2026 Frank F. Furstenberg: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	91	176	146	86	73	276	39138

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Social Sciences and Humanities

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39138

Social Sciences and Humanities

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Citations

39138

World Ranking

176

National Ranking

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
1994 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Frank F. Furstenberg is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and contributes within the broader field of Social Sciences. Their work mainly intersects with Sociology and Political Science, Demography, Gender Studies, Health, and General Health Professions.

Their research spans several key topics including:

Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Family Dynamics and Relationships
Health disparities and outcomes
Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
Global Health Care Issues
Work-Family Balance Challenges
Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Several recent papers authored by Furstenberg illustrate the focus and reach of their work:

Kinship Reconsidered: Research on a Neglected Topic, 2020, Journal of Marriage and the Family
Kinship Practices Among Alternative Family Forms in Western Industrialized Societies, 2020, Journal of Marriage and the Family
Family Change and Family Diversity, 2021, Princeton University Press eBooks

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Furstenberg include:

John W. Rowe
David H. Rehkopf
Luca Maria Pesando
Cynthia Chen
Toni C. Antonucci

Publication venues where Furstenberg's work is commonly found include:

Journal of Marriage and the Family
Journal of Family Issues
Population and Development Review
Population Space and Place
Nature Aging

Among their recognitions is the fellowship awarded by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1994.

Best Publications

Adolescent mothers in later life

Frank F. Furstenberg;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;S. Philip Morgan

1780
Citations
Managing to Make It: Urban Families and Adolescent Success

Frank F. Furstenberg;Monika Ardelt

1687
Citations
Divided Families: What Happens to Children When Parents Part

Frank F. Furstenberg Jr.;Andrew J. Cherlin

1350
Citations
Social Capital and Successful Development among At-Risk Youth

Frank F. Furstenberg;Mary Elizabeth Hughes

1332
Citations
Longitudinal studies of effects of divorce on children in Great Britain and the United States

Andrew J. Cherlin;Frank F. Furstenberg;P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale;Kathleen E. Kiernan

1239
Citations
The Life Course of Children of Divorce: Marital Disruption and Parental Contact.

Frank F. Furstenberg;Christine Winquist Nord;James L. Peterson;Nicholas Zill

1086
Citations
Unplanned Parenthood: The Social Consequences of Teenage Childbearing

Frank F. Furstenberg

920
Citations
How Families Manage Risk and Opportunity in Dangerous Neighborhoods

Frank Furstenberg

915
Citations
Parenting Apart: Patterns of Childrearing After Marital Disruption.

Frank F. Furstenberg;Christine Winquist Nord

811
Citations
Adolescent sexual behavior.

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Frank F. Furstenberg

795
Citations
STEPFAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES: A Reconsideration

Andrew J. Cherlin;Frank F. Furstenberg

755
Citations
On the frontier of adulthood: Theory, research, and public policy.

Richard A. Settersten;Frank F. Furstenberg;Rubén G. Rumbaut

739
Citations
Paternal Participation and Children's Well-being after Marital Dissolution

Frank F. Furstenberg;S. Philip Morgan;Paul D. Allison

705
Citations
Social Change and Transitions to Adulthood in Historical Perspective

John Modell;Frank F. Furstenberg;Theodore Hershberg

697
Citations
How marital dissolution affects children: Variations by age and sex.

Paul D. Allison;Frank F. Furstenberg

678
Citations
On a New Schedule: Transitions to Adulthood and Family Change

Frank F. Furstenberg

663
Citations
Investing in Children: Changes in Parental Spending on Children, 1972–2007

Sabino Kornrich;Frank Furstenberg

638
Citations
Reevaluating the costs of teenage childbearing.

Hoffman Sd;Foster Em;Furstenberg Ff

634
Citations
Are Parents Investing Less Time in Children? Trends in Selected Industrialized Countries

Anne H. Gauthier;Timothy M. Smeeding;Frank F. Furstenberg

624
Citations
Paternal involvement with adolescents in intact families: The influence of fathers over the life course

Kathleen Mullan Harris;Frank F. Furstenberg;Jeremy K. Marmer

619
Citations
The children of adolescent mothers: physical academic and psychological outcomes.

J Brooks-Gunn;Frank F Furstenberg

599
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Columbia University

S. Philip Morgan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Andrew J. Cherlin Johns Hopkins University

Kathleen Mullan Harris University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kristin A. Moore Child Trends

Karen L. Fingerman The University of Texas at Austin

Thomas D. Cook University of Wisconsin–Madison

Richard A. Settersten Oregon State University

Daniel Romer University of Pennsylvania

Kira S. Birditt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

External Links

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