George Alter

4.9k total citations
77 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

George Alter is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, George Alter has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 20 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 17 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in George Alter's work include Historical Economic and Social Studies (19 papers), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (11 papers) and Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (8 papers). George Alter is often cited by papers focused on Historical Economic and Social Studies (19 papers), Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (11 papers) and Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies (8 papers). George Alter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and United Kingdom. George Alter's co-authors include Michel Oris, James C. Riley, Richard Gonzalez, Ann G. Carmichael, Kees Mandemakers, V. Vanýsek, Československá akademie věd, Jared Lyle, Amy Pienta and Myron P. Gutmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

George Alter

70 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George Alter United States 21 331 279 255 170 162 77 1.2k
Kees Mandemakers Netherlands 16 137 0.4× 268 1.0× 217 0.9× 70 0.4× 131 0.8× 62 744
Marshall H. Medoff United States 19 317 1.0× 208 0.7× 115 0.5× 73 0.4× 44 0.3× 81 1.0k
Duncan Lindsey United States 20 90 0.3× 339 1.2× 53 0.2× 423 2.5× 97 0.6× 65 1.8k
Vernon Gayle United Kingdom 15 110 0.3× 799 2.9× 247 1.0× 231 1.4× 216 1.3× 68 1.4k
David L. Weakliem United States 20 109 0.3× 685 2.5× 76 0.3× 243 1.4× 86 0.5× 46 1.6k
Pitirim A. Sorokin Russia 22 118 0.4× 824 3.0× 77 0.3× 97 0.6× 139 0.9× 76 1.6k
Margo Anderson United States 14 143 0.4× 488 1.7× 69 0.3× 135 0.8× 62 0.4× 60 966
Victor Asal United States 27 183 0.6× 1.8k 6.3× 62 0.2× 70 0.4× 44 0.3× 126 2.5k
Paul Lambert United Kingdom 18 87 0.3× 480 1.7× 89 0.3× 102 0.6× 134 0.8× 67 816
Katrina Kimport United States 27 45 0.1× 817 2.9× 76 0.3× 388 2.3× 85 0.5× 92 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by George Alter

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Alter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Alter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alter, George & Michel Oris. (2025). Balancing economic stress: The role of rural–urban migration in nineteenth-century East Belgium. Explorations in Economic History. 96. 101666–101666.
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Alter, George & J. David Hacker. (2024). The Impact of Multiple Births on Fertility: Stopping and Spacing in the United States During the Demographic Transition. Demography. 61(5). 1509–1533. 1 indexed citations
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Alter, George, Alejandra González-Beltrán, Lucila Ohno‐Machado, & Philippe Rocca‐Serra. (2020). The Data Tags Suite (DATS) model for discovering data access and use requirements. GigaScience. 9(2). 4 indexed citations
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Alter, George. (2019). The Evolution of Models in Historical Demography. The Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 50(3). 325–362. 9 indexed citations
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Alter, George & Richard Gonzalez. (2018). Responsible practices for data sharing.. American Psychologist. 73(2). 146–156. 50 indexed citations
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Sansone, Susanna‐Assunta, Alejandra González-Beltrán, Philippe Rocca‐Serra, et al.. (2017). DATS, the data tag suite to enable discoverability of datasets. Scientific Data. 4(1). 170059–170059. 45 indexed citations
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Ohno‐Machado, Lucila, Susanna‐Assunta Sansone, George Alter, et al.. (2017). Finding useful data across multiple biomedical data repositories using DataMed. Nature Genetics. 49(6). 816–819. 60 indexed citations
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Richardson, Douglas B., et al.. (2015). Replication of scientific research: addressing geoprivacy, confidentiality, and data sharing challenges in geospatial research. Annals of GIS. 21(2). 101–110. 31 indexed citations
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Alter, George. (2013). Generation to Generation. Social Science History. 37(1). 1–26. 8 indexed citations
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Alter, George. (2011). David Gans: A Renaissance Jewish Astronomer. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University).
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Pienta, Amy, George Alter, & Jared Lyle. (2010). The Enduring Value of Social Science Research: The Use and Reuse of Primary Research Data. iPRES. 13. 2223535472–2223535472. 42 indexed citations
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Alter, George & Michel Oris. (2008). Effects of Inheritance and Environment on the Heights of Brothers in Nineteenth-Century Belgium. Human Nature. 19(1). 44–55. 27 indexed citations
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Alter, George. (2004). Stature in Transition: A Micro-Level Study from Nineteenth-Century Belgium. Social Science History. 28(2). 231–247. 36 indexed citations
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Alter, George, et al.. (2002). Maternal Depletion and Mortality after the Childbearing Years in Nineteenth-Century East Belgium. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 3 indexed citations
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Alter, George, et al.. (1999). Classifying the Dead: Toward a History of the Registration of Causes of Death. Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. 54(2). 114–132. 28 indexed citations
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Alter, George, et al.. (1998). When dad died: household economy and family culture in nineteenth century East Belgium. Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 5 indexed citations
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Alter, George & Ann G. Carmichael. (1997). Reflections on the classification of causes of death. Continuity and Change. 12(2). 169–173. 12 indexed citations
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Riley, James C. & George Alter. (1996). The sick and the well: adult health in Britain during the health transition. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 5 indexed citations
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Cliggett, Lisa, et al.. (1996). Consequences of Rural-Urban Migration on Support for the Elderly in Zambia. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 44(4). 3 indexed citations

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