Publications

Open Access Publications

since 2025 2011–2024 1996–2010 all

Conte Keivabu, R.; Chunara, R.:
Food Security, 1–16. (2026)       
Gaml-Sørensen, A.; Brix, N.; Søgaard Tøttenborg, S.; Sørig Hougaard, K.; Håberg, S. E.; Myrskylä, M.; Toft, G.; Bonde, J. P.; Ramlau-Hansen, C. H.:
Andrology 14:1, 36–47. (2026)    
Hiilamo, A.; Fugletveit , R.; Pitkänen, J.; Moretti, M.; Martikainen, P.; Hermansen, Å.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-001. (2026)    
Hiilamo, A.; Hermansen, Å.:
International Journal of Social Welfare 35:1, e70053–e70053. (2026)    
Kannankeril Joseph, V. J.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Muttarak, R.; Zagheni, E.; Mazzuco, S.:
European Journal of Population 42, 1–37. (2026)       
Loi, S.; Tattarini, G.; Hale, J. M.:
Social Science and Medicine 391:118885, 1–11. (2026)    
Abrams, L. R.; Brower, N.; Myrskylä, M.; Mehta, N. K.:
American Journal of Epidemiology 194:8, 2261–2269. (2025)       
Adhikari, S.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-003. (2025)       
Afable, S. B. D.; Evans, M.; Korhonen, K.; Vierboom, Y. C.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.; Kulu, H.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-011. (2025)    
Afable, S. B. D.; Evans, M.; Vierboom, Y. C.; Korhonen, K.; Martikainen, P.; Mikolai, J.; Myrskylä, M.; Kulu, H.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-037. (2025)    
Afable, S. B. D.; Vierboom, Y. C.; Evans, M.; Mikolai, J.; Kulu, H.; Myrskylä, M.:
Population, Space and Place 31:7, e70116–e70116. (2025)    
Akbaritabar, A.; Carrasco Armijo, J. I.; Anastasiadou, A.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-004. (2025)    
Akbaritabar, A.; Dańko, M. J.; Zhao, X.; Zagheni, E.:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122:15, e2424521122–e2424521122. (2025)       
Akbaritabar, A.; Haunschild, R.; Bornmann, L.:
Journal of Informetrics 19:4, 101744–101744. (2025)       
Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.:
Population Studies 79:1, 45–57. (2025)       
Anastasiadou, A.; Zagheni, E.; de Valk, H. A. G.:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122:28, e2500874122–e2500874122. (2025)       
Andrade Santacruz , J. C.; Camarda, C. G.; Pifarré i Arolas, H.:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122:35, e2519179122–e2519179122. (2025)       
Azzollini, L.; Şanlitürk, A. E.; Deimantas, V. J.; Köksal, S.:
Social Indicators Research, 1–75. (2025)    
Barron, B.; Sitaraman, N.; Arias, T.:
Scientific Reports 15:19830, 1–13. (2025)    
Basellini, U.; Camarda, C. G.:
SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2025)       
Basilone, R.; Bergamin, E.; Fanelli, F.; Kotov, E.; Morelle, K.; Klamm, A.; Nhili, M.; Rosen, J.; Schendl, A.; Holubowska, O.; Renninger, A.; Smolak, K.:
arXiv e-prints 2506.22138. unpublished. (2025)    
Bassoli, E.; Eibich, P.; Zai, E.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-026. (2025)       
Baudisch, A.; Polizzi, A.:
Population Studies, 1–15. (2025)       
Begall, K.; Hiekel, N.:
Population and Development Review, 1–31. (2025)       
Breen, C. F.; Fatehkia, M.; Yan, J.; Zhao, X.; Leasure, D. R.; Weber, I. G.; Kashyap, R.:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122:42, e2416624122–e2416624122. (2025)       
Büyükkeçeci, Z.:
Social Science Research 131:103227, 1–17. (2025)    
Büyükkeçeci, Z.:
European Journal of Ageing 22:1, 1–12. (2025)    
Büyükkeçeci, Z.:
Population, Space and Place 31:2, e70012–e70012. (2025)       
Büyükkeçeci, Z.; Levanon, A.; Fasang, A. E.; Kraus, V.; Saburov, E.:
Advances in Life Course Research 63:100659, 1–16. (2025)    
Calderón-Bernal, L. P.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Kolk, M.; Zagheni, E.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-020. (2025)       
