Director; Head of the Laboratories of Migration and Mobility and Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-Being

Emilio Zagheni

Emilio Zagheni is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR). His research has made foundational contributions to  digital and computational demography through the integration of demographic theory, statistical and computational methods, and novel data sources to address fundamental questions about population change. He joined MPIDR in 2018 from the University of Washington, where he was Associate Professor of Sociology and Training Director of the Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. He earned a Ph.D. in Demography (2010) and an M.A. in Statistics (2008) from the University of California, Berkeley.

 
He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, spanning migration, mortality, fertility, family and kinship, health, population and environment, and demographic methods. His work has appeared in leading disciplinary journals, computer science conference proceedings, and general science journals such as PNAS, Science Advances, and Nature Communications. His research has been supported by  the European Commission, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), private foundations, and the Max Planck Society.

Zagheni has played a leading role in advancing interdisciplinary population research by fostering collaboration among demographers, statisticians, computer scientists and computational social scientists. In 2016, he received the Trailblazer Award from the European Association for Population Studies in recognition of his pioneering contributions to digital and computational demography. He served as Chair of the Digital Demography Panels of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (2015-2022) and as President of the European Association for Population Studies (2024-2026). He has delivered numerous invited lectures at top universities around the world and keynote addresses at international scientific conferences.

MPIDR Publications

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Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Acosta, E.; Zagheni, E.; Williams, N. E.:

The long-lasting effect of armed conflicts deaths on the living: quantifying family bereavement

Science Advances 10:30, 1–12. (2024)       

Zhao, X.; Akbaritabar, A.; Kashyap, R.; Zagheni, E.:

A gender perspective on the global migration of scholars

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120:10, e2214664120–e2214664120. (2023)       

Şanlitürk, A. E.; Zagheni, E.; Dańko, M. J.; Theile, T.; Akbaritabar, A.:

Global patterns of migration of scholars with economic development

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120:4, e2217937120–e2217937120. (2023)       

Snyder, M.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Williams, I.; Zagheni, E.:

Estimates from 31 countries show the significant impact of COVID-19 excess mortality on the incidence of family bereavement

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119:26, e2202686119–e2202686119. (2022)       

Rampazzo, F.; Bijak, J.; Vitali, A.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

A framework for estimating migrant stocks using digital traces and survey data: an application in the United Kingdom

Demography 85:6, 2193–2218. (2021)       

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Akbaritabar, A.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Zagheni, E.:

Internationally mobile researchers contribute to scientific production far beyond their share in the population

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-009. (2026)    

Akbaritabar, A.; Theile, T.; Zagheni, E.:

Bilateral flows and rates of subnational and international migration of scholars worldwide by gender and field

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-029. (2026)    

Badolato, L.; Decter-Frain, A. G.; Irons, N. J.; Miranda, M. L.; Walk, E.; Zhalieva, E.; Alexander, M. J.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

The limits of predicting individual-level longevity: insights from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study

Demography 63:1, 351–374. (2026)    

Breen, C. F.; Bailey, M.; Rivera, V.; Zagheni, E.; Redmiles, E.:

Evidence of a migration preparatory phase in global social network data

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2026)    

Calderón-Bernal, L. P.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Kolk, M.; Zagheni, E.:

Assessing the agreement between microsimulated and register-based kin counts in Sweden

Population Studies, 1–20. (2026)    

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Akbaritabar, A.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Zagheni, E.:

Internationally mobile researchers contribute to scientific production far beyond their share in the population

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-009. (2026)    

Akbaritabar, A.; Theile, T.; Zagheni, E.:

Bilateral flows and rates of subnational and international migration of scholars worldwide by gender and field

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-029. (2026)    

Badolato, L.; Decter-Frain, A. G.; Irons, N. J.; Miranda, M. L.; Walk, E.; Zhalieva, E.; Alexander, M. J.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

The limits of predicting individual-level longevity: insights from the U.S. Health and Retirement Study

Demography 63:1, 351–374. (2026)    

Breen, C. F.; Bailey, M.; Rivera, V.; Zagheni, E.; Redmiles, E.:

Evidence of a migration preparatory phase in global social network data

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2026)    

Calderón-Bernal, L. P.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Kolk, M.; Zagheni, E.:

Assessing the agreement between microsimulated and register-based kin counts in Sweden

Population Studies, 1–20. (2026)    

Coimbra Vieira, C.; Şanlitürk, A. E.; Zagheni, E.:

Forced migration and information seeking behavior on Wikipedia: insights from the Ukrainian refugee crisis

In: Proceedings of the 20th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-26): Los Angeles, CA, USA, May 27–29, 2026, 2358–2381. Washington, DC: AAAI Press. (2026)    

Dańko, M. J.; Del Fava, E.; Wiśniowski, A.; Zagheni, E.:

