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John Giles 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 Giles sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 78 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Giles 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 Giles sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John Giles is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States, specializing in social sciences and health professions. Their research mainly explores topics related to retirement, disability, employment, migration and labor dynamics, as well as healthcare systems and reforms.

Their work spans a variety of publication venues, with frequent contributions to the SSRN Electronic Journal, The Lancet, Journal of Development Economics, Economics & Human Biology, and Population Studies.

Among John Giles's notable recent papers are:

  • The path to healthy ageing in China: a Peking University-Lancet Commission (2022, The Lancet)
  • Can information influence the social insurance participation decision of China's rural migrants? (2021, Journal of Development Economics)
  • The effect of height on earnings: Is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills? (2021, Economics & Human Biology)
  • Is consanguinity an impediment to child development? (2020, Population Studies)
  • One Country, Two Systems: Evidence on Retirement Patterns in China (2021, Journal of Pensions Economics and Finance)

John Giles has co-authored frequently with:

  • Xiaoyan Lei
  • Gewei Wang
  • Yafeng Wang
  • Yaohui Zhao
  • Xin Meng

Their primary fields of study include social sciences and health professions, with subfields encompassing sociology and political science, demography, general health professions, finance, and political science and international relations.

Research topics addressed in their publications cover:

  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Healthcare Systems and Reforms
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies

John Giles has also contributed to book publications through World Bank affiliated publishers, including:

  • Migration, Growth, and Poverty Reduction in Rural China: Retrospect and Prospects (2024, World Bank policy research working paper)
  • Participation in Pension Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (2025, Washington, DC: World Bank eBooks)

Best Publications

  • The path to healthy ageing in China: a Peking University–Lancet Commission

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  • Leaving China's Farms: Survey Results of New Paths and Remaining Hurdles to Rural Migration

    Scott D. Rozelle;Li Guo;Minggao Shen;Amelia Hughart

  • The evolution of income inequality in rural China

    Dwayne Benjamin;Loren Brandt;John Giles

  • What is China's true unemployment rate?

    John Giles;Albert Francis Park;Juwei Zhang

  • Elderly Parent Health and the Migration Decisions of Adult Children: Evidence From Rural China

    John Giles;Ren Mu

  • How has Economic Restructuring Affected China’s Urban Workers?*

    John Giles;Albert Francis Park;Fang Cai

  • The Elderly and Old Age Support in Rural China

    Fang Cai;John Giles;Philip O'Keefe;Dewen Wang

  • Precautionary Behavior, Migrant Networks, and Household Consumption Decisions: An Empirical Analysis Using Household Panel Data from Rural China

    John Giles;Kyeongwon Yoo

  • Migrant Labor Markets and the Welfare of Rural Households in the Developing World: Evidence from China

    Alan De Brauw;John T. Giles

  • China’s 2008 Labor Contract Law: Implementation and implications for China’s workers

    Mary Gallagher;John Giles;Albert Francis Park;Meiyan Wang

  • Migrant Opportunity and the Educational Attainment of Youth in Rural China

    Alan De Brauw;John T. Giles

  • How well do children insure parents against low retirement income? An analysis using survey data from urban China

    Fang Cai;John Giles;Xin Meng

  • Can China’s Rural Elderly Count on Support from Adult Children? Implications of Rural-to-Urban Migration

    John Giles;Dewen Wang;Changbao Zhao

  • Chronic and transient poverty: Measurement and estimation, with evidence from China

    Jean-Yves Duclos;Jean-Yves Duclos;Abdelkrim Araar;John Giles

  • Is life more risky in the open? Household risk-coping and the opening of China's labor markets

    John Giles

  • China's Great Economic Transformation: Income Inequality during China's Economic Transition

    Dwayne Benjamin;Loren Brandt;John Giles;Sangui Wang

  • Village political economy, land tenure insecurity, and the rural to urban migration decision: evidence from China

    John T. Giles;Ren Mu

  • The impact of the global financial crisis on off-farm employment and earnings in rural China

    Jikun Huang;Huayong Zhi;Zhurong Huang;Scott Rozelle;Scott Rozelle

  • Reemployment of Dislocated Workers in Urban China: The Roles of Information and Incentives *

    John Giles;Albert Francis Park;Fang Cai

  • The Elderly and Old Age Support in Rural China: Challenges and Prospects

    Fang Cai;John Giles;Philip O'Keefe;Dewen Wang

  • The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Disruptions to Education, and Returns to Schooling in Urban China *

    John Giles;Albert Francis Park;Meiyan Wang

  • The labor supply and retirement behavior of China's older workers and elderly in comparative perspective

    John Giles;John Giles;Dewen Wang;Wei Cai

  • Live long and prosper : aging in East Asia and Pacific

    Philip B. O'Keefe;Nithin Umapathi;Aparnaa Somanathan;Robert J. Palacios

  • (Forthcoming in The Review of Economics and Statistics) Precautionary Behavior, Migrant Networks and Household Consumption Decisions: An Empirical Analysis Using Household Panel Data from Rural China*

    John Giles;Kyeongwon Yoo

Frequent Co-Authors

Yaohui Zhao
Yaohui Zhao Peking University
Bob Baulch
Bob Baulch RMIT University

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