and Resilience (12 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (9 papers) and Public Policy and Administration Research (3 papers). Ward Lyles collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. Ward Lyles's co-authors include Philip Berke, Mark R. Stevens, Gavin Smith, Stacey Swearingen White, N. A. Brunsell, Jennifer A. Horney, Ashley I. Naimi, David A. Rahn, David Salvesen and Bonnie Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Landscape and Urban Planning and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Ward Lyles

21 papers receiving 844 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ward Lyles United States 13 518 474 124 106 85 22 902
Mark R. Stevens Canada 17 455 0.9× 512 1.1× 141 1.1× 62 0.6× 126 1.5× 37 1.2k
Alan March Australia 18 351 0.7× 407 0.9× 84 0.7× 38 0.4× 63 0.7× 65 859
Caroline Uittenbroek Netherlands 12 381 0.7× 556 1.2× 152 1.2× 35 0.3× 90 1.1× 17 932
Gavin Smith United States 13 535 1.0× 387 0.8× 65 0.5× 131 1.2× 22 0.3× 29 726
Sebastiaan van Herk Netherlands 13 313 0.6× 648 1.4× 93 0.8× 59 0.6× 35 0.4× 30 957
Lorenzo Chelleri Spain 16 471 0.9× 537 1.1× 153 1.2× 173 1.6× 115 1.4× 29 1.3k
Sierra Woodruff United States 17 535 1.0× 660 1.4× 147 1.2× 113 1.1× 245 2.9× 35 1.1k
Per Becker Sweden 17 416 0.8× 476 1.0× 39 0.3× 97 0.9× 67 0.8× 62 990
Tischa A. Muñoz‐Erickson United States 18 265 0.5× 479 1.0× 126 1.0× 58 0.5× 137 1.6× 36 872
David Matyas United Kingdom 7 530 1.0× 423 0.9× 83 0.7× 74 0.7× 40 0.5× 13 889

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ward Lyles

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ward Lyles

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lyles, Ward, et al.. (2025). Understanding climate vulnerability and efficacy of cooling centers in urban “slum” housing neighborhoods: A case study of jjokbang-chon, Seoul, South Korea. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 121. 105407–105407. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yan, Yanjie Fu, & Ward Lyles. (2025). Generative AI for spatial regeneration planning: Integrating urban planning theories and ethics. Computers Environment and Urban Systems. 124. 102380–102380.
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Seasons, Mark, et al.. (2024). Teaching climate change planning: fostering hope while building capacity. Planning Practice and Research. 40(1). 164–182. 1 indexed citations
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Lyles, Ward, et al.. (2024). Planning for Adaptation? Examining the Planning Integration for Hazard Risk Reduction. Sustainability. 16(10). 3999–3999. 2 indexed citations
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Lyles, Ward, et al.. (2023). Headwinds in the heartland? Hazard planning lessons from six inland jurisdictions in the southern plains. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 41(2-3). 208–222. 1 indexed citations
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Lyles, Ward, et al.. (2021). Jazz on Tulsa Time: The Remarkable Story of the Network of Flood Mitigation Champions behind the Tulsa Turnaround. Natural Hazards Review. 22(4). 3 indexed citations
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Rahn, David A., et al.. (2020). Conversion of Abandoned Property to Green Space as a Strategy to Mitigate the Urban Heat Island Investigated with Numerical Simulations. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 59(11). 1827–1843. 9 indexed citations
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Lyles, Ward & Stacey Swearingen White. (2019). Who Cares?. Journal of the American Planning Association. 85(3). 287–300. 29 indexed citations
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Lyles, Ward, et al.. (2017). The Prospect of Compassionate Planning. Journal of Planning Literature. 33(3). 247–266. 27 indexed citations
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Lyles, Ward, Philip Berke, & Gavin Smith. (2015). Local plan implementation: assessing conformance and influence of local plans in the United States. Environment and Planning B Planning and Design. 43(2). 381–400. 74 indexed citations
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Johnson, Bonnie & Ward Lyles. (2015). The Unexamined Staff Report: Results From an Evaluation of a National Sample. Journal of the American Planning Association. 82(1). 22–36. 2 indexed citations
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Lyles, Ward. (2014). Using social network analysis to examine planner involvement in environmentally oriented planning processes led by non-planning professions. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. 58(11). 1961–1987. 30 indexed citations
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Berke, Philip, et al.. (2014). Impacts of Federal and State Hazard Mitigation Policies on Local Land Use Policy. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 34(1). 60–76. 70 indexed citations
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Stevens, Mark R., Ward Lyles, & Philip Berke. (2014). Measuring and Reporting Intercoder Reliability in Plan Quality Evaluation Research. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 34(1). 77–93. 132 indexed citations
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Lyles, Ward & Mark R. Stevens. (2014). Plan Quality Evaluation 1994–2012. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 34(4). 433–450. 146 indexed citations
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Berke, Philip & Ward Lyles. (2013). Public Risks and the Challenges to Climate-Change Adaptation: A Proposed Framework for Planning in the Age of Uncertainty. 15(1). 181. 45 indexed citations
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Lyles, Ward, Philip Berke, & Gavin Smith. (2013). A comparison of local hazard mitigation plan quality in six states, USA. Landscape and Urban Planning. 122. 89–99. 87 indexed citations
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Smith, Gavin, Ward Lyles, & Philip Berke. (2013). The Role of the State in Building Local Capacity and Commitment for Hazard Mitigation Planning. International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters. 31(2). 178–203. 28 indexed citations
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Berke, Philip, Gavin Smith, & Ward Lyles. (2012). Planning for Resiliency: Evaluation of State Hazard Mitigation Plans under the Disaster Mitigation Act. Natural Hazards Review. 13(2). 139–149. 143 indexed citations
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Horney, Jennifer A., et al.. (2012). Assessing the Relationship Between Hazard Mitigation Plan Quality and Rural Status in a Cohort of 57 Counties from 3 States in the Southeastern U.S.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 183–193. 13 indexed citations

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