Papers
This is a collection of papers which rely mostly on observational data.
PNAS social science, 2018-2019
- Foxx et al., Evaluating the prevalence and quality of conference codes of conduct. PNAS July 23, 2019 116 (30) 14931-14936
- Dong et al., Predicting neighborhoods’ socioeconomic attributes using restaurant data. PNAS July 15, 2019
- Berger and Engzell, American geography of opportunity reveals European origins. PNAS March 26, 2019 116 (13) 6045-6050
- Chen et al., Multidimensional comparison of countries’ adaptation to societal aging. PNAS September 11, 2018 115 (37) 9169-9174
- Zaslavsky et al., Efficient compression in color naming and its evolution. PNAS July 31, 2018 115 (31) 7937-7942 (advanced method)
- Hechtman et al., NIH funding longevity by gender, PNAS July 31, 2018 115 (31) 7943-7948
- Barron et al., Individuals, institutions, and innovation in the debates of the French Revolution. PNAS, May 1, 2018 115 (18) 4607-4612
- Nittrouer et al., Gender disparities in colloquium speakers at top universities, PNAS January 2, 2018 115 (1) 104-108
- Ramos et al, Humans adapt to social diversity over time, PNAS June 18, 2019 116 (25) 12244-12249
Nature 2010-2019
- Whitehouse et al, Complex societies precede moralizing gods throughout world history. Nature 568, pages226–229 (2019)
- We et al., Large teams develop and small teams disrupt science and technology. Nature 566, pages378–382 (2019)
- Kohler et al., Greater post-Neolithic wealth disparities in Eurasia than in North America and Mesoamerica. Nature volume 551, pages 619–622 (30 November 2017)
- Dong et al., Evidence for a limit to human lifespan
. Nature 538, pages 257–259 (13 October 2016).
- Watts et al., Ritual human sacrifice promoted and sustained the evolution of stratified societies. Nature 532, pages 228–231 (14 April 2016).
- Egan and Mullin, Recent improvement and projected worsening of weather in the United States. Nature 532, pages 357–360 (21 April 2016).
- Ahn et al., Link communities reveal multiscale complexity in networks. Nature 466, pages 761–764 (05 August 2010)
- Gething et al., Climate change and the global malaria recession. Nature 465, pages 342–345 (20 May 2010)
PLoS One categories
Other random papers
- Klingenstein et al., The civilizing process in London’s Old Bailey, PNAS (2014)
- Clauset et al., Systematic inequality and hierarchy in faculty hiring networks, Science (2015)
- Way et al, Productivity, prominence, and the effects of academic environment, PNAS (2019)
- Gelman et al, An Analysis of the New York City Police Department’s
“Stop-and-Frisk” Policy in the Context of Claims of Racial Bias, Journal of the ASA (2009)