Felix Elwert

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
38 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Felix Elwert is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Statistics and Probability and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Felix Elwert has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 11 papers in Statistics and Probability and 9 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Felix Elwert's work include Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (11 papers), School Choice and Performance (8 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (6 papers). Felix Elwert is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (11 papers), School Choice and Performance (8 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (6 papers). Felix Elwert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Hungary. Felix Elwert's co-authors include Christopher Winship, Nicholas A. Christakis, Geoffrey T. Wodtke, David J. Harding, Patrick Sharkey, Randolph T. Stevenson, Luke Keele, Carol Spence, Stephen R. Connor and NA Christakis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Felix Elwert

33 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Endogenous Selection Bias: The Problem of Conditioning on... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2014 2011 2011 250 500 750
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. Endogenous Selection Bias: The Problem of Conditioning on a Collider Variable
    2014 768 citations Felix Elwert, Christopher Winship profile →
  2. Neighborhood Effects in Temporal Perspective
    2011 427 citations Felix Elwert et al. American Sociological Review profile →
  3. The Legacy of Disadvantage: Multigenerational Neighborhood Effects on Cognitive Ability
    2011 283 citations Patrick Sharkey, Felix Elwert American Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers

Felix Elwert
Kristian Bernt Karlson Denmark
Carina Mood Sweden
Yuk Fai Cheong United States
Lucinda Platt United Kingdom
Francesca Borgonovi United Kingdom
Kelly Bedard United States
David J. Harding United States
Jennie E. Brand United States
Rodrigo Pinto United States
Alissa Goodman United Kingdom
Kristian Bernt Karlson Denmark
Felix Elwert
Citations per year, relative to Felix Elwert Felix Elwert (= 1×) peers Kristian Bernt Karlson

Countries citing papers authored by Felix Elwert

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Fields of papers citing papers by Felix Elwert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Felix Elwert

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Felix Elwert. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Felix Elwert 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 Felix Elwert. Felix Elwert 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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Voils, Corrine I., Jennifer M. Gierisch, Jane Pendergast, et al.. (2025). Study protocol for Log2Lose: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate financial incentives for dietary self-monitoring and interim weight loss in adults with obesity. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 156. 108042–108042.
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Elwert, Felix, et al.. (2025). Nonparametric causal decomposition of group disparities. The Annals of Applied Statistics. 19(1). 3 indexed citations
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Elwert, Felix, et al.. (2024). Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Criminal Charges and Convictions in Mid and Late Adolescence. JAMA Pediatrics. 178(11). 1164–1164.
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Voils, Corrine I., Ryan J. Shaw, Kara L. Gavin, et al.. (2024). Outcomes from Partner2Lose: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate 24-month weight loss in a partner-assisted intervention. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 1948–1948.
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Bjelland, Ingvar, et al.. (2024). Effect of pharmacological treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on later psychiatric comorbidity: a population-based prospective long-term study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 27(1). e301003–e301003. 1 indexed citations
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Zachrisson, Henrik Daae, Simen Markussen, Felix Elwert, et al.. (2023). Effect of Pharmacological Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Criminality. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 63(4). 433–442. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Jinho, et al.. (2023). Peer effects on academic self-concept: a large randomized field experiment. European Sociological Review. 39(5). 759–774. 2 indexed citations
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Elwert, Felix, et al.. (2023). Spillover Effects of Prenatal Care Coordination on Older Siblings Beyond the Mother-Infant Dyad. Medical Care. 61(4). 206–215. 1 indexed citations
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Elwert, Felix, Simen Markussen, Henrik Daae Zachrisson, et al.. (2023). Effect of ADHD medication on risk of injuries: a preference-based instrumental variable analysis. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 33(6). 1987–1996. 3 indexed citations
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Lange, Theis, et al.. (2022). Traumatic brain injury, stroke, and epilepsy: A mediation study in a Danish nationwide cohort. Epilepsia. 64(3). 718–727. 6 indexed citations
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Markussen, Simen, Felix Elwert, Ingvar Bjelland, et al.. (2022). Geographical variation in ADHD: do diagnoses reflect symptom levels?. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 32(9). 1795–1803. 18 indexed citations
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Zachrisson, Henrik Daae, et al.. (2021). Preference-based instrumental variables in health research rely on important and underreported assumptions: a systematic review. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 139. 269–278. 19 indexed citations
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Mykletun, Arnstein, Ingvar Bjelland, Anne Halmøy, et al.. (2021). Causal modelling of variation in clinical practice and long-term outcomes of ADHD using Norwegian registry data: the ADHD controversy project. BMJ Open. 11(1). e041698–e041698. 12 indexed citations
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Voils, Corrine I., Ryan J. Shaw, Rachel Adler, et al.. (2020). Protocol for Partner2Lose: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate partner involvement on long-term weight loss. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 96. 106092–106092. 4 indexed citations
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Keele, Luke, Randolph T. Stevenson, & Felix Elwert. (2019). The causal interpretation of estimated associations in regression models. Political Science Research and Methods. 8(1). 1–13. 135 indexed citations
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Sharkey, Patrick & Felix Elwert. (2011). The Legacy of Disadvantage: Multigenerational Neighborhood Effects on Cognitive Ability. American Journal of Sociology. 116(6). 1934–1981. 283 indexed citations breakdown →
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Winship, Christopher, Felix Elwert, Rina Dechter, Héctor Geffner, & Joseph Y. Halpern. (2010). Effect Heterogeneity and Bias in Main-Effects-Only Regression Models. 17 indexed citations
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Subramanian, S. V., Felix Elwert, & Nicholas A. Christakis. (2008). Widowhood and mortality among the elderly: The modifying role of neighborhood concentration of widowed individuals. Social Science & Medicine. 66(4). 873–884. 41 indexed citations
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Elwert, Felix & Nicholas A. Christakis. (2008). Wives and ex-wives: A new test for homogamy bias in the widowhood effect. Demography. 45(4). 851–873. 45 indexed citations
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Elwert, Felix & Nicholas A. Christakis. (2006). Widowhood and Race. American Sociological Review. 71(1). 16–41. 103 indexed citations

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