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Christopher S. Carpenter

Christopher S. Carpenter

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Law
USA
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Law

D-Index
40
Citations
6056
World Ranking
108
National Ranking
85

Christopher S. Carpenter publication distribution in Law in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Law in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher S. Carpenter sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 81 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more.

Christopher S. Carpenter D-index placement in Law in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher S. Carpenter sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 16 scientists 21 D-Index: 23 scientists 22 D-Index: 11 scientists 23 D-Index: 20 scientists 24 D-Index: 17 scientists 25 D-Index: 23 scientists 26 D-Index: 19 scientists 27 D-Index: 19 scientists 28 D-Index: 22 scientists 29 D-Index: 14 scientists 30 D-Index: 25 scientists 31 D-Index: 25 scientists 32 D-Index: 20 scientists 33 D-Index: 24 scientists 34 D-Index: 23 scientists 35 D-Index: 12 scientists 36 D-Index: 11 scientists 37 D-Index: 15 scientists 38 D-Index: 14 scientists 39 D-Index: 4 scientists 40 D-Index: 8 scientists 41 D-Index: 9 scientists 42+ D-Index: 92 scientists
20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award

Overview

Christopher S. Carpenter is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their body of research spans multiple areas within social sciences, with a focus on topics intersecting LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, as well as gender, labor, and family dynamics. Their work also frequently addresses issues related to names, identity, and discrimination, reproductive health and technologies, media influence and politics, labor market dynamics and wage inequality, and survey sampling and estimation techniques.

They have contributed extensively to the fields of sociology and political science, social psychology, gender studies, economics and econometrics, and reproductive medicine. Over their career, they have published 51 works categorized within social sciences, including 24 in sociology and political science, 19 in social psychology, 18 in gender studies, 11 in economics and econometrics, and 6 in reproductive medicine.

Christopher S. Carpenter's recent research publications include:

  • LGBTQ Economics (2021), The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • Transgender Status, Gender Identity, and Socioeconomic Outcomes in the United States (2020), Industrial and Labor Relations Review
  • Do laws shape attitudes? Evidence from same-sex relationship recognition policies in Europe (2020), European Economic Review
  • Effects of Access to Legal Same-Sex Marriage on Marriage and Health (2021), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • Turing's children: Representation of sexual minorities in STEM (2020), PLoS ONE

They frequently publish in the following venues, with multiple publications in some:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (15 publications)
  • Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (3 publications)
  • Demography (2 publications)
  • Journal of Health Economics (2 publications)
  • Health Economics (2 publications)

Among their frequent coauthors are Dario Sansone, Maxine J. Lee, Gilbert Gonzales, Cevat Giray Aksoy, and Ralph De Haas, reflecting collaborations across various related research areas.

Their research topics concentrate on:

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques

Best Publications

  • Proximity of Fast-Food Restaurants to Schools and Adolescent Obesity

    Brennan Davis;Christopher Carpenter

  • Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage, Access, and Outcomes for Individuals in Same-Sex Versus Different-Sex Relationships, 2000–2007

    Thomas C. Buchmueller;Christopher S. Carpenter

  • The Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Mortality: Regression Discontinuity Evidence From the Minimum Drinking Age

    Christopher Carpenter;Carlos Dobkin

  • Cigarette taxes and youth smoking : New evidence from national, state, and local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

    Christopher Carpenter;Philip J. Cook

  • Gay and lesbian partnership: evidence from California.

    Christopher Carpenter;Gary J. Gates

  • SELF-REPORTED SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND EARNINGS: EVIDENCE FROM CALIFORNIA

    Christopher S. Carpenter

  • The minimum legal drinking age and public health

    Christopher Carpenter;Carlos Dobkin

  • The effects of mandatory seatbelt laws on seatbelt use, motor vehicle fatalities, and crash-related injuries among youths.

    Christopher S. Carpenter;Mark Stehr

  • How do Zero Tolerance Drunk Driving Laws work

    Christopher Carpenter

  • Revisiting the income penalty for behaviorally gay men: Evidence from NHANES III

    Christopher S. Carpenter

  • New Evidence on Gay and Lesbian Household Incomes

    Christopher Carpenter

  • Heavy alcohol use and crime: evidence from underage drunk-driving laws

    Christopher Carpenter

  • Sexual orientation, work, and income in Canada

    Christopher S. Carpenter

  • Youth alcohol use and risky sexual behavior: evidence from underage drunk driving laws

    Christopher Carpenter

  • Do laws shape attitudes? Evidence from same-sex relationship recognition policies in Europe

    Cevat Giray Aksoy;Christopher S. Carpenter;Ralph De Haas;Kevin Tran

  • Sexual orientation, income, and non-pecuniary economic outcomes: new evidence from young lesbians in Australia

    Christopher Carpenter

  • Public-place Smoking Laws And Exposure To Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ets)

    Christopher Carpenter;Sabina Postolek;Casey Warman

  • Alcohol Control Policies and Youth Alcohol Consumption: Evidence from 28 Years of Monitoring the Future

    Christopher S Carpenter;Deborah D Kloska;Patrick O'Malley;Lloyd Johnston

  • Transgender Status, Gender Identity, and Socioeconomic Outcomes in the United States:

    Christopher S. Carpenter;Samuel T. Eppink;Gilbert Gonzales

  • The Minimum Legal Drinking Age and Crime

    Christopher Carpenter;Carlos Dobkin

  • Heavy alcohol use and the commission of nuisance crime: Evidence from underage drunk driving laws

    Christopher S. Carpenter

  • Heavy Alcohol Use and Youth Suicide: Evidence from Tougher Drunk Driving Laws.

    Christopher Carpenter

  • Sexual Orientation and Earnings: New Evidence from the United Kingdom:

    Cevat G. Aksoy;Christopher S. Carpenter;Jeff Frank

  • Does It Get Better? Recent Estimates of Sexual Orientation and Earnings in the United States

    Christopher S. Carpenter;Samuel T. Eppink

  • Workplace Drug Testing and Worker Drug Use

    Christopher S. Carpenter

  • DisparitiesinHealthInsuranceCoverage,Access, andOutcomesforIndividualsinSame-SexVersus Different-SexRelationships,2000-2007

    Thomas Buchmueller;Christopher S. Carpenter

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralph De Haas
Ralph De Haas Tilburg University
Daniel I. Rees
Daniel I. Rees University of Colorado Denver
Thomas C. Buchmueller
Thomas C. Buchmueller University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Thurston Domina
Thurston Domina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gary J. Gates
Gary J. Gates University of California, Los Angeles
Cornelia Pechmann
Cornelia Pechmann University of California, Irvine
Patrick M. O'Malley
Patrick M. O'Malley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lloyd D. Johnston
Lloyd D. Johnston University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jesse M. Shapiro
Jesse M. Shapiro Harvard University
Daniel Eisenberg
Daniel Eisenberg University of California, Los Angeles

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