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John Bongaarts 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 John Bongaarts sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 216 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Bongaarts 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 John Bongaarts sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

John Bongaarts is affiliated with the Population Council in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on social sciences and medicine, with key subfields including pediatrics, perinatology and child health; demography; gender studies; sociology and political science; and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Economic Growth and Productivity
  • Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

John Bongaarts has authored numerous papers in several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Population and Development Review (11 publications)
  • Genus (1 publication)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (1 publication)
  • Population and Environment (1 publication)
  • Demographic Research (1 publication)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by John Bongaarts include:

  • "Trends in fertility and fertility preferences in sub-Saharan Africa: the roles of education and family planning programs" (2020, Genus)
  • "FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHOThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020. Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets" (2021, Population and Development Review)
  • "Social dimensions of fertility behavior and consumption patterns in the Anthropocene" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population DivisionWorld Family Planning 2020: Highlights, United Nations Publications, 2020" (2020, Population and Development Review)
  • "IPCC, 2023: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. IPCC, 184 p." (2024, Population and Development Review)

In addition to journal articles, John Bongaarts has published books through Springer International Publishing, including:

  • "Fertility Transition in the Developing World" (2022)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Dennis Hodgson, John B. Casterline, Ridhi Kashyap, Jennifer Van Hook, and Paul Demeny.

John Bongaarts has received several recognitions over their career, such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2002)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1994)
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1986)

Best Publications

  • A framework for analyzing the proximate determinants of fertility

    John Bongaarts

  • Fertility, Biology, and Behavior: An Analysis of the Proximate Determinants

    John Bongaarts;Robert G. Potter

  • Social interactions and contemporary fertility transitions.

    John Bongaarts;Susan Cotts Watkins

  • On the quantum and tempo of fertility.

    John Bongaarts;Griffith Feeney

  • IPBES, 2019. Summary for policymakers of the global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

    John Bongaarts

  • Global Environment Outlook

    John Bongaarts

  • Human population growth and the demographic transition.

    John Bongaarts

  • The fertility-inhibiting effects of the intermediate fertility variables.

    John Bongaarts

  • The End of the Fertility Transition in the Developed World

    John Bongaarts

  • Determinants of fertility in developing countries.

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  • Fertility and reproductive preferences in post-transitional societies

    John Bongaarts

  • The causes of unmet need for contraception and the social content of services

    John Bongaarts;Judith Bruce

  • Fertility Transition: Is sub-Saharan Africa Different?

    John Bongaarts;John Casterline

  • Does malnutrition affect fecundity? A summary of evidence

    John Bongaarts

  • Fertility Transitions in Developing Countries: Progress or Stagnation?

    John Bongaarts

  • Living Arrangements of Older Adults in the Developing World An Analysis of Demographic and Health Survey Household Surveys

    John Bongaarts;Zachary Zimmer

  • Mortgaging the Earth: The World Bank, Environmental Impoverishment, and the Crisis of Development.

    John Bongaarts;Bruce Rich

  • Completing the fertility transition in the developing world: The role of educational differences and fertility preferences

    John Bongaarts

  • Population Aging and the Rising Cost of Public Pensions

    John Bongaarts

  • Population policy options in the developing world

    John Bongaarts

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann K. Blanc
Ann K. Blanc Population Council
John Cleland
John Cleland London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Susan Greenhalgh
Susan Greenhalgh Harvard University
Brian C. O'Neill
Brian C. O'Neill Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Jeffrey D. Klausner
Jeffrey D. Klausner University of Southern California
Ronald Lee
Ronald Lee University of California, Berkeley
Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh
Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh Autonomous University of Barcelona
Zachary Zimmer
Zachary Zimmer Mount Saint Vincent University
Alex Ezeh
Alex Ezeh Drexel University
Eric F. Lambin
Eric F. Lambin Stanford University

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