About The 1.8k papers published in Area in the last decades have received a total of 42.2k indexed citations.
Papers published in Area usually cover
Sociology and Political Science (874 papers),
Geography, Planning and Development (460 papers) and
Urban Studies (218 papers) specifically the topics of Geographies of human-animal interactions (247 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (183 papers) and Rural development and sustainability (138 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Area are
Rachel Pain ,
Ben Anderson ,
Deborah Thien ,
Divya P. Tolia‐Kelly ,
Jon Anderson ,
Manuel B. Aalbers ,
Colin McFarlane ,
Peter Hopkins ,
Stewart Barr and
Maxwell Boykoff .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Area
Comparison fields: 5 of 211 Sociology and Political Science 19.2k Geography, Planning and Development 7.3k Global and Planetary Change 5.0k Urban Studies 4.9k Political Science and International Relations 4.3k General Health Professions 3.6k Demography 3.2k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2.9k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2.4k Economics and Econometrics 2.3k Ecology 2.2k Education 2.1k Social Psychology 1.8k Transportation 1.8k Finance 1.7k Plant Science 1.4k Gender Studies 1.4k Anthropology 1.3k Building and Construction 1.3k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1.2k Soil Science 1.1k Clinical Psychology 1.1k Cultural Studies 1.1k Strategy and Management 1.1k Safety Research 938 Water Science and Technology 938 Health 898 Nature and Landscape Conservation 861 Atmospheric Science 854 Marketing 807 Food Science 762 Communication 710 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 665 Environmental Engineering 651 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 611 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 558 Archeology 538 Management Science and Operations Research 527 Earth-Surface Processes 517 Museology 489 Management of Technology and Innovation 480 Public Administration 475 Pollution 462 History 462 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 420 Genetics 405 Literature and Literary Theory 387 Philosophy 338 Ocean Engineering 334 Development 332 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 330 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 313 Speech and Hearing 294 Epidemiology 283 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 282 Human-Computer Interaction 278 Automotive Engineering 275 Information Systems 262 General Social Sciences 256 Law 246 Media Technology 236 Environmental Chemistry 228 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 227 Geology 221 Information Systems and Management 217 Emergency Medical Services 210 Business and International Management 209 Ecological Modeling 202 Conservation 195 Pharmacy 185 Music 181 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 180 Civil and Structural Engineering 173 Accounting 172 Language and Linguistics 169 Paleontology 164 Physiology 160 Artificial Intelligence 156 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 156 Mechanical Engineering 152 Nutrition and Dietetics 143 Linguistics and Language 143 Developmental and Educational Psychology 141 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 140 Oceanography 140 Cognitive Neuroscience 134 Infectious Diseases 128 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 113 Space and Planetary Science 111 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 110 Applied Psychology 97 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 95 Psychiatry and Mental health 95 Forestry 95 Agronomy and Crop Science 94 Insect Science 92 Geophysics 91 Management Information Systems 83 Human Factors and Ergonomics 82 Biomedical Engineering 75 Molecular Biology 74 Computer Science Applications 73 Geochemistry and Petrology 73 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 72 History and Philosophy of Science 69 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 67 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 64 Oncology 64 Occupational Therapy 58 Signal Processing 55 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 46 General Energy 46 Modeling and Simulation 46 Computer Networks and Communications 45 Archeology 44 Astronomy and Astrophysics 40 Reproductive Medicine 39 Small Animals 38 Control and Systems Engineering 36 Aerospace Engineering 35 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 33 Religious studies 32 Aquatic Science 29 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 28 Architecture 26 Library and Information Sciences 26 Surgery 23 Mechanics of Materials 23 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 18 Statistics and Probability 17 Endocrinology 16 Health Information Management 15 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 15 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 15 Virology 15 Complementary and alternative medicine 14 Rehabilitation 14 Obstetrics and Gynecology 14 General Decision Sciences 14 Parasitology 13 Animal Science and Zoology 13 Emergency Medicine 11 Computational Theory and Mathematics 11 Pharmacology 11 Health Informatics 9 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 9 Biomaterials 8 Developmental Biology 8 Materials Chemistry 8 Computational Mechanics 8 Sensory Systems 7 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 Rheumatology 6 General Psychology 6 Immunology 6 Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 Biotechnology 6 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 6 Cell Biology 6 Complementary and Manual Therapy 5 Oral Surgery 5 Pharmacology 5 Cancer Research 5 Biophysics 5 Neurology 4 Dermatology 4 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 Applied Mathematics 4 Analytical Chemistry 4 Organic Chemistry 4 Life-span and Life-course Studies 4 General Arts and Humanities 3 Polymers and Plastics 3 Horticulture 3 Microbiology 3 General Dentistry 3 Classics 3 Inorganic Chemistry 3 Family Practice 3 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 3 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 Biochemistry 2 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Geometry and Topology 2 Orthodontics 2 Biochemistry 2 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 Anatomy 2 Research and Theory 2 Periodontics 2 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 Electrochemistry 1 Transplantation 1 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Immunology and Allergy 1 Hematology 1 Toxicology 1 Neurology 1 Bioengineering 1 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 Medical Laboratory Technology 1 Ophthalmology 1 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Catalysis 1 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 General Materials Science 1 Fuel Technology 1
Sociology and Political Science 19.2k Geography, Planning and Development 7.3k Global and Planetary Change 5.0k Urban Studies 4.9k Political Science and International Relations 4.3k Annual Review of Anthropology United States
Theory Culture & Society United Kingdom
Geografiska Annaler Series B Human Geography United Kingdom
Canadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes Canada
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute United Kingdom
Social Studies of Science United States
Political Geography United Kingdom
Gender Place & Culture United States
Journal of Historical Geography United Kingdom
Environment and Planning D Society and Space United Kingdom
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