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2020

Aburto, J. M., F. Villavicencio, U. Basellini, S. Kjærgaard and J. W. Vaupel: Dynamics of life expectancy and life span equality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117(10), 5250-5259 (2020). [ online ]

Esteve, A., I. Permanyer, D. Boertien and J. W. Vaupel: National age and co-residence patterns shape covid-19 vulnerability. medRxiv [posted on: 16 May 2020]. [ online ]

Finkelstein, M. and J. W. Vaupel: On some stochastic properties of lives lived and left in non-stationary populations. Journal of Mathematical Biology 80(6), 1845-1856 (2020). [ online ]

Maier, H., B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel (Eds.): Exceptional lifespans. Springer International Publishing, Cham 2020 (Demographic research monographs) [forthcoming]. [ online ]

Medford, A. and J. W. Vaupel: Extremes are not normal: a reminder to demographers. Journal of Population Research 37(1), 91-106 (2020). [ online ]

Rizzi, S., S. Kjærgaard, M.-P. Bergeron Boucher, C. G. Camarda, R. Lindahl-Jacobsen and J. W. Vaupel: Killing off cohorts: forecasting mortality of non-extinct cohorts with the penalized composite link model. International Journal of Forecasting [published online: 22 April 2020]. [ online ]

Thinggaard, M., B. Jeune, M. Osler, J. W. Vaupel, M. McGue and K. Christensen: Are advances in survival among the oldest old seen across the spectrum of health and functioning? Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences [published online: 13 January 2020]. [ online ]

Zarulli, V., R. Lindahl-Jacobsen and J. W. Vaupel: Onset of the old-age gender gap in survival. Demographic Research 42(25), 727-740 (2020). [ online ]

2019

Aburto, J. M.; J. A. Alvarez Martinez, F. Villavicencio and J. W. Vaupel: The threshold age of the lifetable entropy. Demographic Research 41(4), 83-102 (2019). [ online ]

Bergeron-Boucher, M.-P., S. Kjærgaard, J. Oeppen and J. W. Vaupel: The impact of the choice of life table statistics when forecasting mortality. Demographic Research 41(43), 1235-1268 (2019). [ online ]

Carey, J. R. and J. W. Vaupel: Biodemography. In: Handbook of population (2nd ed.), (Ed.) D. L. Poston Jr. Springer International Publishing, Cham 2019, 713-745 (Handbooks of sociology and social research). [ online ]

Conde, D. A.; J. Stärk, F. Colchero, R. da Silva, J. Schöley, H. M. Baden, L. Jouvet, J. E. Fa, H. Syed, E. Jongejans, S. Meiri, J.-M. Gaillard, S. Chamberlain, J. Wilcken, O. R. Jones, J. P. Dahlgren, U. K. Steiner, L. M. Bland, I. Gomez-Mestre, J.-D. Lebreton, J. González Vargas, N. Flesness, V. Canudas-Romo, R. Salguero-Gomez, O. Byers, T. Bjørneboe Berg, A. Scheuerlein, S. Devillard, D. S. Schigel, O. A. Ryder, H. P. Possingham, A. Baudisch, and J. W. Vaupel: Data gaps and opportunities for comparative and conservation biology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 116(19), 9658-9664 (2019). [ online ]

Deelen, J., D. S. Evans, D. E. Arking, N. Tesi, M. Nygaard, X. Liu, M. K. Wojczynski, M. L. Biggs, A. van der Spek, G. Atzmon, E. B. Ware, C. Sarnowski, A. V. Smith, I. Seppälä, H. J. Cordell, J. Dose, N. Amin, A. M. Arnold, K. L. Ayers, N. Barzilai, E. J. Becker, M. Beekman, H. Blanché, K. Christensen, L. Christiansen, J. C. Collerton, S. Cubaynes, S. R. Cummings, K. Davies, B. Debrabant, J.-F. Deleuze, R. Duncan, J. D. Faul, C. Franceschi, P. Galan, V. Gudnason, T. B. Harris, M. Huisman, M. A. Hurme, C. Jagger, I. Jansen, M. Jylhä, M. Kähönen, D. Karasik, S. L. R. Kardia, A. Kingston, T. B. L. Kirkwood, L. J. Launer, T. Lehtimäki, W. Lieb, L.-P. Lyytikäinen, C. Martin-Ruiz, J. Min, A. Nebel, A. B. Newman, C. Nie, E. A. Nohr, E. S. Orwoll, T. T. Perls, M. A. Province, B. M. Psaty, O. T. Raitakari, M. J. T. Reinders, J.-M. Robine, J. I. Rotter, P. Sebastiani, J. Smith, T. I. A. Sørensen, K. D. Taylor, A. G. Uitterlinden, W. van der Flier, S. J. van der Lee, C. M. van Duijn, D. van Heemst, J. W. Vaupel, D. Weir, K. Ye, Y. Zeng, W. Zheng, H. Holstege, D. P. Kiel, K. L. Lunetta, P. E. Slagboom, and J. M. Murabito: A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies multiple longevity genes. Nature Communications 10(3669), 1-14 (2019). [ online ]

