Alair MacLean

825 total citations
33 papers, 548 citations indexed

About

Alair MacLean is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alair MacLean has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 548 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in General Health Professions, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Alair MacLean's work include Employment and Welfare Studies (15 papers), Retirement, Disability, and Employment (7 papers) and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (6 papers). Alair MacLean is often cited by papers focused on Employment and Welfare Studies (15 papers), Retirement, Disability, and Employment (7 papers) and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (6 papers). Alair MacLean collaborates with scholars based in United States. Alair MacLean's co-authors include Glen H. Elder, Meredith Kleykamp, Ryan D. Edwards, David B. Grusky, Christine E. Bose, Aaron C. Kay, Steven Shepherd, David K. Sherman, Robert M. Hauser and Jonathan Gratch and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, PLoS ONE and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Alair MacLean

30 papers receiving 498 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alair MacLean United States	12	210	192	144	95	88	33	548
David W. Rothwell United States	15	307 1.5×	202 1.1×	114 0.8×	157 1.7×	79 0.9×	68	812
María Prados United States	8	172 0.8×	211 1.1×	140 1.0×	116 1.2×	41 0.5×	21	585
Jennifer L. Romich United States	13	197 0.9×	195 1.0×	130 0.9×	107 1.1×	52 0.6×	42	582
Michael J. Camasso United States	15	173 0.8×	156 0.8×	191 1.3×	48 0.5×	75 0.9×	53	542
Meredith Kleykamp United States	16	254 1.2×	245 1.3×	174 1.2×	155 1.6×	102 1.2×	33	790
Irene Y. H. Ng Singapore	13	127 0.6×	284 1.5×	150 1.0×	63 0.7×	39 0.4×	45	521
Oliver Lipps Switzerland	13	156 0.7×	364 1.9×	67 0.5×	107 1.1×	69 0.8×	55	617
Radha Jagannathan United States	12	140 0.7×	98 0.5×	109 0.8×	39 0.4×	84 1.0×	47	457
Silke Anger Germany	12	112 0.5×	265 1.4×	56 0.4×	137 1.4×	66 0.8×	45	562
Sonya Krutikova United Kingdom	13	134 0.6×	239 1.2×	186 1.3×	82 0.9×	41 0.5×	28	761

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20 of 20 papers shown

MacLean, Alair, et al.. (2025). Structure in transition: The role of structure in facilitating workplace efficacy and belonging for military veterans and civilians. PLoS ONE. 20(2). e0317575–e0317575.

MacLean, Alair, et al.. (2025). The Growing Conservatism of White Veterans Since the 1970s. Armed Forces & Society.

MacLean, Alair, et al.. (2023). Migration Across Metro‐Nonmetro Boundaries and Hourly Wages^☆. Rural Sociology. 88(4). 1001–1032. 2 indexed citations

Shepherd, Steven, David K. Sherman, Alair MacLean, & Aaron C. Kay. (2020). The Challenges of Military Veterans in Their Transition to the Workplace: A Call for Integrating Basic and Applied Psychological Science. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 16(3). 590–613. 24 indexed citations

MacLean, Alair & Meredith Kleykamp. (2020). Generations of Veterans: Socioeconomic Attainment from World War II to the Contemporary Era. Social Science History. 45(1). 83–110. 7 indexed citations

MacLean, Alair. (2019). Military service and the socioeconomic attainment of French men, 1940–1980. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 61. 1–19.

MacLean, Alair. (2018). A Few Good Men and Women: Gender, Race, and Status in the Wartime Volunteer Military. Population Research and Policy Review. 37(4). 591–613. 5 indexed citations

MacLean, Alair. (2018). Grateful Nation: Student Veterans and the Rise of the Military-Friendly Campus. Social Forces. 97(1). e10–e10. 3 indexed citations

MacLean, Alair & Meredith Kleykamp. (2014). Coming Home. Social Problems. 61(1). 131–154. 35 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair, et al.. (2010). Unequal Risk: Combat Occupations in the Volunteer Military. Sociological Perspectives. 53(3). 347–372. 18 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair, et al.. (2010). Table of Contents. Sociological Perspectives. 53(3). iii–iii. 11 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair. (2010). The Things They Carry. American Sociological Review. 75(4). 563–585. 42 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair. (2010). The stratification of military service and combat exposure, 1934–1994. Social Science Research. 40(1). 336–348. 13 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair & Ryan D. Edwards. (2009). The Pervasive Role of Rank in the Health of U.S. Veterans. Armed Forces & Society. 36(5). 765–785. 45 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair. (2008). The Cold War and Modern Memory: Veterans Reflect on Military Service.. PubMed. 36(1). 103–130. 3 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair & Glen H. Elder. (2007). Military Service in the Life Course. Annual Review of Sociology. 33(1). 175–196. 183 indexed citations

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Peterson, Chris L., Afshin Rastegar, Claude Messan Setodji, et al.. (2006). Neighborhood and School Effects on Children’s Development and Well-Being*. 2 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair & Christine E. Bose. (2002). Women in 1900: Gateway to the Political Economy of the 20th Century. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 31(4). 419–419. 14 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair & Robert M. Hauser. (2000). Socioeconomic Status and Depression among Adult Siblings 1. 6 indexed citations

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MacLean, Alair, et al.. (1993). Enhancing the Public's Right-to-Know about Environmental Issues. 4(2). 287. 3 indexed citations

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