Modeling international migration flows by integrating multiple data sources

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-020. (2026)    

Dańko, M. J.; Rampazzo, F.; Donzowa, J.; Kim, J.; Zagheni, E.:

Assessing bias in migration stock estimates from Facebook and Instagram using a social media-based survey

MPIDR Technical Report TR-2026-001. (2026)    

Donzowa, J.; Perrotta, D.; Feehan, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Fertility measurement in data-constrained settings: possibilities and limitations of a Facebook-recruited network reporting survey in Senegal

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-030. (2026)    

Haskell-Craig, Z.; Ronnkvist, S.; Robinson, A.; Bovienzo, D.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Hauer, M.; Zagheni, E.:

Not just heat: place-based vulnerability to temperature extremes overestimated in Europe without including measures of adaptive capacity

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-021. (2026)    

Kannankeril Joseph, V. J.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Muttarak, R.; Zagheni, E.; Mazzuco, S.:

Harvesting effect and extreme temperature-related mortality in Italy

European Journal of Population 42, 1–37. (2026)    

Kim, J. S.; Carrasco Armijo, J. I.; Vishnoi, S.; Liang, Y.; Lauber, M.; Cortes, J. D.; Akbaritabar, A.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

Global improvements in the representation of women in science are stalling

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-019. (2026)    

Kim, J.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

The grass really is greener on the other side: immigration and changes in expressed sentiments online

International Migration Review, 1–30. (2026)    

Neville, R.; Rowe, F.; Zagheni, E.:

Machine learning forecasts suggest a concentration paradox in international student mobility to the United Kingdom

Nature Communications 17:9604, 1–9. (2026)    

Rinderknecht, R. G.; Negraia, D. V.; Lohmann, S.; Zagheni, E.:

Unmarried and increasingly alone: solitary leisure among unmarried, solo dwelling Americans, 1965 to 2018

Social Indicators Research 182:32, 1–16. (2026)    

Tun Mendicuti, A.; Masferrer, C.; Mulder, C. H.; Zagheni, E.:

The role of family networks in male Mexican migration to the United States over time

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-017. (2026)    

Zhou, H.; Akbaritabar, A.; Sun, M.; Zagheni, E.; Nunes Amaral, L. A.:

A natural experiment reveals the impact of geopolitical shocks on the trajectory of a nation’s scientific enterprise

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-026. (2026)    

Abrams, L. R.; Jiang, S.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Acosta, E.; Zagheni, E.:

Adverse mortality trends have increased the number bereaved in the United States

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2025)    

Akbaritabar, A.; Dańko, M. J.; Zhao, X.; Zagheni, E.:

Global subnational estimates of migration of scientists reveal large disparities in internal and international flows

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122:15, e2424521122–e2424521122. (2025)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

When do mothers bury a child? Heterogeneity in the maternal age at offspring loss

Population Studies 79:1, 45–57. (2025)    

Anastasiadou, A.; Zagheni, E.; de Valk, H. A. G.:

Including the gender dimension of migration is essential to avoid systematic bias in migration predictions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122:28, e2500874122–e2500874122. (2025)    

Bengochea Soria, J.; Prieto Rosas, V.; Del Fava, E.; Zagheni, E.:

Mind the differences: an assessment of available data sources to study migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

Canadian Studies in Population 52:1, 1–28. (2025)

Calderón-Bernal, L. P.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Kolk, M.; Zagheni, E.:

Assessing the agreement between microsimulated and register-based kin counts in Sweden

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-020. (2025)    

Calderón-Bernal, L. P.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Analysing biases in genealogies using demographic microsimulation

European Journal of Population 41:34, 1–30. (2025)    

Conte Keivabu, R.; Zagheni, E.; Fink, A.:

Dementia and risks of temperature-related mortality and hospitalizations in Germany

Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 80:4, 1–9. (2025)    

Donzowa, J.; Perrotta, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Assessing self-selection biases in Facebook-recruited online surveys: evidence from the COVID-19 Health Behavior Survey

PLOS One 20:7, e0326884–e0326884. (2025)    

Fard, P.; Huegel, J.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Dominici, F.; Zagheni, E.; Estiri, H.; Patel, C. J.:

Developing a spatiotemporal repository of extreme heat and cold exposure in the United States for precision public health research

Environmental Science and Technology 59:37, 19872–19884. (2025)    

Jacobs, E. M.; Theile, T.; Perrotta, D.; Zhao, X.; Anastasiadou, A.; Zagheni, E.:

Global gender gaps in the international migration of professionals on LinkedIn

Population and Development Review 51:3, 963–994. (2025)    

Jiang, S.; Liang, H.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Human capital investment helps mitigate family caregiving challenges in aging China

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-021. (2025)    

