Jan Paul Heisig

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 792 citations indexed

About

Jan Paul Heisig is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Paul Heisig has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 792 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Jan Paul Heisig's work include Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (11 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (9 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (8 papers). Jan Paul Heisig is often cited by papers focused on Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (11 papers), Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (9 papers) and Social Policy and Reform Studies (8 papers). Jan Paul Heisig collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and Netherlands. Jan Paul Heisig's co-authors include Merlin Schaeffer, Heike Solga, Johannes Giesecke, Martin Elff, Susumu Shikano, Jonas Radl, Maurice Gesthuizen, Thijs Bol, Bram Lancee and Ulrich Köhler and has published in prestigious journals such as American Sociological Review, Frontiers in Psychology and The Journals of Gerontology Series B.

In The Last Decade

Jan Paul Heisig

27 papers receiving 762 citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Why You Should Always Include a Random Slope for the Lower-Level Variable Involved in a Cross-Level Interaction

2018 363 citations Jan Paul Heisig, Merlin Schaeffer European Sociological Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Paul Heisig Germany	12	406	226	176	150	131	36	792
Merlin Schaeffer Germany	14	756 1.9×	284 1.3×	159 0.9×	114 0.8×	108 0.8×	37	1.1k
Karin Kurz Germany	12	484 1.2×	244 1.1×	251 1.4×	147 1.0×	227 1.7×	34	825
Giulia Maria Dotti Sani Italy	17	500 1.2×	180 0.8×	121 0.7×	83 0.6×	101 0.8×	35	890
Marita Jacob Germany	17	485 1.2×	196 0.9×	114 0.6×	159 1.1×	118 0.9×	56	734
Asaf Levanon Israel	12	450 1.1×	139 0.6×	188 1.1×	192 1.3×	117 0.9×	29	806
David Pettinicchio Canada	15	278 0.7×	133 0.6×	163 0.9×	49 0.3×	158 1.2×	47	689
Erik Lindqvist Sweden	14	223 0.5×	84 0.4×	156 0.9×	356 2.4×	107 0.8×	36	908
Michael Windzio Germany	17	595 1.5×	186 0.8×	109 0.6×	105 0.7×	106 0.8×	67	989
Frank Kalter Germany	22	967 2.4×	141 0.6×	104 0.6×	157 1.0×	238 1.8×	59	1.2k
Gary Pollock United Kingdom	13	391 1.0×	107 0.5×	99 0.6×	42 0.3×	81 0.6×	37	596

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All Works

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Heisig, Jan Paul. (2025). Late-career Risks in Changing Welfare States. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.

Neugebauer, Martin, Jan Paul Heisig, & Thijs Bol. (2025). What does successful university graduation signal to employers? A factorial survey experiment on sheepskin effects. European Sociological Review.

Heisig, Jan Paul, et al.. (2024). Intersectional Inequalities in the Transition to Grandparenthood and Cognitive Functioning: A Longitudinal Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 79(7).

Power, Séamus A., et al.. (2023). Imagining Life Beyond a Crisis: A Four Quadrant Model to Conceptualize Possible Futures. Culture & Psychology. 30(2). 411–430. 2 indexed citations

Heisig, Jan Paul, et al.. (2023). Explaining the training disadvantage of less-educated workers: the role of labor market allocation in international comparison. Socio-Economic Review. 22(1). 195–222. 3 indexed citations

Heisig, Jan Paul. (2021). Soziale Ungleichheit und gesundheitliches Risiko in der Pandemie. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 332–344. 1 indexed citations

Heisig, Jan Paul & Merlin Schaeffer. (2020). The Educational System and the Ethnic Skills Gap among the Working-Age Population: An Analysis of 16 Western Immigration Countries. Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World. 6. 2 indexed citations

Elff, Martin, Jan Paul Heisig, Merlin Schaeffer, & Susumu Shikano. (2020). Multilevel Analysis with Few Clusters: Improving Likelihood-Based Methods to Provide Unbiased Estimates and Accurate Inference. British Journal of Political Science. 51(1). 412–426. 93 indexed citations

Heisig, Jan Paul, et al.. (2019). Cross-national differences in social background effects on educational attainment and achievement: absolute vs. relative inequalities and the role of education systems. Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education. 50(2). 165–184. 29 indexed citations

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Heisig, Jan Paul, Maurice Gesthuizen, & Heike Solga. (2019). Lack of skills or formal qualifications? New evidence on cross-country differences in the labor market disadvantage of less-educated adults. Social Science Research. 83. 102314–102314. 19 indexed citations

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Heisig, Jan Paul & Merlin Schaeffer. (2018). Why You Should Always Include a Random Slope for the Lower-Level Variable Involved in a Cross-Level Interaction. European Sociological Review. 35(2). 258–279. 363 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heisig, Jan Paul & Merlin Schaeffer. (2018). Why You Should Always Include a Random Slope for the Lower-Level Variable Involved in a Cross-Level Interaction. Econstor (Econstor). 10 indexed citations

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Heisig, Jan Paul, Bram Lancee, & Jonas Radl. (2017). Ethnic inequality in retirement income: a comparative analysis of immigrant–native gaps in Western Europe. Ageing and Society. 38(10). 1963–1994. 15 indexed citations

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Heisig, Jan Paul & Heike Solga. (2015). Secondary Education Systems and the General Skills of Less- and Intermediate-educated Adults: A Comparison of 18 Countries. EconStor Open Access Articles. 202–225.

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Heisig, Jan Paul. (2015). Late-career Risks in Changing Welfare States. Amsterdam University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Heisig, Jan Paul & Heike Solga. (2015). Ohne Abschluss keine Chance: Höhere Kompetenzen zahlen sich für gering qualifizierte Männer kaum aus. Econstor (Econstor). 19. 8.

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Giesecke, Johannes, Jan Paul Heisig, & Heike Solga. (2014). Getting more unequal: Rising labor market inequalities among low-skilled men in West Germany. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. 39. 1–17. 19 indexed citations

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Köhler, Ulrich, et al.. (2012). Verarmungsrisiken nach kritischen Lebensereignissen in Deutschland und den USA. KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie. 64(2). 223–245. 15 indexed citations

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Alber, Jens & Jan Paul Heisig. (2011). Do new labour activation policies work? A descriptive analysis of the German Hartz reforms. Econstor (Econstor). 54. 1 indexed citations

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Heisig, Jan Paul. (2011). Who Does More Housework: Rich or Poor?. American Sociological Review. 76(1). 74–99. 81 indexed citations

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