Calderón-Bernal, L. P.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Zagheni, E.:
European Journal of Population 41:34, 1–30. (2025)    
Carollo, A.; Putter, H.; Eilers, P. H. C.; Gampe, J.:
Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 1–18. (2025)    
Carollo, A.; Putter, H.; Eilers, P. H. C.; Gampe, J.:
Sociological Methods and Research, 1–31. (2025)       
Carrasco Armijo, J. I.; Akbaritabar, A.; Godin, M.; Vargas-Silva, C.:
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 1–28. (2025)       
Castro Torres, A. F.; Akbaritabar, A.:
Bulletin of Sociological Methodology, 1–18. (2025)    
Chen, I.; Wu, Z.; Harlow, S. D.; Karvonen-Gutierrez, C. A.; Hood, M. M.; Elliott, M. R.:
Journal of Applied Statistics, 1–25. (2025)       
Coimbra Vieira, C.; Chechik, E.; Di Césare, V.:
In: 20th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2025: June 23-27, 2025, Yerevan, Armenia; proceedings: volume 2, 1997–2003. Yerevan: ISSI. (2025)    
Coimbra Vieira, C.; Vasconcelos, M.:
In: 20th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics, ISSI 2025: June 23-27, 2025, Yerevan, Armenia; proceedings: volume 1, 417–431. Yerevan: ISSI. (2025)    
Colasurdo, A.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Mulder, C. H.:
SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2025)    
Conte Keivabu, R.:
Comparative Population Studies 50, 41–56. (2025)       
Di Nallo, A.:
Population Development Review, 1–29. (2025)    
Dierker, P.; Kühn, M.; Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist, S.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-014. (2025)    
Dierker, P.; Kühn, M.; Myrskylä, M.:
Acta Sociologica, 1–13. (2025)    
Dierker, P.; Kühn, M.; Van Winkle, Z.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-002. (2025)    
Dierker, P.; Kühn, M.; Van Winkle, Z.:
Journal of Marriage and Family, 1–17. (2025)    
Donzowa, J.; Kühne, S.; Zindel, Z.:
methods, data, analyses, 1–42. (2025)       
Donzowa, J.; Perrotta, D.; Zagheni, E.:
PLOS One 20:7, e0326884–e0326884. (2025)    
Ebeling, M.; Peters, F.:
European Journal of Population. accepted. (2025)    
Evans, M.; Graif, C.; Newell, A.:
Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 1–30. (2025)    
Evans, M.; Newmyer, L.:
Spatial Demography 13:4, 1–31. (2025)    
Fard, P.; Huegel, J.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Dominici, F.; Zagheni, E.; Estiri, H.; Patel, C. J.:
Environmental Science and Technology 59:37, 19872–19884. (2025)       
Feraldi, A.; Dudel, C.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-017. (2025)    
Ferraretto, V.; Hiekel, N.; Vitali, A.:
European Journal of Population 41:25, 1–28. (2025)    
Ghisletta, P.; Aichele, S.; Gerstorf, D.; Carollo, A.; Lindenberger, U.:
Psychological Science, 1–15. (2025)    
Ghorbanpour, F.; Zordan Malaguth, T.; Akbaritabar, A.:
In: Proceedings of the Nineteenth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM): Copenhagen, Denmark, June 23–26, 2025, 636–652. Washington, DC: AAAI Press. (2025)       
Gómez Ugarte Valerio, A. C.; Chen, I.; Acosta, E.; Basellini, U.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:
Population Health Metrics 23:55, 1–15. (2025)       
Grindstad, T.; Håberg, S. E.; Basso, O.; Hanevik, H. I.; Caspersen, I. H.; Arge, L. A.; Ramlau-Hansen, C. H.; Myrskylä, M.; Magnus, M. C.:
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 263:114492, 1–9. (2025)    
Hellstrand, J.; Andersson, L.; Dommermuth, L.; Fallesen, P.; Jónsson, A. K.; Jalovaara, M.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-029. (2025)    
Hellstrand, J.; Nisén, J.; Myrskylä, M.:
INVEST working papers 111.2025, Turku. (2025)    
Hiilamo, A.; Hermansen, Å.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-006. (2025)    
