School of Social & Political Sciences

Dr Jose Rafael Verduzco-Torres

  • Lecturer in Urban Analytics (Urban Studies & Social Policy)

Biography

Rafael is a Lecturer in Urban Analytics at the Division of Urban Studies and Social Policy. His work centres on the examination and potential applications of emerging forms of data and innovative methodologies to address urban mobility and transport research questions. He is particularly interested in the interactions between spatial accessibility, the urban economy, and social equity. Rafael contributes to teaching in the Urban Analytics and Urban Transport programmes and is also a member of the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC), where he often collaborates with the Data Service in the development and curation of various datasets.

Rafael's practical experience spans his work with government transport agencies and local authorities in Mexico from 2011 to 2018, where he designed and implemented transport policies that informed his academic research. This blend of practice and scholarship bridges theoretical insights with real-world applications, motivating collaborations that extend beyond academic boundaries.

He obtained his PhD in 2023 at the University of Glasgow in 2022, with the thesis titled "Revisiting the Capitalisation of Public Transport Accessibility into Residential Land Value: An Empirical Analysis Drawing on Open Science" available here. He also holds a master's in Urban Management and Development from the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

 

Research interests

  • Public transport systems
  • Accessibility
  • Transport equity
  • Spatial analysis and modelling

Research groups

Publications

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Jump to: 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022
Number of items: 17.

2026

Georgiou, Michail ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7652-8683, Bailey, Nick ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949, Nizi, Annamaria and Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2026) The housing market value of public transport accessibility to employment in post-pandemic England. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, (doi: 10.1177/23998083261418330) (Early Online Publication)

Verduzco-Torres, J. Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Mcarthur, David Philip ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2026) Assessing public transport infrastructure: the role of employment matching in spatial accessibility measures. Journal of Geographical Systems, (Accepted for Publication)

Verduzco-Torres, J. Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Raturi, Varun ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-4370 (2026) A methodological evaluation of app location data extraction and processing for traffic flow applications. Annals of GIS, (doi: 10.1080/19475683.2026.2613161) (Early Online Publication)

2025

Verduzco-Torres, J. Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2025) Exploring the potential of a national bus GPS archive for transport planning applications in England. In: Digital Footprints Conference 2025, Leeds, UK, 14-15 May 2025, p. 24. (doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v10i5.3357)

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and McArthur, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2025) An Overview of an Open-access Accessibility Dataset Series in Great Britain. Rethinking Accessibility: Insights from Data Science, Exeter, England, 23- May 2025.

Georgiou, Michail ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7652-8683, Bailey, Nick ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949, Nizi, Annamaria and Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2025) The Housing Market Value of Public Transport Accessibility to Employment in Post-Pandemic England. NECTAR Cluster 6 (Accessibility) and Cluster 8 (Information and Communication Technologies) Joint Meeting - The Future of Accessibility: Integrating Digital Connectivity with (Physical) Proximity, Lisbon, Portugal, 18-19 June 2025. (Unpublished)

Stewart, Alasdair ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-4766, Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714, Wong, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-8684 and Mack, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0746-3794 (2025) Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences: A step-by-step guide for conducting quantitative research with R, University of Glasgow. [Website]

2024

Verduzco-Torres, J. Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Sinclair, Michael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8666-2528 (2024) Exploring Accessibility to Urban Green Spaces: A Novel Approach using Spatial Interaction Models and Mobile App Data. Mobile Tartu 2024: International Conference & PhD School, Tartu, Estonia, 11-14 Jun 2024.

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2024) ‘AccessUK’, an Open-source Tool for Integrating Spatial Accessibility Measures with R. 27th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science Geographic Information Science for a Sustainable Future, Glasgow, UK, 4-7 June 2024.

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Mcarthur, David Philip ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2024) Public transport accessibility indicators to urban and regional services in Great Britain. Scientific Data, 11, 53. (doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02890-w) (PMID:38195793) (PMCID:PMC10776568)

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2024) Open-access public transport timetable archive for Great Britain. [Website]

2023

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Mcarthur, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2023) Written Evidence for the Future of Transport Data UK Parliament Inquiry. Other. UK Parliament.

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714, Bailey, Nick ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949 and Mcarthur, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2023) Towards Just Neighbourhoods: Leveraging Geospatial Data Science to Understand Night-Time Public Transport Variability in British Cities. Open Tools for Equitable and Sustainable Accessibility and Mobility Analysis (OTESAMA ‘23) Workshop, Leeds, UK, 12 September 2023.

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Mcarthur, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2023) From morning to night: Unveiling the variability in public transport services across Great Britain. [Website]

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Raturi, Varun ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-4370 (2023) Can Smartphone Location Data at the Point Level be Used to Estimate Traffic Volumes?: A Methodological Evaluation. 12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023), Leeds, UK, 14-19 Sept 2023.

