Rolf Pendall

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Rolf Pendall is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Urban Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf Pendall has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 23 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in Urban Studies. Recurrent topics in Rolf Pendall's work include Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (26 papers), Housing Market and Economics (19 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (9 papers). Rolf Pendall is often cited by papers focused on Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (26 papers), Housing Market and Economics (19 papers) and Urban Transport and Accessibility (9 papers). Rolf Pendall collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Netherlands. Rolf Pendall's co-authors include Reid Ewing, Margaret Cowell, Keith Foster, Don Chen, Casey J. Dawkins, Robert Puentes, John I. Carruthers, Brett Theodos, William Fulton and Gerrit Knaap and has published in prestigious journals such as Urban Studies, Journal of Rural Studies and Journal of the American Planning Association.

In The Last Decade

Rolf Pendall

46 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rolf Pendall United States	19	1.5k	1.2k	837	691	547	48	3.1k
Harold Wolman United States	26	1.3k 0.9×	804 0.7×	584 0.7×	823 1.2×	672 1.2×	78	3.5k
Matthew E. Kahn United States	34	2.7k 1.8×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	420 0.6×	270 0.5×	116	4.8k
Arthur C. Nelson United States	36	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	1.1k 1.6×	749 1.4×	161	4.0k
Frans M. Dieleman Netherlands	29	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	328 0.5×	738 1.3×	78	3.4k
Jianfa Shen Hong Kong	33	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	558 0.7×	463 0.7×	710 1.3×	127	3.3k
Robert E. Lang United States	21	636 0.4×	722 0.6×	302 0.4×	234 0.3×	646 1.2×	97	1.8k
Libby Porter Australia	27	489 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	143 0.2×	659 1.0×	811 1.5×	68	3.0k
Lewis Dijkstra Belgium	19	1.0k 0.7×	560 0.5×	827 1.0×	278 0.4×	237 0.4×	32	2.9k
Nicole Gurran Australia	28	618 0.4×	773 0.7×	171 0.2×	354 0.5×	704 1.3×	113	2.5k
Tiit Tammaru Estonia	32	615 0.4×	1.5k 1.3×	520 0.6×	189 0.3×	1.5k 2.8×	107	3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Rolf Pendall

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rolf Pendall

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All Works

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García, Ivis, Edward G. Goetz, Bernadette Hanlon, et al.. (2025). Bring Zoning Back Into the Planning Curricula. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 91(4). 615–621.

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Ehlenz, Meagan M., et al.. (2024). The Complexities of Student Housing. Housing Policy Debate. 34(5). 603–619. 1 indexed citations

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Davis, Chris, et al.. (2023). Land-use reforms and housing costs: Does allowing for increased density lead to greater affordability?. Urban Studies. 60(14). 2919–2940. 17 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf, et al.. (2022). A New Skyline for Champaign: An Urban Dormitory Transformed. Housing Policy Debate. 34(5). 722–745. 7 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf, et al.. (2021). Shifts Toward the Extremes. Journal of the American Planning Association. 88(1). 55–66. 10 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf. (2020). Knowing What Land Use Regulations Localities Have “On the Books” Can Reveal Regulatory Stringency—And Much More. Journal of the American Planning Association. 86(2). 264–265. 5 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf. (2019). Growth + Climate Emergency: We’re Already Too Late Getting Ready. Exclusionary Zoning Makes Matters Worse. Urban Affairs Review. 57(1). 284–297. 3 indexed citations

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Dawkins, Casey J., et al.. (2018). How Vehicle Access Enables Low-Income Households to Live in Better Neighborhoods. Housing Policy Debate. 28(6). 920–939. 16 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf, Casey J. Dawkins, Elijah Knaap, et al.. (2014). Driving to Opportunity: Understanding the Links among Transportation Access, Residential Outcomes, and Economic Opportunity for Housing Voucher Recipients. 37 indexed citations

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Lowe, Kate, et al.. (2014). Ballot Box Planning: Rail Referenda Implementation. Journal of Public Transportation. 17(1). 75–98. 1 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf, et al.. (2012). Vulnerable people, precarious housing, and regional resilience: an exploratory analysis. Housing Policy Debate. 22(2). 271–296. 82 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf, et al.. (2012). Bringing equity to transit-oriented development: Stations, systems, and regional resilience. 148–192. 14 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf & Robert Puentes. (2008). Land-use regulations as territorial governance in U.S. metropolitan areas. Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles. 181–206. 9 indexed citations

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Ewing, Reid, Rolf Pendall, & Don Chen. (2003). Measuring Sprawl and Its Transportation Impacts. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 1831(1). 175–183. 322 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf. (2003). Sprawl Without Growth: The Upstate Paradox. eCommons (Cornell University). 25 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf, et al.. (2002). HOLDING THE LINE: URBAN CONTAINMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. 87 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf. (2001). Municipal Plans, State Mandates, and Property Rights. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 21(2). 154–165. 19 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf. (1999). DO LAND-USE CONTROLS CAUSE URBAN SPRAWL?. 26(4). 4 indexed citations

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Pendall, Rolf. (1999). Do Land-Use Controls Cause Sprawl?. Environment and Planning B Planning and Design. 26(4). 555–571. 262 indexed citations

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Wilson, Patricia A. & Rolf Pendall. (1987). Regionalization and Decentralization in Nicaragua. Latin American Perspectives. 14(2). 237–254. 1 indexed citations

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