Kannankeril Joseph, V. J.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Muttarak, R.; Zagheni, E.; Mazzuco, S.:

Harvesting effect and extreme temperature-related mortality in Italy

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-018. (2025)    

Kim, J.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

The grass really is greener on the other side: immigration and changes in expressed sentiments online

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2025)    

Miranda, M. L.; Basellini, U.; Acosta, E.; Zagheni, E.:

How period life expectancy can distort our interpretation of mortality crises

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-033. (2025)    

Rampazzo, F.; Bijak, J.; Vitali, A.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Assessing timely migration trends through digital traces: a case study of the UK before Brexit

International Migration Review 59:1, 119–140. (2025)    

Ronnkvist, S. R.; Haskell-Craig, Z.; Robinson, A.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Hauer, M. E.; Bovienzo, D.; Zagheni, E.:

What’s the TEE: metrics of temperature extremes in Europe NUTS regions (1980-2024)

Scientific Data 12:1114, 1–9. (2025)    

Vecgaile, L.; Spata, A.; Vecchietti, L. F.; Zagheni, E.:

Predicting individual life trajectories: addressing uncertainty in social employment transitions

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2025)    

Yildiz, D.; Wiśniowski, A.; Abel, G. J.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.; Gendronneau, C.; Hoorens, S.:

Integrating traditional and social media data to predict bilateral migrant stocks in the European Union

International Migration Review 59:1, 90–118. (2025)    

Zazueta Borboa, J.-D.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.; van Wissen, L.; Martikainen, P.; Janssen, F.:

The contribution of educational expansion to trends in life expectancy and lifespan variation in England and Wales, Finland, and Italy (Turin)

Demography 62:5, 1689–1715. (2025)    

Zindel, Z.; Kühne, S.; Perrotta, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Ad images in social media survey recruitment: what they see is what we get

International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 1–20. (2025)

Akbaritabar, A.; Theile, T.; Zagheni, E.:

Bilateral flows and rates of international migration of scholars for 210 countries for the period 1998-2020

Scientific Data 11:816, 1–14. (2024)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Acosta, E.; Zagheni, E.; Williams, N. E.:

The long-lasting effect of armed conflicts deaths on the living: quantifying family bereavement

Science Advances 10:30, 1–12. (2024)    

Anastasiadou, A.; Kim, J.; Şanlitürk, A. E.; de Valk, H. A. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Gender differences in the migration process: a narrative literature review

Population and Development Review 50:4, 961–996. (2024)    

Coimbra Vieira, C.; Lohmann, S.; Zagheni, E.:

The value of cultural similarity for predicting migration: evidence from food and drink interests in digital trace data

Population and Development Review 50:1, 149–176. (2024)    

Conte Keivabu, R.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

Racial disparities in deaths related to extreme temperatures in the United States

One Earth 7:9, 1630–1637. (2024)    

Dańko, M. J.; Wiśniowski, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Jdanov, D. A.; Zagheni, E.:

Assessing the quality of data on international migration flows in Europe: the case of undercounting

Migration Studies 12:2, 1–21. (2024)    

Deutschmann, E.; Drouhot, L. G.; Zuccotti, C. V.; Zagheni, E.:

Computational research in ethnic and migration studies

London: Routledge, Research in ethnic and migration studies. (2024)

Drouhot, L. G.; Deutschmann, E.; Zuccotti, C. V.; Zagheni, E.:

Introduction: Computational approaches to migration and integration research: promises and challenges

In: Computational research in ethnic and migration studies, 1–20. London: Routledge. (2024)

Drouhot, L. G.; Deutschmann, E.; Zuccotti, C. V.; Zagheni, E.:

Introduction: Computational approaches to migration and integration research: promises and challenges

In: Computational research in ethnic and migration studies, 1–20. London: Routledge. (2024)

Elejalde, E.; Ferres, L.; Navarro, V.; Bravo, L.; Zagheni, E.:

The social stratification of internal migration and daily mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific Reports 14:12140, 1–11. (2024)    

Gómez Ugarte Valerio, A. C.; Basellini, U.; Camarda, C. G.; Janssen, F.; Zagheni, E.:

Reassessing socioeconomic inequalities in mortality via distributional similarities

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2024-007. (2024)    

Hauer, M. E.; Hardy, D.; Zagheni, E.; Jorgenson, A.:

The birth cohorts most responsible for carbon emissions

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2024)    

Hexel, O.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Family structure and bequest inequalities between black and white households in the United States, 1989-2022

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2024-008. (2024)    

Hsiao, Y.; Fiorio, L.; Wakefield, J.; Zagheni, E.:

Modeling the bias of digital data: an approach to combining digital with official statistics to estimate and predict migration trends

Sociological Methods and Research 53:4, 1905–1943. (2024)    