Hiilamo, A.; Luotonen, N.; Mäkinen, L.; Ristikari, T.:
PLOS One 20:7, e0327364–e0327364. (2025)       
Hiilamo, A.; Metsä-Simola, N.; Dierker, P.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
American Journal of Epidemiology. accepted. (2025)    
Hiilamo, A.; Pitkänen, J.; Moretti, M.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
Child Abuse & Neglect 169:1, 1–10. (2025)    
Hossain, M. A.; Khanam, S. J.; Khan, M. N.; Oldroyd, J.; Islam, R. M.:
PLOS Global Public Health 5:3, e0004225–e0004225. (2025)    
Hossain, M. B.; Alam, M. Z.; Islam, M. S.; Sultan, S.; Faysal, M. M.; Rima, S.; Hossain, M. A.; Mamun, A. A.; Mamun, A.-A.:
JMIRx Med 6, e69827–e69827. (2025)    
Hünteler , B. M.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:
SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2025)       
Hünteler , B. M.; Cass, A.; Wetzel, M.:
Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 1–36. (2025)       
Hünteler , B. M.; Hank, K.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Leopold, T.:
Journal of Marriage and Family, 1–15. (2025)       
Hünteler , B. M.; Hank, K.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Leopold, T.:
SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2025)    
Islam, R. M.; Rana, J.; Katha, S.; Hossain, M. A.; Salekin, . S. U.; Chowdhury, A. T.; Kabir, A.; Romero, L.; Davis, S. R.:
Climacteric 28:3, 242–279. (2025)    
Jacobs, E. M.; Theile, T.; Perrotta, D.; Zhao, X.; Anastasiadou, A.; Zagheni, E.:
Population and Development Review, 1–32. (2025)    
Jang, S. Y.; Loi, S.; van Lenthe, F. J.; Oksuzyan, A.; Myrskylä, M.:
European Journal of Ageing 22:1, 1–15. (2025)    
Jang, S. Y.; Oksuzyan, A.; van Lenthe, F. J.; Myrskylä, M.; Loi, S.:
Social Science and Medicine 373:117954, 1–10. (2025)    
Jasilioniene, A.; Jasilionis, D.; Jdanov, D. A.; Myrskylä, M.:
BMJ Public Health 3:1, 1–8. (2025)       
Jasilionis, D.; Miščikienė, L.; Lange, S.; Jiang, H.; Stumbrys, D.; Meščeriakova, O.; Štelemėkas, M.; Rehm, J.:
European Journal of Public Health, 1–5. (2025)    
Jiang, S.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Chung, P. H.; Alexander, M. J.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-024. (2025)    
Jiang, S.; Liang, H.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Zagheni, E.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-021. (2025)    
Jiang, S.; Zuo, W.; Guo, Z.; Tuljapurkar, S.:
Demography 62:3, 899–922. (2025)    
Jiang, S.; Zuo, W.; Guo, Z.; Tuljapurkar, S.:
Genus 81:5, 1–27. (2025)    
John, B. M.; Yeatman , S.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-031. (2025)    
Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist, S.; Jalovaara, M.; Myrskylä, M.:
European Journal of Population 41:1, 1–35. (2025)    
Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist, S.; Metsä-Simola, N.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-034. (2025)    
Kailaheimo-Lönnqvist, S.; Nisén, J.; Metsä-Simola, N.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-010. (2025)    
Kannankeril Joseph, V. J.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Muttarak, R.; Zagheni, E.; Mazzuco, S.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-018. (2025)    
Kapelle, N.; Rowold, C.:
Demographic Research 52:22, 689–740. (2025)       
Kavaliauskas, P.; Jasilionis, D.; Dulskas, A.; Kazlauskas, E.; Smailytė, G.:
BMC Health Services Research 25:914, 1–8. (2025)    
Kim, J.; Weber, I. G.; Zagheni, E.:
SocArXiv papers. unpublished. (2025)    
Klein, J. D.:
medRxiv preprints. unpublished. (2025)       
Kotov, E.:
Software. The Comprehensive R Archive Network: CRAN. (2025)
Kotov, E.:
AGIT Conference 1:1, 229–231. (2025)       
Kotov, E.; Lovelace, R.; Vidal-Tortosa, E.:
