Harold Wolman

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Harold Wolman is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Harold Wolman has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 34 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Harold Wolman's work include Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (19 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (16 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (14 papers). Harold Wolman is often cited by papers focused on Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (19 papers), Local Government Finance and Decentralization (16 papers) and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (14 papers). Harold Wolman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Harold Wolman's co-authors include Royce Hanson, George Galster, Michael R. Ratcliffe, Stephen Coleman, Edward W. Hill, David V. Spitzley, Howard Wial, Karen Mossberger, Andrea Sarzynski and Margaret Weir and has published in prestigious journals such as American Political Science Review, Public Administration Review and Urban Studies.

In The Last Decade

Harold Wolman

76 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Wrestling Sprawl to the Ground: Defining and measuring an elusive concept

2001 1.0k citations George Galster, Royce Hanson et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Harold Wolman United States	26	1.3k	1.1k	823	804	672	78	3.5k
Simin Davoudi United Kingdom	30	949 0.7×	722 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	1.0k 1.5×	93	4.2k
Andrew E. G. Jonas United Kingdom	35	666 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	743 0.9×	1.4k 1.7×	1.8k 2.7×	94	4.5k
Danny MacKinnon United Kingdom	34	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.2×	481 0.6×	1.6k 2.0×	864 1.3×	81	4.9k
Nicholas A. Phelps United Kingdom	41	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	359 0.4×	839 1.0×	1.7k 2.5×	153	4.3k
Andreas Faludi Netherlands	34	722 0.5×	1.7k 1.6×	580 0.7×	590 0.7×	1.4k 2.0×	140	4.0k
Ivan Turok United Kingdom	38	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	545 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	2.3k 3.5×	179	5.2k
Susan S. Fainstein United States	31	603 0.5×	737 0.7×	380 0.5×	1.9k 2.3×	2.3k 3.4×	83	4.6k
Eric Sheppard United States	34	696 0.5×	846 0.8×	415 0.5×	1.5k 1.8×	1.1k 1.7×	93	4.0k
David E. Booher United States	20	263 0.2×	752 0.7×	1000 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	953 1.4×	26	4.3k
Graham Haughton United Kingdom	28	374 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	447 0.5×	695 0.9×	1.4k 2.1×	115	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Harold Wolman

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Fields of papers citing papers by Harold Wolman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harold Wolman

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All Works

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Wolman, Harold, et al.. (2023). Response: An invitation to conversation across disciplines. Journal of Urban Affairs. 46(3). 475–476. 1 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold, et al.. (2022). The state of urban research: Views across the disciplines. Journal of Urban Affairs. 46(3). 425–462. 6 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold, Howard Wial, Travis St. Clair, & Edward W. Hill. (2017). Coping with Adversity. Cornell University Press eBooks. 18 indexed citations

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Lawrence, Eric, Robert P. Stoker, & Harold Wolman. (2013). The Effects of Beneficiary Targeting on Public Support for Social Policies. Policy Studies Journal. 41(2). 199–216. 20 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold. (2012). What Cities Do: How Much Does Urban Policy Matter?. Oxford University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations

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Hill, Edward W., et al.. (2012). Forces Affecting City Population Growth or Decline: The Effects of Interregional and Inter-municipal Competition. EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University (Cleveland State University). 15 indexed citations

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Wial, Howard, et al.. (2009). Urban and regional policy and its effects. Choice Reviews Online. 46(8). 46–4711. 68 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold, et al.. (2005). The Fundamental Challenge in Measuring Sprawl: Which Land Should Be Considered?. The Professional Geographer. 57(1). 94–105. 110 indexed citations

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Hill, Edward W., John F. Brennan, & Harold Wolman. (1998). What is a Central City in the United States? Applying a Statistical Technique for Developing Taxonomies. Urban Studies. 35(11). 1935–1969. 79 indexed citations

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Hill, Edward W. & Harold Wolman. (1997). City-Suburban Income Disparities and Metropolitan Area Employment. Urban Affairs Review. 32(4). 558–582. 16 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold, et al.. (1996). The Assumptive World of Local Political Elites. Urban Affairs Review. 32(1). 87–108. 2 indexed citations

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Hill, Edward W., et al.. (1995). Response to Straw Men, Etc.. Urban Affairs Review. 31(2). 180–183. 1 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold & Michael Goldsmith. (1990). Localautonomy as a Meaningful Analytic Concept. Urban Affairs Quarterly. 26(1). 3–27. 40 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold. (1988). Understanding recent trends in central-local relations: centralisation in Great Britain and decentralisation in the United States. European Journal of Political Research. 16(4). 425–435. 11 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold. (1986). Innovation in Local Government and Fiscal Austerity. Journal of Public Policy. 6(2). 159–180. 17 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold. (1983). Understanding Local Government Responses to Fiscal Pressure: a Cross National Analysis. Journal of Public Policy. 3(3). 245–263. 47 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold. (1982). The fiscal problems of us cities. Local Government Studies. 8(2). 67–88. 4 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold. (1981). The Determinants of Program Success and Failure. Journal of Public Policy. 1(4). 433–464. 58 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold. (1981). Douglas Ashford (ed.), Financing Urban Government in the Welfare State, Croom Helm, 1980, £11.95.. Journal of Public Policy. 1(2). 279–282. 2 indexed citations

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Wolman, Harold. (1975). Housing and housing policy in the U.S. and the U.K. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

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