Norman B. Ryder

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Norman B. Ryder is a scholar working on Demography, Gender Studies and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman B. Ryder has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Demography, 14 papers in Gender Studies and 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Norman B. Ryder's work include Reproductive Health and Contraception (13 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (12 papers) and Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (11 papers). Norman B. Ryder is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Health and Contraception (13 papers), Family Dynamics and Relationships (12 papers) and Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (11 papers). Norman B. Ryder collaborates with scholars based in United States. Norman B. Ryder's co-authors include Charles F. Westoff, John Cleland, John Hobcraft, Emily C. Moore, Robert R. Bell, Larry L. Bumpass, Philip M. Hauser, Raymond H. Potvin, Paul Williams and Irene B. Taeuber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and American Sociological Review.

In The Last Decade

Norman B. Ryder

68 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Cohort as a Concept in the Study of Social Change 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 1985 400 800 1.2k
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 Cohort as a Concept in the Study of Social Change
    1965 1.3k citations Norman B. Ryder profile →
  2. The Cohort as a Concept in the Study of Social Change
    1985 1.2k citations Norman B. Ryder profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norman B. Ryder United States 23 1.7k 1.7k 1.3k 733 553 70 4.4k
Judith Blake United States 24 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 361 0.5× 165 0.3× 48 3.3k
Jay D. Teachman United States 38 2.9k 1.7× 2.2k 1.3× 1.7k 1.3× 766 1.0× 444 0.8× 123 5.1k
Ronny Lesthaeghe Belgium 35 3.3k 1.9× 3.8k 2.2× 3.1k 2.3× 792 1.1× 326 0.6× 113 6.2k
William J. Goode United States 25 2.9k 1.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 835 1.1× 548 1.0× 66 5.3k
Tim B. Heaton United States 34 2.1k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 866 0.7× 430 0.6× 888 1.6× 121 3.5k
William L. Parish United States 30 2.6k 1.5× 720 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 729 1.0× 437 0.8× 60 4.3k
Charles F. Westoff United States 48 1.6k 0.9× 2.3k 1.3× 3.1k 2.3× 1.7k 2.3× 368 0.7× 226 7.0k
Toby L. Parcel United States 30 3.3k 1.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 904 1.2× 390 0.7× 88 5.6k
Irwin Garfinkel United States 41 3.7k 2.1× 1.9k 1.1× 2.5k 1.9× 2.1k 2.9× 641 1.2× 181 6.9k
Peter McDonald Australia 32 2.6k 1.5× 2.8k 1.6× 2.2k 1.7× 1.0k 1.4× 242 0.4× 224 5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ryder, Norman B. & Charles F. Westoff. (2017). Reproduction in the U.S., 1965. Princeton University Press eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1997). Reflections on Reproductive Institutions. Population and Development Review. 23(3). 639–639. 2 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B., John Cleland, & John Hobcraft. (1986). Reproductive Change in Developing Countries: Insights from the World Fertility Survey.. Population and Development Review. 12(2). 341–341. 137 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1986). Observations on the History of Cohort Fertility in the United States. Population and Development Review. 12(4). 617–617. 44 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1984). Frank Wallace Notestein (1902–1983). Population Studies. 38(1). 5–20. 12 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1976). Some sociological suggestions concerning the reduction of fertility in developing countries. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 14 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1976). The Specification of Fertility Planning Status. Family Planning Perspectives. 8(6). 283–283. 7 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1975). Fertility Measurement Through Cross-Sectional Surveys. Social Forces. 54(1). 7–7. 5 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B. & Charles F. Westoff. (1971). Reproduction in the United States, 1965. Princeton University Press eBooks. 261 indexed citations
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Farley, Reynolds, Paul Williams, Norman B. Ryder, et al.. (1970). Fertility among Urban Blacks. The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. 48(2). 183–183. 17 indexed citations
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Westoff, Charles F., Larry L. Bumpass, & Norman B. Ryder. (1970). Comment on “the probability of conception after discontinuance of oral contraception,” by Wolfers. Social Biology. 17(1). 60–61. 1 indexed citations
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Westoff, Charles F. & Norman B. Ryder. (1968). Duration of Use of Oral Contraception in the United States, 1960-65. Public Health Reports (1896-1970). 83(4). 277–277. 22 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B. & Charles F. Westoff. (1967). Response : Oral Contraception Dropout Rate. Science. 155(3765). 951–951. 1 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B. & Charles F. Westoff. (1967). The Trend of Expected Parity in the United States: 1955, 1960, 1965. 33(2). 153–153. 26 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1967). The Character of Modern Fertility. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 369(1). 26–36. 7 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1958). The Reproductive Renaissance North of the Rio Grande. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 316(1). 18–24. 2 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1956). La mesure des variations de la fécondité au cours du temps. Population. Vol. 11(1). 29–46.
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1956). Problems of Trend Determination during a Transition in Fertility. The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. 34(1). 5–5. 49 indexed citations
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Ryder, Norman B.. (1951). Population Trends and Policies: A Study in Australian and World Demography. By W. D. Borrie. Sydney, Wellington, London: Australasian Publishing Co. 1948. Pp. xx, 263. 21s.. The Canadian Journal of Economics and Political Science. 17(1). 119–121. 1 indexed citations

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