William Petersen
Impact in
- Gender Studies top 5%
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
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- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Papers in
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- Historical and Linguistic Studies 12
- Political Economy and Marxism 4
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- Biblical Studies and Interpretation 12
- Co-authors
- Robert L. Heilbroner (1 shared paper)Gertrude Himmelfarb (1 shared paper)Alfred J. Kahn (1 shared paper)Sheila B. Kamerman (1 shared paper)Jens Peter Nielsen (1 shared paper)Hans Bisgaard (1 shared paper)Darrel Montero (1 shared paper)John W. Connor (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Sociological Review (15 papers)Population and Development Review (11 papers)Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews (10 papers)Vigiliae Christianae (9 papers)Journal of Biblical Literature (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesDenmark
In The Last Decade
William Petersen
103 papers receiving 1.5k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 144
- Gender Studies 190
- Sociology and Political Science 846
- Demography 227
- Religious studies 79
- Political Science and International Relations 274
Countries citing papers authored by William Petersen
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Petersen
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside William Petersen, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | 252 | |
| 2 | 1958 | 198 | |
| 3 | 1984 | 168 | |
| 4 | 1979 | 160 | |
| 5 | 1990 | 144 | |
| 6 | 1965 | 101 | |
| 7 | 1987 | 52 | |
| 8 | 1975 | 49 | |
| 9 | 1960 | 38 | |
| 10 | 1994 | 38 | |
| 11 | 1987 | 38 | |
| 12 | The politics of population | 1964 | 37 |
| 13 | 1975 | 37 | |
| 14 | 1964 | 34 | |
| 15 | 1987 | 32 | |
| 16 | 1992 | 29 | |
| 17 | 1975 | 28 | |
| 18 | 1976 | 25 | |
| 19 | 1978 | 25 | |
| 20 | 1974 | 24 |
About William Petersen
William Petersen is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Religious studies, Archeology, Demography and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, having authored 123 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Historical and Linguistic Studies (12 papers), Biblical Studies and Interpretation (12 papers), Archaeology and Historical Studies (8 papers), Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (6 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (6 papers), Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (4 papers), Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies (4 papers) and Political Economy and Marxism (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Gender Studies (190 citations), Sociology and Political Science (846 citations), Demography (227 citations), Religious studies (79 citations) and Political Science and International Relations (274 citations). William Petersen has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Robert L. Heilbroner, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Alfred J. Kahn, Sheila B. Kamerman, Jens Peter Nielsen, Hans Bisgaard, Darrel Montero, John W. Connor, Christopher Bagley and Oscar Handlin. Their work appears in journals such as American Sociological Review, Population and Development Review, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, Vigiliae Christianae and Journal of Biblical Literature.
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