James A. Sweet

5.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
41 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

James A. Sweet is a scholar working on Demography, Gender Studies and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, James A. Sweet has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Demography, 19 papers in Gender Studies and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in James A. Sweet's work include Family Dynamics and Relationships (20 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (15 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (13 papers). James A. Sweet is often cited by papers focused on Family Dynamics and Relationships (20 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (15 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (13 papers). James A. Sweet collaborates with scholars based in United States. James A. Sweet's co-authors include Larry L. Bumpass, Andrew J. Cherlin, Teresa Castro Martín, Richard A. Easterlin, Ronald R. Rindfuss, R. Kelly Raley, Charles Hirschman, Mary G. Powers, Charles F. Westoff and Conrad Taeuber and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

James A. Sweet

41 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

The design and content of the National Survey of Families... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1988 1991 1972 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James A. Sweet United States 19 2.8k 2.7k 2.1k 438 352 41 3.9k
Peter Uhlenberg United States 34 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 348 0.8× 620 1.8× 63 3.7k
Frances Goldscheider United States 42 4.1k 1.5× 3.2k 1.2× 2.4k 1.1× 374 0.9× 422 1.2× 109 5.4k
Pamela J. Smock United States 33 3.4k 1.2× 3.4k 1.3× 2.4k 1.1× 653 1.5× 338 1.0× 52 4.5k
Paul C. Glick United States 29 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 365 0.8× 224 0.6× 66 2.6k
Gary D. Sandefur United States 26 3.1k 1.1× 1.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 349 0.8× 468 1.3× 77 4.9k
Lynn White United States 38 2.8k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 1.1k 2.4× 486 1.4× 56 4.4k
Judith A. Seltzer United States 31 2.4k 0.9× 2.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 339 0.8× 407 1.2× 67 3.2k
Valerie Kincade Oppenheimer United States 20 2.7k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 2.5k 1.2× 171 0.4× 137 0.4× 27 3.7k
Tim B. Heaton United States 34 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 866 0.4× 591 1.3× 888 2.5× 121 3.5k
David J. Eggebeen United States 30 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 881 0.4× 279 0.6× 590 1.7× 46 3.0k

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All Works

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Bumpass, Larry L., R. Kelly Raley, & James A. Sweet. (1995). The Changing Character of Stepfamilies: Implications of Cohabitation and Nonmarital Childbearing. Demography. 32(3). 425–436. 227 indexed citations
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Bumpass, Larry L., James A. Sweet, & Andrew J. Cherlin. (1991). The Role of Cohabitation in Declining Rates of Marriage. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 53(4). 913–913. 513 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bumpass, Larry L. & James A. Sweet. (1991). Family Experiences across the Life Course: Differences by Cohort, Education, and Race/Ethnicity.. 8 indexed citations
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Bumpass, Larry L. & James A. Sweet. (1990). Children's experience in single-parent families: implications of cohabitation and marital transitions.. PubMed. 21(6). 256–60. 139 indexed citations
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Bumpass, Larry L. & James A. Sweet. (1989). Children's Experience in Single-Parent Families: Implications of Cohabitation and Marital Transitions. Family Planning Perspectives. 21(6). 256–256. 84 indexed citations
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Sweet, James A., et al.. (1989). Whither the Family?. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 18(4). 618–618. 2 indexed citations
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Sweet, James A. & Larry L. Bumpass. (1988). The design and content of the National Survey of Families and Households.. 607 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sweet, James A.. (1984). Components of change in the number of households: 1970–1980. Demography. 21(2). 129–140. 20 indexed citations
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Bumpass, Larry L. & James A. Sweet. (1980). Patterns of employment before and after childbirth: United States.. PubMed. 1–50. 3 indexed citations
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Taeuber, Conrad, Ronald R. Rindfuss, & James A. Sweet. (1978). Postwar Fertility Trends and Differentials in the United States.. Population Studies. 32(2). 397–397. 16 indexed citations
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Powers, Mary G., Ronald R. Rindfuss, & James A. Sweet. (1978). Postwar Fertility Trends and Differentials in the United States.. International Migration Review. 12(4). 583–583. 18 indexed citations
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Sweet, James A., et al.. (1978). The Fertility of Working Women: A Synthesis of International Research.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 7(6). 754–754. 12 indexed citations
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Sweet, James A. & Larry L. Bumpass. (1974). Differentials in Marital Instability of the Black Population: 1970. Phylon (1960-). 35(3). 323–323. 18 indexed citations
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Hirschman, Charles & James A. Sweet. (1974). Social background and breastfeeding among American mothers. Social Biology. 21(1). 39–57. 16 indexed citations
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Sweet, James A.. (1974). Differentials in the Rate of Fertility Decline: 1960-1970. Family Planning Perspectives. 6(2). 103–103. 9 indexed citations
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Sweet, James A.. (1973). Women in the Labor Force. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 194 indexed citations
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Bumpass, Larry L. & James A. Sweet. (1972). Differentials in Marital Instability: 1970. American Sociological Review. 37(6). 754–754. 351 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sweet, James A.. (1971). The Employment of Rural Farm Wives.. Rural Sociology. 15 indexed citations
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Sweet, James A.. (1970). Family composition and the labor force activity of American wives. Demography. 7(2). 195–209. 11 indexed citations
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Sweet, James A.. (1968). Family Composition And The Labor Force Activity Of Married Women In The United States.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 5 indexed citations

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