Karen L. Fingerman

10.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
197 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Karen L. Fingerman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen L. Fingerman has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 78 papers in Demography and 75 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Karen L. Fingerman's work include Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (115 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (75 papers) and Aging and Gerontology Research (64 papers). Karen L. Fingerman is often cited by papers focused on Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (115 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (75 papers) and Aging and Gerontology Research (64 papers). Karen L. Fingerman collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Norway. Karen L. Fingerman's co-authors include Kira S. Birditt, Steven H. Zarit, Susan T. Charles, Eva S. Lefkowitz, Kyungmin Kim, Elizabeth L. Hay, Meng Huo, David M. Almeida, Lindsay Pitzer and Gloria Luong and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of Marriage and the Family and Health Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Karen L. Fingerman

182 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. When Going Digital Becomes a Necessity: Ensuring Older Adults’ Needs for Information, Services, and Social Inclusion During COVID-19
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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karen L. Fingerman United States 43 4.0k 2.4k 2.4k 1.9k 1.4k 197 6.9k
Kira S. Birditt United States 38 3.1k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 152 5.8k
Jenny de Jong Gierveld Netherlands 31 2.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 3.4k 1.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 60 5.6k
Merril Silverstein United States 55 8.1k 2.0× 5.5k 2.3× 4.6k 1.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 192 10.9k
Morris A. Okun United States 49 2.3k 0.6× 716 0.3× 2.0k 0.8× 2.8k 1.5× 1.2k 0.9× 163 6.9k
Scott Schieman Canada 46 3.7k 0.9× 720 0.3× 2.3k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 141 6.9k
Howard Litwin Israel 41 1.9k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 2.7k 1.1× 788 0.4× 732 0.5× 129 4.7k
Carsten Wrosch Canada 45 1.1k 0.3× 657 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 3.4k 1.8× 1.7k 1.2× 109 7.4k
Rosemary Blieszner United States 30 1.6k 0.4× 872 0.4× 909 0.4× 610 0.3× 609 0.4× 99 3.0k
Michael J. Shanahan United States 37 2.4k 0.6× 772 0.3× 994 0.4× 986 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 89 6.0k
Anne E. Barrett United States 25 845 0.2× 723 0.3× 932 0.4× 948 0.5× 578 0.4× 70 3.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ng, Yee To, et al.. (2025). Everyday Language and Cognitive Functioning in Late Life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 80(7).
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Fingerman, Karen L., et al.. (2024). Loneliness and Mode of Social Contact in Late Life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 79(9). 2 indexed citations
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Birditt, Kira S., et al.. (2024). Daily Rumination Among Older Men and Women: The Role of Perceived Family and Nonfamily Social Partner Life Stress. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 79(5). 1 indexed citations
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Fingerman, Karen L., et al.. (2024). DAILY SLEEP AND EMOTION INERTIA IN LATE LIFE. Innovation in Aging. 8(Supplement_1). 1095–1096.
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Fingerman, Karen L., et al.. (2024). Young Adult Caregivers for Older Family Members: Setting a New Research Agenda. Innovation in Aging. 9(4). igae112–igae112.
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Fingerman, Karen L., et al.. (2023). Intergenerational ties in late life. Current Opinion in Psychology. 55. 101743–101743. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shiyang, et al.. (2023). Need to belong, daily social engagement, and transient loneliness in late life. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 41(1). 115–136. 3 indexed citations
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Freedman, Vicki A., Emily M. Agree, Judith A. Seltzer, et al.. (2023). The Changing Demography of Late-Life Family Caregiving: A Research Agenda to Understand Future Care Networks for an Aging U.S. Population. The Gerontologist. 64(2). 30 indexed citations
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Fingerman, Karen L., et al.. (2023). Enduring Bonds: Duration and Contact in Close Relationships in Late Life. The Gerontologist. 64(4). 2 indexed citations
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Fingerman, Karen L., et al.. (2021). Late Life in the Living Room: Room Décor, Functional Limitations, and Personality. The Gerontologist. 62(4). 519–529. 2 indexed citations
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Huo, Meng, et al.. (2017). Aging Parents’ Disabilities and Daily Support Exchanges With Middle-Aged Children. The Gerontologist. 58(5). 872–882. 14 indexed citations
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Kim, Kyungmin, Lauren R. Bangerter, Yin Liu, et al.. (2016). Middle-Aged Offspring’s Support to Aging Parents With Emerging Disability. The Gerontologist. 57(3). 441–450. 40 indexed citations
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Bangerter, Lauren R., Yin Liu, Kyungmin Kim, et al.. (2016). Everyday Support to Aging Parents: Links to Middle-Aged Children’s Diurnal Cortisol and Daily Mood. The Gerontologist. 58(4). 654–662. 19 indexed citations
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Luong, Gloria, Antje Rauers, & Karen L. Fingerman. (2015). The multifaceted nature of late-life socialization : Older adults as agents and targets of socialization. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 109–131. 3 indexed citations
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Birditt, Kira S., Caroline Sten Hartnett, Karen L. Fingerman, Steven H. Zarit, & Toni C. Antonucci. (2015). Extending the Intergenerational Stake Hypothesis: Evidence of an Intra‐individual Stake and Implications for Well‐being. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 77(4). 877–888. 42 indexed citations
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Kim, Kyungmin, Steven H. Zarit, Kira S. Birditt, & Karen L. Fingerman. (2014). Discrepancy in reports of support exchanges between parents and adult offspring: Within- and between-family differences.. Journal of Family Psychology. 28(2). 168–179. 13 indexed citations
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Cichy, Kelly E., Eva S. Lefkowitz, E. Mott Davis, & Karen L. Fingerman. (2013). "You Are Such a Disappointment!": Negative Emotions and Parents' Perceptions of Adult Children's Lack of Success. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 68(6). 893–901. 33 indexed citations
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Fingerman, Karen L., Jori Sechrist, & Kira S. Birditt. (2012). Changing Views on Intergenerational Ties. Gerontology. 59(1). 64–70. 79 indexed citations
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Zarit, Steven H., et al.. (2011). Middle-Aged Couples’ Exchanges of Support with Aging Parents: Patterns and Association with Marital Satisfaction. Gerontology. 58(1). 88–96. 16 indexed citations
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Fingerman, Karen L.. (2001). Aging mothers and their adult daughters : a study in mixed emotions. Springer eBooks. 120 indexed citations

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