2026 Daniel T. Lichter: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	78	437	376	206	175	234	21632

Daniel T. Lichter 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 Daniel T. Lichter sits on this spectrum.

44 publications 570+

This scientist: 234 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel T. Lichter 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 Daniel T. Lichter sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniel T. Lichter is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields within social sciences, with a strong focus on sociology and political science. The primary research interests encompass urban, neighborhood, and segregation studies as well as family dynamics and relationships. Other notable areas include migration and labor dynamics, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, demographic trends and gender preferences, urban transport and accessibility, and regional economics and spatial analysis.

Key papers by Daniel T. Lichter include the following:

Cohabitation and Marriage: Complexity and Diversity in Union-Formation Patterns, 2020, Journal of Marriage and the Family
A Demographic Lifeline? Immigration and Hispanic Population Growth in Rural America, 2020, Population Research and Policy Review
The rural-urban interface: Rural and small town growth at the metropolitan fringe, 2020, Population Space and Place
Racial Diversity and Segregation: Comparing Principal Cities, Inner-Ring Suburbs, Outlying Suburbs, and the Suburban Fringe, 2023, RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lichter include Kenneth M. Johnson, Domenico Parisi, Sharon Sassler, Brian C. Thiede, and Zhenchao Qian. These collaborations have resulted in diverse contributions to the fields of demography, sociology, and population studies.

Lichter has published extensively in well-known academic journals. The most frequent venues that feature their work include:

Journal of Marriage and the Family (4 publications)
Demography (2 publications)
RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences (2 publications)
Population Space and Place (2 publications)
Rural Sociology (2 publications)

The research outputs by Daniel T. Lichter reflect a consistent engagement with demographic and urban studies themes, particularly focusing on the social structure and population trends affecting rural and metropolitan areas in the United States.

Best Publications

Race and the retreat from marriage: A shortage of marriageable men?

Daniel T. Lichter;Diane K. McLaughlin;George Kephart;David J. Landry

943
Citations
Social Boundaries and Marital Assimilation: Interpreting Trends in Racial and Ethnic Intermarriage

Zhenchao Qian;Daniel T. Lichter

898
Citations
Measuring the Division of Household Labor Gender Segregation of Housework Among American Couples

Sampson Lee Blair;Daniel T. Lichter

870
Citations
Rural America in an Urban Society: Changing Spatial and Social Boundaries

Daniel T. Lichter;David L. Brown

629
Citations
Local Marriage Markets and the Marital Behavior of Black and White Women

Daniel T. Lichter;Felicia B. LeClere;Diane K. McLaughlin

612
Citations
Immigration and the New Racial Diversity in Rural America

Daniel T. Lichter

481
Citations
Race, Family Structure, and Changing Poverty among American Children.

David J. Eggebeen;Daniel T. Lichter

461
Citations
HOMOGAMY AMONG DATING, COHABITING, AND MARRIED COUPLES

Debra L. Blackwell;Daniel T. Lichter

452
Citations
Rural Depopulation: Growth and Decline Processes over the Past Century

Kenneth M. Johnson;Daniel T. Lichter

396
Citations
Measuring Marital Assimilation: Intermarriage among Natives and Immigrants

Zhenchao Qian;Daniel T. Lichter

383
Citations
Is Marriage a Panacea? Union Formation among Economically Disadvantaged Unwed Mothers

Daniel T. Lichter;Deborah Roempke Graefe;J. Brian Brown

381
Citations
MARRIAGE OR DISSOLUTION? UNION TRANSITIONS AMONG POOR COHABITING WOMEN*

Daniel T. Lichter;Zhenchao Qian;Leanna M. Mellott

381
Citations
The Geography of Exclusion: Race, Segregation, and Concentrated Poverty

Daniel T. Lichter;Domenico Parisi;Michael C. Taquino

366
Citations
Toward a New Macro-Segregation? Decomposing Segregation within and between Metropolitan Cities and Suburbs

Daniel T. Lichter;Domenico Parisi;Michael C. Taquino

356
Citations
Immigrant Gateways and Hispanic Migration to New Destinations

Daniel T. Lichter;Kenneth M. Johnson

352
Citations
Mate Selection Among Married and Cohabiting Couples

Debra L. Blackwell;Daniel T. Lichter

346
Citations
Parental Cohabitation and Children's Economic Well-Being

Wendy D. Manning;Daniel T. Lichter

329
Citations
Changing Patterns of Interracial Marriage in a Multiracial Society

Zhenchao Qian;Daniel T. Lichter

326
Citations
Residential segregation in new Hispanic destinations: Cities, suburbs, and rural communities compared

Daniel T. Lichter;Domenico Parisi;Michael C. Taquino;Steven Michael Grice

316
Citations
Marriage Markets and Marital Choice

Daniel T. Lichter;Robert N. Anderson;Mark D. Hayward

308
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhenchao Qian Brown University

Diane K. McLaughlin Pennsylvania State University

Tim B. Heaton Brigham Young University

Glenn V. Fuguitt University of Wisconsin–Madison

Sharon Sassler Cornell University

David J. Eggebeen Pennsylvania State University

David C. Ribar Georgia State University

David L. Brown Cornell University

Nancy S. Landale Pennsylvania State University

Michael J. Shanahan University of Zurich

External Links

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