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Arland Thornton

Social Sciences · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1975
Family Dynamics and RelationshipsIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Publications

188

Citations

13,853

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

51

Publishing since 1975

In context
Among 1,148 established Social Sciences PIs within our index
Citations: 13,853cohort median 1,166
Publications / year (recent): 1.8cohort median 2.2

Typically publishes in teams of ~2 · 100% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 5 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 3 publications17182019: 8 publications8192020: 4 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Sociology of Development×6
  • Chinese Journal of Sociology×5
  • Population Research and Policy Review×2
  • Journal of Marriage and the Family×1
  • International Migration Review×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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