Scholar
Rafael H. M. Pereira
Google Scholar ID: dbRivsEAAAAJ
Ipea - Institute for Applied Economic Research
Citations & Impact
Citations
9,365
H-index
34
i10-index
71
Publications
20
Co-authors
0
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Recipient of the 2017 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship from the World Resources Institute; Best PhD thesis award in transportation by the American Association of Geographers (AAG) and Young Researcher of the Year Award by the International Transport Forum (ITF/OECD) in 2019; Listed among top 2% cited scientists in the world in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Research Experience
- Since 2019, he has been leading the Access to Opportunities Lab (AOP-Lab) which investigates urban mobility conditions and access to opportunities in cities. The lab generates annual estimates of accessibility to employment, education, and health services for Brazil’s largest urban areas. He is also a visiting professor at the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto (2024-2025).
Education
- DPhil in Geography from Oxford University, UK (2018); MSc in Demography from State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Brazil (2008); BSc in Sociology from University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil (2006).
Background
- Works in the fields of urban analytics, spatial data science, and transport studies. His research broadly examines how urban policies shape the spatial organization of cities, human mobility, and their impacts on social and health inequalities. Key contributions include developing new methods and open-source computational tools for studying urban systems and transportation networks, with a focus on social justice and sustainability.
Miscellany
- Interests include transport justice, cities and equity, spatial data science, and transport policies.
Co-authors