Deborah Freedman

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Deborah Freedman is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Demography and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah Freedman has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Gender Studies, 9 papers in Demography and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Deborah Freedman's work include Family Dynamics and Relationships (8 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (7 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (4 papers). Deborah Freedman is often cited by papers focused on Family Dynamics and Relationships (8 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (7 papers) and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (4 papers). Deborah Freedman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and New Zealand. Deborah Freedman's co-authors include Arland Thornton, Donald Camburn, Linda Young‐DeMarco, Duane F. Alwin, Avshalom Caspi, Terrie E. Moffitt, HonaLee Harrington, Phil A. Silva, James W. Amell and Arland Thornton and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Deborah Freedman

27 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The Life History Calendar: A Technique for Collecting Retrospective Data
    1988 628 citations Deborah Freedman, Arland Thornton et al. Sociological Methodology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Deborah Freedman United States 14 831 541 432 405 340 29 1.8k
Gillian Stevens United States 20 1.1k 1.3× 292 0.5× 426 1.0× 457 1.1× 213 0.6× 46 2.3k
Donald Camburn United States 7 881 1.1× 574 1.1× 365 0.8× 261 0.6× 454 1.3× 8 1.6k
Janet Zollinger Giele United States 18 992 1.2× 371 0.7× 383 0.9× 191 0.5× 397 1.2× 46 1.9k
Reuben Hill United States 18 899 1.1× 316 0.6× 515 1.2× 632 1.6× 274 0.8× 65 2.0k
Karie Frasch United States 6 646 0.8× 346 0.6× 188 0.4× 385 1.0× 321 0.9× 6 1.6k
Alexis J. Walker United States 25 1.7k 2.0× 702 1.3× 814 1.9× 459 1.1× 410 1.2× 47 2.5k
Vaughn R. A. Call United States 21 1.0k 1.2× 276 0.5× 633 1.5× 274 0.7× 314 0.9× 38 1.8k
K. Jill Kiecolt United States 21 848 1.0× 388 0.7× 356 0.8× 277 0.7× 235 0.7× 35 1.4k
Joan W. Moore United States 19 1.5k 1.8× 212 0.4× 307 0.7× 275 0.7× 454 1.3× 57 2.5k
Ann Buchanan United Kingdom 24 902 1.1× 255 0.5× 657 1.5× 881 2.2× 233 0.7× 65 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Deborah Freedman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deborah Freedman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Foster, Shonda A., K. Annunziata, Emily Shortridge, Deborah Freedman, & Lars Viktrup. (2013). Erectile dysfunction with or without coexisting benign prostatic hyperplasia in the general US population: analysis of US National Health and Wellness Survey. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 29(12). 1709–1717. 14 indexed citations
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DiBonaventura, Marco, et al.. (2011). PSY25 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MONTHLY OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTHCARE COSTS AND WORK PRODUCTIVITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. Value in Health. 14(3). A63–A63. 1 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy, K. Annunziata, Deborah Freedman, et al.. (2007). (897). Journal of Pain. 8(4). S75–S75. 7 indexed citations
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Annunziata, K., et al.. (2006). (960). Journal of Pain. 7(4). S89–S89. 2 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah & Arland Thornton. (1990). The Consumption Aspirations of Adolescents. Youth & Society. 21(3). 259–281. 9 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah, Arland Thornton, Donald Camburn, Duane F. Alwin, & Linda Young‐DeMarco. (1988). The Life History Calendar: A Technique for Collecting Retrospective Data. Sociological Methodology. 18. 37–37. 628 indexed citations breakdown →
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Freedman, Deborah. (1986). Adding demand - side variables to study the intersection between demand and supply in Bangladesh. 1–60. 5 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah & Victor R. Fuchs. (1984). How We Live.. Population and Development Review. 10(2). 361–361. 52 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland, Ronald Freedman, & Deborah Freedman. (1984). Further reflections on changes in fertility expectations and preferences. Demography. 21(3). 423–429. 7 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland & Deborah Freedman. (1983). The changing American family.. PubMed. 38(4). 1–44. 83 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland, Deborah Freedman, & Donald Camburn. (1982). Obtaining Respondent Cooperation in Family Panel Studies. Sociological Methods & Research. 11(1). 33–51. 23 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland & Deborah Freedman. (1982). Changing Attitudes Toward Marriage and Single Life. Family Planning Perspectives. 14(6). 297–297. 63 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah, Arland Thornton, & Lynn Wallisch. (1981). Age at first birth and family size: Evidence from a longitudinal study. Biodemography and Social Biology. 28(3-4). 217–227. 5 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland & Deborah Freedman. (1979). Changes in the Sex Role Attitudes of Women, 1962-1977: Evidence from a Panel Study. American Sociological Review. 44(5). 831–831. 192 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah, Eva Mueller, Ronnie Barnes, & Carol Clark. (1977). A multi-purpose household questionnaire: basic economic and demographic modules.. 3 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah. (1976). Fertility, Aspirations, and Resources: A Symposium on the Easterlin Hypothesis: Introduction. Population and Development Review. 2(3/4). 411–411. 3 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah. (1975). Consumption of modern goods and services and it's relation to fertility: A study in Taiwan. The Journal of Development Studies. 12(1). 95–117. 3 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah & Eva Mueller. (1974). Economic modules for use in fertility surveys in less developed countries. 1 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah. (1970). The Role of the Consumption of Modern Durables in Economic Development. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 19(1). 25–48. 14 indexed citations
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Freedman, Deborah, Ronald Freedman, & P. K. Whelpton. (1960). Size of Family and Preference for Children of Each Sex. American Journal of Sociology. 66(2). 141–146. 58 indexed citations

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