Michael Lens

863 total citations
33 papers, 615 citations indexed

About

Michael Lens is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Lens has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 615 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 8 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Michael Lens's work include Housing Market and Economics (23 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (22 papers) and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (8 papers). Michael Lens is often cited by papers focused on Housing Market and Economics (23 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (22 papers) and Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (8 papers). Michael Lens collaborates with scholars based in United States and Kenya. Michael Lens's co-authors include Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Manville, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Naomi F. Sugie, Katherine M. O’Regan, Vincent Reina, Rachel Meltzer, C. J. Gabbe, Shane A. Phillips and Richard K. Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Annual Review of Sociology, Demography and Urban Studies.

In The Last Decade

Michael Lens

31 papers receiving 542 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Lens United States 15 428 337 163 133 107 33 615
Peteke Feijten Netherlands 12 765 1.8× 295 0.9× 181 1.1× 118 0.9× 161 1.5× 22 990
Katrin B. Anacker United States 13 411 1.0× 293 0.9× 222 1.4× 105 0.8× 185 1.7× 56 654
Lina Hedman Sweden 15 635 1.5× 237 0.7× 110 0.7× 124 0.9× 119 1.1× 28 795
Terje Wessel Norway 14 435 1.0× 169 0.5× 140 0.9× 69 0.5× 227 2.1× 30 663
Sonia Arbaci United Kingdom 10 410 1.0× 194 0.6× 196 1.2× 54 0.4× 331 3.1× 15 738
Kenneth Temkin United States 8 323 0.8× 218 0.6× 139 0.9× 99 0.7× 87 0.8× 15 461
Kwan Ok Lee Singapore 14 205 0.5× 313 0.9× 179 1.1× 50 0.4× 82 0.8× 29 605
Deirdre Pfeiffer United States 15 358 0.8× 174 0.5× 134 0.8× 94 0.7× 91 0.9× 40 630
Emma Lundholm Sweden 16 500 1.2× 137 0.4× 109 0.7× 60 0.5× 211 2.0× 32 856
Kirk McClure United States 15 524 1.2× 486 1.4× 346 2.1× 141 1.1× 123 1.1× 41 712

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Lens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Lens

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All Works

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Monkkonen, Paavo, Michael Manville, & Michael Lens. (2024). Built out cities? A new approach to measuring land use regulation. Journal of Housing Economics. 63. 101982–101982. 3 indexed citations
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Monkkonen, Paavo, et al.. (2023). Do Land Use Plans Affirmatively Further Fair Housing?. Journal of the American Planning Association. 90(2). 247–260. 1 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael. (2023). What is an Opportunity Enthusiast to Do?. Housing Policy Debate. 33(4). 797–801. 2 indexed citations
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Manville, Michael, Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens, & Richard K. Green. (2022). Renter Nonpayment and Landlord Response: Evidence From COVID-19. Housing Policy Debate. 33(6). 1333–1367. 12 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael. (2022). Zoning, Land Use, and the Reproduction of Urban Inequality. Annual Review of Sociology. 48(1). 421–439. 30 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael, et al.. (2021). Spatial Concentration and Spillover: Eviction Dynamics in Neighborhoods of Los Angeles, California, 2005–2015. Housing Policy Debate. 31(3-5). 670–695. 19 indexed citations
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Manville, Michael, Michael Lens, & Paavo Monkkonen. (2020). Zoning and affordability: A reply to Rodríguez-Pose and Storper. Urban Studies. 59(1). 36–58. 22 indexed citations
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Elmendorf, Christopher, et al.. (2020). Regional Housing Need in California: The San Francisco Bay Area. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations
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Manville, Michael, Paavo Monkkonen, & Michael Lens. (2019). It’s Time to End Single-Family Zoning. Journal of the American Planning Association. 86(1). 106–112. 79 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael. (2018). Bolster the Strength of States in Housing Policy. Housing Policy Debate. 29(1). 232–234. 1 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael. (2017). Extremely low-income households, housing affordability and the Great Recession. Urban Studies. 55(8). 1615–1635. 27 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael, et al.. (2017). The Likely Consequences of Measure S: Higher Housing Costs. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael & Vincent Reina. (2016). Preserving Neighborhood Opportunity: Where Federal Housing Subsidies Expire. Housing Policy Debate. 26(4-5). 714–732. 28 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael & C. J. Gabbe. (2016). Employment proximity and outcomes for Moving to Opportunity families. Journal of Urban Affairs. 39(4). 547–562. 10 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael & Paavo Monkkonen. (2015). Do Strict Land Use Regulations Make Metropolitan Areas More Segregated by Income?. Journal of the American Planning Association. 82(1). 6–21. 103 indexed citations
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Ellen, Ingrid Gould, Michael Lens, & Katherine M. O’Regan. (2013). Neighborhood Crime Exposure Among Housing Choice Voucher Households. 5 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael. (2013). Safe, but Could Be Safer: Why Do HCVP Households Live in Higher Crime Neighborhoods?. 15(3). 131. 8 indexed citations
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Lens, Michael. (2013). The Impact of Housing Vouchers on Crime in US Cities and Suburbs. Urban Studies. 51(6). 1274–1289. 20 indexed citations
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Ellen, Ingrid Gould, Michael Lens, & Katherine M. O’Regan. (2011). American Murder Mystery Revisited: Do Housing Voucher Households Cause Crime?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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