Maurizio Porfiri

Biographic Data

ID	1733781
NAME	Maurizio Porfiri
GIVEN NAMES	Maurizio
FAMILY NAME	Porfiri
SIGNATURE	PORFIRI M
AFFILIATIONS	New York University
ORCID	0000-0002-1480-3539
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	14
TOTAL CITATIONS	3
WORKS AS AUTHOR	14
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	1

The mechanisms beneath the urban buffer against depression
Open AccessJunyi Li, Tian Gan et al.ARTICLECities2026
Emergent patterns of crime distributions across major U.S. cities
Open AccessOfek Lauber Bonomo, Inês Figueira et al.ARTICLECities2026
How do mass shootings shape the social media discourse on guns in the US Congress? Causal discovery and topic modeling
Open AccessDmytro Bukhanevych, Rayan Succar et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025
Social media platforms have become a key tool for politicians to signal their policy positions and communicate about issues that are salient to them and their constituency. One such issue is gun violence. Grounded in framing and issue-attention cycle theories, this paper analyzes the response of members of the United States (US) Congress to mass shootings on social media. We analyzed 785,881 gun-related tweets from members of the 117 th US Congre…
Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Mobility, Safety, and Equity for Persons with Vision Loss in Urban Environments
Open AccessFabiana Sofia Ricci, Charles K Ukegbu et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2025
Causal discovery from city data, where urban scaling meets information theory
Open AccessTian Gan, Rayan Succar et al.ARTICLECities2025References: 6
Formative reasons for state-to-state influences on firearm acquisition in the U.S
Open AccessXu Wang, James Macinko et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2024
Results suggest that state policies or programs that reduce gun homicides will also help suppress that state's influence on the patterning of firearm acquisition in other states. Furthermore, states with stricter firearm laws are more likely to influence firearm acquisition in other states, but are themselves shielded from the effects of other states' firearm acquisition patterns. These results inform future research in public health, criminology…
A dynamic factor model to predict homicides with firearm in the United States
Open AccessSalvador Ramallo, Máximo Camacho et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2023References: 54
Urban Determinants of Covid-19 Spread
Open AccessAgnieszka Truszkowska, Maya Fayed et al.ARTICLEJournal of Urban Health2022Cited by: 1
What factors drive state firearm law adoption? An application of exponential-family random graph models
Open AccessDuncan A Clark, James Macinko et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2022Cited by: 1References: 30
The gold miner's dilemma
Open AccessShinnosuke Nakayama, Samuel A Richmond et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2020
Media coverage and firearm acquisition in the aftermath of a mass shooting
Open AccessMaurizio Porfiri, Raghu Ram Sattanapalle et al.ARTICLENature Human Behaviour2019Cited by: 1References: 39
Social signals as design interventions for enhancing citizen science contributions
David Diner, Shinnosuke Nakayama et al.ARTICLEInformation Communication & Society2018
Despite the scientific potential and increasing popularity of web-based citizen science, low contribution from volunteers is often a major hurdle. Studies have shown that individual behavior could be altered through targeted design interventions, but little is known about the specific factors that modulate volunteers’ contributions. A particularly elusive question entails the role of social feedback, in the form of targeted notifications about th…
An Interactive Robotic Fish Exhibit for Designed Settings in Informal Science Learning
Open AccessPaul Phamduy, Mary Leou et al.ARTICLEIEEE Transactions on Education2017
Informal science learning aims to improve public understanding of STEM. Free-choice learners can be engaged in a wide range of experiences, ranging from watching entertaining educational videos to actively participating in hands-on projects. Efforts in informal science learning are often gauged by their ability to elicit interaction, to foster learning, and to influence perceptions of STEM fields. This paper presents the installation of a biomime…
Bioinspiring an Interest in STEM
Open AccessJeffrey Laut, Tiziana Bartolini et al.ARTICLEIEEE Transactions on Education2015
Attracting K–12 students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is viewed as a critical element for benefiting both the economy and society. This paper describes an outreach program, conducted in a Brooklyn, NY, USA, public middle school, aimed at educating students in mechatronics, biology, and bioinspiration. The program is designed to foster student interest in STEM subjects, especially engineering-relate…