Setha M. Low publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Setha M. Low between 1953 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Setha M. Low published across 73 years, from 1953 to 2025, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 1989. 8 of the 206 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20

1953 2025

206 publications in total across all disciplines

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Setha M. Low: publications per year, 1953 to 2025
Year	Publications
1953	1
1954	0
1955	2
1956	0
1957	0
1958	0
1959	0
1960	0
1961	0
1962	0
1963	0
1964	0
1965	0
1966	0
1967	0
1968	0
1969	0
1970	0
1971	0
1972	0
1973	0
1974	0
1975	0
1976	0
1977	1
1978	1
1979	0
1980	1
1981	2
1982	5
1983	0
1984	4
1985	3
1986	0
1987	3
1988	4
1989	20
1990	2
1991	0
1992	2
1993	1
1994	2
1995	0
1996	3
1997	5
1998	1
1999	1
2000	2
2001	3
2002	5
2003	4
2004	9
2005	4
2006	3
2007	2
2008	10
2009	11
2010	3
2011	3
2012	5
2013	2
2014	14
2015	0
2016	3
2017	6
2018	3
2019	13
2020	5
2021	5
2022	18
2023	1
2024	6
2025	2
Total	206

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Setha M. Low 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 Setha M. Low sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400

44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 181 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
44–53	28
54–63	61
64–73	161
74–83	225
84–93	301
94–103	390
104–113	406
114–123	474
124–133	453
134–143	434
144–153	407
154–163	411
164–173	391
174–183	313	181
184–193	319
194–203	304
204–213	285
214–223	246
224–233	213
234–243	170
244–253	167
254–263	162
264–273	138
274–283	138
284–293	113
294–303	106
304–313	95
314–323	101
324–333	81
334–343	69
344–353	56
354–363	36
364–373	42
374–383	41
384–393	44
394–403	27
404–413	30
414–423	20
424–433	29
434–443	29
444–453	25
454–463	19
464–473	21
474–483	11
484–493	17
494–503	7
504–513	6
514–523	12
524–533	10
534–543	7
544–553	6
554–563	12
564–569	8
570+	100

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Setha M. Low 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 Setha M. Low sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	177
31	210
32	222
33	188
34	181
35	243
36	261
37	272
38	278
39	300
40	297
41	308
42	313	42
43	300
44	269
45	260
46	228
47	251
48	203
49	186
50	187
51	166
52	138
53	141
54	131
55	137
56	109
57	129
58	95
59	105
60	106
61	86
62	94
63	77
64	79
65	59
66	68
67	51
68	49
69	40
70	43
71	40
72	50
73	46
74	43
75	45
76	45
77	30
78	25
79	31
80	29
81	18
82	21
83	26
84	15
85	15
86	19
87	19
88	12
89	7
90	19
91	20
92	13
93	9
94	13
95	8
96	7
97	6
98	6
99	6
100+	97

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Overview

Setha M. Low is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States, with a research focus primarily in the social sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including sociology and political science, plant science, economics and econometrics, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and transportation.

Their research explores topics related to urban environments and public health, with particular emphasis on:

Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
Urban Green Space and Health
Urban Transport and Accessibility
Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Health disparities and outcomes

Setha M. Low has authored several papers that address social and environmental aspects of urban spaces, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Notable recent publications include:

Thoughts about Public Space During Covid-19 Pandemic, 2020, City & Society
Public space during COVID-19, 2020, Social Anthropology
Thoughts on Public Space and Flourishing during COVID-19, 2020, The Journal of Public Space
Writing urban security, 2024, City & Society

Coauthorship appears important in their work, with frequent collaborators including Mark Maguire, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Alan Smart, Javier Otero Peña, and Hanish Kodali.

Publication venues where Setha M. Low has frequently contributed include:

City & Society
Perspectives on Politics
Social Anthropology
Frontiers in Public Health
The Journal of Public Space

In addition to journal articles, Setha M. Low has contributed to academic books, with a recent title published by Stanford University Press eBooks titled Trapped (2024).

Best Publications

Behind the Gates: Life, Security, and the Pursuit of Happiness in Fortress America

Setha M. Low

1985
Citations
The anthropology of space and place : locating culture

Setha M. Low;Denise Lawrence-Zúñiga

1428
Citations
On the Plaza: The Politics of Public Space and Culture

Setha M. Low

1350
Citations
The Politics of Public Space

Setha M. Low;Neil Smith

1126
Citations
Place attachment: A conceptual inquiry.

Setha M. Low;Irwin Altman

1110
Citations
The Edge and the Center: Gated Communities and the Discourse of Urban Fear

Setha M. Low

974
Citations
The Built Environment and Spatial Form

Denise L. Lawrence;Setha M. Low

928
Citations
Symbolic Ties That Bind

Setha M. Low

773
Citations
spatializing culture: the social production and social construction of public space in Costa Rica

Setha M. Low

635
Citations
THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF CITIES: Imagining and Theorizing the City

Setha M. Low

626
Citations
Spatializing Culture: The Ethnography of Space and Place

Setha Low

458
Citations
The People, Place, and Space Reader

Jen Jack Gieseking;William Mangold;Cindi Katz;Setha Low

450
Citations
Theorizing the City : The New Urban Anthropology Reader

Setha M. Low

414
Citations
Embodied Space(s) Anthropological Theories of Body, Space, and Culture

Setha M. Low

372
Citations
Engaged Anthropology: Diversity and Dilemmas

Setha M. Low;Sally Engle Merry

365
Citations
Rethinking Urban Parks: Public Space and Cultural Diversity

Setha M. Low;Dana Taplin;Suzanne Scheld

342
Citations
Culturally interpreted symptoms or culture-bound syndromes: A cross-cultural review of nerves

Setha M. Low

195
Citations
Urban Fear: Building the Fortress City

Setha M. Low

176
Citations
Towards an anthropological theory of space and place

Setha M. Low

162
Citations
Housing, culture, and design : a comparative perspective

Setha M. Low;Erve Chambers

124
Citations
A sociospatial framework for the anthropology of security

Zoltán Glück;Setha Low

109
Citations
Engaged anthropology: diversity and dilemmas. An introduction

Setha Low;Sally Engle Merry

8
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Smith City University of New York

Sally Engle Merry New York University

Henry Wai-chung Yeung Chinese University of Hong Kong

Lorna E. Thorpe New York University

Kelly R. Evenson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

External Links

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