David B. Grusky

10.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
87 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

David B. Grusky is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, David B. Grusky has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in David B. Grusky's work include Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (31 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (18 papers) and Income, Poverty, and Inequality (13 papers). David B. Grusky is often cited by papers focused on Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (31 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (18 papers) and Income, Poverty, and Inequality (13 papers). David B. Grusky collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. David B. Grusky's co-authors include Kim A. Weeden, Maria Charles, Beth Redbird, Jure Leskovec, Emma Pierson, Serina Chang, Pang Wei Koh, Jaline Gerardin, Samuel R. Lucas and Robert M. Hauser and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David B. Grusky

84 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Mobility network models of COVID-19 explain inequities and inform reopening
    2020 958 citations Serina Chang, Emma Pierson et al. Nature profile →
  2. Social Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective
    1994 516 citations David B. Grusky profile →
  3. The fading American dream: Trends in absolute income mobility since 1940
    2017 448 citations Raj Chetty, David B. Grusky et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David B. Grusky United States 35 3.4k 1.2k 895 802 785 87 5.9k
Robert W. Fairlie United States 42 3.1k 0.9× 3.5k 3.0× 1.1k 1.2× 378 0.5× 757 1.0× 227 8.5k
Melinda Mills United Kingdom 40 2.4k 0.7× 642 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 474 0.6× 1.3k 1.7× 131 6.3k
John Drury United Kingdom 47 4.4k 1.3× 329 0.3× 701 0.8× 597 0.7× 371 0.5× 187 7.2k
Marcus Felson United States 30 8.5k 2.5× 352 0.3× 1.2k 1.4× 576 0.7× 530 0.7× 86 10.1k
Jonah B. Gelbach United States 19 1.8k 0.5× 2.9k 2.5× 823 0.9× 571 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 65 6.9k
Mario Luis Small United States 35 4.1k 1.2× 422 0.4× 1.5k 1.7× 527 0.7× 313 0.4× 62 6.1k
Emily Oster United States 26 1.5k 0.5× 1.8k 1.5× 703 0.8× 254 0.3× 779 1.0× 48 5.6k
Frauke Kreuter United States 39 2.6k 0.8× 841 0.7× 693 0.8× 218 0.3× 163 0.2× 155 5.4k
David Huffman United States 29 2.5k 0.8× 3.5k 3.0× 524 0.6× 235 0.3× 564 0.7× 72 8.9k
Christopher Winship United States 35 3.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.5× 930 1.2× 700 0.9× 90 8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by David B. Grusky

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Fields of papers citing papers by David B. Grusky

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David B. Grusky

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hiatt, Robert A., Amy E. Kennedy, Karen Basen‐Engquist, et al.. (2025). The Persistent Poverty Initiative’s Framework to Address Social and Economic Determinants of Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 34(8). 1235–1239.
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Edin, Kathryn, et al.. (2024). Listening to the Voices of America. RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 10(4). 1–31. 3 indexed citations
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Edin, Kathryn, et al.. (2024). Listening to the Voices of America. RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 10(5). 1–31. 3 indexed citations
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Nilforoshan, Hamed, Emma Pierson, Yi‐Ling Chen, et al.. (2023). Human mobility networks reveal increased segregation in large cities. Nature. 624(7992). 586–592. 57 indexed citations
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Chang, Serina, Mandy Wilson, Bryan Lewis, et al.. (2021). Supporting COVID-19 Policy Response with Large-scale Mobility-based Modeling. 2632–2642. 19 indexed citations
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Chang, Serina, Emma Pierson, Pang Wei Koh, et al.. (2020). Mobility network models of COVID-19 explain inequities and inform reopening. Nature. 589(7840). 82–87. 958 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grusky, David B., Michael Hout, Timothy M. Smeeding, & C. Matthew Snipp. (2019). The American Opportunity Study: A New Infrastructure for Monitoring Outcomes, Evaluating Policy, and Advancing Basic Science. RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences. 5(2). 20–39. 8 indexed citations
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Grusky, David B. & Szonja Szelényi. (2018). The Stories We Tell About Inequality. 17–25. 1 indexed citations
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Chetty, Raj, et al.. (2017). The fading American dream: Trends in absolute income mobility since 1940. Science. 356(6336). 398–406. 448 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grusky, David B.. (2017). Reducing Inequality in a Populist World. Revue Française de Sociologie. Vol. 58(2). 199–205. 2 indexed citations
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Grusky, David B.. (2013). Occupy the future. MIT Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Grusky, David B., Bruce Western, & Christopher Wimer. (2011). The Great Recession. 139 indexed citations
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Jönsson, Jan Ö., David B. Grusky, Matthew Di Carlo, Reinhard Pollak, & Mary C. Brinton. (2009). Microclass Mobility: Social Reproduction in Four Countries. American Journal of Sociology. 114(4). 977–1036. 201 indexed citations
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Grusky, David B., Shashi M. Kanbur, & Amartya Sen. (2006). Poverty and inequality. Stanford University Press eBooks. 151 indexed citations
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Sen, Amartya, David B. Grusky, & Ravi Kanbur. (2006). Conceptualizing and Measuring Poverty. Fertility and Sterility. 27(10). 1194–8. 61 indexed citations
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Alexander, Jeffrey C., Jeffrey C. Alexander, Philip Smith, et al.. (2005). The Cambridge Companion to Durkheim. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 57 indexed citations
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Charles, Maria & David B. Grusky. (2004). Occupational Ghettos. Stanford University Press eBooks. 394 indexed citations
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Grusky, David B.. (1988). American social mobility in the 19th and 20th centuries. University Microfilms International eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Hauser, Robert M. & David B. Grusky. (1988). Errors in Slomczynski and Krauze's Comparative Analysis of Social Mobility. American Sociological Review. 53(5). 749–749. 2 indexed citations
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Grusky, David B.. (1983). Industrialization and the Status Attainment Process: The Thesis of Industrialism Reconsidered. American Sociological Review. 48(4). 494–494. 49 indexed citations

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