Seth Spielman

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Seth Spielman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Transportation and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Seth Spielman has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 15 papers in Transportation and 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Seth Spielman's work include Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (16 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (8 papers) and Spatial and Panel Data Analysis (8 papers). Seth Spielman is often cited by papers focused on Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (16 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (8 papers) and Spatial and Panel Data Analysis (8 papers). Seth Spielman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Seth Spielman's co-authors include David C. Folch, Alex Singleton, Nicholas N. Nagle, Eun‐Hye Yoo, John Logan, Jean‐Claude Thill, Nathan Wood, Joe Tuccillo, R. L. Davies and Amy Schweikert and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and European Journal of Operational Research.

In The Last Decade

Seth Spielman

37 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Evaluating social vulnerability indicators: criteria and their application to the Social Vulnerability Index

2020 222 citations Seth Spielman, Joe Tuccillo et al. Natural Hazards profile →
Large Language Models can Accurately Predict Searcher Preferences

2024 41 citations Paul Thomas, Seth Spielman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Seth Spielman United States	22	628	465	384	346	181	37	1.7k
Robin Flowerdew United Kingdom	24	654 1.0×	461 1.0×	200 0.5×	580 1.7×	321 1.8×	58	1.9k
Alex Singleton United Kingdom	30	482 0.8×	1.0k 2.2×	439 1.1×	447 1.3×	136 0.8×	108	2.7k
Michael Leitner United States	28	792 1.3×	307 0.7×	249 0.6×	246 0.7×	109 0.6×	95	1.9k
Gary Higgs United Kingdom	32	543 0.9×	1.2k 2.6×	504 1.3×	416 1.2×	453 2.5×	123	3.3k
Stewart Fotheringham Ireland	15	245 0.4×	316 0.7×	645 1.7×	711 2.1×	112 0.6×	30	1.9k
Daniel Arribas‐Bel United Kingdom	26	333 0.5×	749 1.6×	642 1.7×	604 1.7×	60 0.3×	92	2.1k
Shuming Bao United States	20	432 0.7×	538 1.2×	316 0.8×	919 2.7×	201 1.1×	70	2.6k
Scott Orford United Kingdom	18	241 0.4×	250 0.5×	191 0.5×	529 1.5×	111 0.6×	51	1.4k
Scott Baum Australia	26	775 1.2×	172 0.4×	233 0.6×	418 1.2×	97 0.5×	102	2.1k
Julia Koschinsky United States	19	339 0.5×	445 1.0×	137 0.4×	329 1.0×	123 0.7×	40	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Seth Spielman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seth Spielman

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Seth Spielman. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Seth Spielman based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Seth Spielman. Seth Spielman is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thomas, Paul, Gabriella Kazai, Nick Craswell, & Seth Spielman. (2024). What Matters in a Measure? A Perspective from Large-Scale Search Evaluation. 282–292. 3 indexed citations

Thomas, Paul, Seth Spielman, Nick Craswell, & Bhaskar Mitra. (2024). Large Language Models can Accurately Predict Searcher Preferences. 1930–1940. 41 indexed citations breakdown →

Singleton, Alex & Seth Spielman. (2024). Segmentation using large language models: A new typology of American neighborhoods. EPJ Data Science. 13(1). 3 indexed citations

Folch, David C., et al.. (2023). The Impact of Covariance on American Community Survey Margins of Error: Computational Alternatives. Population Research and Policy Review. 42(4). 2 indexed citations

Spielman, Seth, Joe Tuccillo, David C. Folch, et al.. (2020). Evaluating social vulnerability indicators: criteria and their application to the Social Vulnerability Index. Natural Hazards. 100(1). 417–436. 222 indexed citations breakdown →

Singleton, Alex, Seth Spielman, & David C. Folch. (2018). Urban Analytics. 20 indexed citations

Sigrin, Ben, Adam Douglas Henry, Loren Lutzenhiser, et al.. (2017). Understanding the Evolution of Customer Motivations and Adoption Barriers in Residential Solar Markets: Survey Data. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 14 indexed citations

Spielman, Seth, Ningchuan Xiao, Samantha Cockings, & Robert Tanton. (2017). Statistical systems and census data in the spatial sciences. Computers Environment and Urban Systems. 63. 1–2. 2 indexed citations

Gutmann, Myron P., et al.. (2016). Migration in the 1930s: Beyond the Dust Bowl. Social Science History. 40(4). 707–740. 21 indexed citations

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Spielman, Seth & David C. Folch. (2015). Reducing Uncertainty in the American Community Survey through Data-Driven Regionalization. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0115626–e0115626. 66 indexed citations

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Spielman, Seth & Alex Singleton. (2015). Studying Neighborhoods Using Uncertain Data from the American Community Survey: A Contextual Approach. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 105(5). 1003–1025. 69 indexed citations

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Spielman, Seth. (2014). Spatial collective intelligence? Credibility, accuracy, and volunteered geographic information. Cartography and Geographic Information Science. 41(2). 115–124. 56 indexed citations

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Folch, David C. & Seth Spielman. (2013). Identifying regions based on flexible user-defined constraints. International Journal of Geographical Information Systems. 28(1). 164–184. 28 indexed citations

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Spielman, Seth, David C. Folch, & Nicholas N. Nagle. (2013). Patterns and causes of uncertainty in the American Community Survey. Applied Geography. 46. 147–157. 209 indexed citations

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Spielman, Seth, et al.. (2013). The Co‐evolution of Residential Segregation and the Built Environment at the Turn of the 20th Century: A Schelling Model. Transactions in GIS. 18(1). 25–45. 17 indexed citations

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Spielman, Seth & John Logan. (2012). Using High-Resolution Population Data to Identify Neighborhoods and Establish Their Boundaries. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 103(1). 67–84. 85 indexed citations

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Spielman, Seth & Eun‐Hye Yoo. (2009). The spatial dimensions of neighborhood effects. Social Science & Medicine. 68(6). 1098–1105. 120 indexed citations

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Batta, Rajan, et al.. (2008). Optimization of aeromedical base locations in New Mexico using a model that considers crash nodes and paths. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 40(3). 1105–1114. 16 indexed citations

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Borrell, Luisa N., Mary E. Northridge, Cynthia Golembeski, et al.. (2006). Oral health and health care for older adults: A spatial approach for addressing disparities and planning services. Special Care in Dentistry. 26(6). 252–256. 29 indexed citations

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Spielman, Seth, Cynthia Golembeski, Mary E. Northridge, et al.. (2006). Interdisciplinary Planning for Healthier Communities: Findings from the Harlem Children's Zone Asthma Initiative. Journal of the American Planning Association. 72(1). 100–108. 22 indexed citations

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