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title: "Health and Retirement Study: papers using it"
description: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 155 archived papers mentioned Health and Retirement Study in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Jun 2025 (10)."
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share_text: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 155 archived papers mentioned Health and Retirement Study in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Jun 2025 (10). (as of 2026-11-05)"
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# Health and Retirement Study

[Browse dataset profiles](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/directory/page/3.md)

US panel and cross-section surveys of households and workers: income, wealth, spending, health and work.

- data category: US household and labour surveys
- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- Names searched for: Health and Retirement Study

Most-used data: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/datasets.md · All US household and labour surveys datasets: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/us-household-and-labour-surveys.md



## Key findings

- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 155 archived papers mentioned Health and Retirement Study in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Jun 2025 (10).
- Health and Retirement Study was mentioned in 4 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05), ranking #79 of the 246 datasets mentioned.
- By journal category: Health Economics and Policy (3) and Economics (1).
- Most of them appeared in Empirical Economics (1), Social Science & Medicine (1) and Economics & Human Biology (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), Health and Retirement Study was mentioned in 273 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in health economics and policy (135), economics (87) and finance (25).
- 57 of them were published in 2025, against 14 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of Southern California (14), University of Michigan (12) and University of Wisconsin–Madison (10).
- The journals publishing most of them were SSM - Population Health (26), Social Science & Medicine (25) and Review of Economics of the Household (10).
- The most-cited of them is “Cognitive abilities, self-efficacy, and financial behavior” (Journal of Economic Psychology, 2021), with 82 citations.
- Papers use Health and Retirement Study most often with CHARLS (15), US health surveys (NHANES, BRFSS, MEPS) (12) and PSID (10); it has 21 partners in the code and data network, in the group around World Development…, Eurostat, International Energy….

## Mentions over 36 months

*Papers mentioning it by publication month, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords; the full texts of earlier months are still being searched)*

| Trend | Nov 23–Oct 24 | Nov 24–Oct 25 | Nov 25–Oct 26 | 36 months |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
|  | 42 | 56 | 57 | 155 |

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 15 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 47 | 57 | 45 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [SSM - Population Health](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ssm-population-health.md) | 26 |
| 2 | [Social Science & Medicine](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/social-science-medicine.md) | 25 |
| 3 | [Review of Economics of the Household](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-economics-of-the-household.md) | 10 |
| 4 | [Journal of Health Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-health-economics.md) | 7 |
| 5 | [Journal of Population Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-population-economics.md) | 7 |
| 6 | [Insurance Mathematics and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/insurance-mathematics-and-economics.md) | 5 |
| 7 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 5 |
| 8 | [Labour Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/labour-economics.md) | 5 |
| 9 | [Economics & Human Biology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-human-biology.md) | 5 |
| 10 | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 4 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [University of Southern California](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-southern-california.md) | 14 |
| 2 | [University of Michigan](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-michigan.md) | 12 |
| 3 | [University of Wisconsin–Madison](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-wisconsinmadison.md) | 10 |
| 4 | [IZA - Institute of Labor Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/iza-institute-of-labor-economics.md) | 8 |
| 5 | [National Bureau of Economic Research](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/national-bureau-of-economic-research.md) | 8 |
| 6 | Institute for Social Research | 7 |
| 7 | [London School of Economics and Political Science](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/london-school-of-economics-and-political-science.md) | 7 |
| 8 | [Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/vrije-universiteit-amsterdam.md) | 6 |
| 9 | [Columbia University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/columbia-university.md) | 5 |
| 10 | [Harvard University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/harvard-university.md) | 5 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United States | 93 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 33 |
| 3 | Germany | 21 |
| 4 | Italy | 18 |
| 5 | Australia | 12 |
| 6 | China | 12 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 12 |
| 8 | Japan | 8 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 6 |
| 10 | Spain | 6 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [older adults](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/older-adults.md) | 47 |
| 2 | Health and Retirement Study | 37 |
| 3 | [cross-national comparison](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/cross-national-comparison.md) | 12 |
| 4 | [gender differences](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/gender-differences.md) | 12 |
| 5 | depressive symptoms | 11 |
| 6 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 9 |
| 7 | chronic disease | 9 |
| 8 | [educational attainment](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/educational-attainment.md) | 8 |
| 9 | [financial literacy](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-literacy.md) | 8 |
| 10 | longevity | 8 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | 1.3 | [Cognitive abilities, self-efficacy, and financial behavior](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2021.102447) | [Journal of Economic Psychology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-psychology.md) | 2021-09-14 | Ning Tang |
| 2 | 63 | 1.9 | [Personality differences and investment decision-making](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2023.103776) | [Journal of Financial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-economics.md) | 2024-01-21 | Zhengyang Jiang, Cameron Peng, Hongjun Yan |
| 3 | 58 | 2.1 | [Internet use and frailty in middle-aged and older adults: findings from developed and developing countries](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-024-01056-6) | [Globalization and Health](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/globalization-and-health.md) | 2024-07-03 | Liang Li |
| 4 | 54 | 0.7 | [Tail and center rounding of probabilistic expectations in the Health and Retirement Study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2020.03.020) | [Journal of Econometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-econometrics.md) | 2020-09-15 | Pamela Giustinelli, Charles F. Manski, Francesca Molinari |
| 5 | 48 | 0.8 | [The age profile of life satisfaction after age 65 in the U.S.](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2021.07.002) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 2021-07-23 | Péter Hudomiet, Michael D. Hurd, Susann Rohwedder |

