Debra Umberson

120 papers receiving 17.4k citations

Hit Papers

Gender and Social Isolation across the Life Course 2022 · 81 citations
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Debra Umberson
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  • Health 7.7k
  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 857
  • Demography 3.0k
  • Social Psychology 5.1k
  • General Health Professions 5.5k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Debra Umberson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Social Relationships and Health
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About Debra Umberson

Debra Umberson is a scholar working on Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Social Psychology, Demography and Clinical Psychology, having authored 123 papers that have together received 18.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Health disparities and outcomes (42 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (37 papers), Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (22 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (22 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (19 papers), LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (18 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (12 papers) and Gender Roles and Identity Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health (7.7k citations), Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (857 citations), Demography (3.0k citations), Social Psychology (5.1k citations) and General Health Professions (5.5k citations). Debra Umberson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Taiwan. Frequent co-authors include Karl R. Landis, James S. House, Jennifer Karas Montez, Corinne Reczek, Kristi Williams, J. S. House, Hui Liu, Robert Crosnoe, Mieke Beth Thomeer and Patricia A. Thomas. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Journal of Marriage and the Family, The Journals of Gerontology Series B, Social Science & Medicine and Journal of Family Issues.

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