2026 Thomas A. DiPrete: 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	55	1973	1785	946	844	135	18768

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas A. DiPrete is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with extensive work in Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Genetics, and Health.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
Employment and Welfare Studies
Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
Social and Cultural Dynamics
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Economic Growth and Productivity
Health disparities and outcomes

Recent publications by Thomas A. DiPrete demonstrate a focus on inequality, mobility, and socioeconomic factors:

"The Impact of Inequality on Intergenerational Mobility," 2020, Annual Review of Sociology
"The Relevance of Inequality Research in Sociology for Inequality Reduction," 2021, Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World
"Genetic Fortune: Winning or Losing Education, Income, and Health," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
"Associations between common genetic variants and income provide insights about the socio-economic health gradient," 2025, Nature Human Behaviour
"Training Regimes and Skill Formation in France and Germany An Analysis of Change Between 1970 and 2010," 2020, Social Forces

Frequent coauthors collaborating with DiPrete include:

Hyeokmoon Kweon
Casper A.P. Burik
Richard Karlsson Linnér
Aysu Okbay
Ronald de Vlaming

The scientist's work has appeared in several venues multiple times, highlighting where their research contributions are concentrated:

Annual Review of Sociology
Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World
Nature Human Behaviour
SSRN Electronic Journal
Social Forces

Thomas A. DiPrete has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2015, recognizing a significant standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

Cumulative Advantage as a Mechanism for Inequality: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Developments

Thomas A. DiPrete;Gregory M. Eirich

2240
Citations
The Growing Female Advantage in College Completion: The Role of Family Background and Academic Achievement:

Claudia Buchmann;Thomas A. DiPrete

1370
Citations
Gender inequalities in education.

Claudia Buchmann;Thomas A. DiPrete;Anne McDaniel

1318
Citations
The Rise of Women: The Growing Gender Gap in Education and What it Means for American Schools

Thomas Albert DiPrete;Claudia Buchmann

1092
Citations
Assessing bias in the estimation of causal effects: Rosenbaum bounds on matching estimators and instrumental variables estimation with imperfect instruments

Thomas A. DiPrete;Markus Gangl

904
Citations
Gender-Specific Trends in the Value of Education and the Emerging Gender Gap in College Completion

Thomas Albert DiPrete;Claudia Buchmann

721
Citations
What we have learned: RC28's contributions to knowledge about social stratification

Michael Hout;Thomas A. DiPrete

706
Citations
School Context and the Gender Gap in Educational Achievement

Joscha Phillipp H. Legewie;Thomas A. DiPrete

662
Citations
Social and behavioral skills and the gender gap in early educational achievement.

Thomas A. DiPrete;Jennifer L. Jennings

521
Citations
Multilevel Models: Methods and Substance

Thomas A. DiPrete;Jerry D. Forristal

504
Citations
The Constant Flux: A Study of Class Mobility in Industrial Societies.

Thomas A. DiPrete;Robert Erikson;John H. Goldthorpe

440
Citations
The High School Environment and the Gender Gap in Science and Engineering.

Joscha Legewie;Thomas A. DiPrete

402
Citations
Distribution-free tests

Thomas A. DiPrete;H. R. Neave;P. L. Worthington

393
Citations
Segregation in social networks based on acquaintanceship and trust

Thomas A. DiPrete;Andrew E. Gelman;Tyler McCormick;Julien O. Teitler

360
Citations
Life Course Risks, Mobility Regimes, and Mobility Consequences: A Comparison of Sweden, Germany, and the United States1

Thomas A. DiPrete

359
Citations
Teacher Effects on Social and Behavioral Skills in Early Elementary School.

Jennifer L. Jennings;Thomas A. DiPrete

348
Citations
The black gender gap in educational attainment: historical trends and racial comparisons

Anne McDaniel;Thomas A. DiPrete;Claudia Buchmann;Uri Shwed

315
Citations
Family change, employment transitions, and the welfare state : Household income dynamics in the United States and Germany

Thomas Albert DiPrete;Patricia A. McManus

273
Citations
Work and pay in flexible and regulated labor markets: A generalized perspective on institutional evolution and inequality trends in Europe and the U.S.

Thomas A. DiPrete;Dominique Goux;Eric Maurin;Amelie Quesnel-Vallee

256
Citations
Trends in gender segregation in the choice of science and engineering majors.

Allison Leigh Mann;Thomas A. DiPrete

227
Citations
Social mobility and social structure

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120
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Philipp D. Koellinger Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

S. Philip Morgan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Julien O. Teitler Columbia University

Suzanne M. Bianchi University of California, Los Angeles

Herman G. van de Werfhorst University of Amsterdam

John H. Goldthorpe University of Oxford

P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale Northwestern University

Melinda Mills University of Oxford

Michael Hout New York University

James S. Coleman University of Chicago

External Links

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