## Used together with

Papers use Health and Retirement Study most often with CHARLS (15), US health surveys (NHANES, BRFSS, MEPS) (12) and PSID (10); it has 21 partners in the code and data network, in the group around World Development…, Eurostat, International Energy….

*What papers use Health and Retirement Study together with (at least 3 papers; lift 1 = chance)*

| Used with | Type | Papers using both | Lift |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| [CHARLS](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/charls.md) | Dataset | 15 | 12.3 |
| [US health surveys (NHANES, BRFSS, MEPS)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/us-health-surveys-nhanes-brfss-meps.md) | Dataset | 12 | 7.4 |
| [PSID](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/psid.md) | Dataset | 10 | 8.8 |
| [SHARE](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/share.md) | Dataset | 10 | 14.5 |
| [University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/university-of-michigan-surveys-of-consumers.md) | Dataset | 9 | 8.1 |
| [English Longitudinal Study of Ageing](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/english-longitudinal-study-of-ageing.md) | Dataset | 8 | 15.6 |
| [German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/german-socio-economic-panel-soep.md) | Dataset | 8 | 4.8 |
| [Survey of Consumer Finances](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/survey-of-consumer-finances.md) | Dataset | 8 | 16.2 |
| [China Household Finance Survey (CHFS)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-household-finance-survey-chfs.md) | Dataset | 5 | 2.2 |
| [Current Population Survey](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/current-population-survey.md) | Dataset | 5 | 4.5 |
| [Eurostat](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/eurostat.md) | Dataset | 5 | 0.6 |
| [Gallup World Poll](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/gallup-world-poll.md) | Dataset | 5 | 3.4 |

The whole network: https://scholar4ai.com/code/network.md

## Papers

*Papers mentioning Health and Retirement Study in the last 30 days, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | [Job insecurity and health: evidence from older European workers](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-026-02992-5) | [Empirical Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/empirical-economics.md) | Eduard Suari‐Andreu, Tim Schwartz, Max van Lent et al. | Leiden University; Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement; SEO Amsterdam Economics; … |
| 2026-10-19 | [Early life adversity and alcohol misuse in mid and later life: The moderating role of adult residential characteristics](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119969) | [Social Science & Medicine](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/social-science-medicine.md) | Blakelee R. Kemp, W. Alex Mason, Promise A. Emmanuel et al. | University of Nebraska–Lincoln; University of Southern California |
| 2026-10-17 | [Heavy inheritance: Genetic pathways from excess weight to biological aging and health in old age](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101659) | [Economics & Human Biology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-human-biology.md) | Vera Sagalova, Holger Strulik B | University of Göttingen |
| 2026-10-08 | [Cognitively healthy life expectancy of older women and men in India](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101981) | [SSM - Population Health](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ssm-population-health.md) | Sneha Sarah Mani, Yuan S Zhang, Lindsay C. Kobayashi et al. | Johns Hopkins University; Columbia University; University of Michigan; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Health and Retirement Study. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/health-and-retirement-study

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-datasets-health-and-retirement-study,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Health and Retirement Study},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/health-and-retirement-study}},
  urldate = {2026-11-05},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).