Sara McLanahan

173 papers and 17.0k indexed citations i.

About

Sara McLanahan is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara McLanahan has authored 173 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 83 papers in Gender Studies and 78 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Sara McLanahan’s work include Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (76 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (76 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (65 papers). Sara McLanahan is often cited by papers focused on Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (76 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (76 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (65 papers). Sara McLanahan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Sara McLanahan's co-authors include Gary D. Sandefur, Irwin Garfinkel, Nan Marie Astone, Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn, Toby L. Parcel, Elizabeth Thomson, Nancy E. Reichman, Julien O. Teitler, Beth B. Hess and Christine Percheski and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Statistical Association and American Economic Review.

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara McLanahan

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EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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