Founder’s Medal, the highest accolade of the Regional Science Association International [RSAI], awarded every four years, 2016
Jean Paelinck Award of the Regional Science Association International [RSAI], honouring every two years , 2015
ERSA Prize in Regional Science, awarded for outstanding contributions, 2012
Fellows Award, Regional Science Association International [RSAI], awarded for outstanding contributions to and dedicated leadership in the field of regional science, 2006
Bronze Medal of Masaryk University in Brno (Czech Republic), awarded for long-term contributions to the development of the Faculty of Economics and Administration, 2021
Leader Award, Social Sciences and Humanities in Austria, Research.com, relies on data combined from a wide range of data sources, including Open Alex and CrossRef, and the position in the ranking is based on a researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which only includes papers and citation values in the Social Sciences and Humanities, 2022
Honoured by Journal Issues and Books
International Regional Science Review 34(2), edited by S Rey and S Gopal (2011)
The Review of Regional Studies 37(1), edited by JP LeSage (2007)
Spatial Analysis and GeoComputation – Selected Essays (Springer, 2006)
Innovation, Networks and Knowledge Spillovers – Selected Essays (Springer, 2006)
Memberships in Learned Societies
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Division of the Humanities and the Social Sciences, Foreign Member, appointed 12 Apr 1999
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Division of the Humanities and the Social Sciences, Associate Member, appointed 7 May 1996, Vienna
International Academy of Sciences for Europe and Asia [IEAS], Academician, appointed 27 May 1995, Moscow