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.
EQUIVALENCE SCALES, WELL‐BEING, INEQUALITY, AND POVERTY: SENSITIVITY ESTIMATES ACROSS TEN COUNTRIES USING THE LUXEMBOURG INCOME STUDY (LIS) DATABASE
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This map shows the geographic impact of Lee Rainwater's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Lee Rainwater with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Lee Rainwater more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lee Rainwater. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lee Rainwater. The network helps show where Lee Rainwater may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lee Rainwater
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lee Rainwater.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lee Rainwater based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with Lee Rainwater. Lee Rainwater is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Garfinkel, Irwin, Lee Rainwater, & Timothy M. Smeeding. (2010). Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or Leader?. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.1 indexed citations
Coder, John, Lee Rainwater, & Timothy M. Smeeding. (1989). Inequality among Children and Elderly in Ten Modern Nations: The United States in an International Context. American Economic Review. 79(2). 320–324.21 indexed citations
Rein, Martin, Gøsta Esping‐Andersen, & Lee Rainwater. (1987). Stagnation and renewal in social policy : the rise and fall of policy regimes.41 indexed citations
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Rainwater, Lee. (1986). A sociologist's view of the income maintenance experiments. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 30. 194–205.2 indexed citations
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Jencks, Christopher & Lee Rainwater. (1977). The Effects of Family Background, Test Scores, Personality Traits and Education on Economic Success..3 indexed citations
Haag, Ernest van den & Lee Rainwater. (1969). Feedback. Trans-action. 6(6). 62–64.2 indexed citations
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Rainwater, Lee, William L. Yancey, & Daniel Patrick Moynihan. (1967). Moynihan report and the politics of controversy; a Trans-action social science and public policy report. MIT Press eBooks.22 indexed citations
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