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7560
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501
National Ranking
278

Overview

Jonathan Kelley is affiliated with the International Survey Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a particular focus on social sciences, medicine, and psychology. Within these domains, Kelley has contributed notably to subfields including sociology and political science, clinical psychology, social psychology, epidemiology, and emergency medicine.

Their work addresses a variety of topics, prominently featuring intergenerational and educational inequality studies, thermal regulation in medicine, income, poverty, and inequality, bacterial infections and vaccines, pneumonia and respiratory infections, personality traits and psychology, as well as emotional intelligence and performance.

Jonathan Kelley's recent scholarly publications include:

  • Concise survey measures for the Big Five personality traits (2021), published in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
  • Legitimate earnings inequality and national welfare commitment: Correspondence between economic institutions and the pay 80,000+ people in 30 nations think legitimate for ordinary jobs and for elite jobs (2020), published in Social Science Research
  • Synchronized Cardioversion Performed During Cold Water Immersion of a Heatstroke Patient (2022), published in Annals of Emergency Medicine
  • Diversity in Religiosity Undermines Conventional Personal Morality Across the Globe: Evidence From 90 Nations, 300,000+ Individuals (2021), published in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • In reply (2023), published in Annals of Emergency Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kelley include Mdr Evans, Paul Blackburn, Patrick Connell, Sarah Kelley, and Amrita Vempati.

Kelley's research contributions have been published repeatedly in venues such as Annals of Emergency Medicine and Frontiers in Sociology, alongside individual publications in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, Social Science Research, and Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.

This combination of interdisciplinary topics and a range of publication venues reflects a research profile that integrates social scientific inquiry with applied medical and psychological investigation, marking a diverse and multi-faceted academic career.

Best Publications

  • Family scholarly culture and educational success: Books and schooling in 27 nations

    M.D.R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley;Joanna Sikora;Donald J. Treiman

  • Dimensions of mental health: Life satisfaction, positive affect, anxiety and depression.

    Bruce W. Headey;Jonathan Kelley;Alex J. Wearing

  • Decomposing Differences between Groups: A Cautionary Note on Measuring Discrimination

    F. L. Jones;Jonathan Kelley

  • NATIONAL CONTEXT, PARENTAL SOCIALIZATION, AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF: RESULTS FROM 15 NATIONS

    J. Kelley;N.D. de Graaf

  • The Legitimation of Inequality: Occupational Earnings in Nine Nations'

    Jonathan Kelley;M. D. R. Evans

  • Subjective Social Location: Data From 21 Nations

    M. D. R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley

  • Class as Conceived by Marx and Dahrendorf: Effects on Income Inequality and Politics in the United States and Great Britain

    Robert V. Robinson;Jonathan Kelley

  • CLASS AND CLASS CONFLICT IN SIX WESTERN NATIONS

    Jonathan Kelley;Maria D. R. Evans

  • National Pride in the Developed World: Survey Data from 24 Nations

    M. D. R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley

  • Images of Class: Public Perceptions in Hungary and Australia

    M. D. R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley;Tamas Kolosi

  • Attitudes towards Homosexuality in 29 Nations

    Jonathan Kelley

  • Effect of family structure on life satisfaction: australian evidence

    M. D. R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley

  • Effect of Family Structure on Life Satisfaction: Australian Evidence

    M. D. R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley

  • Prejudice, Discrimination, and the Labor Market: Attainments of Immigrants in Australia

    M. D. R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley

  • Does National Income Inequality Affect Individuals’ Quality of Life in Europe? Inequality, Happiness, Finances, and Health

    Krzysztof Zagorski;Mariah D. R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley;Katarzyna Piotrowska

  • Scholarly Culture and Academic Performance in 42 Nations

    M. D. R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley;Joanna Sikora

  • Societal Inequality and individual subjective well-being: Results from 68 societies and over 200,000 individuals, 1981-2008.

    Jonathan Kelley;M.D.R. Evans

  • ECONOMIC CHANGE AND THE LEGITIMATION OF INEQUALITY: THE TRANSITION FROM SOCIALISM TO THE FREE MARKET IN CENTRAL-EAST EUROPE

    Jonathan Kelley;Krzysztof Zagorski

  • Causal Chain Models for the Socioeconomic Career

    Jonathan Kelley

  • Ballot Paper Cues and the Vote in Australia and Britain: Alphabetic Voting, Sex, and Title

    Jonathan Kelley;Ian Mcallister

  • Scholarly culture: How books in adolescence enhance adult literacy, numeracy and technology skills in 31 societies

    Joanna Sikora;M.D.R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley

  • Pet Ownership is Good for Your Health and Saves Public Expenditure Too: Australian and German Longitudinal Evidence

    Bruce Headey;Markus Grabka;Jonathan Kelley;Prasuna Reddy

  • Immigrants' Work: Equality and Discrimination in the Australian Labour Market

    M.D.R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley

  • Trends in women’s labor force participation in Australia: 1984–2002

    M.D.R. Evans;Jonathan Kelley;Jonathan Kelley

  • Australian and International Survey Data for Multivariate Analysis: The IsssA

    Jonathan Kelley;M. D. R. Evans

  • Immigrants, Socio-Economic Attainment, and Politics in Australia

    Jonathan Kelley;Ian McAllister

  • Revolution and the Rebirth of Inequality : A Theory Applied to the National Revolution in Bolivia

    Jonathan Kelley;Herbert S. Klein

  • A Clash of Civilizations? Preferences for Religious Political Leaders in 86 Nations

    Nate Breznau;Valerie A. Lykes;Jonathan Kelley;M. D. R. Evans

  • Public opinion and the death penalty in Australia

    Jonathan Kelley;John Braithwaite

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian McAllister
Ian McAllister Australian National University
Bruce Headey
Bruce Headey University of Melbourne
Donald J. Treiman
Donald J. Treiman University of California, Los Angeles
Esmail D. Zanjani
Esmail D. Zanjani University of Nevada Reno
Alexander J. Wearing
Alexander J. Wearing University of Melbourne
John Braithwaite
John Braithwaite Australian National University
Jaap Dronkers
Jaap Dronkers Maastricht University
Joop J. Hox
Joop J. Hox Utrecht University
Russell G. Foster
Russell G. Foster University of Oxford
Bernadette C. Hayes
Bernadette C. Hayes University of Aberdeen

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