Chen, Huanfa, Cao, Yanjia, Feng, Lingru, Zhao, Qunshan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-9457 and Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2023) Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in England. BMC Public Health, 23, 895. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15801-w)

2022

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714, Hong, Jinhyun ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2322-2637 and McArthur, David Philip ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2022) How do psychological, habitual and built environment factors influence cycling in a city with a well-connected cycling infrastructure? International Journal of Urban Sciences, 26(3), pp. 479-498. (doi: 10.1080/12265934.2021.1930111)

This list was generated on Fri Feb 13 00:11:35 2026 GMT.
Jump to: Articles | Research Reports or Papers | Conference or Workshop Item | Conference Proceedings | Website
Number of items: 17.

Articles

Georgiou, Michail ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7652-8683, Bailey, Nick ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949, Nizi, Annamaria and Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2026) The housing market value of public transport accessibility to employment in post-pandemic England. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, (doi: 10.1177/23998083261418330) (Early Online Publication)

Verduzco-Torres, J. Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Mcarthur, David Philip ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2026) Assessing public transport infrastructure: the role of employment matching in spatial accessibility measures. Journal of Geographical Systems, (Accepted for Publication)

Verduzco-Torres, J. Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Raturi, Varun ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-4370 (2026) A methodological evaluation of app location data extraction and processing for traffic flow applications. Annals of GIS, (doi: 10.1080/19475683.2026.2613161) (Early Online Publication)

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Mcarthur, David Philip ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2024) Public transport accessibility indicators to urban and regional services in Great Britain. Scientific Data, 11, 53. (doi: 10.1038/s41597-023-02890-w) (PMID:38195793) (PMCID:PMC10776568)

Chen, Huanfa, Cao, Yanjia, Feng, Lingru, Zhao, Qunshan ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5549-9457 and Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2023) Understanding the spatial heterogeneity of COVID-19 vaccination uptake in England. BMC Public Health, 23, 895. (doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-15801-w)

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714, Hong, Jinhyun ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2322-2637 and McArthur, David Philip ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2022) How do psychological, habitual and built environment factors influence cycling in a city with a well-connected cycling infrastructure? International Journal of Urban Sciences, 26(3), pp. 479-498. (doi: 10.1080/12265934.2021.1930111)

Research Reports or Papers

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Mcarthur, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2023) Written Evidence for the Future of Transport Data UK Parliament Inquiry. Other. UK Parliament.

Conference or Workshop Item

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and McArthur, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2025) An Overview of an Open-access Accessibility Dataset Series in Great Britain. Rethinking Accessibility: Insights from Data Science, Exeter, England, 23- May 2025.

Georgiou, Michail ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7652-8683, Bailey, Nick ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949, Nizi, Annamaria and Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2025) The Housing Market Value of Public Transport Accessibility to Employment in Post-Pandemic England. NECTAR Cluster 6 (Accessibility) and Cluster 8 (Information and Communication Technologies) Joint Meeting - The Future of Accessibility: Integrating Digital Connectivity with (Physical) Proximity, Lisbon, Portugal, 18-19 June 2025. (Unpublished)

Verduzco-Torres, J. Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Sinclair, Michael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8666-2528 (2024) Exploring Accessibility to Urban Green Spaces: A Novel Approach using Spatial Interaction Models and Mobile App Data. Mobile Tartu 2024: International Conference & PhD School, Tartu, Estonia, 11-14 Jun 2024.

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2024) ‘AccessUK’, an Open-source Tool for Integrating Spatial Accessibility Measures with R. 27th AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science Geographic Information Science for a Sustainable Future, Glasgow, UK, 4-7 June 2024.

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714, Bailey, Nick ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949 and Mcarthur, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2023) Towards Just Neighbourhoods: Leveraging Geospatial Data Science to Understand Night-Time Public Transport Variability in British Cities. Open Tools for Equitable and Sustainable Accessibility and Mobility Analysis (OTESAMA ‘23) Workshop, Leeds, UK, 12 September 2023.

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Raturi, Varun ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8511-4370 (2023) Can Smartphone Location Data at the Point Level be Used to Estimate Traffic Volumes?: A Methodological Evaluation. 12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science (GIScience 2023), Leeds, UK, 14-19 Sept 2023.

Conference Proceedings

Verduzco-Torres, J. Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2025) Exploring the potential of a national bus GPS archive for transport planning applications in England. In: Digital Footprints Conference 2025, Leeds, UK, 14-15 May 2025, p. 24. (doi: 10.23889/ijpds.v10i5.3357)

Website

Stewart, Alasdair ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5210-4766, Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714, Wong, Mark ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5683-8684 and Mack, Colin ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0746-3794 (2025) Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences: A step-by-step guide for conducting quantitative research with R, University of Glasgow. [Website]

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 (2024) Open-access public transport timetable archive for Great Britain. [Website]

Verduzco-Torres, Jose Rafael ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1324-1714 and Mcarthur, David ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9142-3126 (2023) From morning to night: Unveiling the variability in public transport services across Great Britain. [Website]

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Supervision

I am keen to hear from prospective PhD students interested in developing research in one or more of my topics. If you’d like to discuss your ideas and explore potential collaboration, please feel free to get in touch.

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Teaching

I am currently involved in the following courses:

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Research datasets

Jump to: 2022
Number of items: 1.

2022

Verduzco Torres, J. R. and McArthur, D. (2022) Public Transport Accessibility Indicators for Great Britain. [Data Collection]

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