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Debra Umberson

Active 1987–2024

41
Papers
23,747
Citations
38
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Citations

Citations per year for Debra Umberson1983: 2 citations1987: 1 citations1988: 1 citations1989: 18 citations1990: 24 citations1991: 26 citations1992: 50 citations1993: 29 citations1994: 39 citations1995: 59 citations1996: 63 citations1997: 62 citations1998: 64 citations1999: 76 citations2000: 87 citations2001: 70 citations2002: 77 citations2003: 115 citations2004: 80 citations2005: 120 citations2006: 102 citations2007: 94 citations2008: 115 citations2009: 127 citations2010: 142 citations2011: 116 citations2012: 149 citations2013: 122 citations2014: 112 citations2015: 96 citations2016: 96 citations2017: 110 citations2018: 99 citations2019: 302 citations2020: 317 citations2021: 302 citations2022: 202 citations2023: 154 citations2024: 254 citations2025: 85 citations2026: 9 citations1984–1986: no citations, so these years are not shown

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,103 citing papers, 47.2% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 334 citing papers, 7.5% of this breakdownCanada: 245 citing papers, 5.5% of this breakdownChina: 160 citing papers, 3.6% of this breakdownAustralia: 155 citing papers, 3.5% of this breakdownGermany: 145 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownNetherlands: 116 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownSweden: 78 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdownJapan: 76 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdownItaly: 68 citing papers, 1.5% of this breakdownFinland: 61 citing papers, 1.4% of this breakdownSpain: 56 citing papers, 1.3% of this breakdown
0%47.2%Other 19.2%

Institutions

Fields

  • Social Sciences37.6%
  • Psychology20.6%
  • Medicine20.3%
  • Health Professions10.6%
  • Neuroscience4.1%
  • Computer Science1.6%
  • Other5.2%

Topics

  • Health disparities and outcomes11.8%
  • Employment and Welfare Studies3.1%
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving2.5%
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction2%
  • Health, psychology, and well-being2%
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics1.7%
  • Other76.9%

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  1. Social Relationships and Health: A Flashpoint for Health Policy

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Jennifer Karas Montez - Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2010 cited by 2,587

  2. Social Relationships and Health

    Authors: James S. House, Karl R. Landis, Debra Umberson - Science 1988 cited by 7,068

  3. Family Relationships and Well-Being

    Authors: Patricia A. Thomas, Hui Liu, Debra Umberson - Innovation in Aging 2017 cited by 695

  4. Structures and Processes of Social Support

    Authors: J. S. House, Debra Umberson, Karl R. Landis - Annual Review of Sociology 1988 cited by 1,901

  5. Social Relationships and Health Behavior Across the Life Course

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Robert Crosnoe, Corinne Reczek - Annual Review of Sociology 2010 cited by 1,229

  6. Gender and Social Isolation across the Life Course

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Zhiyong Lin, Hyungmin Cha - Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2022 cited by 151

  7. Family Status and Health Behaviors: Social Control as a Dimension of Social Integration

    Authors: Debra Umberson - Journal of Health and Social Behavior 1987 cited by 1,244

  8. Gender, marital status and the social control of health behavior

    Authors: Debra Umberson - Social Science & Medicine 1992 cited by 1,353

  9. Parenthood, Childlessness, and Well‐Being: A Life Course Perspective

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Tetyana Pudrovska, Corinne Reczek - Journal of Marriage and the Family 2010 cited by 599

  10. Death of family members as an overlooked source of racial disadvantage in the United States

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Julie S. Olson, Robert Crosnoe, Hui Liu, Tetyana Pudrovska, Rachel Donnelly - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2017 cited by 223

  11. Family Matters: Research on Family Ties and Health, 2010 to 2020

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Mieke Beth Thomeer - Journal of Marriage and the Family 2020 cited by 228

  12. Variety Is the Spice of Late Life: Social Integration and Daily Activity

    Authors: Karen L. Fingerman, Meng Huo, Susan T. Charles, Debra Umberson - The Journals of Gerontology Series B 2019 cited by 118

  13. Social Isolation: An Unequally Distributed Health Hazard

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Rachel Donnelly - Annual Review of Sociology 2023 cited by 61

  14. Marital Status, Marital Transitions, and Health: A Gendered Life Course Perspective

    Authors: Kristi Williams, Debra Umberson - Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2004 cited by 709

  15. You Make Me Sick: Marital Quality and Health Over the Life Course

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Kristi Williams, Daniel A. Powers, Hui Liu, Belinda L. Needham - Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2006 cited by 634

  16. The Times They Are a Changin': Marital Status and Health Differentials from 1972 to 2003

    Authors: Hui Liu, Debra Umberson - Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2008 cited by 422

  17. Widowhood and Depression: New Light on Gender Differences, Selection, and Psychological Adjustment

    Authors: Isaac Sasson, Debra Umberson - The Journals of Gerontology Series B 2013 cited by 243

  18. Black Deaths Matter: Race, Relationship Loss, and Effects on Survivors

    Authors: Debra Umberson - Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2017 cited by 152

  19. Widowhood and Depression: Explaining Long-Term Gender Differences in Vulnerability

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Camille B. Wortman, Ronald C. Kessler - Journal of Health and Social Behavior 1992 cited by 560

  20. Race, Gender, and Chains of Disadvantage

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Kristi Williams, Patricia A. Thomas, Hui Liu, Mieke Beth Thomeer - Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2014 cited by 299

  21. Parental Death and Cognitive Impairment: An Examination by Gender and Race–Ethnicity

    Authors: Hui Liu, Zhiyong Lin, Debra Umberson - The Journals of Gerontology Series B 2021 cited by 27

  22. Death of a Child Prior to Midlife, Dementia Risk, and Racial Disparities

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Rachel Donnelly, Minle Xu, Matthew Farina, Michael A. Garcia - The Journals of Gerontology Series B 2019 cited by 24

  23. Challenges and Opportunities for Research on Same‐Sex Relationships

    Authors: Debra Umberson, Mieke Beth Thomeer, Rhiannon A. Kroeger, Amy C. Lodge, Minle Xu - Journal of Marriage and the Family 2015 cited by 144

  24. Gendered emotion work around physical health problems in mid- and later-life marriages

    Authors: Mieke Beth Thomeer, Corinne Reczek, Debra Umberson - Journal of Aging Studies 2014 cited by 112