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D-Index
60
Citations
14228
World Ranking
1461
National Ranking
698

Jason M. Fletcher 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 Jason M. Fletcher sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 334 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jason M. Fletcher 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 Jason M. Fletcher sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jason M. Fletcher is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their scholarly contributions are primarily situated within the Social Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields such as Genetics, Sociology and Political Science, Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and General Health Professions.

Their research encompasses several core topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

Among recent publications, notable works include:

  • The effects of education on cognition in older age: Evidence from genotyped Siblings, 2021, Social Science & Medicine
  • Estimating genetic nurture with summary statistics of multigenerational genome-wide association studies, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Undue Burden Beyond Texas: An Analysis of Abortion Clinic Closures, Births, and Abortions in Wisconsin, 2020, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
  • PUMAS: fine-tuning polygenic risk scores with GWAS summary statistics, 2021, Genome biology
  • A quantile integral linear model to quantify genetic effects on phenotypic variability, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Jason M. Fletcher include:

  • Qiongshi Lu
  • Hamid Noghanibehambari
  • Yuchang Wu
  • Michael Topping
  • Vikesh Amin

Their body of work has appeared in various publication venues, spanning topics in social science and health, with repeated contributions to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSM - Population Health
  • Demography
  • Social Science & Medicine

This profile highlights a career defined by extensive research output in interdisciplinary areas that connect genetics, social sciences, and health studies. The integration of quantitative genetic methods with social and health contexts characterizes much of their published scholarship.

Best Publications

  • Is obesity contagious? Social networks vs. environmental factors in the obesity epidemic.

    Ethan Cohen-Cole;Jason M. Fletcher

  • The effects of soft drink taxes on child and adolescent consumption and weight outcomes

    Jason M. Fletcher;David E. Frisvold;Nathan Tefft

  • Education and Labor Market Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: Evidence Using the Timing of Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Fixed Effects.

    Jason M. Fletcher;Barbara L. Wolfe

  • Adolescent depression and educational attainment: results using sibling fixed effects

    Jason M. Fletcher

  • The Effect of Classmate Characteristics on Post- Secondary Outcomes: Evidence from the Add Health^

    Robert Bifulco;Jason M. Fletcher;Stephen L. Ross

  • ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION: DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

    Jason M. Fletcher

  • Genetic analysis of social-class mobility in five longitudinal studies.

    Daniel W. Belsky;Benjamin W. Domingue;Robbee Wedow;Louise Arseneault

  • The effect of job loss on overweight and drinking.

    Partha Deb;William T. Gallo;Padmaja Ayyagari;Jason M. Fletcher;Jason M. Fletcher

  • CAN SOFT DRINK TAXES REDUCE POPULATION WEIGHT

    Jason M. Fletcher;David Frisvold;Nathan Tefft

  • The effects of childhood ADHD on adult labor market outcomes

    Jason M. Fletcher

  • The effects of personality traits on adult labor market outcomes: Evidence from siblings

    Jason M. Fletcher;Jason M. Fletcher

  • Detecting implausible social network effects in acne, height, and headaches : longitudinal analysis

    Ethan Cohen-Cole;Jason M Fletcher

  • Genetic and educational assortative mating among US adults

    Benjamin W. Domingue;Jason Fletcher;Dalton Conley;Jason D. Boardman

  • Child mental health and human capital accumulation: the case of ADHD revisited.

    Jason Fletcher;Barbara L Wolfe

  • Long-term consequences of childhood ADHD on criminal activities.

    Jason Fletcher;Barbara Wolfe

  • Spillover Effects of Inclusion of Classmates with Emotional Problems on Test Scores in Early Elementary School.

    Jason Fletcher

  • Higher Education and Health Investments: Does More Schooling Affect Preventive Health Care Use?

    Jason M. Fletcher;David E. Frisvold

  • Cumulative effects of job characteristics on health

    Jason M. Fletcher;Jody L. Sindelar;Shintaro Yamaguchi

  • Social interactions and smoking: evidence using multiple student cohorts, instrumental variables, and school fixed effects.

    Jason M. Fletcher

  • Race and Ethnic Differences in College Achievement: Does High School Attended Matter?

    Jason M. Fletcher;Marta Tienda

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara L. Wolfe
Barbara L. Wolfe University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jody L. Sindelar
Jody L. Sindelar Yale University
Dalton Conley
Dalton Conley Princeton University
Stephen L. Ross
Stephen L. Ross University of Connecticut
Jason D. Boardman
Jason D. Boardman University of Colorado Boulder
Partha Deb
Partha Deb Hunter College
Marta Tienda
Marta Tienda Princeton University
Daniel W. Belsky
Daniel W. Belsky Columbia University
Jere R. Behrman
Jere R. Behrman University of Pennsylvania
Hans-Peter Kohler
Hans-Peter Kohler University of Pennsylvania

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