Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 790 citations indexed

About

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 790 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 2 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's work include Media Influence and Politics (5 papers), Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (3 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 papers). Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is often cited by papers focused on Media Influence and Politics (5 papers), Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (3 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 papers). Seth Stephens-Davidowitz collaborates with scholars based in United States. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz's co-authors include Hannah L. F. Cooper, Michael R. Kramer, Mark L. Hatzenbuehler, David H. Chae, Sean Clouston, Robert S. Gold, Bruce G. Link, Sacoby Wilson, Rodman Turpin and Connor D. Martz and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Social Science & Medicine and Journal of Public Economics.

In The Last Decade

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

11 papers receiving 742 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.

The cost of racial animus on a black candidate: Evidence using Google search data

2014 277 citations Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Journal of Public Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz United States	9	476	127	109	89	87	11	790
James Chu United States	16	406 0.9×	100 0.8×	109 1.0×	125 1.4×	84 1.0×	52	1.0k
Karen Swift Canada	7	318 0.7×	98 0.8×	76 0.7×	59 0.7×	106 1.2×	12	746
Vernon Gayle United Kingdom	15	799 1.7×	110 0.9×	216 2.0×	108 1.2×	77 0.9×	68	1.4k
Niklas Jakobsson Sweden	23	561 1.2×	178 1.4×	58 0.5×	151 1.7×	140 1.6×	67	1.3k
Jacob Conway United States	5	385 0.8×	271 2.1×	142 1.3×	91 1.0×	115 1.3×	14	770
Sunčica Vujić United Kingdom	13	444 0.9×	154 1.2×	50 0.5×	106 1.2×	50 0.6×	41	760
Ulrich Krieger Germany	13	494 1.0×	198 1.6×	97 0.9×	86 1.0×	255 2.9×	38	987
Valentina Rotondi Italy	10	333 0.7×	277 2.2×	165 1.5×	28 0.3×	131 1.5×	39	1.1k
Paul Lambert United Kingdom	18	480 1.0×	87 0.7×	134 1.2×	91 1.0×	62 0.7×	67	816
Carina Cornesse Germany	13	448 0.9×	174 1.4×	99 0.9×	69 0.8×	265 3.0×	31	958

Countries citing papers authored by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth, et al.. (2021). Does relative age affect fame? Ask Wikipedia. Education Economics. 29(3). 298–311. 4 indexed citations

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Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth & Steven Pinker. (2018). Everybody lies : what the Internet can tell us about who we really are. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 20 indexed citations

3.

Chae, David H., Sean Clouston, Connor D. Martz, et al.. (2017). Area racism and birth outcomes among Blacks in the United States. Social Science & Medicine. 199. 49–55. 94 indexed citations

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Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth, Hal R. Varian, & Michael D. Smith. (2017). Super returns to Super Bowl ads?. Quantitative Marketing and Economics. 15(1). 1–28. 19 indexed citations

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Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth. (2017). Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 158 indexed citations

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Chae, David H., Sean Clouston, Mark L. Hatzenbuehler, et al.. (2015). Association between an Internet-Based Measure of Area Racism and Black Mortality. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0122963–e0122963. 141 indexed citations

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Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth. (2014). The cost of racial animus on a black candidate: Evidence using Google search data. Journal of Public Economics. 118. 26–40. 277 indexed citations breakdown →

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Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth. (2013). Using Google Data to Predict Who Will Vote. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth. (2013). The Cost of Racial Animus on a Black Presidential Candidate: Using Google Search Data to Find What Surveys Miss. SSRN Electronic Journal. 41 indexed citations

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Stephens-Davidowitz, Seth. (2012). The Effects of Racial Animus on a Black Presidential Candidate: Using Google Search Data to Find What Surveys Miss. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations

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Gale, William G., Jonathan Gruber, & Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. (2007). Encouraging Homeownership Through the Tax Code. SSRN Electronic Journal. 26 indexed citations

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