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Aging Societies

Aging Societies is a demographic phenomenon characterized by a sustained increase in the median age of a population, primarily due to declining fertility rates and rising life expectancy, resulting in a growing proportion of older individuals within the societal age structure.

962

Publications

52.3K

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1.6K

Authors

697

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2017–2026

130

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Publications

962

The Demographic Transition: Three Centuries of Fundamental Change

Ronald Lee · The Journal of Economic Perspectives · 2003 · 1K citations

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Economic and social implications of aging societies

Sarah Harper · Science · 2014 · 763 citations

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Age Groups in American Society and the Rise of the Young-Old

Bernice L. Neugarten · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · 1974 · 615 citations

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Aging in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Avoiding Ageism and Fostering Intergenerational Solidarity

Liat Ayalon, Alison L. Chasteen, Manfred Diehl et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2020 · 593 citations · Full text

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Within Our Reach: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage

Carolyn A. Miller, Lisbeth B. Schorr, D Schorr · Journal of Public Health Policy · 1989 · 583 citations

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Authors

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  1. MW
    Matilda White Riley

    National Institute on Aging, United States

    12 publications · 920 citations

    11

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  2. AB
    Axel Börsch‐Supan

    Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy, Germany

    8 publications · 435 citations

    8

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  3. JK
    John Knodel

    University of Michigan, United States

    7 publications · 386 citations

    7

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  4. RL
    Ronald Lee

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    7 publications · 1.3K citations

    7

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  5. DE
    David E. Bloom

    Harvard University, United States

    7 publications · 634 citations

    7

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1–5 of 1.6K

Institutions

697

  1. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    16 publications

    744 citations

  2. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    12 h-index

    20 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Duke University

    Durham, United States

    10 h-index

    13 publications

    744 citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    9 h-index

    18 publications

    733 citations

  5. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    9 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    722 citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    384 citations

  8. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    318 citations

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Venues

  1. The Gerontologist

    41 publications · 2.6K citations

    23

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 26 publications · 2.2K citations

    22

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  3. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    25 publications · 2.2K citations

    22

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  4. Journal of Gerontology

    21 publications · 1.9K citations

    19

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 27 publications · 837 citations

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