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Scott J. South 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 Scott J. South sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 120 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Scott J. South 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 Scott J. South sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 64 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Scott J. South is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their primary field of study is Social Sciences, with a focus on Sociology and Political Science, complemented by research interests in General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Health, and Gender Studies.

Their recent research covers a variety of topics related to social dynamics and health, including Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies; Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health; Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology; Sex Work and Related Issues; Health Disparities and Outcomes; Migration and Labor Dynamics; and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving.

Scott J. South's notable recent publications include:

  • "Explaining the Decline in Young Adult Sexual Activity in the United States," 2020, Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • "Why Are Fewer Young Adults Having Casual Sex?", 2021, Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World
  • "Neighborhood Poverty and Physical Health at Midlife: The Role of Life-Course Exposure," 2020, Journal of Urban Health
  • "Life-Course Exposure to Neighborhood Poverty and Migration Between Poor and Non-poor Neighborhoods," 2020, Population Research and Policy Review
  • "Who returned home? The COVID-19 pandemic and young adults' residential transitions," 2023, Advances in Life Course Research

The venues where Scott J. South frequently publishes include Population Research and Policy Review, Social Science Research, UNC Libraries, Journal of Marriage and the Family, and Advances in Life Course Research.

Frequent collaborators of Scott J. South reflect an interdisciplinary network, including Lei Lei, Ying Huang, Kyle Crowder, Soojin Han, and Katherine Trent.

Best Publications

  • Housework in Marital and Nonmarital Households

    Scott J. South;Glenna Spitze

  • Escaping Distressed Neighborhoods: Individual, Community, and Metropolitan Influences

    Scott J. South;Kyle D. Crowder

  • Spousal alternatives and marital dissolution

    Scott J. South;Kim M. Lloyd

  • Neighborhood distress and school dropout: the variable significance of community context

    Kyle Crowder;Scott J South

  • Sociodemographic Differentials in Mate Selection Preferences.

    Scott J. South

  • Student mobility and school dropout

    Scott J. South;Dana L. Haynie;Sunita Bose

  • DETERMINANTS OF DIVORCE OVER THE MARITAL LIFE COURSE

    Scott J. South;Glenna Spitze

  • Leaving the `hood: residential mobility between black white and integrated neighborhoods.

    Scott J. South;Kyle D. Crowder

  • The Subculture of Violence and Delinquency: Individual vs. School Context Effects

    Richard B. Felson;Allen E. Liska;Scott J. South;Thomas L. McNulty

  • Residential mobility between cities and suburbs: race, suburbanization, and back-to-the-city moves

    Scott J. South;Kyle D. Crowder

  • Marriage opportunities and family formation: further implications of imbalanced sex ratios.

    Scott J. South;Kim M. Lloyd

  • Social structure and intergroup interaction: men and women of the federal bureaucracy

    Scott J. South;Charles W. Bonjean;William T. Markham;Judy Corder

  • Race and Residential Mobility: Individual Determinants and Structural Constraints

    Scott J. South;Glenn D. Deane

  • Migration and Spatial Assimilation Among U.S. Latinos: Classical Versus Segmented Trajectories

    Scott J. South;Kyle Crowder;Erick Chavez

  • Spatial Dynamics of White Flight : The Effects of Local and Extralocal Racial Conditions on Neighborhood Out-Migration

    Kyle Crowder;Scott J. South

  • Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Desire to Marry.

    Scott J. South

  • Contextual Influences on Young Men's Transition to First Marriage

    Kim M. Lloyd;Scott J. South

  • Neighborhood effects on family formation : Concentrated poverty and beyond

    Scott J. South;Kyle D. Crowder

  • Community Effects on Youth Sexual Activity

    Eric P. Baumer;Scott J. South

  • Deciphering Community and Race Effects on Adolescent Premarital Childbearing

    Scott J. South;Eric P. Baumer

  • RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY BETWEEN BLACK, WHITE, AND INTEGRATED NEIGHBORHOODS*

    Scott J. South;Kyle D. Crowder

Frequent Co-Authors

Kyle Crowder
Kyle Crowder University of Washington
Steven F. Messner
Steven F. Messner University at Albany, State University of New York
Eric P. Baumer
Eric P. Baumer Pennsylvania State University
Glenna Spitze
Glenna Spitze University at Albany, State University of New York
Richard B. Felson
Richard B. Felson Pennsylvania State University
Dudley L. Poston
Dudley L. Poston Texas A&M University
Frank D. Bean
Frank D. Bean University of California, Irvine

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