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Janet C. Gornick 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 Janet C. Gornick sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 128 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Janet C. Gornick 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 Janet C. Gornick sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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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

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

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

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

    Ariane Hegewisch;Janet C. Gornick

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

    Rebecca Ray;Janet C. Gornick;John Schmitt

  • Gender and Work in Germany: Before and After Reunification

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

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

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

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

    Janet C. Gornick;Jerry A. Jacobs

  • 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

  • Gender equality : transforming family divisions of labor

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

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

    Elena Bardasi;Janet C. Gornick

  • Creating gender egalitarian societies: An agenda for reform

    Janet C. Gornick;Marcia K. Meyers

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

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

    Janet C Gornick;Markus Jäntti

  • Families That Work

    Janet C. Gornick;Marcia K. Meyers

  • A Follow-Up Study of Rape Victims

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

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

    Liana C. Sayer;Janet C. Gornick

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

    Janet C. Gornick;Rebecca Ray;John Schmitt

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

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

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

    Janet C. Gornick;Markus Jäntti

  • 3. WELFARE REGIMES IN RELATION TO PAID WORK AND CARE

    Janet C. Gornick;Marcia K. Meyers

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

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

  • The Incomplete Revolution: Adapting to Women’s New Roles:

    Janet C. Gornick

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

    Janet Gornick;Katherin Ross Phillips;Marcia Meyers

  • Women's part-time wage penalties across countries

    Elena Bardasi;Janet C. Gornick

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy M. Smeeding
Timothy M. Smeeding University of Wisconsin–Madison
Markus Jäntti
Markus Jäntti Stockholm University
Jerry A. Jacobs
Jerry A. Jacobs University of Pennsylvania
Stephen P. Jenkins
Stephen P. Jenkins London School of Economics and Political Science
Branko Milanovic
Branko Milanovic City University of New York
John Micklewright
John Micklewright University College London
Joseph E. Stiglitz
Joseph E. Stiglitz Columbia University
Gary Burtless
Gary Burtless Brookings Institution
Rolf Aaberge
Rolf Aaberge Statistics Norway
Nancy Folbre
Nancy Folbre University of Massachusetts Amherst

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