Junsen Zhang

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
149 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Junsen Zhang is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Junsen Zhang has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Gender Studies, 60 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 49 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Junsen Zhang's work include Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (45 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (33 papers) and Family Dynamics and Relationships (33 papers). Junsen Zhang is often cited by papers focused on Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (45 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (33 papers) and Family Dynamics and Relationships (33 papers). Junsen Zhang collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Junsen Zhang's co-authors include Hongbin Li, Xin Meng, Junjian Yi, Pak-Wai Liu, Yaohui Zhao, Lingsheng Meng, Yi Zhu, Albert Park, Pak Wai Liu and William Chan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Management Science.

In The Last Decade

Junsen Zhang

142 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Evolution of China’s One-Child Policy and Its Effects... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200
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. The Evolution of China’s One-Child Policy and Its Effects on Family Outcomes
    2017 232 citations Junsen Zhang profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Junsen Zhang Hong Kong 42 2.5k 1.8k 1.8k 1.3k 858 149 5.6k
Robert Haveman United States 38 2.6k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 998 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 195 6.4k
Alison L. Booth United Kingdom 35 1.6k 0.6× 3.3k 1.8× 1.4k 0.8× 835 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 152 5.9k
Costas Meghir United Kingdom 50 2.6k 1.0× 5.5k 3.0× 2.4k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 187 10.2k
Philip Oreopoulos Canada 38 2.9k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 772 0.4× 766 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 90 7.2k
Magne Mogstad United States 30 1.6k 0.6× 1.8k 1.0× 958 0.5× 610 0.5× 648 0.8× 138 4.4k
Kenneth I. Wolpin United States 45 2.7k 1.1× 4.2k 2.3× 2.6k 1.5× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 1.2× 86 8.9k
Timothy M. Smeeding United States 42 4.3k 1.8× 2.9k 1.6× 1.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 2.0k 2.3× 191 8.4k
Nancy Folbre United States 34 4.2k 1.7× 1.1k 0.6× 3.2k 1.8× 1.0k 0.8× 1.7k 1.9× 155 7.3k
Shelly Lundberg United States 30 2.9k 1.2× 1.7k 0.9× 4.4k 2.5× 2.1k 1.6× 855 1.0× 66 6.2k
Nicole M. Fortin Canada 24 2.0k 0.8× 3.6k 2.0× 1.3k 0.8× 699 0.5× 1.4k 1.7× 45 5.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Junsen Zhang

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Junsen Zhang

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All Works

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Zhang, Junsen, et al.. (2023). The demography of the great migration in China. Journal of Development Economics. 167. 103235–103235. 7 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junsen, et al.. (2023). Reexamining the effect of birth order on cognitive and non-cognitive abilities: New evidence from China. Economics of Education Review. 97. 102476–102476.
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Ge, Suqin, Junsen Zhang, & Kang Zhou. (2023). Aging in a Dual Economy: Urban Aging, Massive Migration, and Agricultural Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junsen, et al.. (2023). How Does the Beauty of Wives Affect Post-marriage Family Outcomes? Helen's Face in Chinese Households. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 212. 122–137.
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Behrman, Jere R., et al.. (2023). TUTORING EFFICACY, HOUSEHOLD SUBSTITUTION, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM AN AFTER‐SCHOOL TUTORING PROGRAM IN RURAL CHINA. International Economic Review. 65(1). 149–189. 2 indexed citations
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Behrman, Jere, C. Simon Fan, Xiangdong Wei, Hongliang Zhang, & Junsen Zhang. (2020). After-School Tutoring, Household Substitution and Student Achievement: Experimental Evidence from Rural China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Behrman, Jere R., Yanyan Xiong, & Junsen Zhang. (2014). Cross-sectional schooling-health associations misrepresented causal schooling effects on adult health and health-related behaviors: Evidence from the Chinese Adults Twins Survey. Social Science & Medicine. 127. 190–197. 22 indexed citations
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Almond, Douglas, Lena Edlund, Hongbin Li, & Junsen Zhang. (2010). Long-Term Effects of Early-Life Development: Evidence from the 1959 to 1961 China Famine. NBER Chapters. 321–345. 31 indexed citations
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Zhong, Songfa, Soo Hong Chew, Junsen Zhang, et al.. (2009). The Heritability of Attitude Toward Economic Risk. Twin Research and Human Genetics. 12(1). 103–107. 69 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junsen, et al.. (2009). LONGEVITY, RETIREMENT, AND CAPITAL ACCUMULATION IN A RECURSIVE MODEL WITH AN APPLICATION TO MANDATORY RETIREMENT. Macroeconomic Dynamics. 13(3). 327–348. 22 indexed citations
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Li, Hongbin, et al.. (2006). Effects of longevity and dependency rates on saving and growth: Evidence from a panel of cross countries. Journal of Development Economics. 84(1). 138–154. 94 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jie, Junsen Zhang, & Michael C. M. Leung. (2006). Health investment, saving, and public policy. Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique. 39(1). 68–93. 25 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jie & Junsen Zhang. (2005). The Effect of Life Expectancy on Fertility, Saving, Schooling and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Leung, Michael C. M., et al.. (2004). An economic analysis of life expectancy by gender with application to the United States. Journal of Health Economics. 23(4). 737–759. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junsen, et al.. (2003). Long-run effects of unfunded social security with earnings-dependent benefits. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 28(3). 617–641. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jie, et al.. (2001). Longevity and economic growth in a dynastic family model with an annuity market. Economics Letters. 72(2). 269–277. 11 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junsen & William Chan. (1999). Dowry and Wife's Welfare: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junsen, et al.. (1999). Gender bias and economic development in an endogenous growth model. Journal of Development Economics. 59(2). 497–525. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Junsen, et al.. (1998). The Identification of Unobservable Independent and Spousal Leisure. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations

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