2026 Michael J. Shanahan: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	48	3058	2804	21	21	114	15475

Overview

Michael J. Shanahan is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and contributes to research primarily in the areas of pediatrics, health, immunology, and clinical psychology. Their work spans developmental and health-related topics, particularly focusing on birth, development, and health outcomes, as well as health disparities and the interaction of immune cell function.

Their research covers several main fields and subfields, including:

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Health
Immunology
Clinical Psychology
General Health Professions

Major research topics addressed by Michael J. Shanahan include:

Birth, Development, and Health
Health disparities and outcomes
Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
Tryptophan and brain disorders
Immune Cell Function and Interaction
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Employment and Welfare Studies

The following recent publications illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

"Population-based RNA profiling in Add Health finds social disparities in inflammatory and antiviral gene regulation to emerge by young adulthood" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Cohort Profile: The Zurich Project on the Social Development from Childhood to Adulthood (z-proso)" (2022), Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology
"Why Precarious Work Is Bad for Health: Social Marginality as Key Mechanisms in a Multi-National Context" (2021), Social Forces
"Socioeconomic inequalities in molecular risk for chronic diseases observed in young adulthood" (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"An integrative approach for the analysis of risk and health across the life course: challenges, innovations, and opportunities for life course research" (2023), Discover Social Science and Health

Michael J. Shanahan frequently publishes in the following venues:

UNC Libraries
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology
Discover Social Science and Health

Their frequent collaborators include:

Kathleen Mullan Harris
Steve W. Cole
Justin Chumbley
Cecilia Potente
Denis Ribeaud

Best Publications

Pathways to Adulthood in Changing Societies: Variability and Mechanisms in Life Course Perspective

Michael J. Shanahan

2300
Citations
The Life Course and Human Development.

Glen H. Elder;Michael J. Shanahan

2154
Citations
Poverty, Parenting, and Children's Mental Health.

Jane D. McLeod;Michael J. Shanahan

1324
Citations
Handbook of the Life Course

Jeylan T. Mortimer;Michael J. Shanahan

763
Citations
Trajectories of poverty and children's mental health.

Jane D. McLeod;Michael J. Shanahan

712
Citations
Socioeconomic status and depression over the life course.

Richard Allen Miech;Michael J. Shanahan

604
Citations
Social Context in Gene–Environment Interactions: Retrospect and Prospect

Michael J. Shanahan;Scott M. Hofer

541
Citations
The Process of Occupational Decision Making: Patterns during the Transition to Adulthood

Jeylan T. Mortimer;Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck;Mikki Holmes;Michael J. Shanahan

417
Citations
The Effects of Work Intensity on Adolescent Mental Health, Achievement, and Behavioral Adjustment: New Evidence from a Prospective Study

Jeylan T. Mortimer;Michael D. Finch;Seongryeol Ryu;Michael J. Shanahan

340
Citations
Subjective Age Identity and the Transition to Adulthood: When Do Adolescents Become Adults?

Michael J. Shanahan;Erik J. Porfeli;Jeylan T. Mortimer;Lance D. Erickson

314
Citations
Psychosocial stress over the life course.

Glen H. Elder Jr.;Linda K. George;Michael J. Shanahan

296
Citations
Mutual influences in parent and adolescent psychological distress.

Xiaojia Ge;Rand D. Conger;Frederick O. Lorenz;Michael Shanahan

248
Citations
Can personality traits and intelligence compensate for background disadvantage? Predicting status attainment in adulthood.

Rodica Ioana Damian;Rong Su;Michael Shanahan;Ulrich Trautwein

236
Citations
Human Development in Time and Place

Glen H. Elder;Michael J. Shanahan;Julia A. Jennings

231
Citations
Dynamic patterns of time use in adolescence.

Michael J. Shanahan;Brian P. Flaherty

223
Citations
When war comes to men's lives: life-course patterns in family, work, and health.

Glen H. Elder;Michael J. Shanahan;Elizabeth Colerick Clipp

222
Citations
Modeling complex interactions: Person–centered and variable–centered approaches

Daniel J. Bauer;Michael J. Shanahan

215
Citations
Conscientiousness, health, and aging: the life course of personality model.

Michael J. Shanahan;Patrick L. Hill;Brent W. Roberts;Jacquelynne Eccles

208
Citations
Linking combat and physical health: the legacy of World War II in men's lives

Glen H. Elder;Michael J. Shanahan;Elizabeth Colerick Clipp

205
Citations
Intestinal Epithelial Sirtuin 1 Regulates Intestinal Inflammation During Aging in Mice by Altering the Intestinal Microbiota

Alicia S. Wellman;Mallikarjuna R. Metukuri;Nevzat Kazgan;Xiaojiang Xu

189
Citations
Work Experience, Mental Health, and Behavioral Adjustment in Adolescence

Jeylan T. Mortimer;Michael Finch;Michael Shanahan;Seongryeol Ryu

169
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Glen H. Elder University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jeylan T. Mortimer University of Minnesota

Kathleen Mullan Harris University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jason D. Boardman University of Colorado Boulder

Brent W. Roberts University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Daniel J. Bauer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Andrew Smolen University of Colorado Boulder

Jaan Valsiner Aalborg University

Jonathan Tudge University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Scott M. Hofer University of Victoria

External Links

Personal website of Michael J. Shanahan

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