Scelles Nicolas

PhD

Place of employment: Professor of Sports Economics at Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Number of publications: Scopus – 21; Web of Science – 10. 

Major works:

  1. Scelles, N., Inoue, Y., Perkin, SJ., Valenti, M. Sport for people who experience disability: Evidencing impact through social return on investment (SROI) // Research Handbook on Sport in Europe. – 2026. – pp. 272-283.
  2. Scelles, N.,Khanmoradi, S. Are the Interactions Between Manager and Employee Characteristics Associated with Team Performance? The Case of Men’s Football in Turkey //Homo Oeconomicus – 2026. – Vol. 43. – No. 4. – pp. 1-20. – https://doi.org/10.1007/s41412-026-00157-4.
  3. Valenti, M., Scelles, N., Morrow S. The determinants of stadium attendance in elite women’s football: Evidence from the FA Women’s Super League // European Sport Management Quarterly. – 2025. – pp. 322-338.
  4. Ezzeddine, M., Pradier, P.-Ch., Scelles, N. Pricing football transfers using video gaming data // Journal of Sports Analytics. – 2025. – Vol. 11. – pp. 1-19. – https://doi.org/10.1177/22150218251390384.
  5. Teixeira da Silva, J.A., Scelles, N., Deutscher, Ch. Sport-based social justice movements and activism: a narrative review. – Sport in Society. – 2025. – Vol. 29. – No. 4. – pp. 1-20. – https://doi.org/10.1080/17430437.2025.2518097.
  6. Scelles, N., Teixeira da Silva, J.A. Making the impact of publications within a field comparable by improving the field-weighted citation impact (FWCI): the case of sport management. – Scientometrics. – 2025. – Vol. 130. – No. 3. – pp. 1571-1586. – https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-025-05268-4.
  7. Scelles, N., François, A., Valenti, M. Impact of the UEFA Nations League on competitive balance, competitive intensity, and fairness in European men’s national team football // International journal of sport policy and politics. – 2024. – pp. 519-537.

Hirsh Index (Scopus): 25.

Hirsh Index (Web of Science): 22.

ORCID: 0000-0002-6177-5307

Scopus Author ID: 36180280200

Web of Science ID: D-4092-2016

E-mail: nicolasscelles@hotmail.com


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