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Christopher Wildeman

Christopher Wildeman

Duke University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 54 2134 1940 1028 922 143 13354

Christopher Wildeman publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher Wildeman between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher Wildeman published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2014. 18 of the 164 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2014. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 14 publications
2005 2025

164 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher Wildeman: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 1
2007 2
2008 6
2009 4
2010 3
2011 4
2012 9
2013 12
2014 18
2015 15
2016 10
2017 13
2018 12
2019 8
2020 9
2021 12
2022 3
2023 4
2024 4
2025 14
Total 164
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Christopher Wildeman publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher Wildeman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 134–143 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 143 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434 143
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Christopher Wildeman D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher Wildeman sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 54 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131 54
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Christopher Wildeman is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily addresses issues within the social sciences, psychology, and health professions, with a focus on overlapping subfields such as sociology and political science, general health professions, clinical psychology, safety research, and accounting.

The main topics explored in this scientist's work include:

  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Crime Patterns and Interventions
  • Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

Christopher Wildeman has published extensively in a number of academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • American Journal of Public Health
  • CrimRxiv
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances
  • Children and Youth Services Review

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Wildeman demonstrate a focus on child welfare, criminal justice, and related health outcomes. Notable publications include:

  • Cumulative Rates of Child Protection Involvement and Terminations of Parental Rights in a California Birth Cohort, 1999-2017 (2021) in American Journal of Public Health
  • Cumulative Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment and Foster Care Placement for US Children by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-2016 (2020) in American Journal of Public Health
  • Contact with Child Protective Services is pervasive but unequally distributed by race and ethnicity in large US counties (2021) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Exposure to the US Criminal Legal System and Well-Being: A 2018 Cross-Sectional Study (2020) in American Journal of Public Health
  • Solitary confinement placement and post-release mortality risk among formerly incarcerated individuals: a population-based study (2020) in The Lancet Public Health

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Sara Wakefield
  • Youngmin Yi
  • Lars Højsgaard Andersen
  • Frank Edwards
  • Alexander F. Roehrkasse

Best Publications

  • Mass incarceration, public health, and widening inequality in the USA.

    Christopher Wildeman;Christopher Wildeman;Emily A Wang

  • The Black Family and Mass Incarceration

    Bruce Western;Christopher Wildeman

  • Parental Imprisonment, the Prison Boom, and the Concentration of Childhood Disadvantage

    Christopher Wildeman

  • Children of the Prison Boom: Mass Incarceration and the Future of American Inequality

    Sara Wakefield;Christopher James Wildeman

  • Lifetime Prevalence of Investigating Child Maltreatment Among US Children

    Hyunil Kim;Christopher Wildeman;Melissa Jonson-Reid;Brett Drake

  • Paternal Incarceration and Children's Physically Aggressive Behaviors: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study

    Christopher Wildeman

  • The prevalence of confirmed maltreatment among US children, 2004 to 2011.

    Christopher Wildeman;Natalia Emanuel;John M. Leventhal;Emily Putnam-Hornstein

  • Incarceration in fragile families.

    Christopher Wildeman;Bruce Western

  • Mass imprisonment and racial disparities in childhood behavioral problems

    Sara Wakefield;Christopher Wildeman

  • Despair by Association? The Mental Health of Mothers with Children by Recently Incarcerated Fathers:

    Christopher Wildeman;Jason Schnittker;Kristin Turney

  • Tragic, but not random: The social contagion of nonfatal gunshot injuries

    Andrew V. Papachristos;Christopher Wildeman;Elizabeth Roberto

  • Mental and Physical Health of Children in Foster Care

    Kristin Turney;Christopher Wildeman

  • Redefining Relationships: Explaining the Countervailing Consequences of Paternal Incarceration for Parenting

    Kristin Turney;Christopher Wildeman

  • Mass Imprisonment and Inequality in Health and Family Life

    Christopher Wildeman;Christopher Muller

  • Parental Incarceration, Child Homelessness, and the Invisible Consequences of Mass Imprisonment

    Christopher Wildeman

  • Positive, Negative, or Null? The Effects of Maternal Incarceration on Children’s Behavioral Problems

    Christopher Wildeman;Kristin Turney

  • Cumulative risks of foster care placement by age 18 for U.S. children, 2000-2011.

    Christopher Wildeman;Natalia Emanuel

  • A Heavy Burden: The Cardiovascular Health Consequences of Having a Family Member Incarcerated

    Hedwig Lee;Christopher Wildeman;Emily A. Wang;Niki Matusko

  • As fathers and felons: explaining the effects of current and recent incarceration on major depression.

    Kristin Turney;Christopher Wildeman;Jason Schnittker

  • Detrimental for Some? Heterogeneous Effects of Maternal Incarceration on Child Wellbeing

    Kristin Turney;Christopher Wildeman

  • Children of the prison boom

    Sara Wakefield;Christopher Wildeman.

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristin Turney
Kristin Turney University of California, Irvine
Hedwig Lee
Hedwig Lee Washington University in St. Louis
Jason Schnittker
Jason Schnittker University of Pennsylvania
Bruce Western
Bruce Western Columbia University
Andrew V. Papachristos
Andrew V. Papachristos Northwestern University
Jane Waldfogel
Jane Waldfogel Columbia University
Emily Putnam-Hornstein
Emily Putnam-Hornstein University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniela Golinelli
Daniela Golinelli RAND Corporation
James S. Jackson
James S. Jackson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Amy C. Justice
Amy C. Justice Yale University

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