Paul R. Amato

35.4k total citations · 11 hit papers
177 papers, 24.2k citations indexed

About

Paul R. Amato is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul R. Amato has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 24.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 109 papers in Demography and 54 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Paul R. Amato's work include Family Dynamics and Relationships (107 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (85 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (29 papers). Paul R. Amato is often cited by papers focused on Family Dynamics and Relationships (107 papers), Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (85 papers) and Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (29 papers). Paul R. Amato collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Pakistan. Paul R. Amato's co-authors include Alan Booth, Bruce Keith, Stacy J. Rogers, Jacob E. Cheadle, Juliana M. Sobolewski, Claire M. Kamp Dush, Alan Booth, Valarie King, Patricia Y. Hashima and William Marsiglio and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Paul R. Amato

176 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Consequences of Divorce for Adults and Children

2000 1.9k citations Paul R. Amato Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →
Parental divorce and the well-being of children: A meta-analysis.

1991 1.4k citations Paul R. Amato et al. profile →
Research on Divorce: Continuing Trends and New Developments

2010 1.2k citations Paul R. Amato Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →
Scholarship on Fatherhood in the 1990s and Beyond

2000 743 citations Paul R. Amato et al. Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →
Nonresident Fathers and Children's Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis

1999 738 citations Paul R. Amato et al. Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →
Children of divorce in the 1990s: An update of the Amato and Keith (1991) meta-analysis.

2001 666 citations Paul R. Amato Journal of Family Psychology profile →
Children of divorce in the 1990s: An update of the Amato and Keith (1991) meta-analysis.

2001 603 citations Paul R. Amato Journal of Family Psychology profile →
Children's Adjustment to Divorce: Theories, Hypotheses, and Empirical Support

1993 591 citations Paul R. Amato Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →
Parental Divorce and Adult Well-Being: A Meta-Analysis

1991 534 citations Paul R. Amato et al. Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →
The Impact of Family Formation Change on the Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Well-Being of the Next Generation

2005 492 citations Paul R. Amato The Future of Children profile →
Explaining the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce

1996 483 citations Paul R. Amato Journal of Marriage and the Family profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul R. Amato United States	76	15.2k	14.7k	6.9k	5.5k	5.0k	177	24.2k
Sara McLanahan United States	69	11.5k 0.8×	9.0k 0.6×	2.1k 0.3×	3.1k 0.6×	6.3k 1.3×	194	19.5k
Glen H. Elder United States	85	13.0k 0.9×	6.0k 0.4×	6.5k 0.9×	10.7k 2.0×	2.8k 0.6×	234	31.1k
Frank F. Furstenberg United States	69	8.9k 0.6×	6.5k 0.4×	1.9k 0.3×	3.4k 0.6×	4.1k 0.8×	232	16.9k
Frank D. Fincham United States	93	9.7k 0.6×	7.6k 0.5×	19.6k 2.8×	14.4k 2.6×	1.9k 0.4×	482	30.3k
Rand D. Conger United States	104	11.7k 0.8×	5.9k 0.4×	10.9k 1.6×	20.4k 3.7×	1.8k 0.4×	328	36.4k
Ronald L. Simons United States	83	10.4k 0.7×	2.7k 0.2×	4.8k 0.7×	11.2k 2.0×	1.3k 0.3×	276	22.6k
E. Mavis Hetherington United States	57	4.7k 0.3×	5.0k 0.3×	3.6k 0.5×	6.3k 1.1×	1.0k 0.2×	147	12.8k
Susan M. McHale United States	67	5.2k 0.3×	2.8k 0.2×	3.5k 0.5×	6.5k 1.2×	1.9k 0.4×	279	13.9k
Andrew J. Cherlin United States	47	7.5k 0.5×	6.9k 0.5×	1.7k 0.2×	1.1k 0.2×	4.3k 0.9×	128	11.2k
Ann C. Crouter United States	66	5.7k 0.4×	2.4k 0.2×	3.3k 0.5×	4.7k 0.8×	2.2k 0.5×	186	12.2k

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Amato, Paul R.. (2015). Families in an era of increasing inequality : diverging destinies. Springer eBooks. 31 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R.. (2014). Marriage, cohabitation and mental health. Family matters. 5. 14 indexed citations

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James, Spencer & Paul R. Amato. (2013). Self‐Esteem and the Reproduction of Social Class. Social Science Quarterly. 94(4). 933–955. 10 indexed citations

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Fincham, Frank D., Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Frank D. Fincham, et al.. (2010). Romantic Relationships in Emerging Adulthood. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 180 indexed citations

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Cheadle, Jacob E., Paul R. Amato, & Valarie King. (2010). Patterns of nonresident father contact. Demography. 47(1). 205–225. 170 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R.. (2010). The Marriage‐Go‐Round: The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today ‐ by Andrew J. Cherlin. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 72(5). 1455–1457. 18 indexed citations

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Sobolewski, Juliana M. & Paul R. Amato. (2007). Parents' Discord and Divorce, Parent-Child Relationships and Subjective Well-Being in Early Adulthood: Is Feeling Close to Two Parents Always Better than Feeling Close to One?. Social Forces. 85(3). 1105–1124. 75 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R. & Rebecca Maynard. (2007). Decreasing Nonmarital Births and Strengthening Marriage to Reduce Poverty. The Future of Children. 17(2). 117–141. 50 indexed citations

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Stanley, Scott M., Paul R. Amato, Christine A. Johnson, & Howard J. Markman. (2006). Premarital education, marital quality, and marital stability: Findings from a large, random household survey.. Journal of Family Psychology. 20(1). 117–126. 220 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R.. (2004). Children and Divorce: What We Know and What We Need to Know. 2 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R., et al.. (2003). People's Reasons for Divorcing: Gender, Social Class, the Life Course, and Adjustment. Journal of Family Issues. 24(5). 602–626. 312 indexed citations

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Thompson, Ross A. & Paul R. Amato. (1999). The Postdivorce Family: Children, Parenting, and Society. 64 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R.. (1999). Children of divorced parents as young adults.. Ecology and Evolution. 12(3). e8657–e8657. 48 indexed citations

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Grzywacz, Joseph G., Paul R. Amato, Alan Booth, et al.. (1999). Growing up Healthy: The Ecology of Child Well-Being. Family Relations. 48(4). 433–433. 5 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R. & Alan Booth. (1997). A Generation at Risk. Harvard University Press eBooks. 241 indexed citations

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Rogers, Stacy J. & Paul R. Amato. (1997). Is Marital Quality Declining? The Evidence from Two Generations. Social Forces. 75(3). 1089–1089. 37 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R., Laura Spencer Loomis, & Alan Booth. (1995). Parental Divorce, Marital Conflict, and Offspring Well-being during Early Adulthood. Social Forces. 73(3). 895–895. 155 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R. & Alan Booth. (1991). Consequences of Parental Divorce and Marital Unhappiness for Adult Well-Being. Social Forces. 69(3). 895–895. 78 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R.. (1983). Helping behavior in urban and rural environments: Field studies based on a taxonomic organization of helping episodes.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 45(3). 571–586. 3 indexed citations

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Amato, Paul R.. (1983). Helping behavior in urban and rural environments: Field studies based on a taxonomic organization of helping episodes.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 45(3). 571–586. 39 indexed citations

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