Population Studies

Population Studies is an interdisciplinary social science field that integrates demographic analysis with investigation of the social, economic, institutional, cultural, and biological determinants and consequences of population change.

14.8K

Publications

957.5K

Citations

26.4K

Authors

5.1K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2.3K

Variants

Population

Parents

DemographySociology

Children

Age StructureBehaviorDependency RatiosFamily StructureHousehold CompositionHousehold StructureLaborMarriagePopulation AgingPopulation Change

Publications

14.8K

The Tragedy of the Commons

Garrett Hardin · Science · 1968 · 22.9K citations

Humanities, Sociology, Population Studies +8

THE USE OF MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTS IN TAXONOMIC PROBLEMS

Ronald Aylmer Fisher · Annals of Eugenics · 1936 · 14.7K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Biology, Biological Anthropology +5

Comparison of Convenience Sampling and Purposive Sampling

İlker Etikan · American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics · 2016 · 10.6K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Sociology, Demographic Methods +13

Natural population analysis

Alan E. Reed, Robert B. Weinstock, Frank Weinhold · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1985 · 9.8K citations

Life Sciences, Chemistry, Population Biology +4

THE GENETICAL STRUCTURE OF POPULATIONS

Sewall Wright · Annals of Eugenics · 1949 · 6.9K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +8

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Authors

26.4K

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Wolfgang Lutz
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
59 publications · 5.4K citations
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Ansley J. Coale
Princeton University, United States
32 publications · 3K citations
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Nathan Keyfitz
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria
49 publications · 3.5K citations
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Ronald Lee
University of California, Berkeley, United States
29 publications · 3.4K citations
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Housila P. Singh
Vikram University, India
41 publications · 1.4K citations
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Institutions

5.1K

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Venues

Population and Development Review
512 publications · 41.9K citations
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Population Studies
423 publications · 20.1K citations
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PubMed
Repository · 517 publications · 23K citations
69
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Journal of the American Statistical Association
236 publications · 26.7K citations
69
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Demography
223 publications · 16K citations
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See also Population Studies
Core Methods	Population Censuses Population Forecasting Population Estimation Sampling Demographic Analysis Statistical Modeling Structural Equation Modeling
Determinants	Social Determinants Of Health Mortality Rates Economic Development Total Fertility Rate Life Expectancy Emigration Policy Educational Attainment Inequality Religious Norms Gender Equality Modernization Housing Characteristics Household Composition Transportation Infrastructure
Key Indicators	Total Fertility Rate Age-specific Fertility Gross Reproductive Rate Mean Age At Childbearing Sex Ratios At Birth Infant Mortality Maternal Mortality Under-five Mortality Rate Age-specific Mortality Rates Standardized Mortality Rates Life Expectancy Population Density Sex Ratio Age Distribution Population Growth Contraceptive Use
Data Sources	Population Censuses Population Registers Civil Registration Records Household Surveys Methodology Survey-based Coverage Estimation Web Search Logs Genealogy Geospatial Data Structures Digitization Of Historical Censuses
Policy Applications	Family Planning Public Health Insurance Reform Fertility Policy Population Forecasting Labor Resource Planning Emergency Management Transportation Infrastructure Planning