W. Bradford Wilcox

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

W. Bradford Wilcox is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Demography and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Bradford Wilcox has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 19 papers in Demography and 18 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in W. Bradford Wilcox's work include Family Dynamics and Relationships (19 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (16 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (14 papers). W. Bradford Wilcox is often cited by papers focused on Family Dynamics and Relationships (19 papers), Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (16 papers) and Religion and Society Interactions (14 papers). W. Bradford Wilcox collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bolivia and Chile. W. Bradford Wilcox's co-authors include Lynn Robinson, Brian Steensland, Mark Regnerus, Jerry Z. Park, Robert D. Woodberry, Nicholas H. Wolfinger, Jeffrey Dew, Steven L. Nock, John P. Bartkowski and Christopher G. Ellison and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and Social Forces.

In The Last Decade

W. Bradford Wilcox

47 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

The Measure of American Religion: Toward Improving the State of the Art

2000 1.0k citations Brian Steensland, Lynn Robinson et al. Social Forces profile →
The Measure of American Religion: Toward Improving the State of the Art

2000 756 citations Brian Steensland, Jerry Z. Park et al. Social Forces profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Bradford Wilcox United States	22	2.6k	1.6k	681	626	565	49	3.4k
John P. Bartkowski United States	34	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	480 0.7×	392 0.6×	457 0.8×	122	3.6k
Robert D. Woodberry United States	14	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	312 0.5×	434 0.7×	239 0.4×	31	3.0k
Jerry Z. Park United States	18	2.4k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	344 0.5×	266 0.4×	194 0.3×	50	2.8k
Naomi Gerstel United States	36	2.6k 1.0×	578 0.4×	551 0.8×	1.2k 2.0×	937 1.7×	70	3.6k
Mark Regnerus United States	37	3.9k 1.5×	2.9k 1.9×	890 1.3×	500 0.8×	802 1.4×	64	5.8k
Jean Giles-Sims United States	14	1.3k 0.5×	620 0.4×	651 1.0×	420 0.7×	714 1.3×	29	3.1k
Amy Adamczyk United States	27	1.4k 0.5×	597 0.4×	720 1.1×	167 0.3×	391 0.7×	72	2.2k
Toni Calasanti United States	28	1.2k 0.5×	517 0.3×	403 0.6×	958 1.5×	639 1.1×	86	2.9k
Carol Smart United Kingdom	34	2.2k 0.9×	315 0.2×	328 0.5×	408 0.7×	872 1.5×	88	3.3k
Claire M. Renzetti United States	26	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	561 0.8×	135 0.2×	985 1.7×	83	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by W. Bradford Wilcox

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Bradford Wilcox

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Bradford Wilcox. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Bradford Wilcox 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 W. Bradford Wilcox. W. Bradford Wilcox is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wilcox, W. Bradford & Alan J. Hawkins. (2024). The Marriage Paradox: Understanding and remedying the paradoxical place of marriage in America. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 43(4). 1290–1297. 2 indexed citations

DeRose, Laurie F., et al.. (2021). Has the New Natalism Reduced the Religious Fertility Advantage?. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 60(4). 726–748. 1 indexed citations

Cahn, Naomi, June Carbone, Laurie F. DeRose, & W. Bradford Wilcox. (2018). Unequal Family Lives : Causes and Consequences in Europe and the Americas. Directory of Open access Books (OAPEN Foundation). 2 indexed citations

Cahn, Naomi, Laurie F. DeRose, Marcia J. Carlson, et al.. (2018). Unequal Family Lives. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

Lerman, Robert I., et al.. (2017). Marriage and State-level Economic Outcomes. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 39(1). 66–72. 5 indexed citations

Wilcox, W. Bradford, Nicholas H. Wolfinger, & Charles E. Stokes. (2015). One Nation, Divided: Culture, Civic Institutions, and the Marriage Divide. The Future of Children. 25(2). 111–127. 11 indexed citations

Wilcox, W. Bradford, et al.. (2012). No Money, No Honey, No Church: The Deinstitutionalization of Religious Life Among the White Working Class. PubMed. 23. 227–250. 26 indexed citations

Kim, Young‐Il & W. Bradford Wilcox. (2012). Bonding alone: Familism, religion, and secular civic participation. Social Science Research. 42(1). 31–45. 10 indexed citations

Wilcox, W. Bradford & Jeffrey Dew. (2011). Motherhood and Marriage: A Response. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 73(1). 29–32.

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Wilcox, W. Bradford. (2009). Risky Lessons: Sex Education and Social Inequality. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 38(4). 329–330. 170 indexed citations

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Wolfinger, Nicholas H., et al.. (2009). Bendito Amor (‘Blessed Love’): Religion and Relationships among Married and Unmarried Latinos in Urban America. 3(4). 171–188. 7 indexed citations

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Wolfinger, Nicholas H. & W. Bradford Wilcox. (2008). Happily Ever After? Religion, Marital Status, Gender and Relationship Quality in Urban Families. Social Forces. 86(3). 1311–1337. 98 indexed citations

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Wilcox, W. Bradford & Jeffrey Dew. (2008). Protectors or Perpetrators? Fathers, Mothers, and Child Abuse and Neglect. ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University). 2 indexed citations

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Wilcox, W. Bradford & Nicholas H. Wolfinger. (2008). Living and loving “decent”: Religion and relationship quality among urban parents. Social Science Research. 37(3). 828–843. 64 indexed citations

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Wilson, Robin & W. Bradford Wilcox. (2006). Bringing up Baby: Adoption, Marriage, and the Best Interests of the Child. eYLS (Yale Law School). 14(3). 883–908. 1 indexed citations

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Nock, Steven L. & W. Bradford Wilcox. (2006). What's Love Got to do with It? Equality, Equity, Commitment and Women's Marital Quality. SSRN Electronic Journal. 152 indexed citations

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Wilcox, W. Bradford & Nicholas H. Wolfinger. (2006). Then comes marriage? Religion, race, and marriage in urban America. Social Science Research. 36(2). 569–589. 86 indexed citations

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Wilcox, W. Bradford. (2004). Soft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands. 187 indexed citations

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Steensland, Brian, Jerry Z. Park, Mark Regnerus, et al.. (2000). The Measure of American Religion: Toward Improving the State of the Art. Social Forces. 79(1). 291–291. 756 indexed citations breakdown →

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Steensland, Brian, Lynn Robinson, W. Bradford Wilcox, et al.. (2000). The Measure of American Religion: Toward Improving the State of the Art. Social Forces. 79(1). 291–318. 1028 indexed citations breakdown →

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