Kevin Stolarick

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Kevin Stolarick is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Urban Studies and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Stolarick has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 21 papers in Urban Studies and 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Kevin Stolarick's work include Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (22 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (21 papers) and Economic Growth and Productivity (4 papers). Kevin Stolarick is often cited by papers focused on Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (22 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (21 papers) and Economic Growth and Productivity (4 papers). Kevin Stolarick collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. Kevin Stolarick's co-authors include Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander, José Lobo, Elizabeth Currid‐Halkett, Gary J. Gates, Andrew Ross, Elizabeth Currid, Jaison R. Abel, Todd Gabe and Betsy Donald and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Sustainability and Urban Studies.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Stolarick

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Inside the black box of regional development--human capital, the creative class and tolerance

2008 612 citations Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander et al. Journal of Economic Geography profile →
Night-Time Light Data: A Good Proxy Measure for Economic Activity?

2015 337 citations Charlotta Mellander, José Lobo et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin Stolarick Canada	17	898	732	577	255	243	32	1.9k
Mario Polèse Canada	27	1.3k 1.4×	666 0.9×	592 1.0×	83 0.3×	419 1.7×	123	2.3k
Peter Geoffrey Hall United Kingdom	14	688 0.8×	896 1.2×	384 0.7×	168 0.7×	386 1.6×	29	2.0k
Fangzhu Zhang United Kingdom	28	459 0.5×	755 1.0×	872 1.5×	264 1.0×	854 3.5×	69	2.4k
Paul L. Knox United States	26	538 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	839 1.5×	224 0.9×	328 1.3×	88	2.6k
Gert‐Jan Hospers Netherlands	25	483 0.5×	627 0.9×	591 1.0×	112 0.4×	402 1.7×	55	1.7k
M. Rose Olfert Canada	24	1.4k 1.5×	248 0.3×	524 0.9×	220 0.9×	227 0.9×	59	1.9k
Edward J. Blakely United States	13	619 0.7×	780 1.1×	796 1.4×	64 0.3×	436 1.8×	69	2.1k
Hans Westlund Sweden	19	407 0.5×	320 0.4×	696 1.2×	377 1.5×	228 0.9×	60	1.9k
Daniel Felsenstein Israel	23	906 1.0×	157 0.2×	672 1.2×	227 0.9×	203 0.8×	111	2.0k
Henry G. Overman United Kingdom	29	2.4k 2.7×	264 0.4×	454 0.8×	305 1.2×	686 2.8×	82	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Kevin Stolarick

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kevin Stolarick

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Stolarick

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kevin Stolarick. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kevin Stolarick based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kevin Stolarick. Kevin Stolarick is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Mellander, Charlotta, Kevin Stolarick, & José Lobo. (2016). Distinguishing neighbourhood and workplace network effects on individual income: evidence from Sweden. Regional Studies. 51(11). 1652–1664. 10 indexed citations

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Florida, Richard, Charlotta Mellander, & Kevin Stolarick. (2016). Human capital in cities and suburbs. The Annals of Regional Science. 57(1). 91–123. 11 indexed citations

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Mellander, Charlotta, et al.. (2015). Night-Time Light Data: A Good Proxy Measure for Economic Activity?. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0139779–e0139779. 337 indexed citations breakdown →

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Florida, Richard, Charlotta Mellander, & Kevin Stolarick. (2015). Creativity and Prosperity: The Global Creativity Index. TSpace (University of Toronto). 55 indexed citations

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Abel, Jaison R., Todd Gabe, & Kevin Stolarick. (2014). Skills across the Urban–Rural Hierarchy. Growth and Change. 45(4). 499–517. 15 indexed citations

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Stolarick, Kevin. (2013). The (Current) Extent of India's Urbanization.

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Stolarick, Kevin. (2012). Functional Creative Economies:The Spatial Distribution of Creative Workers. Journal of rural and community development. 7(3). 2 indexed citations

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Stolarick, Kevin & Elizabeth Currid‐Halkett. (2012). Creativity and the crisis: The impact of creative workers on regional unemployment. Cities. 33. 5–14. 28 indexed citations

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Abel, Jaison R., Todd Gabe, & Kevin Stolarick. (2012). Workforce Skills across the Urban-Rural Hierarchy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Stolarick, Kevin, José Lobo, & Deborah Strumsky. (2011). Are creative metropolitan areas also entrepreneurial?. Regional Science Policy & Practice. 3(3). 271–287. 8 indexed citations

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Currid‐Halkett, Elizabeth & Kevin Stolarick. (2011). The Great Divide: Economic Development Theory Versus Practice-A Survey of the Current Landscape. Economic Development Quarterly. 25(2). 143–157. 33 indexed citations

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Stolarick, Kevin, et al.. (2011). Creativity, Tourism and Economic Development in a Rural Context: the Case of Prince Edward County. 5(1). 40 indexed citations

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Florida, Richard, Charlotta Mellander, Kevin Stolarick, & Andrew Ross. (2011). Cities, skills and wages. Journal of Economic Geography. 12(2). 355–377. 72 indexed citations

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Gabe, Todd, et al.. (2011). Knowledge in Cities. Urban Studies. 49(6). 1179–1200. 22 indexed citations

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Currid‐Halkett, Elizabeth & Kevin Stolarick. (2010). Cultural capital and metropolitan distinction: Views of Los Angeles and New York. City Culture and Society. 1(4). 217–223. 11 indexed citations

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Currid, Elizabeth & Kevin Stolarick. (2009). The Occupation—Industry Mismatch: New Trajectories for Regional Cluster Analysis and Economic Development. Urban Studies. 47(2). 337–362. 26 indexed citations

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Florida, Richard, Charlotta Mellander, & Kevin Stolarick. (2008). Inside the black box of regional development--human capital, the creative class and tolerance. Journal of Economic Geography. 8(5). 615–649. 612 indexed citations breakdown →

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Florida, Richard, et al.. (2008). Density and Creativity in U.S. Regions. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 98(2). 461–478. 105 indexed citations

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Stolarick, Kevin & Richard Florida. (2006). Creativity, Connections and Innovation: A Study of Linkages in the Montréal Region. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space. 38(10). 1799–1817. 121 indexed citations

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Florida, Richard, et al.. (2005). BEYOND SPILLOVERS: THE EFFECTS OF CREATIVE-DENSITY ON INNOVATION. 11 indexed citations

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