Jonathan Bearak

5.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
25 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Jonathan Bearak is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan Bearak has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 13 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 6 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Jonathan Bearak's work include Reproductive Health and Contraception (14 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 papers). Jonathan Bearak is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Health and Contraception (14 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (12 papers) and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 papers). Jonathan Bearak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. Jonathan Bearak's co-authors include Anna Popinchalk, Leontine Alkema, Gilda Sedgh, Özge Tunçalp, Bela Ganatra, Ann‐Beth Moller, Cynthia Beavin, Paula England, Lorraine Kwok and Caitlin Gerdts and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan Bearak

24 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region,... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2020 2017 2016 2018 2022 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
Jonathan Bearak United States 15 1.9k 1.5k 884 625 456 25 3.0k
Rubina Hussain United States 22 2.1k 1.1× 2.3k 1.5× 1.3k 1.5× 607 1.0× 410 0.9× 57 3.3k
Jessica D. Gipson United States 20 969 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 695 0.8× 312 0.5× 488 1.1× 65 2.0k
Bela Ganatra Switzerland 30 3.0k 1.6× 2.8k 1.8× 1.2k 1.3× 1.1k 1.8× 559 1.2× 91 4.4k
Ushma D. Upadhyay United States 32 2.7k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.8× 618 1.4× 131 4.2k
Melissa Gilliam United States 32 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 925 1.5× 195 0.4× 134 3.1k
Tracy A. Weitz United States 27 1.9k 1.0× 749 0.5× 504 0.6× 835 1.3× 191 0.4× 67 2.3k
Iqbal Shah United States 41 3.1k 1.6× 3.4k 2.3× 2.5k 2.8× 970 1.6× 807 1.8× 156 6.5k
Diana Greene Foster United States 44 4.6k 2.4× 2.2k 1.5× 1.2k 1.3× 1.8k 2.9× 425 0.9× 132 5.2k
Gilda Sedgh United States 30 4.4k 2.3× 4.1k 2.7× 2.5k 2.9× 1.3k 2.1× 778 1.7× 56 6.4k
Jacqueline Darroch Forrest United States 33 1.4k 0.7× 863 0.6× 1.6k 1.8× 378 0.6× 628 1.4× 78 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonathan Bearak

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sedgh, Gilda & Jonathan Bearak. (2025). Unintended pregnancy and gender inequality worldwide: an ecological analysis. BMJ Global Health. 10(3). e016573–e016573. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Deborah J., et al.. (2025). Biomedical innovations in contraception: gaps, obstacles, and solutions for sexual and reproductive health. The Lancet. 406(10515). 2119–2132. 2 indexed citations
3.
Owolabi, Onikepe, Jonathan Hopkins, Akinrinola Bankole, & Jonathan Bearak. (2024). Progress towards sustainable development goals related to sexual health. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 102(12). 895–903. 1 indexed citations
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Bearak, Jonathan, Leontine Alkema, Vladimíra Kantorová, & John B. Casterline. (2023). Alignment between Desires and Outcomes among Women Wanting to Avoid Pregnancy: A Global Comparative Study of “Conditional” Unintended Pregnancy Rates. Studies in Family Planning. 54(1). 265–280. 7 indexed citations
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Bearak, Jonathan, Anna Popinchalk, Cynthia Beavin, et al.. (2022). Country-specific estimates of unintended pregnancy and abortion incidence: a global comparative analysis of levels in 2015–2019. BMJ Global Health. 7(3). e007151–e007151. 103 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bearak, Jonathan & Rachel K. Jones. (2022). Cross-state travel for abortion care. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 10. 100230–100230. 2 indexed citations
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Ford, Jessie V., Paula England, & Jonathan Bearak. (2021). The American College Hookup Scene: Findings from the Online College Social Life Survey. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology.
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Bearak, Jonathan, Anna Popinchalk, Bela Ganatra, et al.. (2020). Unintended pregnancy and abortion by income, region, and the legal status of abortion: estimates from a comprehensive model for 1990–2019. The Lancet Global Health. 8(9). e1152–e1161. 657 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bearak, Jonathan, Anna Popinchalk, Gilda Sedgh, et al.. (2019). Pregnancies, abortions, and pregnancy intentions: a protocol for modeling and reporting global, regional and country estimates. Reproductive Health. 16(1). 36–36. 17 indexed citations
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Bearak, Jonathan, Anna Popinchalk, Leontine Alkema, & Gilda Sedgh. (2018). Global, regional, and subregional trends in unintended pregnancy and its outcomes from 1990 to 2014: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model. The Lancet Global Health. 6(4). e380–e389. 442 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bearak, Jonathan & Rachel K. Jones. (2017). Did Contraceptive Use Patterns Change after the Affordable Care Act? A Descriptive Analysis. Women s Health Issues. 27(3). 316–321. 35 indexed citations
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Ganatra, Bela, Caitlin Gerdts, Clémentine Rossier, et al.. (2017). Global, regional, and subregional classification of abortions by safety, 2010–14: estimates from a Bayesian hierarchical model. The Lancet. 390(10110). 2372–2381. 528 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bearak, Jonathan, Kristen Lagasse Burke, & Rachel K. Jones. (2017). Disparities and change over time in distance women would need to travel to have an abortion in the USA: a spatial analysis. The Lancet Public Health. 2(11). e493–e500. 99 indexed citations
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Frost, Jennifer J., Lori Frohwirth, Nakeisha Blades, et al.. (2017). Publicly Funded Contraceptive Services at U.S. Clinics, 2015. 16 indexed citations
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Sedgh, Gilda, Jonathan Bearak, Susheela Singh, et al.. (2016). Abortion incidence between 1990 and 2014: global, regional, and subregional levels and trends. The Lancet. 388(10041). 258–267. 456 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bearak, Jonathan, Lawrence B. Finer, Jenna Jerman, & Megan L. Kavanaugh. (2015). Changes in out-of-pocket costs for hormonal IUDs after implementation of the Affordable Care Act: an analysis of insurance benefit inquiries. Contraception. 93(2). 139–144. 46 indexed citations
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Killewald, Alexandra & Jonathan Bearak. (2014). Is the Motherhood Penalty Larger for Low-Wage Women? A Comment on Quantile Regression. American Sociological Review. 79(2). 350–357. 130 indexed citations
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England, Paula & Jonathan Bearak. (2014). The sexual double standard and gender differences in attitudes toward casual sex among U.S. university students. Demographic Research. 30. 1327–1338. 72 indexed citations
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Jennings, Jennifer L. & Jonathan Bearak. (2014). “Teaching to the Test” in the NCLB Era. Educational Researcher. 43(8). 381–389. 108 indexed citations
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Jennings, Jennifer L., Jonathan Bearak, & Daniel Koretz. (2011). Accountability and the Reproduction of Racial and Socioeconomic Inequality in American Education. 1 indexed citations

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