Medford, A. and J. W. Vaupel: An introduction to gevistic regression mortality models. Scandinavian Actuarial Journal 2019(7), 604-620 (2019). [ online ]

Medford, A. and J. W. Vaupel: Human lifespan records are not remarkable but their durations are. PLoS ONE 14(3), e0212345 (2019). [ online ]

Medford, A., K. Christensen, A. Skytthe and J. W. Vaupel: A cohort comparison of lifespan after age 100 in Denmark and Sweden: are only the oldest getting older? Demography 56(2), 665-677 (2019). [ online ]

Oeppen, J. and J. W. Vaupel: The linear rise in the number of our days. In: Old and new perspectives on mortality forecasting, (Eds.) T. Bengtsson and N. Keilman. Springer, Cham 2019, 159-166 (Demographic research monographs; 15). [ online ]

Steiner, U. K., A. Lenart, M. Ni, P. Chen, X. Song, F. Taddei, J. W. Vaupel and A. B. Lindner: Two stochastic processes shape diverse senescence patterns in a single-cell organism. Evolution 73(4), 847-857 (2019). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Forecasting life expectancy: the SCOPE approach. In: Old and new perspectives on mortality forecasting, (Eds.) T. Bengtsson and N. Keilman. Springer, Cham 2019, 73-77 (Demographic research monographs; 15). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and T. I. Missov: Response letter concerning equation in original manuscript to "Unobserved population heterogeneity: a review of formal relationships", Demographic Research, September 2014. Demographic Research [published online: 08 November 2019]. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., F. Villavicencio and M.-P. Bergeron-Boucher: Demographic perspectives on the rise of longevity. SocArXiv [posted on: 24 August 2019]. [ online ]

2018

Ahrenfeldt, L. J., R. Lindahl-Jacobsen, S. Rizzi, M. Thinggaard, K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: Comparison of cognitive and physical functioning of Europeans in 2004-05 and 2013. International Journal of Epidemiology 47(5), 1518-1528 (2018). [ online ]

Barbi, E., F. Lagona, M. Marsili, J. W. Vaupel and K. W. Wachter: Response to comment on "The plateau of human mortality: demography of longevity pioneers". Science 362(6412), eaav3229 (2018). [ online ]

Barbi, E., F. Lagona, M. Marsili, J. W. Vaupel and K. W. Wachter: The plateau of human mortality: demography of longevity pioneers. Science 360(6396), 1459-1461 (2018). [ online ]

Lenart, A., J. M. Aburto, A. Stockmarr and J. W. Vaupel: The human longevity record may hold for decades. arXiv:1809.03732 [posted on: 11 September 2018]. [ online ]

Pascariu, M. D., V. Canudas-Romo and J. W. Vaupel: The double-gap life expectancy forecasting model. Insurance: Mathematics and Economics 78, 339-350 (2018). [ online ]

Rau, R., C. Bohk-Ewald, M. M. Muszynska and J. W. Vaupel: Visualizing mortality dynamics in the Lexis diagram. Springer International Publishing, Cham 2018 (The Springer series on demographic methods and population analysis; 44). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Das Jahrhundert der Hundertjährigen. In: Leben bleibt rätselhaft: was wissen wir über die großen Fragen der Biologie?, (Ed.) A. Jahn. Springer, Berlin 2018, 241-250 (Spektrum der Wissenschaft). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and F. Villavicencio: Life lived and left: estimating age-specific survival in stable populations with unknown ages. Demographic Research 39(37), 991-1008 (2018). [ online ]

