Brian Gratton

1.3k total citations
50 papers, 853 citations indexed

About

Brian Gratton is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Cultural Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Gratton has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 853 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 16 papers in Demography and 8 papers in Cultural Studies. Recurrent topics in Brian Gratton's work include Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (10 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (10 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (9 papers). Brian Gratton is often cited by papers focused on Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (10 papers), Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (10 papers) and Migration and Labor Dynamics (9 papers). Brian Gratton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. Brian Gratton's co-authors include Stephen Katz, Myron P. Gutmann, Marie R. Haug, Carole Haber, Emily Klancher Merchant, Madonna Harrington Meyer, Linda Liska Belgrave, Emily Skop, Jon R. Moen and W. Andrew Achenbaum and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, The American Historical Review and Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Brian Gratton

47 papers receiving 716 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Gratton United States 16 391 268 190 125 98 50 853
Sarah Lamb United States 15 429 1.1× 241 0.9× 169 0.9× 197 1.6× 80 0.8× 32 881
Anne Foner United States 15 466 1.2× 282 1.1× 155 0.8× 141 1.1× 121 1.2× 26 883
Neal King United States 15 495 1.3× 163 0.6× 136 0.7× 199 1.6× 309 3.2× 36 1.1k
Bill Bytheway United Kingdom 16 291 0.7× 209 0.8× 161 0.8× 183 1.5× 73 0.7× 41 680
Stanley DeViney United States 17 362 0.9× 778 2.9× 542 2.9× 56 0.4× 67 0.7× 22 1.1k
James J. Dowd United States 16 544 1.4× 313 1.2× 317 1.7× 207 1.7× 59 0.6× 39 1.1k
Betty Friedan 7 203 0.5× 77 0.3× 44 0.2× 84 0.7× 124 1.3× 20 514
Charlotte Ikels United States 16 457 1.2× 189 0.7× 140 0.7× 105 0.8× 89 0.9× 27 745
Simone de Beauvoir United States 15 303 0.8× 47 0.2× 68 0.4× 66 0.5× 206 2.1× 106 1.1k
Betsy Wearing Australia 15 796 2.0× 160 0.6× 63 0.3× 31 0.2× 289 2.9× 22 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Gratton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Gratton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Gratton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Gratton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Gratton 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 Brian Gratton. Brian Gratton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gratton, Brian. (2017). Race or Politics? Henry Cabot Lodge and the Origins of the Immigration Restriction Movement in the United States. Journal of Policy History. 30(1). 128–157. 4 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian & Emily Klancher Merchant. (2013). Immigration, Repatriation, and Deportation: The Mexican-Origin Population in the United States, 1920–1950. International Migration Review. 47(4). 944–975. 18 indexed citations
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Merchant, Emily Klancher, Brian Gratton, & Myron P. Gutmann. (2012). A Sudden Transition: Household Changes for Middle Aged U.S. Women in the Twentieth Century. Population Research and Policy Review. 31(5). 703–726. 6 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian & Myron P. Gutmann. (2010). Emptying the Nest: Older Men in the United States, 1880–2000. Population and Development Review. 36(2). 331–356. 17 indexed citations
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Dillon, Lisa, Brian Gratton, & Jon R. Moen. (2010). Retirement at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: A Canadian Perspective. Canadian Historical Review. 91(1). 27–59. 4 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian. (2007). Ecuadorians in the United States and Spain: History, Gender and Niche Formation. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 33(4). 581–599. 50 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian. (2002). Race, the Children of Immigrants, and Social Science Theory. Journal of American Ethnic History. 21(4). 74–84. 5 indexed citations
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Gutmann, Myron P., et al.. (2000). Los efectos demográficos de la revolución mexicana en Estados Unidos. Historia Mexicana. 50(1). 145–165. 5 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian, et al.. (2000). The Demographic Impact of the Mexican Revolution in the United States. 3 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian. (1997). The Politics of Dependency Estimates: Social Security Board Statistics, 1935-1939. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 52B(3). S117–S124. 3 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian, et al.. (1997). Using the 1940 and 1950 Public Use Microdata Samples. Historical Methods A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History. 30(3). 137–147. 3 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian. (1996). The Poverty of Impoverishment Theory: The Economic Well-Being of the Elderly, 1890–1950. The Journal of Economic History. 56(1). 39–61. 36 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian, et al.. (1991). Industrialization, the Family Economy, and the Economic Status of the American Elderly. Social Science History. 15(3). 337–337. 5 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian, et al.. (1991). Industrialization, the Family Economy, and the Economic Status of the American Elderly. Social Science History. 15(3). 337–362. 13 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian, et al.. (1988). A Sample of the Mexican-American Population in 1940. Historical Methods A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History. 21(2). 80–87. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Daniel Scott & Brian Gratton. (1988). Urban Elders: Family, Work, and Welfare among Boston's Aged, 1890-1950. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 19(1). 170–170. 1 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian. (1987). Familism among the black and Mexican-American elderly: Myth or reality?. Journal of Aging Studies. 1(1). 19–32. 20 indexed citations
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Haber, Carole & Brian Gratton. (1987). Old Age, Public Welfare and Race: The Case of Charleston, South Carolina 1800-1949. Journal of Social History. 21(2). 263–279. 3 indexed citations
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Gratton, Brian & Marie R. Haug. (1983). Decision and Adaptation. Research on Aging. 5(1). 59–76. 50 indexed citations

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