# Global Urban Networks and Dynamics

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/global-urban-networks-and-dynamics/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 95,607 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the concept of the World City Network, focusing on the interconnectedness and hierarchical structure of global cities, their roles as financial centers, and their participation in the knowledge economy and global commodity chains. The papers employ network analysis to study international connectivity and urban geography within this global interconnected urban system. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T12483 |
| Works | 18,657 |

## Topic papers all

- [Broadband and knowledge intensive firm clusters: Essential link or auxiliary connection?](https://scholariq.org/papers/broadband-and-knowledge-intensive-firm-clusters-essential-link-or-auxiliary/)
- [A study of China’s inter-city networks for innovation cooperation within software and service firms](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-study-of-china-s-inter-city-networks-for-innovation-cooperation-within/)

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Michael E. Porter](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michael-e-porter/)
- [G. John Ikenberry](https://scholariq.org/researchers/g-john-ikenberry/)
- [David Harvey](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-harvey/)
- [Manuel Castells](https://scholariq.org/researchers/manuel-castells/)
- [Zoltán J. Ács](https://scholariq.org/researchers/zoltan-j-acs/)
- [Matthew O. Jackson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/matthew-o-jackson/)
- [Richard Florida](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-florida/)
- [Nigel Thrift](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nigel-thrift/)
- [Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andres-rodriguez-pose/)
- [Bob Jessop](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bob-jessop/)
- [Rob Kitchin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rob-kitchin/)
- [Jamie Peck](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jamie-peck/)

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