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Francesco C. Billari

Francesco C. Billari

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Italy
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
63
Citations
18752
World Ranking
1168
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Francesco C. Billari is affiliated with Bocconi University in Italy and specializes primarily in the social sciences. Their work focuses on several intersecting fields, including sociology and political science, demography, gender studies, general health professions, and economics and econometrics. The range of topics covered in their research spans intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, family dynamics and relationships, demographic trends and gender preferences, migration and labor dynamics, as well as the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) both in policy and developing communities.

Their scholarly output includes notable papers such as "COVID-SCORE: A global survey to assess public perceptions of government responses to COVID-19 (COVID-SCORE-10)" (2020) published in PLoS ONE, and "Leveraging mobile phones to attain sustainable development" (2020) featured in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Additional contributions include "Demography: Fast and Slow" (2022) in Population and Development Review, "Mobile phones, digital inequality, and fertility: Longitudinal evidence from Malawi" (2020) in Demographic Research, and "Fertility Postponement, Economic Uncertainty, and the Increasing Income Prerequisites of Parenthood" (2024) appearing in Population and Development Review.

Frequent publication venues reflect the disciplinary breadth of their work, including:

  • Population and Development Review
  • PLoS ONE
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Demographic Research
  • Population Studies

Collaborative efforts have been a significant component of their research, with frequent coauthors such as Valentina Rotondi, Luca Maria Pesando, Ridhi Kashyap, Aart C. Liefbroer, and Carlo A. Favero. These partnerships span multiple publications and reflect ongoing research dialogues within their fields of study.

Also central to their research portfolio are thematic concentrations, which include:

  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • ICT Impact and Policies
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • ICT in Developing Communities

Over time, Francesco C. Billari has contributed to expanding understanding of demographic processes and their socioeconomic implications, frequently integrating the roles of technology and economic factors in shaping family structures and fertility decisions. Their research also intersects with public health concerns and policy assessment, as indicated by involvement in COVID-19 perception studies.

Best Publications

  • The Emergence of Lowest‐Low Fertility in Europe During the 1990s

    Hans-Peter Kohler;Francesco C. Billari;José Antonio Ortega

  • Advances in development reverse fertility declines

    Mikko Myrskylä;Hans-Peter Kohler;Francesco C. Billari

  • Patterns of low and lowest-low fertility in Europe.

    Francesco C Billari;Hans-Peter Kohler

  • Re-theorizing Family Demographics

    Gøsta Esping-Andersen;Francesco C. Billari

  • Fertility in Advanced Societies: A Review of Research

    Nicoletta Balbo;Francesco Candeloro Billari;Melinda Mills

  • Towards a new pattern of transition to adulthood

    Francesco C. Billari;Aart C. Liefbroer

  • Generations and Gender Survey (GGS): Towards a better understanding of relationships and processes in the life course

    Andres Vikat;Zsolt Spéder;Gijs Beets;Francesco C. Billari

  • Leaving home: a comparative analysis of ECHP data

    Arnstein Aassve;Francesco C. Billari;Stefano Mazzuco;Fausta Ongaro

  • Leaving Home in Europe: The Experience of Cohorts Born Around 1960

    Francesco C. Billari;Dimiter Philipov;Pau Baizán

  • Becoming an Adult in Europe: A Macro(/Micro)-Demographic Perspective

    Francesco Candeloro Billari

  • Attitudes, Norms and Perceived Behavioural Control: Explaining Fertility Intentions in Bulgaria

    Francesco C. Billari;Dimiter Philipov;Maria Rita Testa

  • SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO? THE IMPACT OF AGE NORMS ON LEAVING HOME*

    Francesco C. Billari;Aart C. Liefbroer

  • Low fertility in Europe: causes implications and policy options.

    Kohler Hp;Billari Fc;Ortega Ja

  • Strings of Adulthood: A Sequence Analysis of Young British Women’s Work-Family Trajectories

    Arnstein Aassve;Francesco Candeloro Billari;Raffaella Piccarreta

  • Bringing norms back in: a theoretical and empirical discussion of their importance for understanding demographic behaviour

    Aart C. Liefbroer;Francesco C. Billari

  • Cohabitation, Marriage, and First Birth: The Interrelationship of Family Formation Events in Spain

    P. Baizán;Arnstein Aassve;Francesco Candeloro Billari

  • Soon, later, or ever? The impact of anomie and social capital on fertility intentions in Bulgaria (2002) and Hungary (2001)

    Dimiter Philipov;Zsolt Spéder;Francesco C. Billari

  • Social age deadlines for the childbearing of women and men

    F. C. Billari;Alice Goisis;Alice Goisis;A. C. Liefbroer;R. A. Settersten

  • The Analysis of Early Life Courses: Complex Descriptions of the Transition to Adulthood

    Francesco C. Billari

  • Home-ownership regimes and low fertility

    Clara H. Mulder;Francesco Candeloro Billari

  • Population-The long view.

    David Coleman;Stuart Basten;Francesco Candeloro Billari

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnstein Aassve
Arnstein Aassve Bocconi University
Aart C. Liefbroer
Aart C. Liefbroer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hans-Peter Kohler
Hans-Peter Kohler University of Pennsylvania
Maria Testa
Maria Testa University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Jürgen Scheffran
Jürgen Scheffran Universität Hamburg
Mikko Myrskylä
Mikko Myrskylä Max Planck Society
Heidi J Larson
Heidi J Larson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jan M. Hoem
Jan M. Hoem Max Planck Society
Aaron Reeves
Aaron Reeves University of Oxford
Peter M. Todd
Peter M. Todd Indiana University

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