Software. The Comprehensive R Archive Network: CRAN. (2025)
Kühn, M.; Carollo, A.; Caputo, J.; Ahrenfeldt, L. J.; Oksuzyan, A.:
Demography, 1–28. (2025)    
Laine, R.; Aaltonen, M.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 1–21. (2025)    
Lam, A. A.; Keenan, K.; Myrskylä, M.; Kulu, H.:
Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 80:11, 1–11. (2025)    
Leesch, J.; Skopek, J.:
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 97:101044, 1–15. (2025)    
Leger, A.-E.; Rizzi, S.; Basellini, U.:
arXiv e-prints 2502.10787. unpublished. (2025)       
Li, P.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
European Journal of Public Health 35:Suppl. 4, 1–1. (2025)    
Lin, L.; Zai, E.:
BMC Health Services Research 25:955, 1–17. (2025)       
Loi, S.; Li, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
Journal of Migration and Health 11:100303, 1–11. (2025)    
Lopez, J. M.; Lohmann, S.; Mekawi, Y.; Hughes, C.; Sunderrajan, A.; Tengshe, C.; Rajesh, A.; Albarracín, D.:
Clinical Psychological Science, 1–17. (2025)       
Lorenti, A.; De Rose, A.; Racioppi, F.:
Social Science and Medicine 367:117790, 1–12. (2025)    
Magnus, M. C.; Skåra, K. H.; Carlsen, E. Ø.; Gjerdevik, M.; Ramlau-Hansen, C. H.; Myrskylä, M.; Romundstad, L.; Håberg, S. E.:
Fertility and Sterility 124:2, 270–280. (2025)    
Mäki, M.; Hägglund, A. E.; Rotkirch, A.; Kulathinal, S.; Myrskylä, M.:
European Journal of Population 41:1, 1–54. (2025)    
Marinetti, I.; Jdanov, D. A.; Jasilionis, D.; Nepomuceno, M. R.; Janssen, F.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-013. (2025)    
Marinetti, I.; Jdanov, D. A.; Jasilionis, D.; Nepomuceno, M. R.; Shkolnikov, V. M.; Janssen, F.:
European Journal of Population 41:30, 1–22. (2025)    
Marinetti, I.; Jdanov, D. A.; Meslé, F.; Jasilionis, D.; Janssen, F.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-036. (2025)    
Martins de Almeida, A.; Strozza, C.; Rentería, E.:
OSF Preprints. unpublished. (2025)       
Meščeriakova-Veliulienė, O.; Kalėdienė, R.; Sauliūnė, S.; Kaselienė, S.; Ronto, R.; Jasilionis, D.:
BMC Public Health 25:3092, 1–10. (2025)    
Miranda, M. L.; Basellini, U.; Acosta, E.; Zagheni, E.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-033. (2025)       
Miranda, M. L.; Turra, C. M.; Basellini, U.:
Population Health Metrics 23:36, 1–11. (2025)       
Moretti, M.; Korhonen, K.; van Raalte, A. A.; Riffe, T.; Martikainen, P.:
(2025)    
Moretti, M.; Korhonen, K.; van Raalte, A. A.; Riffe, T.; Martikainen, P.:
Demography 62:5, 1635–1660. (2025)    
Moretti, M.; Riffe, T.; Lorenti, A.:
Population Studies, 1–16. (2025)       
Murata, S.; Zhang, Y.; Ebeling, M.; Schmidt-Mende, K.; Modig, K.:
Innovation in Aging 9:6, 1–8. (2025)    
Muszyńska-Spielauer, M.; van Raalte, A. A.; Sasson, I.; Asada, Y.:
Social Indicators Research, 1–25. (2025)    
Myrskylä, M.; Hellstrand, J.; Lappo, S.; Lorenti, A.; Nisén, J.; Rao, Z.; Tikanmäki, H.:
Demography 62:2, 489–514. (2025)    
Neville, R.; Anastasiadou, A.:
Migration Policy Practice 14:3, 34–43. (2025)    
Otavova, M.; Schlueter, B.; Faes, C.; Bouland, C.; Declercq, E. M.; Vandeninden, B.; Devleesschauwer, B.; Masquelier, B.:
Archives of Public Health 83:256, 1–19. (2025)    
Peters, S.; Barclay, K. J.:
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 23:1, 1–27. (2025)    
Peters, S.; Barclay, K. J.; Mynarska, M. A.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-007. (2025)    
Peters, S.; Striessnig, E.; Trimarchi, A.; Testa, M.R.; Nitsche, N.:
Population and Environment 47:3, 1–29. (2025)    
Pifarré i Arolas, H.; Andrade Santacruz , J. C.; Myrskylä, M.:
Demography 62:2, 441–465. (2025)       
Ponkilainen, M.; Einiö, E.; Kolk, M.; Fallesen, P.; Torvik, F. A.; Andersen, M. L.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-023. (2025)    
