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Kin Availability

Kin Availability is a demographic construct that denotes the extent to which living relatives are present and potentially accessible to provide social, emotional, or instrumental support within a kinship network.

38

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1.9K

Citations

67

Authors

51

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

12

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Publications

38

Helpful grandmothers in rural Ethiopia: A study of the effect of kin on child survival and growth

Mhairi A. Gibson, Ruth Mace · Evolution and Human Behavior · 2005 · 219 citations

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Family, Households, and Care Arrangements of Frail Older Women: A Structural Analysis

Beth J. Soldo, Douglas A. Wolf, Emily M. Agree · Journal of Gerontology · 1990 · 151 citations

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More Kin, Less Support: Multipartnered Fertility and Perceived Support Among Mothers

Kristen Harknett, Jean Knab · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2007 · 131 citations

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Older Adults Without Close Kin in the United States

Rachel Margolis, Ashton M. Verdery · The Journals of Gerontology Series B · 2017 · 118 citations · Full text

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Kin and Child Survival in Rural Malawi

Rebecca Sear · Human Nature · 2008 · 103 citations · Full text

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Authors

67

  1. AW
    Anja Widdig

    Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany

    4 publications · 143 citations

    4

    h-index

  2. AM
    Ashton M. Verdery

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    4 publications · 269 citations

    4

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  3. RM
    Rachel Margolis

    Western University, Canada

    4 publications · 274 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. DL
    Doreen Langos

    Leipzig University, Germany

    3 publications · 121 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. RS
    Rebecca Sear

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 160 citations

    3

    h-index

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Institutions

51

  1. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

    Leipzig, Germany

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    459 citations

  2. Western University

    London, Canada

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    361 citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    387 citations

  4. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    185 citations

  5. Leipzig University

    Leipzig, Germany

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    426 citations

  6. Twin Cities Orthopedics

    Edina, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    96 citations

  7. Urban Institute

    Washington D.C., United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    114 citations

  8. London School of Economics and Political Science

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    136 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    5 publications · 253 citations

    5

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  2. The Journals of Gerontology Series B

    4 publications · 274 citations

    4

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  3. Demographic Research

    3 publications · 77 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. Social Science Research

    2 publications · 100 citations

    2

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  5. Research on Aging

    ROA · 2 publications · 63 citations

    2

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