Jacobs, E. M.; Theile, T.; Perrotta, D.; Zhao, X.; Anastasiadou, A.; Zagheni, E.:

Global gender gaps in the international migration of professionals on LinkedIn

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2024-037. (2024)    

Klein, J. D.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Stop, in the name of COVID! Using social media data to estimate the effects of COVID-19-related travel restrictions on migration

Demography 61:2, 493–511. (2024)    

Pettrachin, A.; Gabrielli, L.; Kim, J.; Ludwig-Dehm, S.; Pötzschke, S.:

Did exposure to asylum seeking migration affect the electoral outcome of the ‘Alternative für Deutschland’ in Berlin? Evidence from the 2019 European elections

In: Computational research in ethnic and migration studies, 193–217. London: Routledge. (2024)    

Şanlitürk, A. E.; Aref, S.; Zagheni, E.; Billari, F. C.:

Homecoming after Brexit: evidence on academic migration from bibliometric data

Demography 61:6, 1897–1921. (2024)    

Akbaritabar, A.; Dańko, M. J.; Zhao, X.; Zagheni, E.:

Sub-national disparities in the global mobility of academic talent

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-038. (2023)    

Akbaritabar, A.; Theile, T.; Zagheni, E.:

Global flows and rates of international migration of scholars

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-018. (2023)    

Anastasiadou, A.; Kim, J.; Şanlitürk, A. E.; de Valk, H. A. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Sex- and gender-based differences in the migration process: a systematic literature review

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-039. (2023)    

Badolato, L.; Decter-Frain, A. G.; Irons, N. J.; Miranda, M. L.; Walk, E.; Zhalieva, E.; Alexander, M. J.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

The limits of predicting individual-level longevity

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-008. (2023)    

Calderón-Bernal, L. P.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Analysing biases in genealogies using demographic microsimulation

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-034. (2023)    

Dańko, M. J.; Wiśniowski, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Jdanov, D. A.; Zagheni, E.:

Assessing the quality of data on international migration flows in Europe: the case of undercounting

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-026. (2023)    

Donzowa, J.; Perrotta, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Assessing self-selection biases in online surveys: evidence from the COVID-19 Health Behavior Survey

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-047. (2023)    

Kashyap, R.; Rinderknecht, R. G.; Akbaritabar, A.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Grow, A.; Kim, J.; Leasure, D. R.; Lohmann, S.; Negraia, D. V.; Perrotta, D.; Rampazzo, F.; Tsai, C.-J.; Verhagen, M. D.; Zagheni, E.; Zhao, X.:

Digital and computational demography

In: Research handbook on digital sociology, 48–86. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. (2023)

Khatua, A.; Zagheni, E.; Weber, I. G.:

Host-centric social connectedness of migrants in Europe on Facebook

In: Proceedings of the 17th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-23): Limassol, Cyprus, June 5th - 8th, 2023, 1143–1147. Palo Alto, CA: AAAI Press. (2023)    

Kim, J.; Wang Sonne, S. E.; Garimella, K.; Grow, A.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Online social integration of migrants: evidence from Twitter

Migration Studies 11:4, 544–571. (2023)    

Kim, J.; Wang Sonne, S. E.; Garimella, K.; Grow, A.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Online social integration of migrants: evidence from Twitter

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-012. (2023)    

Qian, W.; Hexel, O.; Zagheni, E.; Kashyap, R.; Weber, I. G.:

Demographic inequalities in digital spaces in China: the case of Weibo

In: Workshop Proceedings of the 17th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-23): Limassol, Cyprus, June 5th - 8th, 2023, 1–6. Palo Alto, CA: AAAI Press. (2023)    

Rinderknecht, R. G.; Negraia, D. V.; Lohmann, S.; Zagheni, E.:

Understanding the growth of solitary leisure in the U.S., 1965 – 2018

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-025. (2023)    

Şanlitürk, A. E.; Zagheni, E.; Dańko, M. J.; Theile, T.; Akbaritabar, A.:

Global patterns of migration of scholars with economic development

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120:4, e2217937120–e2217937120. (2023)    

Theile, T.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Calderón-Bernal, L. P.; Snyder, M.; Zagheni, E.:

rsocsim - Socsim microsimulation R package

Software. https://github.com/MPIDR/rsocsim: GitHub. (2023)

Tsai, C.-J.; Rinderknecht, R. G.; Zagheni, E.:

The interplay between refugee inflows and media coverage in determining attitudes towards immigration in Germany

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-035. (2023)    

Zhao, X.; Akbaritabar, A.; Kashyap, R.; Zagheni, E.:

A gender perspective on the global migration of scholars

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120:10, e2214664120–e2214664120. (2023)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Barban, N.; Caswell, H.; Kolk, M.; Margolis, R.; Smith-Greenaway, E.; Song, X.; Verdery, A. M.; Zagheni, E.:

