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Population and Development Review

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 254 29 43 14

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 48
Documents by Best Scientists*: 57
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 122
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.522
Impact Factor: 4.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Population and Development Review?

Population and Development Review generally zeroes in on subjects such as Economic growth, Fertility, Demography, Developing country and Development economics. The studies on Economic growth discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Population growth, Social policy, Politics and China. The studies on Fertility discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Family planning, Total fertility rate and Demographic economics.

It facilitates discussions on Demography that incorporate concepts from other fields like Developed country, Demographic analysis and Life expectancy. In addition to Developing country research, Population and Development Review aims to explore topics under Socioeconomic status and Socioeconomics.

  • Economic growth (20.42%)
  • Fertility (19.63%)
  • Demography (19.40%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World. (4183 citations)
  • Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation. (4159 citations)
  • The bell curve : intelligence and class structure in American life (3445 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Population and Development Review:

The journal papers investigate areas of study like Fertility, Demography, Developing country, Economic growth and Demographic economics. Developed country, Total fertility rate and Socioeconomic status are some topics wherein Fertility research discussed in the most cited articles has an impact. The studies on Developing country discussed at the published papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Rural area, Population growth, Development economics and Socioeconomics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Law
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Demography, Demographic economics, Fertility, Cohort and Socioeconomics are among the topics commonly tackled in Population and Development Review. In addition to Demography, the journal tackled discussions on Gender discrimination. Demographic economics research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Developed country, Agriculture, Child marriage, Low and middle income countries and Urbanization.

It focuses on Fertility but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Diffusion (business), Gender equity, Statistics, Condensed matter physics and Ambiguity. The research on Cohort featured in it combines topics in other fields like Gerontology, Foreign born and Cognitive aging. The study of Socioeconomics encompasses disciplines such as Rural area, as well as fields such as Life expectancy, all of which overlap with one another.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Aftermath of the Demographic Transition in the Developed World: Interpreting Enduring Disparities in Reproductive Behavior (7 citations)
  • The Great Convergence: Gender and Unpaid Work in Europe and the United States (4 citations)
  • FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020. Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets FAO, 2020, 320 p. (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Population and Development Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Geoffrey McNicoll (112 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • John Bongaarts (73 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Susan Greenhalgh (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dennis Hodgson (50 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Michael P. Todaro (47 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Population and Development Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Population Council (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Oxford (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Max Planck Society (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Australian National University (21 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 79.63% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 9.09% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 18.18% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 36.36% of all publications and 36.36% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Research

Choosing a career in research offers endless opportunities for growth and development. In the field of economic and demographic research, it's crucial to understand the specific job roles related to the areas mentioned in the Population and Development Review. One of the notable occupations in the social and health field is a mental health counselor.

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Top Publications

  • Sensitivity Analysis of Excess Mortality due to the COVID‐19 Pandemic

    (2022)
    138 Citations
  • Quest for Conception: Gender, Infertility, and Egyptian Medical Traditions

    (2020)
    109 Citations
  • FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020. Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets FAO, 2020, 320 p.

    John Bongaarts

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Inequality in Human Development across the Globe

    Iñaki Permanyer;Jeroen Smits

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • Demography: Fast and Slow

    (2022)
    33 Citations
  • United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division World Family Planning 2020: Highlights, United Nations Publications, 2020. 46 p.

    John Bongaarts

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • Trends and Patterns of Global Refugee Migration

    Sonja Fransen;Hein Haas

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • The Rise and Prominence of Skip‐Generation Households in Lower‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

    Zachary Zimmer;Emily Treleaven

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • The Internetization of International Migration

    Luca Maria Pesando;Valentina Rotondi;Manuela Stranges;Ridhi Kashyap

    (2021)
    20 Citations
  • Income Inequality and Increasing Dispersion of the Transition to First Birth in the Global South

    (2022)
    15 Citations

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