Robert Soden

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Soden is a scholar working on Human-Computer Interaction, Sociology and Political Science and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Soden has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Human-Computer Interaction, 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 13 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Robert Soden's work include Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (33 papers), Disaster Management and Resilience (20 papers) and Geographic Information Systems Studies (11 papers). Robert Soden is often cited by papers focused on Innovative Human-Technology Interaction (33 papers), Disaster Management and Resilience (20 papers) and Geographic Information Systems Studies (11 papers). Robert Soden collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Singapore. Robert Soden's co-authors include Leysia Palen, David Lallemant, Caroline Gevaert, Will Sutherland, Seyram Avle, David Ribes, Austin L. Toombs, Jennings Anderson, Austin Lord and Giuseppe Molinario and has published in prestigious journals such as Natural hazards and earth system sciences, Earthquake Spectra and ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.

In The Last Decade

Robert Soden

68 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Evaluating Interpretive Research in HCI 2024 2026 2025 2024 10 20 30 40
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.

  1. Evaluating Interpretive Research in HCI
    2024 40 citations Robert Soden et al. interactions profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Soden United States 20 329 302 156 143 134 78 1.0k
Eric Gordon United States 14 331 1.0× 193 0.6× 196 1.3× 50 0.3× 65 0.5× 36 871
Sven Casteleyn Spain 19 287 0.9× 89 0.3× 102 0.7× 92 0.6× 349 2.6× 84 1.6k
Andrew Hudson‐Smith United Kingdom 15 129 0.4× 192 0.6× 31 0.2× 97 0.7× 145 1.1× 77 947
Andrew May United Kingdom 18 146 0.4× 158 0.5× 84 0.5× 29 0.2× 77 0.6× 74 1.2k
Christine Satchell Australia 15 315 1.0× 494 1.6× 88 0.6× 18 0.1× 151 1.1× 51 955
Valentina Nisi Portugal 17 322 1.0× 406 1.3× 43 0.3× 17 0.1× 88 0.7× 130 1.0k
Sorin Adam Matei United States 18 564 1.7× 75 0.2× 491 3.1× 34 0.2× 128 1.0× 63 1.2k
William Pike United States 13 153 0.5× 56 0.2× 49 0.3× 73 0.5× 98 0.7× 29 992
David Murakami Wood Canada 20 916 2.8× 54 0.2× 85 0.5× 52 0.4× 95 0.7× 61 1.6k
Tracey P. Lauriault Canada 11 179 0.5× 45 0.1× 34 0.2× 89 0.6× 77 0.6× 20 805

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Soden

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Soden

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Soden

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Soden, Robert, et al.. (2025). Climate Data Practices: A Research Approach for HCI and Climate Justice. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction. 32(4). 1–27. 2 indexed citations
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Sarkar, Dipto, et al.. (2024). Value Tensions in OpenStreetMap: Openness, Membership, and Policy in Online Communities. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 8(CSCW2). 1–25. 1 indexed citations
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Shafik, M.B., et al.. (2024). Digital Gig Work Under Unstable Energy Infrastructures: Invisible Workarounds and Alternative Imaginaries. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 8(CSCW2). 1–26.
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Talhouk, Reem, Marisol Wong-Villacrés, Timothy Harris, et al.. (2024). HCI, Mobility Justice, and Migration in the Face of Climate Crisis. 744–747.
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Soden, Robert, et al.. (2024). The Politics of Fear and the Experience of Bangladeshi Religious Minority Communities Using Social Media Platforms. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction. 8(CSCW2). 1–32. 3 indexed citations
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Mencarini, Eleonora, et al.. (2024). Imagining Sustainable Futures: Expanding the Discussion on Sustainable HCI. interactions. 31(2). 39–43. 9 indexed citations
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Devendorf, Laura, Leah Buechley, Noura Howell, et al.. (2023). Towards Mutual Benefit: Reflecting on Artist Residencies as a Method for Collaboration in DIS. Designing Interactive Systems Conference. 124–126. 16 indexed citations
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Perovich, Laura J., et al.. (2023). Environmental and Climate Justice in Computing. 481–485. 3 indexed citations
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Mencarini, Eleonora, et al.. (2023). HCI for Climate Change: Imagining Sustainable Futures. 1–6. 8 indexed citations
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Bhattacharjee, Ananya, Amna Batool, Sharifa Sultana, et al.. (2023). Many Worlds of Ethics: Ethical Pluralism in CSCW. 490–496. 7 indexed citations
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Soden, Robert, et al.. (2023). The importance of accounting for equity in disaster risk models. Communications Earth & Environment. 4(1). 14 indexed citations
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Soden, Robert, et al.. (2021). Factors affecting earthquake responders’ building damage information needs and use. Earthquake Spectra. 38(1). 56–80. 8 indexed citations
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Lallemant, David, et al.. (2017). Post‐Disaster Damage Assessments as Catalysts for Recovery: A Look at Assessments Conducted in the Wake of the 2015 Gorkha, Nepal, Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 33(1S). 435–451. 30 indexed citations
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Lallemant, David, et al.. (2017). Post-disaster damage assessments as catalysts for recovery: A look at assessments conducted in the wake of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal. Earthquake Spectra. 33. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Jennings, et al.. (2015). Success & Scale in a Data-Producing Organization. Human Factors in Computing Systems. 1 indexed citations
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Soden, Robert, Leysia Palen, Claire Chase, et al.. (2015). The Polyvocality of Resilience: Discovering a Research Agenda through Interdisciplinary Investigation & Community Engagement.. ISCRAM. 7 indexed citations
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Soden, Robert, Nama Budhathoki, & Leysia Palen. (2014). Resilience-Building and the Crisis Informatics Agenda: Lessons Learned from Open Cities Kathmandu. ISCRAM. 22 indexed citations

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