Kinship, demography, and inequality: review and key areas for future development

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2022)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

When do parents bury a child? Quantifying uncertainty in the parental age at offspring loss

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-016. (2022)    

Alexander, M. J.; Polimis, K.; Zagheni, E.:

Combining social media and survey data to nowcast migrant stocks in the United States

Population Research and Policy Review 41:1, 1–28. (2022)    

Chong, M.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Alexander, M. J.; Zagheni, E.:

Correcting historical mortality rate bias in big crowd-sourced online genealogies

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-005. (2022)    

Coimbra Vieira, C.; Fatehkia, M.; Garimella, K.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Using Facebook and LinkedIn data to study international mobility

In: Data science for migration and mobility, 141–158. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (2022)

Coimbra Vieira, C.; Lohmann, S.; Zagheni, E.; Vaz de Melo, P. O. S.; Benevenuto, F.; Ribeiro, F. N.:

The interplay of migration and cultural similarity between countries: evidence from Facebook data on food and drink interests

PLOS One 17:2, e0262947–e0262947. (2022)    

Conte Keivabu, R.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:

Racial disparities in deaths related to extreme temperatures in the United States between 1993 and 2005

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-028. (2022)    

Dukhovnov, D.; Ryan, J.; Zagheni, E.:

The impact of demographic change on transfers of care and associated well-being

Population Research and Policy Review 41:6, 2419–2446. (2022)    

Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.; Bordone, V.:

Close social networks among older adults: the online and offline perspectives

Population Research and Policy Review 41:3, 1111–1135. (2022)    

Grow, A.; Perrotta, D.; Del Fava, E.; Cimentada, J.; Rampazzo, F.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.; Flores, R. D.; Ventura, I.; Weber, I. G.:

Is Facebook's advertising data accurate enough for use in social science research? Insights from a cross-national online survey

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society/A 185:S2, S343–S363. (2022)    

Perrotta, D.; Johnson, S. C.; Theile, T.; Grow, A.; de Valk, H. A. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Openness to migrate internationally for a job: evidence from LinkedIn data in Europe

In: Proceedings of the 16th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM-22): Atlanta, Georgia and online, June 6th - 9th, 2022; hybrid conference, 759–769. Palo Alto, CA: AAAI Press. (2022)    

Perrotta, D.; Johnson, S. C.; Theile, T.; Grow, A.; de Valk, H. A. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Openness to migrate internationally for a job: evidence from LinkedIn data in Europe

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-007. (2022)    

Şanlitürk, A. E.; Aref, S.; Zagheni, E.; Billari, F. C.:

Homecoming after Brexit: evidence on academic migration from bibliometric data

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-019. (2022)    

Snyder, M.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Williams, I.; Zagheni, E.:

Estimates from 31 countries show the significant impact of COVID-19 excess mortality on the incidence of family bereavement

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119:26, e2202686119–e2202686119. (2022)    

Zhao, X.; Aref, S.; Zagheni, E.; Stecklov, G.:

Return migration of German-affiliated researchers: analyzing departure and return by gender, cohort, and discipline using Scopus bibliometric data 1996–2020

Scientometrics 127:12, 7707–7729. (2022)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Kolk, M.; Zagheni, E.:

Women's experience of child death: a global demographic perspective

Demography 58:5, 1715–1735. (2021)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Mason, C.; Zagheni, E.:

The “Sandwich Generation” revisited: global demographic drivers of care time demands

Population and Development Review 47:4, 997–1023. (2021)    

Basellini, U.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Del Fava, E.; Perrotta, D.; Bonetti, M.; Camarda, C. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Linking excess mortality to mobility data during the first wave of COVID-19 in England and Wales

SSM-Population Health 14:100799, 1–18. (2021)    

Bengochea Soria, J.; Del Fava, E.; Prieto Rosas, V.; Zagheni, E.:

Leveraging census data to study migration flows in Latin America and the Caribbean: an assessment of the available data sources

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2021-019. (2021)    

Fiorio, L.; Zagheni, E.; Abel, G. J.; Hill, J.; Pestre, G.; Letouzé, E.; Cai, J.:

Analyzing the effect of time in migration measurement using geo-referenced digital trace data

Demography 58:1, 51–74. (2021)    

Grow, A.; Perrotta, D.; Del Fava, E.; Cimentada, J.; Rampazzo, F.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.; Flores, R. D.; Ventura, I.; Weber, I. G.:

How reliable is Facebook’s advertising data for use in social science research? Insights from a cross-national online survey

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2021-006. (2021)    

Liu, C. Y.; Berlin, J.; Kiti, M. C.; Del Fava, E.; Grow, A.; Zagheni, E.; Melegaro, A.; Jenness, S. M.; Omer, S. B.; Lopman, B.; Nelson, K.:

