Pamela J. Smock

6.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Pamela J. Smock is a scholar working on Demography, Gender Studies and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Pamela J. Smock has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Demography, 41 papers in Gender Studies and 40 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Pamela J. Smock's work include Family Dynamics and Relationships (42 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (33 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (33 papers). Pamela J. Smock is often cited by papers focused on Family Dynamics and Relationships (42 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (33 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (33 papers). Pamela J. Smock collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ukraine. Pamela J. Smock's co-authors include Wendy D. Manning, Karen Holden, Sarah Avellar, Christine R. Schwartz, Sanjiv Gupta, Susan D. Stewart, Debarun Majumdar, Cynthia Osborne, Bridget Lavelle and Laura Sánchez and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

Pamela J. Smock

51 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cohabitation in the United States: An Appraisal of Research Themes, Findings, and Implications

2000 512 citations Pamela J. Smock profile →
The Demography of Families: A Review of Patterns and Change

2020 189 citations Pamela J. Smock, Christine R. Schwartz Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Pamela J. Smock United States	33	3.4k	3.4k	2.4k	653	395	52	4.5k
Frances Goldscheider United States	42	3.2k 0.9×	4.1k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	374 0.6×	587 1.5×	109	5.4k
Judith A. Seltzer United States	31	2.3k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	339 0.5×	331 0.8×	67	3.2k
Sharon Sassler United States	31	1.8k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	580 0.9×	267 0.7×	78	3.0k
James A. Sweet United States	19	2.7k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	438 0.7×	313 0.8×	41	3.9k
Gary D. Sandefur United States	26	1.9k 0.6×	3.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.6×	349 0.5×	802 2.0×	77	4.9k
Marilyn Coleman United States	37	3.2k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	1.3k 2.0×	331 0.8×	168	4.8k
Tim B. Heaton United States	34	1.4k 0.4×	2.1k 0.6×	866 0.4×	591 0.9×	430 1.1×	121	3.5k
Trude Lappegård Norway	31	2.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	162 0.2×	414 1.0×	77	3.4k
Kathryn Edin United States	38	1.6k 0.5×	2.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	392 0.6×	1.6k 4.0×	84	4.7k
Peter Uhlenberg United States	34	1.7k 0.5×	2.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	348 0.5×	466 1.2×	63	3.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Carr, Deborah, et al.. (2025). Do Social Security benefits rules perpetuate marital status and gender inequalities?. The Gerontologist. 65(9).

Smock, Pamela J., et al.. (2023). Gender and the Economic Consequences of Divorce in the United States: Variation by Race and Ethnicity. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 45(4). 800–818. 1 indexed citations

Smock, Pamela J. & Christine R. Schwartz. (2020). The Demography of Families: A Review of Patterns and Change. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 82(1). 9–34. 189 indexed citations breakdown →

Manning, Wendy D., et al.. (2019). Cohabitation and Marital Expectations Among Single Millennials in the U.S.. Population Research and Policy Review. 38(3). 327–346. 28 indexed citations

Geronimus, Arline T., et al.. (2016). The Best of Intentions: A Structural Analysis of the Association between Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Unintended Pregnancy in a Sample of Mothers from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1979). Women s Health Issues. 27(1). 5–13. 11 indexed citations

Manning, Wendy D., Pamela J. Smock, Cassandra Dorius, & Elizabeth C. Cooksey. (2014). Cohabitation Expectations Among Young Adults in the United States: Do They Match Behavior?. Population Research and Policy Review. 33(2). 287–305. 15 indexed citations

Hayford, Sarah R., Karen Benjamin Guzzo, & Pamela J. Smock. (2014). The Decoupling of Marriage and Parenthood? Trends in the Timing of Marital First Births, 1945–2002. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 76(3). 520–538. 39 indexed citations

Lavelle, Bridget & Pamela J. Smock. (2012). Divorce and Women’s Risk of Health Insurance Loss. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 53(4). 413–431. 49 indexed citations

Smock, Pamela J.. (2010). Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 39(2). 196–197. 5 indexed citations

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Manning, Wendy D., Jessica Cohen, & Pamela J. Smock. (2010). The Role of Romantic Partners, Family, and Peer Networks in Dating Couples’ Views About Cohabitation. Journal of Adolescent Research. 26(1). 115–149. 27 indexed citations

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Gupta, Sanjiv, Pamela J. Smock, & Wendy D. Manning. (2004). Moving Out: Transition to Nonresidence Among Resident Fathers in the United States, 1968–1997. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 66(3). 627–638. 8 indexed citations

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Manning, Wendy D. & Pamela J. Smock. (2000). “Swapping” Families: Serial Parenting and Economic Support for Children. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 62(1). 111–122. 137 indexed citations

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Smock, Pamela J., Wendy D. Manning, & Sanjiv Gupta. (1999). The Effect of Marriage and Divorce on Women's Economic Well-Being. American Sociological Review. 64(6). 794–812. 44 indexed citations

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Smock, Pamela J., Wendy D. Manning, & Sanjiv Gupta. (1999). The Effect of Marriage and Divorce on Women's Economic Well-Being. American Sociological Review. 64(6). 794–794. 198 indexed citations

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Smock, Pamela J. & Wendy D. Manning. (1997). Nonresident Parents' Characteristics and Child Support. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 59(4). 798–798. 45 indexed citations

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Smock, Pamela J., et al.. (1995). Families on the Faultline: America's Working Class Speaks about The Family, The Economy, Race, and Ethnicity.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 24(2). 187–187. 13 indexed citations

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Smock, Pamela J.. (1994). Gender and the Short-Run Economic Consequences of Marital Disruption. Social Forces. 73(1). 243–262. 85 indexed citations

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Smock, Pamela J.. (1993). The economic costs of marital disruption for Young Women over the past two decades. Demography. 30(3). 353–371. 115 indexed citations

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Smock, Pamela J.. (1992). The Economic Costs of Marital Disruption for Young Women in the United States: Have They Declined over the Past Two Decades?. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations

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Smock, Pamela J. & Franklin D. Wilson. (1991). Desegregation and the Stability of White Enrollments: A School-Level Analysis, 1968-84. Sociology of Education. 64(4). 278–278. 16 indexed citations

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