Charles B. Nam

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Charles B. Nam is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Demography and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles B. Nam has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in General Health Professions, 15 papers in Demography and 13 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Charles B. Nam's work include Health disparities and outcomes (13 papers), Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (12 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (9 papers). Charles B. Nam is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (13 papers), Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (12 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (9 papers). Charles B. Nam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Indonesia. Charles B. Nam's co-authors include Robert A. Hummer, Richard G. Rogers, Christopher G. Ellison, Isaac W. Eberstein, Mary G. Powers, Maureen R. Benjamins, Mónica Boyd, Ichiro Kawachi, John K. Folger and William J. Serow and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Charles B. Nam

62 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Religious involvement and U.S. adult mortality 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 100 200 300 400 500
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. Religious involvement and U.S. adult mortality
    1999 540 citations Robert A. Hummer, Richard G. Rogers et al. Demography profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles B. Nam United States 23 1.1k 941 775 403 320 67 2.4k
John C. Henretta United States 31 622 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 812 1.0× 1.1k 2.7× 281 0.9× 73 2.6k
Evelyn M. Kitagawa United States 14 1.3k 1.2× 894 1.0× 1.8k 2.3× 833 2.1× 258 0.8× 21 3.3k
Dale Dannefer United States 19 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 896 2.2× 379 1.2× 53 3.2k
W. Parker Frisbie United States 21 617 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 758 1.0× 195 0.5× 722 2.3× 62 2.3k
Joan R. Kahn United States 20 465 0.4× 884 0.9× 781 1.0× 697 1.7× 231 0.7× 31 1.9k
Marie R. Haug United States 27 450 0.4× 561 0.6× 1.4k 1.8× 226 0.6× 232 0.7× 87 2.8k
Erdman Palmore United States 29 1.1k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.3× 1.4k 3.4× 529 1.7× 90 4.4k
Eliza K. Pavalko United States 24 485 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 903 1.2× 591 1.5× 203 0.6× 41 2.0k
Howard M. Bahr United States 24 977 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 802 1.0× 248 0.6× 641 2.0× 98 3.0k
Victor W. Marshall Canada 26 490 0.4× 736 0.8× 733 0.9× 750 1.9× 236 0.7× 79 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles B. Nam

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Eberstein, Isaac W., Charles B. Nam, & Kathleen Heyman. (2008). Causes of death and mortality crossovers by race. Biodemography and Social Biology. 54(2). 214–228. 20 indexed citations
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Benjamins, Maureen R., Robert A. Hummer, Isaac W. Eberstein, & Charles B. Nam. (2004). Self-reported health and adult mortality risk: An analysis of cause-specific mortality. Social Science & Medicine. 59(6). 1297–1306. 304 indexed citations
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Kawachi, Ichiro, Richard G. Rogers, Robert A. Hummer, & Charles B. Nam. (2001). Living and Dying in the USA: Behavioral, Health, and Social Differentials of Adult Mortality. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(5). 529–529. 227 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B., et al.. (1996). Impact of future cigarette smoking scenarios on mortality of the adult population in the United States, 2000–2050. Biodemography and Social Biology. 43(3-4). 155–168. 7 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B., et al.. (1995). Demographic and socioeconomic links to cigarette smoking. Social Biology. 42(1-2). 1–21. 19 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B.. (1995). Another look at mortality crossovers. Social Biology. 42(1-2). 133–142. 41 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B., et al.. (1991). The Changing Age Distribution in Indonesia and Some Consequences1. Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies. 27(2). 121–136. 3 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B. & George C. Myers. (1987). Introduction: An overview of mortality patterns and their policy implications. Population Research and Policy Review. 6(2). 97–104. 1 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B., Constance F. Citro, & Michael L. Cohen. (1986). The Bicentennial Census: New Directions for Methodology in 1990.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 15(5). 728–728. 25 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B., et al.. (1986). Immigration Statistics: A Story of Neglect.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 81(395). 873–873. 60 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B., et al.. (1980). Residential mobility orientations of children and youth. Population and Environment. 3(1). 23–34. 1 indexed citations
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Allen, Walter R., et al.. (1978). Population: The Dynamics of Demographic Change.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 7(1). 57–57. 1 indexed citations
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Rhodes, A. Lewis & Charles B. Nam. (1970). The Religious Context of Educational Expectations. American Sociological Review. 35(2). 253–253. 17 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B., et al.. (1970). The formation and stability of ideal family size among young people.. PubMed. 7(1). 43–51. 46 indexed citations
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Spaeth, Joe L., John K. Folger, & Charles B. Nam. (1969). Education of the American Population.. American Sociological Review. 34(6). 1003–1003. 71 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B., et al.. (1968). Estimates of the “true” educational distribution of the adult population of the United States from 1910 to 1960. Demography. 5(1). 410–421. 3 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B. & Mary G. Powers. (1968). Changes in the Relative Status Level of Workers in the United States, 1950-60. Social Forces. 47(2). 158–158. 24 indexed citations
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Folger, John K., et al.. (1968). Education of the American Population (A 1960 Census Monograph).. Social Forces. 46(4). 570–570. 11 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B. & John K. Folger. (1965). Factors related to school retention. Demography. 2(1). 456–462. 7 indexed citations
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Nam, Charles B. & Mary G. Powers. (1963). EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF RURAL YOUTH..

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