Richard Breen

15.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
143 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Richard Breen is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Breen has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 30 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 30 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Richard Breen's work include Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (55 papers), Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (20 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (19 papers). Richard Breen is often cited by papers focused on Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (55 papers), Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (20 papers) and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (19 papers). Richard Breen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Richard Breen's co-authors include John H. Goldthorpe, Kristian Bernt Karlson, Anders Holm, Jan Ö. Jönsson, Ruud Luijkx, Reinhard Pollak, Walter Müller, Larry D. Haugh, Christopher T. Whelan and Mads Meier Jæger and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Richard Breen

134 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

EXPLAINING EDUCATIONAL DI... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2012 2005 2013 2009 400 800 1.2k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Richard Breen 6.1k 2.3k 1.9k 1.5k 1.3k 143 9.3k
Donald J. Treiman 5.8k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 76 9.6k
Thomas A. DiPrete 4.7k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 2.0k 1.4× 1.3k 1.0× 110 9.5k
Yu Xie 6.1k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.4k 1.0× 2.4k 1.8× 190 10.5k
Robert D. Mare 4.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 777 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 81 7.6k
Robert M. Hauser 7.2k 1.2× 4.0k 1.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 184 14.1k
Christopher Jencks 3.6k 0.6× 3.5k 1.5× 804 0.4× 930 0.6× 602 0.5× 84 7.9k
John H. Goldthorpe 12.1k 2.0× 3.0k 1.3× 4.7k 2.5× 2.3k 1.6× 1.3k 1.0× 199 18.1k
Joe R. Feagin 6.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 555 0.4× 384 0.3× 186 9.4k
Philip Oreopoulos 2.9k 0.5× 3.0k 1.3× 528 0.3× 2.1k 1.4× 766 0.6× 90 7.2k
Raj Chetty 4.6k 0.8× 3.0k 1.3× 686 0.4× 4.9k 3.4× 1.1k 0.8× 68 13.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Breen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Breen, Richard, et al.. (2024). Regional variation in intergenerational social mobility in Britain. British Journal of Sociology. 75(4). 435–451. 2 indexed citations
2.
Gao, Chaochao, Francis Ludlow, John A. Matthews, et al.. (2021). Volcanic climate impacts can act as ultimate and proximate causes of Chinese dynastic collapse. Communications Earth & Environment. 2(1). 23 indexed citations
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Travis, Charles, Francis Ludlow, John A. Matthews, et al.. (2020). Inventing the Grand Banks: A deep chart. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). e00085–e00085. 3 indexed citations
4.
Breen, Richard, John Ermisch, & Satu Helske. (2019). Educational reproduction in Europe: A descriptive account. Demographic Research. 41. 1373–1400. 10 indexed citations
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Breen, Richard, Kristian Bernt Karlson, & Anders Holm. (2011). Total, Direct, and Indirect Effects in Logit Models. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28 indexed citations
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Breen, Richard, et al.. (2011). A Reinterpretation of Coefficients from Logit, Probit, and Other Non-Linear Probability Models: Consequences for Comparative Sociological Research. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
7.
Breen, Richard. (2010). Social Mobility and Equality of Opportunity Geary Lecture Spring 2010. Economic and social review. 41(4). 413–428. 16 indexed citations
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Karlson, Kristian Bernt, Anders Holm, & Richard Breen. (2010). Comparing Regression Coefficients Between Models using Logit and Probit: A New Method. SSRN Electronic Journal. 46 indexed citations
9.
Breen, Richard. (2006). Statistical Models of Social Fluidity. 21(2). 215–236. 2 indexed citations
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Breen, Richard. (1998). The Ratio of Unemployment Rates and Fair Employment: A Reply to John Bradley. Economic and social review. 2 indexed citations
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Breen, Richard & Christopher T. Whelan. (1994). Social class, class origins and political partisanship in the Republic of Ireland. European Journal of Political Research. 26(2). 117–133. 4 indexed citations
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Breen, Richard & Patrick Honohan. (1991). Trends in the share of long-term unemployment in Ireland. Economic and social review. 4 indexed citations
13.
Breen, Richard. (1991). Education, Employment And Training In The Youth Labour Market. Trinity's Access to Research Output (TARA) (Trinity College Dublin). 17 indexed citations
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Breen, Richard. (1991). Assessing the effectiveness of training and temporary employment schemes: some results from the youth labour market. Economic and social review. 11 indexed citations
15.
Breen, Richard. (1990). Binomial Option Pricing and the Conditions for Early Exercise: An Example using Foreign Exchange Options. Economic and social review.
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Breen, Richard & Brendan Halpin. (1988). Self-Employment and the Unemployed. Trinity's Access to Research Output (TARA) (Trinity College Dublin). 2 indexed citations
17.
Breen, Richard. (1986). Subject Availability and Student Performance in the Senior Cycle of Irish Post-Primary Schools. Trinity's Access to Research Output (TARA) (Trinity College Dublin). 12 indexed citations
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Breen, Richard & David B. Rottman. (1985). Crime Victimisation in the Republic of Ireland. Trinity's Access to Research Output (TARA) (Trinity College Dublin). 10 indexed citations
19.
Breen, Richard. (1984). Population trends in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Ireland: a local study. Economic and social review. 15(2). 1 indexed citations
20.
Breen, Richard. (1984). Education And The Labour Market: Work and Unemployment Among Recent Cohorts of Irish School Leavers. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations

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