01Research activity
Urban Design research by ScholarsColab researchers
What researchers combine with Urban Design
Words that appear most often in these paper titles. Tap one to see those papers.
02Researchers
PhD researchers working on Urban Design
Every researcher below is registered on ScholarsColab and can be hired as a mentor or for a project. Publication counts are their papers on this topic.
Dr. Mohammad Arif KamalAligarh Muslim University, India2 papers on this topic · 1 citations
Dr. Ranjith DayaratneAsian School of Knowledge2 papers on this topic · 0 citations
Alexandru Marius TătarBabeș-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca Faculty of Geography ,Doctoral School of Geography ,Romania1 paper on this topic · 1 citations
Dr. Ranjith DayaratneAsian School of KnowledgeLists Urban Design as a research area03Papers
Research papers on Urban Design
- Storm Water Management through Water Sensitive Urban Design and Planning: Case of a University Campus in India20231 citationsArchitecture Engineering and ScienceDr. Mohammad Arif Kamal
- ROLE OF STREETSCAPE IN SHAPING URBAN DESIGN IN ROMANIA. APPLYING THE CONCEPT OF 3D INTERACTIVE AND INTERCONNECTED STREETS. CASE STUDY: URBAN AXIS BISTRIȚA-BECLEAN-NĂSĂUD …20251 citationsStudia UBB GeographiaAlexandru Marius Tătar
- Architecture Engineering and Science Storm Water Management through Water Sensitive Urban Design and Planning: Case of a University Campus in India0 citationsDr. Mohammad Arif Kamal
- Proceedings, Third International Urban Design Conference on Cities, People, and Places, ICCPP-2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Theme:" towards a New Urbanity, Places for Urban Coherence"20150 citationsDr. Ranjith Dayaratne
- Proceedings, International Urban Design Conference Colombo, Sri Lanka: Theme:" Cities, People and Places"20130 citationsDr. Ranjith Dayaratne
04Journals
Journals that publish Urban Design research
Where our researchers published their papers on this topic, with each journal’s indexing.
| Journal | Indexing | Impact factor* | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture Engineering and Science | Not listed in our indexing lists | – | 1 |
| Studia UBB Geographia | Not listed in our indexing lists | – | 1 |
*Impact factor and quartile calculated from OpenAlex open data where available; official Journal Impact Factors are published by Clarivate. Indexing from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists. Find the right journal for your own paper →
05Top 2% scientists
World’s Top 2% scientists in Geography
The Stanford/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list ranks researchers by a composite citation indicator. Geography is the research subfield closest to Urban Design in that list; 448 researchers from 30 countries are listed in it.
| Researcher | Institution | Country | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peck, Jamie A. | The University of British Columbia | Canada | 1,367 |
| Anselin, Luc E. | The University of Chicago | United States | 1,580 |
| Thrift, Nigel J. | University of Bristol | United Kingdom | 2,076 |
| Boschma, Ron A. | Universiteit Utrecht | Netherlands | 2,573 |
| Kwan, Mei Po | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2,584 |
| Poesen, Jean W.A. | Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie | Poland | 2,796 |
| Harvey, David | The Graduate Center | United States | 3,017 |
| Liu, Yansui | Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | 3,112 |
| Swyngedouw, Erik A. | The University of Manchester | United Kingdom | 3,514 |
| Kitchin, Rob | Maynooth University | Ireland | 3,884 |
| Wohl, Ellen E. | Warner College of Natural Resources | United States | 3,924 |
| Martin, Ron L. | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | 4,088 |
Source: Elsevier Data Repository, Ioannidis et al., 2026 edition, citations to the end of 2025 (career-long ranking). ScholarsColab is not affiliated with Stanford University or Elsevier, and the researchers listed are not ScholarsColab mentors unless marked so above.
06Related topics
Topics related to Urban Design
Topics that share the most papers with Urban Design in our researchers’ work:
- Coherence23 papers · 13 researchers
07Questions
Frequently asked questions
What do researchers study in Urban Design?
In papers by ScholarsColab researchers, Urban Design appears most often together with storm, water, management, sensitive, planning, university.
Who works on Urban Design research?
4 PhD researchers on ScholarsColab have published on Urban Design (5 papers), including Dr. Mohammad Arif Kamal, Dr. Ranjith Dayaratne, Alexandru Marius Tătar. Each has a public profile with their Google Scholar publications, and you can hire them as a mentor or for a research project.
Which journals publish Urban Design research?
Our researchers published their Urban Design papers in 2 journals, most often in Architecture Engineering and Science, Studia UBB Geographia. The journal table on this page shows the indexing of each one (SCIE, Scopus, ESCI).
How many research papers on Urban Design are on ScholarsColab?
5 papers published between 2013 and 2025, cited 2 times in total (median 0 citations per paper). The list updates automatically as researchers join and publish.
Can I hire a PhD expert in Urban Design for my thesis or paper?
Yes. Open any researcher profile on this page to see their publications, then post your project or hire them directly. For a paper you have already written, a Manuscript Audit by a reviewer in Urban Design shows what to fix before you submit, and Journal Selection shortlists up to five journals that match it.
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