D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Nan Marie Astone

Johns Hopkins University
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 32 Citations 10,093 63 World Ranking 5075 National Ranking 2535

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Social science
Poverty
Developmental psychology

Nan Marie Astone mainly focuses on Developmental psychology, Developed country, Socioeconomic status, Fertility and Child development. His work carried out in the field of Developmental psychology brings together such families of science as Demography and Educational attainment. His Developed country study combines topics in areas such as Remedial education and Stepfamily.

His Socioeconomic status research includes themes of Criminology and Socioeconomics. The various areas that Nan Marie Astone examines in his Fertility study include Life course approach, Pregnancy test, Abortion and Ambivalence. The Child development study combines topics in areas such as Offspring and Parenting styles.

His most cited work include:

Family structure, parental practices and high school completion. (1138 citations)
The Transition to Adulthood (486 citations)
Some Practical Guidelines for Measuring Youth's Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status (466 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Demography, Developmental psychology, Socioeconomic status, Gerontology and Developed country. His research in Demography tackles topics such as Poverty which are related to areas like Single mothers. His Developmental psychology course of study focuses on Educational attainment and Family structure.

He has researched Socioeconomic status in several fields, including Criminology, Pediatrics and Child development. His study focuses on the intersection of Gerontology and fields such as Public health with connections in the field of Adolescent health. His work investigates the relationship between Developed country and topics such as Fertility that intersect with problems in Affect.

He most often published in these fields:

Demography (35.14%)
Developmental psychology (27.03%)
Socioeconomic status (20.27%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2019)?

Demography (35.14%)
Young adult (16.22%)
Domestic violence (6.76%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Demography, Young adult, Domestic violence, Developmental psychology and Developed country are his primary areas of study. His study in the fields of Physical abuse under the domain of Domestic violence overlaps with other disciplines such as Psychiatry, Social determinants of health and Global health. His research on Developmental psychology frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Disadvantaged.

His studies in Developed country integrate themes in fields like Fertility, Gender studies and Reproductive health. His Reproductive health research integrates issues from Nursing, Family medicine and Preconception health. The Preconception health study combines topics in areas such as Maternal and child health and Public health.

Between 2014 and 2019, his most popular works were:

Gender-based violence against adolescent and young adult women in low- and middle-income countries. (51 citations)
Gender-based violence against adolescent and young adult women in low- and middle-income countries. (51 citations)
National Needs of Family Planning Among US Men Aged 15 to 44 Years (20 citations)

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Best Publications

Family structure, parental practices and high school completion.

Nan Marie Astone;Sara S. McLanahan.
American Sociological Review (1991)

2539 Citations

The Transition to Adulthood

Dennis P. Hogan;Nan Marie Astone.
Review of Sociology (1986)

761 Citations

Some Practical Guidelines for Measuring Youth's Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status

Doris R. Entwislea;Nan Marie Astone.
Child Development (1994)

716 Citations

Family Structure, Residential Mobility, and School Dropout: A Research Note*

Nan Marie Astone;Sara S. McLanahan.
Demography (1994)

708 Citations

Do fertility intentions affect fertility behavior

Robert Schoen;Nan Marie Astone;Young J. Kim;Constance A. Nathanson.
Journal of Marriage and Family (1999)

526 Citations

Health of the world's adolescents: a synthesis of internationally comparable data

George C Patton;George C Patton;Caroline Coffey;Claudia Cappa;Dorothy Currie.
The Lancet (2012)

498 Citations

Family Demography, Social Theory, and Investment in Social Capital

Nan Marie Astone;Constance A. Nathanson;Robert Schoen;Young J. Kim.
Population and Development Review (1999)

333 Citations

Why Do Americans Want Children

Robert Schoen;Young J. Kim;Constance A. Nathanson;Jason Fields.
Population and Development Review (1997)

284 Citations

Explaining son preference in rural India: the independent role of structural versus individual factors

Rohini P. Pande;Nan Marie Astone.
Population Research and Policy Review (2007)

252 Citations

Do adolescents want babies? The relationship between attitudes and behavior.

Laurie Schwab Zabin;Nan Marie Astone;Mark R. Emerson.
Journal of Research on Adolescence (1993)

240 Citations

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External Links

Personal Website for Nan Marie Astone