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Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
47
Citations
9409
World Ranking
3389
National Ranking
1635

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dolores Acevedo-Garcia sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 112 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dolores Acevedo-Garcia sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia is affiliated with Brandeis University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including sociology and political science, clinical psychology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, artificial intelligence, and transportation. This multidisciplinary approach supports a broad understanding of complex societal issues.

Their research interests focus primarily on topics related to urban environments, racial and ethnic identity, and health disparities. Key topics covered in their publications include:

  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia has authored numerous papers, with notable recent publications listed below:

  • "Exploring U.S. Shifts in Anti-Asian Sentiment with the Emergence of COVID-19," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Progress and push-back: How the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd impacted public discourse on race and racism on Twitter," 2021, SSM - Population Health
  • "Using 164 Million Google Street View Images to Derive Built Environment Predictors of COVID-19 Cases," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "The effects of passive design on indoor thermal comfort and energy savings for residential buildings in hot climates: A systematic review," 2023, Urban Climate
  • "Health and the built environment in United States cities: measuring associations using Google Street View-derived indicators of the built environment," 2020, BMC Public Health

Their publications appear frequently in well-regarded venues, including:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSM - Population Health
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia regularly collaborates with a core group of coauthors, reflecting sustained research partnerships. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Thu T. Nguyen
  • Heran Mane
  • Xiaohe Yue
  • Tolga Taşdizen
  • Pallavi Dwivedi

Their body of work, incorporating data-driven methods and interdisciplinary perspectives, contributes to understanding how built and social environments influence health and social outcomes across urban settings. The research addresses dynamic social phenomena such as racial identity, public health impacts of COVID-19, and environmental correlates of well-being.

Best Publications

  • Future directions in residential segregation and health research: a multilevel approach.

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Kimberly A. Lochner;Theresa L. Osypuk;S. V. Subramanian

  • Residential segregation and the epidemiology of infectious diseases

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

  • The Differential Effect of Foreign-Born Status on Low Birth Weight by Race/Ethnicity and Education

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Mah-J Soobader;Lisa F. Berkman

  • The impact of Immigration and Customs Enforcement on immigrant health: perceptions of immigrants in Everett, Massachusetts, USA.

    Karen Hacker;Jocelyn Chu;Carolyn Leung;Robert Marra

  • The Child Opportunity Index: Improving Collaboration Between Community Development And Public Health

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Nancy McArdle;Erin F. Hardy;Unda Ioana Crisan

  • Racial And Ethnic Inequities In Children's Neighborhoods: Evidence From The New Child Opportunity Index 2.0.

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Clemens Noelke;Nancy McArdle;Nomi Sofer

  • Toward a policy-relevant analysis of geographic and racial/ethnic disparities in child health.

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Theresa L. Osypuk;Nancy McArdle;David R. Williams

  • Racial residential segregation and geographic heterogeneity in black/white disparity in poor self-rated health in the US: a multilevel statistical analysis.

    S.V. Subramanian;Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Theresa L. Osypuk

  • Immigration and Generational Trends in Body Mass Index and Obesity in the United States: Results of the National Latino and Asian American Survey, 2002–2003

    Lisa M. Bates;Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Margarita Alegría;Nancy Krieger

  • Low birthweight among US Hispanic/Latino subgroups: the effect of maternal foreign-born status and education.

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Mah-J. Soobader;Lisa F. Berkman

  • Zip code-level risk factors for tuberculosis : Neighborhood environment and residential segregation in New Jersey, 1985-1992

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

  • The effect of immigrant generation and duration on self-rated health among US adults 2003–2007

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Lisa M. Bates;Theresa L. Osypuk;Nancy McArdle

  • Integrating social epidemiology into immigrant health research: A cross-national framework

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Emma V. Sanchez-Vaznaugh;Emma V. Sanchez-Vaznaugh;Edna A. Viruell-Fuentes;Joanna Almeida

  • Residential Segregation and Health

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Kimberly A. Lochner

  • Latino Health Paradoxes: Empirical Evidence, Explanations, Future Research, and Implications

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Lisa M. Bates

  • Are Racial Disparities in Preterm Birth Larger in Hypersegregated Areas

    Theresa L. Osypuk;Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

  • The effect of immigrant generation on smoking

    Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Jocelyn Pan;Hee Jin Jun;Theresa L. Osypuk

  • Beyond individual neighborhoods: a geography of opportunity perspective for understanding racial/ethnic health disparities.

    Theresa L. Osypuk;Dolores Acevedo-Garcia

  • Compared to whom? Subjective social status, self-rated health, and referent group sensitivity in a diverse US sample

    Lisa S. Wolff;S.V. Subramanian;Dolores Acevedo-Garcia;Deanne Weber

  • Explaining the Black-White Disparity in Preterm Birth: A Consensus Statement From a Multi-Disciplinary Scientific Work Group Convened by the March of Dimes

    Paula Braveman;Tyan Parker Dominguez;Wylie Burke;Siobhan M. Dolan

  • Does Housing Mobility Policy Improve Health

    Dolores Acevedo‐Garcia;Theresa L. Osypuk;Rebecca E. Werbel;Ellen R. Meara

Frequent Co-Authors

Theresa L. Osypuk
Theresa L. Osypuk University of Minnesota
S. V. Subramanian
S. V. Subramanian Harvard University
Ichiro Kawachi
Ichiro Kawachi Harvard University
Karen E. Peterson
Karen E. Peterson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Karen M. Emmons
Karen M. Emmons Harvard University
Lisa F. Berkman
Lisa F. Berkman Harvard University
David Hemenway
David Hemenway Harvard University
Rima E. Rudd
Rima E. Rudd Harvard University
Jhumka Gupta
Jhumka Gupta George Mason University
Marie C. McCormick
Marie C. McCormick Harvard University

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