Michael J. Widener

3.3k total citations
96 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Widener is a scholar working on Transportation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Widener has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Transportation, 27 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 17 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Widener's work include Urban Transport and Accessibility (54 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (25 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (17 papers). Michael J. Widener is often cited by papers focused on Urban Transport and Accessibility (54 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (25 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (17 papers). Michael J. Widener collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and China. Michael J. Widener's co-authors include Mark W. Horner, Steven Farber, Sara S. Metcalf, Tijs Neutens, Wenwen Li, Jerry Shannon, Yaneer Bar‐Yam, Steven Farber, Matthew Palm and Jeff Allen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Stroke and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Widener

90 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael J. Widener Canada 28 1.3k 424 290 283 258 96 2.3k
Karen E. Smoyer‐Tomic Canada 16 511 0.4× 537 1.3× 190 0.7× 210 0.7× 184 0.7× 20 1.8k
Junfeng Jiao United States 28 1.8k 1.4× 463 1.1× 639 2.2× 101 0.4× 231 0.9× 141 3.0k
Philippe Apparicio Canada 29 1.4k 1.1× 366 0.9× 259 0.9× 310 1.1× 601 2.3× 140 3.2k
Steven Farber Canada 30 2.2k 1.8× 190 0.4× 463 1.6× 82 0.3× 414 1.6× 67 3.1k
Kristian Larsen Canada 22 1.0k 0.8× 849 2.0× 80 0.3× 281 1.0× 115 0.4× 48 2.0k
Philip M. Hurvitz United States 27 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 2.5× 101 0.3× 155 0.5× 106 0.4× 86 2.7k
Oriol Marquet Spain 32 1.6k 1.3× 151 0.4× 342 1.2× 133 0.5× 263 1.0× 95 2.5k
Michael D. M. Bader United States 31 1.4k 1.1× 905 2.1× 179 0.6× 193 0.7× 706 2.7× 60 3.3k
Michael Keall New Zealand 29 883 0.7× 567 1.3× 249 0.9× 55 0.2× 150 0.6× 121 2.7k
Paula Hooper Australia 29 1.2k 0.9× 410 1.0× 185 0.6× 273 1.0× 414 1.6× 108 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael J. Widener

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael J. Widener

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Widener

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All Works

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Zhou, Hanlin, Jue Wang, Kathi Wilson, et al.. (2025). Using street view imagery and localized crowdsourcing survey to model perceived safety of the visual built environment by gender. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation. 139. 104421–104421. 2 indexed citations
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Widener, Michael J., et al.. (2025). Mobility, ICT, and health: a built environment investigation of older Chinese migrants’ social isolation and loneliness. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 513–513. 2 indexed citations
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Putman, Andrew, et al.. (2024). Neighbourhood Walkability and Greenness Exhibit Different Associations with Social Participation in Older Males and Females: An Analysis of the CLSA. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 44(2). 159–167. 1 indexed citations
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Palm, Matthew, Michael J. Widener, & Steven Farber. (2023). Getting groceries during the pandemic: How transit remained important despite the rise of e-delivery. Journal of Transport & Health. 31. 101623–101623. 5 indexed citations
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Batomen, Brice, Marie‐Soleil Cloutier, Matthew Palm, et al.. (2022). Frequent public transit users views and attitudes toward cycling in Canada in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(2). 100067–100067. 10 indexed citations
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Palm, Matthew, Jeff Allen, Yixue Zhang, et al.. (2022). Facing the future of transit ridership: shifting attitudes towards public transit and auto ownership among transit riders during COVID-19. Transportation. 51(2). 645–671. 28 indexed citations
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Rojas, Carolina, et al.. (2022). Short run “rebound effect” of COVID on the transport carbon footprint. Cities. 131. 104039–104039. 18 indexed citations
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Galloway, Tracey, et al.. (2021). Air transportation as a central component of remote community resilience in northern Ontario, Canada. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure. 7(5). 624–637. 6 indexed citations
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Widener, Michael J., et al.. (2021). Bringing the “Place” to Life-Space in Gerontology Research. Gerontology. 67(3). 374–378. 10 indexed citations
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Widener, Michael J., et al.. (2021). An exploration of how meal preparation activities relate to self-rated time pressure, stress, and health in Canada: A time use approach. SSM - Population Health. 15. 100818–100818. 8 indexed citations
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Widener, Michael J., et al.. (2020). Association between time-weighted activity space-based exposures to fast food outlets and fast food consumption among young adults in urban Canada. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 17(1). 62–62. 34 indexed citations
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Green, Mark, Michael J. Widener, Frances Darlington‐Pollock, & Jamie Pearce. (2019). The evolution of Health & Place: Text mining papers published between 1995 and 2018. Health & Place. 61. 102207–102207. 8 indexed citations
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Howell, Nicholas A., Steven Farber, Michael J. Widener, Jeff Allen, & Gillian L. Booth. (2018). Association between residential self-selection and non-residential built environment exposures. Health & Place. 54. 149–154. 10 indexed citations
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Widener, Michael J., Mary E. Northridge, Bibhas Chakraborty, et al.. (2014). Patterns of Chronic Conditions in Older Adults. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 46(6). 643–648. 4 indexed citations
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Widener, Michael J., Steven Farber, Tijs Neutens, & Mark W. Horner. (2013). Using urban commuting data to calculate a spatiotemporal accessibility measure for healthy food environment studies. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Widener, Michael J., Mark W. Horner, & Sara S. Metcalf. (2012). Simulating the Effects of Social Networks on People’s Hurricane Evacuation Rates. Transportation Research Board 91st Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations
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Widener, Michael J. & Mark W. Horner. (2010). Modeling Hurricane Disaster Relief Distribution with a Hierarchical Capacitated-Median Model. Transportation Research Board 89th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 3 indexed citations

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