Payal Arora

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Payal Arora is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Payal Arora has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 18 papers in Information Systems and 17 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Payal Arora's work include ICT in Developing Communities (16 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (12 papers) and Digital Games and Media (12 papers). Payal Arora is often cited by papers focused on ICT in Developing Communities (16 papers), Cultural Industries and Urban Development (12 papers) and Digital Games and Media (12 papers). Payal Arora collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and India. Payal Arora's co-authors include Majid Mojibian, Shannon O’Dwyer, Timothy J. Kieffer, Jennifer E. Bruin, Alireza Rezania, Yu Hsuan Carol Yang, Ali Asadi, Tobias Albrecht, James D. Johnson and A. E. Rubin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Nature Biotechnology and Hepatology.

In The Last Decade

Payal Arora

90 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Reversal of diabetes with insulin-producing cells derived in vitro from human pluripotent stem cells

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Yong‐Mi Kim United States

Douglas E. Hughes United States

Gillian Rice United Kingdom

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Arthur M. Cohen United States

Donald W. King United States

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Jaramillo-Dent, Daniela & Payal Arora. (2025). An Antropofagia approach to AI and creativity: Lessons from Latin America to rethink collectivity, process and meaning in creative value. International Journal of Cultural Studies. 28(6). 1210–1230. 1 indexed citations

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Natale, Simone, Payal Arora, John Downey, et al.. (2025). Global AI Cultures. Communications of the ACM. 68(9). 37–40. 2 indexed citations

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Mager, Astrid, et al.. (2025). Situated ethics: Ethical accountability of local perspectives in global AI ethics. Media Culture & Society. 47(5). 1028–1041. 4 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal & Usha Raman. (2024). The Case for Femwork: Feminist Design Principles in Tech and Tech-Enabled Work. Computer. 57(1). 100–104. 1 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal. (2024). The privilege of pessimism: The politics of despair towards the digital and the moral imperative to hope. 1(1). 33–36. 3 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal, et al.. (2023). Antireproductive changes instigated by efficient drug delivery via papaya seed chloroform extract-based nanoparticles in male rat Bandicota bengalensis. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 192. 105408–105408. 3 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal, et al.. (2023). Formulation and evaluation of solid lipid nanoparticles loaded with papaya seed chloroform extract for long-term antifertility effects on the male rat, Bandicota bengalensis. Drug and Chemical Toxicology. 47(5). 496–506. 1 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal. (2023). Decolonizing Creative Labor in the age of AI. 2–2. 2 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal, et al.. (2020). Behind the music: How labor changed for musicians through the subscription economy. First Monday. 14 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal, et al.. (2018). Crowdsourcing as a Platform for Digital Labor Unions. International journal of communication. 12. 2314–2332. 9 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal. (2016). Bottom of the data pyramid. International journal of communication. 10. 1681–1699. 19 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal & Arvind Rangaswamy. (2015). Mobile Internet in the Wild and Every day: Case Studies from the Slums of Urban India. International Journal of Cultural Studies. 2015. 3 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal, et al.. (2014). YouTube as the art commons? Strategies, perceptions and outcomes of museums’ online video portals. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal, et al.. (2014). The Art Tube: Strategies, perceptions and outcomes of museums’ online video portals. RePub (Erasmus University, Rotterdam). 6(4). 393–408. 1 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal & Nimmi Rangaswamy. (2013). Digital leisure for development: Rethinking new media practices from the global south. Media Culture & Society. 10(3). 4 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal, et al.. (2012). THE END OF THE ART CONNOISSEUR? EXPERTS AND KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION IN THE VISUAL ARTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE. Information Communication & Society. 16(2). 194–214. 22 indexed citations

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Mitra, Sugata & Payal Arora. (2010). Afterthoughts: Dialogue between Sugata Mitra and Payal Arora. British Journal of Educational Technology. 41(5). 1 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal. (2010). Hope-in-the-Wall? A promise of free learning. British Journal of Educational Technology. 41(5). 1 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal. (2007). The ICT Laboratory: An Analysis of Computers in Public High Schools in Rural India. 15(1). 57–72. 10 indexed citations

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Arora, Payal. (2005). Profiting from empowerment? Critique on dissemination avenues of educational technology content within an emerging market. International Journal of Education and Development using ICT. 1(4). 3 indexed citations

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