Alan Booth

18.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
207 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Alan Booth is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Booth has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 52 papers in Demography and 44 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Alan Booth's work include Family Dynamics and Relationships (47 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (36 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (23 papers). Alan Booth is often cited by papers focused on Family Dynamics and Relationships (47 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (36 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (23 papers). Alan Booth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cameroon and Russia. Alan Booth's co-authors include Paul R. Amato, Allan Mazur, David Read Johnson, John N. Edwards, Ann C. Crouter, Lynn White, Douglas A. Granger, James M. Dabbs, Susan L. Brown and Stacy J. Rogers and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Alan Booth

190 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

Testosterone and dominance in men 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Testosterone and dominance in men
    1998 1.1k citations Allan Mazur, Alan Booth profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Booth United States 61 6.9k 4.7k 4.1k 2.5k 2.4k 207 13.2k
Ann C. Crouter United States 66 5.7k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 3.3k 0.8× 4.7k 1.9× 1.5k 0.6× 186 12.2k
Susan M. McHale United States 67 5.2k 0.7× 2.8k 0.6× 3.5k 0.9× 6.5k 2.6× 2.8k 1.1× 279 13.9k
Steven R. H. Beach United States 65 4.2k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 7.1k 1.7× 6.6k 2.7× 1.7k 0.7× 361 15.5k
Jeffry A. Simpson United States 78 7.1k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 13.4k 3.3× 8.2k 3.3× 8.4k 3.4× 297 21.8k
E. Mavis Hetherington United States 57 4.7k 0.7× 5.0k 1.1× 3.6k 0.9× 6.3k 2.5× 2.0k 0.8× 147 12.8k
Letitia Anne Peplau United States 49 5.0k 0.7× 1.2k 0.2× 7.4k 1.8× 6.1k 2.5× 2.0k 0.8× 98 16.5k
J. Richard Udry United States 57 2.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.2× 1.7k 0.4× 2.7k 1.1× 1.7k 0.7× 182 9.7k
Eleanor E. Maccoby United States 54 5.5k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 7.1k 1.7× 8.9k 3.6× 2.9k 1.2× 141 22.1k
Gene H. Brody United States 85 7.2k 1.0× 2.8k 0.6× 4.9k 1.2× 12.3k 5.0× 2.2k 0.9× 432 23.2k
Arthur Aron United States 58 6.3k 0.9× 814 0.2× 10.0k 2.4× 4.1k 1.6× 4.8k 2.0× 137 18.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Booth

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Booth

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Booth

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mazur, Allan & Alan Booth. (2013). Testosterone is related to deviance in male army veterans, but relationships are not moderated by cortisol. Biological Psychology. 96. 72–76. 33 indexed citations
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Dorius, Cassandra, Alan Booth, Jacob Hibel, Douglas A. Granger, & David Read Johnson. (2011). Parents' testosterone and children's perception of parent–child relationship quality. Hormones and Behavior. 60(5). 512–519. 5 indexed citations
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Booth, Alan, et al.. (2009). Adolescents With Nonresident Fathers: Are Daughters More Disadvantaged Than Sons?. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 71(3). 650–662. 46 indexed citations
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Booth, Alan & Ann C. Crouter. (2008). Disparities in School Readiness : How Families Contribute to Transitions Into School. 33 indexed citations
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Amato, Paul R., Nancy S. Landale, Alan Booth, et al.. (2008). Precursors of Young Women's Family Formation Pathways. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 70(5). 1271–1286. 106 indexed citations
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Updegraff, Kimberly A., Alan Booth, & Shawna M. Thayer. (2006). The role of family relationship quality and testosterone levels in adolescents' peer experiences: A biosocial analysis.. Journal of Family Psychology. 20(1). 21–29. 13 indexed citations
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Shirtcliff, Elizabeth A., Douglas A. Granger, Alan Booth, & David Read Johnson. (2005). Low salivary cortisol levels and externalizing behavior problems in youth. Development and Psychopathology. 17(1). 167–84. 218 indexed citations
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Kivlighan, Katie T., Douglas A. Granger, & Alan Booth. (2004). Gender differences in testosterone and cortisol response to competition. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 30(1). 58–71. 165 indexed citations
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Crouter, Ann C. & Alan Booth. (2003). Children's influence on family dynamics: The neglected side of family relationships.. 361 indexed citations
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Cohan, Catherine L., Alan Booth, & Douglas A. Granger. (2003). Gender moderates the relationship between testosterone and marital interaction.. Journal of Family Psychology. 17(1). 29–40. 24 indexed citations
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Booth, Alan, David Read Johnson, Douglas A. Granger, Ann C. Crouter, & Susan M. McHale. (2002). Testosterone and child and adolescent adjustment: The moderating role of parent-child relationships.. Developmental Psychology. 39(1). 85–98. 103 indexed citations
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Granger, Douglas A., Alan Booth, & David Read Johnson. (2000). Human Aggression and Enumerative Measures of Immunity. Psychosomatic Medicine. 62(4). 583–590. 39 indexed citations
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Shirtcliff, Elizabeth A., et al.. (2000). Assessing Estradiol in Biobehavioral Studies Using Saliva and Blood Spots: Simple Radioimmunoassay Protocols, Reliability, and Comparative Validity. Hormones and Behavior. 38(2). 137–147. 119 indexed citations
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Granger, Douglas A., et al.. (1999). Assessing dehydroepiandrosterone in saliva: a simple radioimmunoassay for use in studies of children, adolescents and adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 24(5). 567–579. 125 indexed citations
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Amato, Paul R. & Alan Booth. (1997). A Generation at Risk. Harvard University Press eBooks. 241 indexed citations
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Amato, Paul R. & Alan Booth. (1995). Changes in Gender Role Attitudes and Perceived Marital Quality. American Sociological Review. 60(1). 58–58. 191 indexed citations
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Booth, Alan & James M. Dabbs. (1993). Testosterone and Men's Marriages. Social Forces. 72(2). 463–463. 135 indexed citations
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Amato, Paul R. & Alan Booth. (1991). Consequences of Parental Divorce and Marital Unhappiness for Adult Well-Being. Social Forces. 69(3). 895–895. 78 indexed citations
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Booth, Alan. (1981). The development of the Swazi labour market 1900-1968. 7. 34–57. 13 indexed citations
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Baldassare, Mark & Alan Booth. (1979). Urban Crowding and Its Consequences. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 8(3). 466–466. 14 indexed citations

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