Amanda Sonnega

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Amanda Sonnega is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Demography and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Amanda Sonnega has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in General Health Professions, 25 papers in Demography and 22 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Amanda Sonnega's work include Retirement, Disability, and Employment (22 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (20 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (13 papers). Amanda Sonnega is often cited by papers focused on Retirement, Disability, and Employment (22 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (20 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (13 papers). Amanda Sonnega collaborates with scholars based in United States, Somalia and Australia. Amanda Sonnega's co-authors include David R. Weir, Kenneth M. Langa, Jessica D. Faul, J. W. Phillips, Mary Beth Ofstedal, Gwenith G. Fisher, Ronald C. Kessler, Dorey S. Chaffee, Evelyn J. Bromet and Amanda Leggett and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Epidemiology and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Amanda Sonnega

47 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Cohort Profile: the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2016 400 800 1.2k
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. Cohort Profile: the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
    2014 1.4k citations Amanda Sonnega, Jessica D. Faul et al. International Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  2. Retirement Timing: A Review and Recommendations for Future Research
    2016 253 citations Gwenith G. Fisher, Dorey S. Chaffee et al. Work Aging and Retirement profile →

Peers

Amanda Sonnega
Paola Zaninotto United Kingdom
Alfred Chan Hong Kong
Peter A. Lichtenberg United States
T. Muhammad India
Julie Robison United States
Jennifer C. Cornman United States
Celia F. Hybels United States
Carla Perissinotto United States
Francisco Félix Caballero Spain
Marta Miret Spain
Paola Zaninotto United Kingdom
Amanda Sonnega
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Countries citing papers authored by Amanda Sonnega

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Fields of papers citing papers by Amanda Sonnega

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Amanda Sonnega. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Amanda Sonnega. The network helps show where Amanda Sonnega may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amanda Sonnega

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Amanda Sonnega. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Amanda Sonnega based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Amanda Sonnega. Amanda Sonnega is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Assari, Shervin, Hossein Zare, & Amanda Sonnega. (2024). Education Does Not Equally Increase Financial Well-being for All. Trends journal of sciences research. 3(1). 62–74.
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Sonnega, Amanda & Theresa Andrasfay. (2023). RACIAL DISPARITIES IN OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES AND LATER-LIFE HEALTH. Innovation in Aging. 7(Supplement_1). 259–259. 1 indexed citations
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Sonnega, Amanda, et al.. (2022). Intersectional Effects of Race and Educational Attainment on Memory Function of Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 11(1). 81–91. 8 indexed citations
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Turner, Robert, et al.. (2021). Positive Effects of Religion and Social Ties on the Health of Former NFL Athletes. Journal of Religion and Health. 62(2). 1324–1342. 1 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Lauren, Courtney L. McCluney, Amanda Sonnega, & Margaret T. Hicken. (2019). Interpreting Subjective and Objective Measures of Job Resources: The Importance of Sociodemographic Context. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(17). 3058–3058. 8 indexed citations
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Langa, Kenneth M., Lindsay H. Ryan, Ryan J. McCammon, et al.. (2019). The Health and Retirement Study Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol Project: Study Design and Methods. Neuroepidemiology. 54(1). 64–74. 118 indexed citations
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Leggett, Amanda, Amanda Sonnega, & Matthew C. Lohman. (2019). Till Death Do Us Part: Intersecting Health and Spousal Dementia Caregiving on Caregiver Mortality. Journal of Aging and Health. 32(7-8). 871–879. 20 indexed citations
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Leggett, Amanda, Amanda Sonnega, & Matthew C. Lohman. (2018). The association of insomnia and depressive symptoms with all‐cause mortality among middle‐aged and old adults. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 33(9). 1265–1270. 17 indexed citations
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Sonnega, Amanda, et al.. (2017). A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Job Demands and Fit With Personal Resources as Predictors of Retirement Timing in a National U.S. Sample. Work Aging and Retirement. 4(1). 37–51. 22 indexed citations
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Pepin, Renèe, Amanda Leggett, Amanda Sonnega, & Shervin Assari. (2017). Depressive Symptoms in Recipients of Home- and Community-Based Services in the United States: Are Older Adults Receiving the Care They Need?. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 25(12). 1351–1360. 23 indexed citations
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Leggett, Amanda, Renèe Pepin, Amanda Sonnega, & Shervin Assari. (2016). Predictors of New Onset Sleep Medication and Treatment Utilization Among Older Adults in the United States. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 71(7). 954–960. 22 indexed citations
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Fisher, Gwenith G., et al.. (2016). Job Lock, Work, and Psychological Well-being in the United States. Work Aging and Retirement. 2(3). 345–358. 28 indexed citations
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Fisher, Gwenith G., Dorey S. Chaffee, & Amanda Sonnega. (2016). Retirement Timing: A Review and Recommendations for Future Research. Work Aging and Retirement. 2(2). 230–261. 253 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sonnega, Amanda, Jessica D. Faul, Mary Beth Ofstedal, et al.. (2014). Cohort Profile: the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). International Journal of Epidemiology. 43(2). 576–585. 1437 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mouch, Charles A. & Amanda Sonnega. (2012). Spirituality and Recovery from Cardiac Surgery: A Review. Journal of Religion and Health. 51(4). 1042–1060. 15 indexed citations
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Bromet, Evelyn J., Amanda Sonnega, & Ronald C. Kessler. (1998). Risk Factors for DSM-III-R Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Findings from the National Comorbidity Survey. American Journal of Epidemiology. 147(4). 353–361. 239 indexed citations

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