2026 Rebecca M. Blank: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	54	1106	679	143	17799

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

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Economics and Finance

1106

679

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17799

Research.com Recognitions

2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Rebecca M. Blank was affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research contributions spanned multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Health Professions and Psychology. Within these fields, their subfields of expertise included General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology, with additional work in Food Science, Endocrinology, and Gender Studies.

The scientific topics addressed in their research encompassed Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology, Vibrio bacteria research studies, Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics, Employment and Welfare Studies, Global Health Care Issues, Resilience and Mental Health, and Child Abuse and Trauma.

The scientist authored several recent papers, including:

Notes from the Field: Recurrence of a Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Contact with Hedgehogs - United States and Canada, 2020 (2021, MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Support U.S. research during COVID-19 (2020, Science)
Newly Poor Women and the Social Safety Net, 1990-2010 (2024, The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science)

Collaborations were part of this scientist's work, with frequent co-authors including Michelle A. Waltenburg, Megin Nichols, HaeNa Waechter, Jeffrey Higa, and Laura Cronquist.

The scientist published in several venues such as MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Science, and The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, each featuring at least one of their papers.

Rebecca M. Blank was recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2005.

Best Publications

Race and gender in the labor market

Joseph G. Altonji;Rebecca M. Blank

5023
Citations
Evaluating Welfare Reform in the United States

Rebecca Blank

1121
Citations
Chapter 48 Race and gender in the labor market

Joseph G. Altonji;Rebecca M. Blank

693
Citations
Measuring Racial Discrimination

Rebecca M. Blank

607
Citations
What Has Welfare Reform Accomplished? Impacts on Welfare Participation, Employment, Income, Poverty, and Family Structure

Robert F. Schoeni;Rebecca M. Blank

580
Citations
The Effects of Double-Blind versus Single-Blind Reviewing: Experimental Evidence from The American Economic Review

Rebecca M. Blank

563
Citations
It Takes a Nation: A New Agenda for Fighting Poverty

Rebecca M. Blank

462
Citations
Recent Trends in Insured and Uninsured Unemployment: Is There an Explanation?

Rebecca M. Blank;David E. Card

438
Citations
When Do Women Use Aid to Families with Dependent Children and Food Stamps? The Dynamics of Eligibility versus Participation

Rebecca M. Blank;Patricia Ruggles

387
Citations
Analyzing the length of welfare spells

Rebecca M. Blank

358
Citations
What Goes Up Must Come Down? Explaining Recent Changes in Public Assistance Caseloads

Geoffrey Wallace;Rebecca M. Blank

329
Citations
Macroeconomics, Income Distribution, and Poverty

Rebecca M. Blank;Alan S. Blinder

318
Citations
Poverty, Income Distribution, and Growth: Are They Still Connected?

Rebecca M. Blank;David Card;Frank Levy;James L. Medoff

285
Citations
What Causes Public Assistance Caseloads to Grow

Rebecca M. Blank

284
Citations
State abortion rates. The impact of policies, providers, politics, demographics, and economic environment.

Rebecca M. Blank;Christine C. George;Rebecca A. London

254
Citations
The New World of Welfare

Vicky Albert;Rebecca M. Blank;Ron Haskins

244
Citations
An Analysis of Workers' Choice between Employment in the Public and Private Sectors:

Rebecca M. Blank

241
Citations
Financial Incentives for Increasing Work and Income Among Low-Income Families

Rebecca M Blank;David Card;Philip K Robins

225
Citations
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: How to Improve Poverty Measurement in the United States

Rebecca M. Blank

190
Citations
How to Improve Poverty Measurement in the United States

Rebecca M. Blank

105
Citations
Finding Jobs: Work and Welfare Reform.

David E. Card;Rebecca M. Blank

100
Citations
It Takes a Nation

Rebecca M. Blank

85
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David Card University of California, Berkeley

Robert F. Schoeni University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Harvey S. Rosen Princeton University

Joseph G. Altonji Yale University

Alan S. Blinder Princeton University

Robert A. Moffitt Johns Hopkins University

Philip K. Robins University of Miami

Sheldon Danziger University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Samuel Hawgood University of California, San Francisco

Timothy D. Sands Virginia Tech

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