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D-Index
48
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10680
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3120
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1513

Frances K. Goldscheider 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 Frances K. Goldscheider sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 141 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frances K. Goldscheider 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 Frances K. Goldscheider sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 48 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frances K. Goldscheider is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of social sciences, with a focus on sociology, political science, demography, and gender studies.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Attitudes toward work and parenthood following family-building transitions in Sweden: Identifying differences by gender and education, 2023, Demographic Research
  • Issue Information, 2020, Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • Issue Information, 2020, Journal of Marriage and the Family

Frequent co-authors in their work are:

  • Kristi Williams
  • Lauren Gebhardt-Kram
  • Jake Hays
  • Benjamin R. Karney
  • Corinne Reczek

Their publications appear most commonly in the following venues:

  • Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • Demographic Research

The major topics explored in Frances K. Goldscheider's research include:

  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

The scientist's work contributes specifically to understanding various aspects of family structure, work-life interactions, and gender roles within social and demographic contexts.

Best Publications

  • The Gender Revolution: A Framework for Understanding Changing Family and Demographic Behavior

    Frances Goldscheider;Eva Bernhardt;Trude Lappegård

  • New Families, No Families?: The Transformation of the American Home

    Frances K. Goldscheider;Linda J. Waite

  • Sex Differences in the Entry Into Marriage

    Frances Kobrin Goldscheider;Linda J. Waite

  • The changing transition to adulthood : leaving and returning home

    Frances K. Goldscheider;Calvin Goldscheider

  • Feathered nest/gilded cage: parental income and leaving home in the transition to adulthood.

    Roger Avery;Frances Goldscheider;Alden Speare

  • The effects of childhood family structure on leaving and returning home

    Frances K. Goldscheider;Calvin Goldscheider

  • World Changes in Divorce Patterns.

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  • Pathways to independent living in early adulthood: marriage, semiautonomy, and premarital residential independence.

    Frances K. Goldscheider;Julie DaVanzo

  • Nonfamily living and the erosion of traditional family orientations among young adults.

    Linda J. Waite;Frances Kobrin Goldscheider;Christina Witsberger

  • Fertility and commitment: bringing men back in.

    Frances K. Goldscheider;Gayle Kaufman

  • New Families, No Families?

    Frances K. Goldscheider;Linda Waite

  • Creating Stepfamilies: Integrating Children Into the Study of Union Formation

    Frances Goldscheider;Sharon Sassler

  • Coming Home Again: Returns to the Parental Home of Young Adults

    Julie Da Vanzo;Frances Kobrin Goldscheider

  • Revisiting Jane Austen’s Theory of Marriage Timing Changes in Union Formation among American Men in the Late 20th Century

    Sharon Sassler;Frances Goldscheider

  • Family Structure and the Transition to Early Parenthood

    Sandra L. Hofferth;Frances Goldscheider

  • Living arrangements and the transition to adulthood.

    Frances Kobrin Goldscheider;Julie DaVanzo

  • Spousal Caregiving in Late Midlife Versus Older Ages: Implications of Work and Family Obligations

    Julie C. Lima;Susan M. Allen;Frances Goldscheider;Orna Intrator

  • Gender Roles, Marital Intimacy, and Nomination of Spouse as Primary Caregiver

    Susan M. Allen;Frances Goldscheider;Desirée A. Ciambrone

  • Leaving Home Before Marriage: Ethnicity, Familism, and Generational Relationships

    Daniel T. Lichter;Frances K. Goldscheider;Calvin Goldscheider

  • Effects of marital status change on residential mobility.

    Alden Speare;Frances Kobrin Goldscheider

  • Men in Families: When Do They Get Involved? What Difference Does It Make?

    Frances K. Goldscheider;Alan Booth;Ann C. Crouter

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda J. Waite
Linda J. Waite University of Chicago
Dennis P. Hogan
Dennis P. Hogan Brown University
Sandra L. Hofferth
Sandra L. Hofferth University of Maryland, College Park
Trude Lappegård
Trude Lappegård University of Oslo
Arland Thornton
Arland Thornton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Sharon Sassler
Sharon Sassler Cornell University
Joseph H. Pleck
Joseph H. Pleck University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Glen H. Elder
Glen H. Elder University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alan Booth
Alan Booth Pennsylvania State University
Ann C. Crouter
Ann C. Crouter Pennsylvania State University

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