Rapid review of social contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic

medRxiv preprints. unpublished. (2021)    

Liu, C. Y.; Berlin, J.; Kiti, M. C.; Del Fava, E.; Grow, A.; Zagheni, E.; Melegaro, A.; Jenness, S. M.; Omer, S. B.; Lopman, B.; Nelson, K.:

Rapid review of social contact patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic

Epidemiology 32:6, 781–791. (2021)    

Perrotta, D.; Del Fava, E.; Zagheni, E.:

The role of vulnerability in mediating the relationship between threat perception and the use of face masks in the context of COVID-19

In: Workshop Proceedings of the 15th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2021): 7 June 2021 (virtual), 1–4. Palo Alto, CA: AAAI Press. (2021)    

Perrotta, D.; Grow, A.; Rampazzo, F.; Cimentada, J.; Del Fava, E.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.:

Behaviours and attitudes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a cross-national Facebook survey

EPJ Data Science 10:17, 1–13. (2021)    

Rampazzo, F.; Bijak, J.; Vitali, A.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

A framework for estimating migrant stocks using digital traces and survey data: an application in the United Kingdom

Demography 85:6, 2193–2218. (2021)    

Smith-Greenaway, E.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Trinitapoli, J.; Zagheni, E.:

Global burden of maternal bereavement: indicators of the cumulative prevalence of child loss

BMJ Global Health 6:4, e004837–e004837. (2021)    

Zhao, X.; Aref, S.; Zagheni, E.; Stecklov, G.:

International migration in academia and citation performance: an analysis of German-affiliated researchers by gender and discipline using Scopus publications 1996-2020

In: 18th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics ISSI 2021: 12-15 July 2021, KU Leuven, Belgium; proceedings, 1369–1380. Leuven: ISSI. (2021)    

Zhao, X.; Aref, S.; Zagheni, E.; Stecklov, G.:

Mapping academic migration of German-affiliated researchers across countries using 8 million Scopus publications from 1996 to 2020

Abstracts of the International Cartographic Association 3:327, 1–2. (2021)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Mason, C.; Zagheni, E.:

The “Sandwich Generation” revisited: global demographic drivers of care time demands

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-037. (2020)    

Alexander, M. J.; Polimis, K.; Zagheni, E.:

Combining social media and survey data to nowcast migrant stocks in the United States

arXiv e-prints 2003.02895. unpublished. (2020)    

Coimbra Vieira, C.; Ribeiro, F. N.; Vaz de Melo, P. O. S.; Benevenuto, F.; Zagheni, E.:

Using Facebook data to measure cultural distance between countries: the case of Brazilian cuisine

In: WWW '20: proceedings of the Web Conference 2020; Apr 20-25, 2020, Taipei, Taiwan, 3091–3097. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). (2020)    

Del Fava, E.; Cimentada, J.; Perrotta, D.; Grow, A.; Rampazzo, F.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.:

The differential impact of physical distancing strategies on social contacts relevant for the spread of COVID-19

medRxiv preprints. unpublished. (2020)    

Dukhovnov, D.; Ryan, J.; Zagheni, E.:

The impact of demographic change on transfers of care and associated well-being

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-022. (2020)    

Fiorio, L.; Zagheni, E.; Abel, G. J.; Hill, J.; Pestre, G.; Letouzé, E.; Cai, J.:

Analyzing the effect of time in migration measurement using geo-referenced digital trace data

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-024. (2020)    

Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.; Bordone, V.:

Close social networks among older adults: the online and offline perspectives

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-035. (2020)    

Grow, A.; Perrotta, D.; Del Fava, E.; Cimentada, J.; Rampazzo, F.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.:

Addressing public health emergencies via Facebook surveys: advantages, challenges, and practical considerations

Journal of Medical Internet Research 22:12, e20653–e20653. (2020)    

Grow, A.; Perrotta, D.; Del Fava, E.; Cimentada, J.; Rampazzo, F.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.:

Addressing public health emergencies via Facebook surveys: advantages, challenges, and practical considerations

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2020)    

Hsiao, Y.; Fiorio, L.; Wakefield, J.; Zagheni, E.:

Modeling the bias of digital data: an approach to combining digital and survey data to estimate and predict migration trends

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-019. (2020)    

Klüsener, S.; Schneider, R.; Rosenbaum-Feldbrügge, M.; Dudel, C.; Loichinger, E.; Sander, N.; Backhaus, A.; Del Fava, E.; Esins, J.; Fischer, M.; Grabenhenrich, L.; Grigoriev, P.; Grow, A.; Hilton, J. D.; Koller, B.; Myrskylä, M.; Scalone, F.; Wolkewitz, M.; Zagheni, E.; Resch, M. M.:

Forecasting intensive care unit demand during the COVID-19 pandemic: a spatial age-structured microsimulation model

medRxiv preprints. unpublished. (2020)    

Lohmann, S.; Zagheni, E.:

Multi-platform social media use: little evidence of impacts on adult well-being

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-023. (2020)    

Miranda-González, A.; Aref, S.; Theile, T.; Zagheni, E.:

Scholarly migration within Mexico: analyzing internal migration among researchers using Scopus longitudinal bibliometric data

EPJ Data Science 9. (2020)    

Perrotta, D.; Grow, A.; Rampazzo, F.; Cimentada, J.; Del Fava, E.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.:

Behaviors and attitudes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: insights from a cross-national Facebook survey

medRxiv preprints. unpublished. (2020)    

Pestre, G.; Letouzé, E.; Zagheni, E.:

The ABCDE of Big Data: assessing biases in call-detail records for development estimates

The World Bank Economic Review 34:Suppl. 1, S89–S97. (2020)    

Ribeiro, F. N.; Benevenuto, F.; Zagheni, E.:

How biased is the population of Facebook users? Comparing the demographics of Facebook users with census data to generate correction factors

In: WebSci '20: 12th ACM Conference on Web Science, Southampton, UK, 6-10 July 2020, 325–334. New York: Association for Computing Machinery. (2020)    

Verkroost, F. C. J.; Kashyap, R.; Garimella, K.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Tracking global gender gaps in information technology using online data

In: Digital Skills Insights 2020, 81–93. Geneva, Switzerland: International Telecommunication Union. (2020)

Abel, G. J.; Muttarak, R.; Bordone, V.; Zagheni, E.:

Bowling together: scientific collaboration networks of demographers at European Population Conferences

European Journal of Population 35:3, 543–562. (2019)

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Aref, S.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Grow, A.; Negraia, D. V.; Zagheni, E.:

Demography in the digital era: new data sources for population research

In: Smart statistics for smart applications : book of short papers SIS2019, 23–30. Pearson. (2019)    

Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Chandrasekharan, E.; Chunara, R.; Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Hannak, A.; Interdonato, R.; Joseph, K.; Kalimeri, K.; Malik, M. M.; Mayer, K.; Mejova, Y.; Paolotti, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Reports of the workshops held at the 2019 International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

AI Magazine 40:4, 78–82. (2019)

Alexander, M. J.; Polimis, K.; Zagheni, E.:

The impact of Hurricane Maria on out-migration from Puerto Rico: evidence from Facebook data

Population and Development Review 45:3, 617–630. (2019)    

Aref, S.; Zagheni, E.; West, J.:

The demography of the peripatetic researcher: evidence on highly mobile scholars from the Web of Science

In: Social Informatics 11th International Conference, SocInfo 2019, Doha, Qatar, November 18–21, 2019, Proceedings, 50–65. Cham: Springer. (2019)

Aref, S.; Zagheni, E.; West, J.:

The demography of the peripatetic researcher: evidence on highly mobile scholars from the Web of Science

In: Social Informatics 11th International Conference, SocInfo 2019, Doha, Qatar, November 18–21, 2019, Proceedings, 50–65. Cham: Springer. (2019)

Ciganda, D.; Lorenti, A.:

Using simulated reproductive history data to re-think the relationship between education and fertility

In: Social Informatics 11th International Conference, SocInfo 2019, Doha, Qatar, November 18–21, 2019, Lecture Notes in Computer Science., 218–238. Cham: Springer. (2019)

Del Fava, E.; Wiśniowski, A.; Zagheni, E.:

Modeling international migration flows by integrating multiple data sources

SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2019)    

Dukhovnov, D.; Zagheni, E.:

Transfers of informal care time in the United States: the role of demographic differentials in intergenerational flows by age, sex, and racial and national background

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 17, 163–197. (2019)    

Estiri, H.; Zagheni, E.:

Age matters: ageing and household energy demand in the United States

Energy Research and Social Science 55, 62–70. (2019)    

Gil-Clavel, B. S.; Zagheni, E.:

Demographic differentials in Facebook usage around the world

In: Proceedings of the 13th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2019): 11-14 June 2019, Munich, Germany, 647–650. Palo Alto, CA: AAAI Press. (2019)    

Marquez, N.; Garimella, K.; Toomet, O.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Segregation and sentiment: estimating refugee segregation and its effects using digital trace data

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2019-021. (2019)    

Marquez, N.; Garimella, K.; Toomet, O.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Segregation and sentiment: estimating refugee segregation and its effects using digital trace data

In: Guide to mobile data analytics in refugee scenarios, 265–282. Cham: Springer. (2019)

