2026 Janet C. Gornick: 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	40	5238	4858	2471	2248	128	9829

Overview

Janet C. Gornick is affiliated with the City University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with a focus on areas including sociology and political science, gender studies, economics and econometrics, political science and international relations, and demography. Within these fields, they have developed expertise in topics related to gender, labor, and family dynamics, income, poverty, and inequality, as well as social policy and reform studies.

The scientist's work often addresses labor market dynamics, wage inequality, work-family balance challenges, and retirement, disability, and employment issues. Fiscal policy and economic growth are also recurrent themes in their research.

Janet C. Gornick has published multiple articles in notable academic journals. Recent papers include:

"Pathways toward Inclusive Income Growth: A Comparative Decomposition of National Growth Profiles" (2021), published in American Sociological Review
"The Persistence of the Gender Earnings Gap: Cohort Trends and the Role of Education in Twelve Countries" (2022), published in Social Indicators Research
"Drawing a Line: Comparing the Estimation of Top Incomes between Tax Data and Household Survey Data" (2022), published in The Journal of Economic Inequality
"Wealth accumulation and retirement preparedness in cross-national perspective: A gendered analysis of outcomes among single adults" (2021), published in Journal of European Social Policy
"Accounting for the Value of Unpaid Domestic Work: A Cross-National Study of Variation across Household Types" (2022), published in European Sociological Review

Their frequent co-authors include Laurie C. Maldonado, Amanda Sheely, Nancy Folbre, Markus Jäntti, and Zachary Parolin. Collaboration with these researchers has contributed to a range of studies addressing social and economic inequality and policy analysis.

Janet C. Gornick's research has appeared regularly in several publication venues, such as:

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
American Sociological Review
Social Indicators Research
European Sociological Review
Social Service Review

The body of work reflects an interdisciplinary approach that integrates methods and theories from sociology, economics, and political science to analyze social policies and their impact on families, labor markets, and economic inequality across different national contexts.

Best Publications

Families That Work: Policies for Reconciling Parenthood and Employment

Janet C. Gornick;Marcia K. Meyers

1229
Citations
Supporting the Employment of Mothers: Policy Variation Across Fourteen Welfare States

Janet C. Gornick;Marcia K. Meyers;Katherin E. Ross

797
Citations
The impact of work-family policies on women's employment: a review of research from OECD countries

Ariane Hegewisch;Janet C. Gornick

465
Citations
Who cares? assessing generosity and gender equality in parental leave policy designs in 21 countries:

Rebecca Ray;Janet C. Gornick;John Schmitt

457
Citations
Gender and Work in Germany: Before and After Reunification

Rachel A. Rosenfeld;Heike Trappe;Janet C. Gornick

450
Citations
Public policies and the employment of mothers : A cross-national study

J. C. Gornick;M. K. Meyers;K. E. Ross

413
Citations
Gender, the Welfare State, and public employment : A comparative study of seven industrialized countries

Janet C. Gornick;Jerry A. Jacobs

382
Citations
It’s All about Control: Worker Control over Schedule and Hours in Cross-National Context

Karen S. Lyness;Janet C. Gornick;Pamela Stone;Angela R. Grotto

304
Citations
Gender equality : transforming family divisions of labor

Janet C. Gornick;Marcia Meyers;Barbara R. Bergmann;Erik Olin Wright

302
Citations
Working for Less? Women's Part-Time Wage Penalties across Countries

Elena Bardasi;Janet C. Gornick

300
Citations
Creating gender egalitarian societies: An agenda for reform

Janet C. Gornick;Marcia K. Meyers

292
Citations
Industrial Relations, Politics, and Government@@@Families That Work: Policies for Reconciling Parenthood and Employment

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283
Citations
Income inequality : economic disparities and the middle class in affluent countries

Janet C Gornick;Markus Jäntti

179
Citations
Families That Work

Janet C. Gornick;Marcia K. Meyers

177
Citations
A Follow-Up Study of Rape Victims

Carol C. Nadelson;Malkah T. Notman;Hannah Zackson;Janet Gornick

164
Citations
Cross-national Variation in the Influence of Employment Hours on Child Care Time

Liana C. Sayer;Janet C. Gornick

157
Citations
Parental Leave Policies in 21 Countries: Assessing Generosity and Gender Equality

Janet C. Gornick;Rebecca Ray;John Schmitt

146
Citations
Packaging Support for Low‐Income Families: Policy Variation across the United States

Marcia K. Meyers;Janet C. Gornick;Laura R. Peck;Laura R. Peck

126
Citations
Child poverty in cross-national perspective: Lessons from the Luxembourg Income Study

Janet C. Gornick;Markus Jäntti

118
Citations
3. WELFARE REGIMES IN RELATION TO PAID WORK AND CARE

Janet C. Gornick;Marcia K. Meyers

114
Citations
Structure and Activities of Rape Crisis Centers in the Early 1980s

Janet Gornick;Martha R. Burt;Karen J. Pittman

113
Citations
The Incomplete Revolution: Adapting to Women’s New Roles:

Janet C. Gornick

106
Citations
Public Policies and the Employment of Mothers: A Cross-National Study

Janet Gornick;Katherin Ross Phillips;Marcia Meyers

7
Citations
Women's part-time wage penalties across countries

Elena Bardasi;Janet C. Gornick

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerry A. Jacobs University of Pennsylvania

John Micklewright University College London

Nancy Folbre University of Massachusetts Amherst

Paula England New York University Abu Dhabi

External Links

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