Key papers in Demography
Pofolia’s corpus holds 80 papers from the Demography subfield (2012–2024). The list below starts with the most cited.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”.
Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place
Gerontology · 2015 · Q2 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 6146.44 · 19,754 citations · Open access
Older adults' technology use for aging in place is shaped by six key themes: independent living challenges, behavioral options, personal views on technology, social network influence, organizational impact, and the physical environment.
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Journal of Physics Conference Series · 2013 · 15,705 citations
A hybrid digital geometric survey combining photogrammetry and drone-based photogrammetry was used to document the abandoned Woodpecker nightclub, built in 1966.
Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
The Lancet · 2016 · FWCI 2525.60 · 6,709 citations · Open access
Global life expectancy at birth rose by 10.1 years between 1980 and 2015, reaching 71.8 years, driven by significant declines in deaths from communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional conditions.
The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development: An Empirical Investigation: Reply
American Economic Review · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 23.00 · FWCI 1808.51 · 6,146 citations · Open access
This reply argues that criticisms of the 2001 Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson paper on colonial origins of development are not robust, as they rely on dropping significant data and inconsistent coding.
Unobservable Selection and Coefficient Stability: Theory and Evidence
Journal of Business and Economic Statistics · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 622.24 · 5,081 citations
A new theoretical framework explicitly links coefficient stability to unobservable selection bias, providing a formal method to bound potential omitted variable bias.
Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
The Lancet · 2018 · FWCI 1628.93 · 4,200 citations · Open access
Globally, life expectancy at birth rose by 7.4 years between 1990 and 2017, but healthy life expectancy (HALE) increased by only 6.3 years, meaning more years are being lived in poor health. The proportion of additional years lived in poor health varied dramatically by country, from less than 20% to 100%.
Forecasting life expectancy, years of life lost, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 250 causes of death: reference and alternative scenarios for 2016–40 for 195 countries and territories
The Lancet · 2018 · FWCI 624.05 · 2,992 citations · Open access
A novel modeling platform forecasts global life expectancy to increase by 4.4 years for men and women by 2040, but with significant disparities persisting between high and low-income countries.
World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision
2019 · FWCI 222.91 · 2,728 citations
The global urban population has reached an all-time high, with projections indicating that two-thirds of the world's population will live in urban areas by 2050.
Data Resource Profile: The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
International Journal of Epidemiology · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 212.69 · 2,325 citations · Open access
The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is a comprehensive panel database offering microdata on health, socio-economic status, and social networks for individuals over 50 across the EU and Israel.
Cohort Profile: the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
International Journal of Epidemiology · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 174.73 · 2,242 citations · Open access
The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a major US longitudinal survey tracking over 37,000 individuals aged 50+ since 1992, collecting data on health, economics, and family to understand aging.
Temperature Shocks and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Last Half Century
American Economic Journal Macroeconomics · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 12.00 · FWCI 205.34 · 2,231 citations
Higher temperatures significantly reduce economic growth in poorer countries, potentially impacting growth rates and not just output levels.
World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights
Statistical papers - United Nations. Series A, Population and vital statistics report · 2019 · FWCI 218.52 · 1,881 citations
The 2019 revision of World Population Prospects provides updated global, regional, and national population estimates from 1950 and projections to 2100, incorporating new census and survey data.
On the Origins of Gender Roles: Women and the Plough*
The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 33.00 · FWCI 368.12 · 1,862 citations
Societies that historically adopted plough agriculture exhibit less equal gender norms today, even after controlling for ethnicity and country of residence.
Social Security Bulletin
RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) · 2018 · FWCI 155.27 · 1,696 citations
The Social Security Bulletin is a quarterly publication by the Social Security Administration, prepared by the Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
Global Evidence on Economic Preferences*
The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 2018 · Q1 · SJR 33.00 · FWCI 350.04 · 1,658 citations
The Global Preference Survey (GPS) reveals substantial, even larger within-country, heterogeneity in economic preferences (time, risk, reciprocity, altruism, trust) across 80,000 people in 76 countries.
Endogenous Preferences: The Cultural Consequences of Markets and Other Economic Institutions
Journal of Economic Literature · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 328.25 · 1,615 citations
Economic institutions, such as markets, significantly shape human preferences, values, and psychological dispositions, influencing individual behavior and development.
Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
The Lancet · 2020 · FWCI 368.55 · 1,488 citations · Open access
Global population is projected to peak at 9.73 billion in 2064 and decline to 8.79 billion by 2100, driven by falling fertility rates below replacement level in most countries.
Culture and Institutions
Journal of Economic Literature · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 300.03 · 1,458 citations · Open access
This paper reviews empirical, theoretical, and historical work to assess the two-way causal relationship between culture and institutions.
World population stabilization unlikely this century
Science · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 10.00 · FWCI 438.57 · 1,433 citations
Contrary to previous literature, world population is unlikely to stop growing this century, with an 80% probability of reaching 9.6 to 12.3 billion by 2100.
Manajemen Pemasaran Modern
2024 · 1,413 citations · Open access
This book offers a comprehensive guide to contemporary digital marketing strategies, covering market identification, product innovation, brand building, and effective implementation.
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Manajemen Pemasaran Modern
2024 · 1,413 citations · Open access
This book offers a comprehensive guide to contemporary digital marketing strategies, covering market identification, product innovation, brand building, and effective implementation.
World Population Prospects 2022
Statistical papers - United Nations. Series A, Population and vital statistics report · 2022 · FWCI 378.79 · 966 citations
The UN's World Population Prospects 2022 projects global population to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, with significant regional variations and a projected peak around 10.4 billion in the 2080s.
Sea Level Rise and Implications for Low-Lying Islands, Coasts and Communities
Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2022 · FWCI 1041.73 · 883 citations
This eBook, authored by the IPCC, details the projected impacts of sea level rise on vulnerable coastal regions and communities.
Barriers and facilitators to the use of e-health by older adults: a scoping review
BMC Public Health · 2021 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 190.54 · 727 citations · Open access
Older adults face significant barriers to e-health use, including low self-efficacy, lack of knowledge, and insufficient support, but can be facilitated by user involvement in design, tailored support, and integration across health services.
Pluriverse: a post-development dictionary
Eurasian Geography and Economics · 2021 · Q1 · 739 citations
This dictionary offers entry points into concepts and practices of multiple worlds beyond universalist modernization.
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