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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Economics and Finance D-index 51 Citations 20,852 150 World Ranking 806 National Ranking 528

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Duncan Thomas is best known for:

  • China
  • Statistics
  • Epidemiology

His research in Demographic economics intersects with topics in Geomorphology, Head (geology) and Head start, Developmental psychology. He regularly links together related areas like Head (geology) in his Geomorphology studies. His Developmental psychology study frequently draws connections between related disciplines such as Head start. Along with Demography, other disciplines of study including Demographic economics and Gerontology are integrated into his research. Duncan Thomas combines Gerontology and Demography in his studies. Internal medicine is closely attributed to Confidence interval in his research. Much of his study explores Confidence interval relationship to Internal medicine. His Environmental health study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Population. His Population study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Environmental health.

His most cited work include:

  • Intra-Household Resource Allocation: An Inferential Approach (1549 citations)
  • Exposure measurement error in time-series studies of air pollution: concepts and consequences. (968 citations)
  • Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas (834 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

His primary areas of investigation include Demography, Environmental health, Demographic economics, Internal medicine, Economic growth, Statistics, Ecology, Genetics, Pathology, Labour economics and Archaeology. His Population study frequently intersects with other fields, such as Demography and Environmental health.

Duncan Thomas most often published in these fields:

  • Demography (28.93%)
  • Environmental health (28.30%)
  • Population (27.04%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2022)?

  • Demography (46.67%)
  • Population (40.00%)
  • Ecology (33.33%)

In recent works Duncan Thomas was focusing on the following fields of study:

His work blends Demography and Mortality rate studies together. He applies his multidisciplinary studies on Mortality rate and Demography in his research. His research links Environmental health with Population. His Population research extends to the thematically linked field of Environmental health. His research on Ecology frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Tropical forest. Duncan Thomas combines topics linked to Ecology with his work on Tropical forest. By researching both Internal medicine and Endocrinology, he produces research that crosses academic boundaries. He combines Endocrinology and Internal medicine in his studies. As part of his studies on Anthropology, he frequently links adjacent subjects like Diversity (politics).

Between 2016 and 2022, his most popular works were:

  • ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network (86 citations)
  • Height and cognition at work: Labor market productivity in a low income setting (35 citations)
  • Impact of Violent Crime on Risk Aversion: Evidence from the Mexican Drug War (34 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited works focused on:

  • Risk aversion (psychology)
  • Expected utility hypothesis
  • Human capital

His Longitudinal data course of study focuses on Demography and Population. Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Demography and Population. Diversity (politics) and Anthropology are commonly linked in his work. His work in Anthropology is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Diversity (politics). Duncan Thomas performs multidisciplinary study on Ecology and Environmental resource management in his works. Duncan Thomas integrates Environmental resource management and Ecology in his studies. Duncan Thomas performs integrative study on Demographic economics and Labour economics. In his study, he carries out multidisciplinary Labour economics and Demographic economics research. He incorporates Astronomy and Observatory in his studies.

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Best Publications

Intra-household resource allocation: an inferential approach

Duncan Thomas.
Journal of Human Resources (1990)

2869 Citations

Health nutrition and economic development.

John Strauss;Duncan Thomas.
Journal of Economic Literature (1998)

2689 Citations

Human resources: empirical modeling of household and family decisions.

John Strauss;Duncan Thomas.
Research Papers in Economics (1995)

2096 Citations

Longer-Term Effects of Head Start

Eliana Garces;Duncan Thomas;Janet Marion Currie.
The American Economic Review (2002)

1460 Citations

Does Head Start Make a Difference

Janet Currie;Duncan Thomas.
The American Economic Review (1995)

1116 Citations

Like father like son; like mother like daughter. Parental resources and child height.

Duncan Thomas.
Journal of Human Resources (1994)

924 Citations

Health and Wages: Evidence on Men and Women in Urban Brazil

Duncan Thomas;John Strauss.
Research Papers in Economics (1997)

752 Citations

Health over the Life Course

John Strauss;Duncan Thomas.
Research Papers in Economics (2008)

736 Citations

How does mother's education affect child height ?

Duncan Thomas;John S. Strauss;Maria-Helena Henriques.
Journal of Human Resources (1991)

735 Citations

Bargaining Power Within Couples and Use of Prenatal and Delivery Care in Indonesia

Kathleen Beegle;Elizabeth Frankenberg;Duncan Thomas.
California Center for Population Research (2001)

506 Citations

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