Ponkilainen, M.; Einiö, E.; Kolk, M.; Fallesen, P.; Torvik, F. A.; Andersen, M. L.; Myrskylä, M.:
Stockholm Research Reports in Demography 2025.17, Stockholm. (2025)    
Ponkilainen, M.; Einiö, E.; Kühn, M.; Myrskylä, M.:
Journal of Marriage and Family, 1–16. (2025)    
Potter, A. L.; Schlueter, B.; Alexander, M. J.; Yang, C. J.; Kiang, M. V.:
JAMA Network Open 8:7, 1–5. (2025)       
Rao, Z.; Hellstrand, J.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-030. (2025)    
Ronnkvist, S. R.; Haskell-Craig, Z.; Robinson, A.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Hauer, M. E.; Bovienzo, D.; Zagheni, E.:
Scientific Data 12:1114, 1–9. (2025)       
Ross, S.; Jackisch, J.; Almquist, Y. B.:
Children and Youth Services Review 170:108163, 1–13. (2025)    
Rottenkolber, A.; Ali, O.; Mónus, G.; Li, J.; Kim, J.; Perrotta, D.; Akbaritabar, A.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-028. (2025)    
Rowold, C.; Gädecke, M.; Van Winkle, Z.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-022. (2025)    
Schubert, H.-A.; Dudel, C.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-025. (2025)       
Schubert, H.-A.; Dudel, C.:
Population Studies, 1–21. (2025)       
Sharma, S.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.; Tarkiainen, L.; Suulamo, U.:
Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 80:4, 1–10. (2025)    
Shen, T.; van Raalte, A. A.; Payne, C. F.:
American Journal of Epidemiology. (2025)    
Shi, S.; Gugushvili, A.:
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 97:101047, 1–17. (2025)    
Shi, S.; Loi, S.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-015. (2025)    
Shi, S.; Peng, C.; Zhang, Q.; Wen, M.; Chen, Y.; Yip, P. S. F.:
Applied Research in Quality of Life, 1–20. (2025)    
Stonkute, D.; Lorenti, A.; Korhonen, K.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
Age and Ageing 54:12, afaf361–afaf361. (2025)    
Stonkute, D.; Lorenti, A.; Korhonen, K.; Martikainen, P.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-019. (2025)    
Stonkute, D.; Vierboom, Y. C.:
Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 80:3, 1–11. (2025)       
Trigos-Raczkowski, C.; Wright, K. Q.; Pitkänen, J.; Loi, S.; Martikainen, P.; Moustgaard, H.; Myrskylä, M.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-012. (2025)    
Tyagi, R.; Baranowska-Rataj, A.; Gugushvili, A.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-005. (2025)    
Valdés, M. T.; Espadafor, M. C.; Conte Keivabu, R.:
Population and Environment 47:1, 1–31. (2025)    
van Damme, M.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Castro Torres, A. F.:
Demography, 1–10. (2025)    
van Raalte, A. A.; Vierboom, Y. C.; Martikainen, P.:
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 23, 1–15. (2025)    
Vasiakina, M.; Dudel, C.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-027. (2025)       
Wu, M.; Loi, S.; Lee, D. S.; del Rey Poveda, A.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-008. (2025)    
Zai, E.:
Health Services Research (HSR), 1–12. (2025)       
Zai, X.; Li, P.; Dei Bardi, L.; Korhonen, K.; Moretti, M.; Myrskylä, M.; Martikainen, P.:
MPIDR Working Paper WP-2025-016. (2025)    
Zai, X.; Li, P.; Dei Bardi, L.; Korhonen, K.; Moretti, M.; Myrskylä, M.; Martikainen, P.:
BMJ Public Health 3:2, e002829–e002829. (2025)    
Zazueta Borboa, J.-D.; Basellini, U.; Zagheni, E.; van Wissen, L.; Martikainen, P.; Janssen, F.:
Demography 62:5, 1689–1715. (2025)       
Zhang, Y.; Murata, S.; Schmidt-Mende, K.; Ebeling, M.; Modig, K.:
eClinicalMedicine 87:103396, 1–10. (2025)    
Zhao, X.; Thoma, A. I.; Hertwig, R.; Wulff, D. U.:
arXiv e-prints 2510.13273. submitted. (2025)    
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