Stewart, I. B.; Flores, R. D.; Riffe, T.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:

Rock, rap, or reggaeton?: assessing Mexican immigrants' cultural assimilation using Facebook data

In: Proceedings of the World Wide Web Conference WWW 2019: May 13-17, 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA, 3258–3264. New York: ACM. (2019)    

Cesare, N.; Lee, H.; McCormick, T.; Spiro, E.; Zagheni, E.:

Promises and pitfalls of using digital traces for demographic research

Demography 55:5, 1979–1999. (2018)

Dubois, A.; Zagheni, E.; Garimella, K.; Weber, I. G.:

Studying migrant assimilation through Facebook interests

In: Social Informatics: 10th International Conference, SocInfo 2018, St. Petersburg, Russia, September 25-28, 2018, Proceedings, Part II, 51–60. Cham: Springer. (2018)

Haranko, K.; Zagheni, E.; Garimella, K.; Weber, I. G.:

Professional gender gaps across US cities

In: Proceedings of the 12th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2018): 25-28 June 2018, Stanford, California, 604–607. Palo Alto, CA: AAAI Press. (2018)    

Rampazzo, F.; Zagheni, E.; Weber, I. G.; Testa, M.R.; Billari, F. C.:

Mater certa est, pater numquam: what can Facebook advertising data tell us about male fertility rates?

In: Proceedings of the 12th International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM 2018): 25-28 June 2018, Stanford, California, 672–675. Palo Alto, CA: AAAI Press. (2018)    

Spyratos, S.; Vespe, M.; Natale, F.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.; Rango, M.:

Migration data using social media: a European perspective

Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, JRC technical reports 112310. (2018)    

Weber, I. G.; Kashyap, R.; Zagheni, E.:

Using advertising audience estimates to improve global development statistics

ITU Journal: ICT Discoveries 1:2, 1–9. (2018)    

Kluge, F. A.; Zagheni, E.; Loichinger, E.; Vogt, T. C.:

The advantages of demographic change after the wave: fewer and older, but healthier, greener, and more productive?

PLOS One 9:9, e108501–e108501. (2014)

Kluge, F. A.; Zagheni, E.; Loichinger, E.; Vogt, T. C.:

The advantages of demographic change after the wave: fewer and older, but healthier, greener, and more productive?

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2014-003. (2014)    

Klüsener, S.; Zagheni, E.:

The East-West gradient in spatial population development within Germany: temporary GDR legacy vs. longstanding spatial disparities

Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History 47:4, 167–179. (2014)

Schmertmann, C.; Zagheni, E.; Goldstein, J. R.; Myrskylä, M.:

Bayesian forecasting of cohort fertility

Journal of the American Statistical Association 109:506, 500–513. (2014)

Klüsener, S.; Zagheni, E.:

The East-West gradient in spatial population development within Germany: temporary GDR legacy vs. longstanding spatial disparities

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2013-013. (2013)    

Schmertmann, C.; Zagheni, E.; Goldstein, J. R.; Myrskylä, M.:

Bayesian forecasting of cohort fertility

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2012-003. (2012)    

Zagheni, E.:

Immer mehr Kinder wachsen ohne Eltern und Großeltern auf: Aids-Waisen in Zimbabwe leiden unter Auflösung des traditionellen Familien-Netzwerks

Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 9:1, 3–3. (2012)

Zagheni, E.; Weber, I. G.:

You are where you e-mail: using e-mail data to estimate international migration rates

In: Proceedings of ACM WebSci 2012, June 22-24, 2012, Evanston, Illinois, USA, 497–506. New York, NY: ACM. (2012)

Melegaro, A.; Jit, M.; Gay, N.; Zagheni, E.; Edmunds, W. J.:

What types of contacts are important for the spread of infections? Using contact survey data to explore European mixing patterns

Epidemics 3:3-4, 143–151. (2011)

Van Hoek, A. J.; Melegaro, A.; Zagheni, E.; Edmunds, W. J.; Gay, N.:

Modelling the impact of a combined varicella and zoster vaccination programme on the epidemiology of varicella zoster virus in England

Vaccine 29:13, 2411–2420. (2011)

Zagheni, E.:

The leverage of demographic dynamics on carbon dioxide emissions: does age structure matter?

Demography 48:1, 371–399. (2011)

Zagheni, E.:

The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on kinship resources for orphans in Zimbabwe

Population and Development Review 37:4, 761–783. (2011)

Iozzi, F.; Trusiano, F.; Chinazzi, M.; Billari, F. C.; Zagheni, E.; Merler, S.; Ajelli, M.; Del Fava, E.; Manfredi, P.:

Little Italy: an agent-based approach to the estimation of contact patterns: fitting predicted matrices to serological data

PLOS Computational Biology 6:12, e1001021–e1001021. (2010)

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