Zarulli, V., J. A. Barthold Jones, A. Oksuzyan, R. Lindahl-Jacobsen, K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: Women live longer than men even during severe famines and epidemics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115(4), E832-E840 (2018). [ online ]

Zarulli, V., K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: Reply to Delanghe et al.: Iron status is not likely to play a key role in the gender survival gap under extreme conditions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115(18), E4150 (2018). [ online ]

Zeng, Y., C. Nie, J. Min, H. Chen, X. Liu, R. Ye, Z. Chen, C. Bai, E. Xie, Z. Yin, Y. Lv, J. Lu, J. Li, T. Ni, L. Bolund, K. C. Land, A. I. Yashin, A. M. O’Rand, L. Sun, Z. Yang, W. Tao, A. Gurinovich, C. Franceschi, J. Xie, J. Gu, Y. Hou, X. Liu, X. Xu, J.-M. Robine, J. Deelen, P. Sebastiani, E. Slagboom, T. Perls, E. Hauser, W. Gottschalk, Q. Tan, K. Christensen, X. Shi, M. Lutz, X.-L. Tian, H. Yang and J. W. Vaupel: Sex differences in genetic associations with longevity. JAMA Network Open 1(4), e181670 (2018). [ online ]

2017

Bergeron-Boucher, M.-P., V. Canudas-Romo, J. E. Oeppen and J. W. Vaupel: Coherent forecasts of mortality with compositional data analysis. Demographic Research 37(17), 527-566 (2017). [ online ]

Colchero, F., R. Rau, A. Scheuerlein, B. Schwentker and J. W. Vaupel: Lifespans become more similar. In: Research report 2017, (Ed.) Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften. MPG, München 2017 [electronic resource]. [ online ]

Jones, O. R. and J. W. Vaupel: Senescence is not inevitable. Biogerontology 18(6), 965-971 (2017). [ online ]

Lenart, A. and J. W. Vaupel: Questionable evidence for a limit to human lifespan. Nature 546(7660), E13-E14 (2017). [ online ]

Modig, K., T. Andersson, J. W. Vaupel, R. Rau and A. Ahlbom: How long do centenarians survive? Life expectancy and maximum lifespan. Journal of Internal Medicine 282(2), 156-163 (2017). [ online ]

Oksuzyan, A., P. Demakakos, M. A. Shkolnikova, K. Christensen, M. Thinggard, J. W. Vaupel and V. M. Shkolnikov: Handgrip strength and its prognostic value for mortality in Moscow, Denmark, and England. PLoS ONE 12(9), e0182684 (2017). [ online ]

Rasmussen, S. H., K. Andersen-Ranberg, M. Thinggaard, B. Jeune, A. Skytthe. L. Christiansen, J. W. Vaupel, M. McGue and K. Christensen: Cohort profile: the 1895, 1905, 1910 and 1915 Danish birth cohort studies - secular trends in the health and functioning of the very old. International Journal of Epidemiology 46(6), 1746-1746j (2017). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W.: In memoriam: Professor Jan M. Hoem. Demographic Research 36(24), 729-730 (2017). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. Edel: Einleitung In: Grünbuch Alternde Gesellschaft: wie das "neue Altern" unser Leben verändern wird, (Eds.) J. W. Vaupel and A. Edel. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften, München 2017, 1-3 (Population Europe discussion paper series; 6). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. Edel: Schlussbetrachtung und Ausblick In: Grünbuch Alternde Gesellschaft: wie das "neue Altern" unser Leben verändern wird, (Eds.) J. W. Vaupel and A. Edel. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften, München 2017, 53-54 (Population Europe discussion paper series; 6). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. Edel (Eds.): Grünbuch Alternde Gesellschaft: wie das "neue Altern" unser Leben verändern wird. Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften, München 2017 (Population Europe discussion paper series; 6). [ PDF ]

Wensink, M., J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Stem cell divisions per se do not cause cancer. Epidemiology 28(4), e35-e37(2017). [ online ]

Zeng, Y., H. Chen, X. Liu, R. Ye, E. Xie, Z. Chen, J. Lu, J. Li, Y. Tian, T. Ni, L. Bolund, K. C. Land, A. I. Yashin, A. M. O'Rand, L. Sun, Z. Yang, W. Tao, A. Gurinovic, C. Franceschi, J. Xie, J. Gu, Y. Hou, X. Liu, X. Xu, J.-M. Robine, J. Deelen, P. Sebastiani, P. E. Slagboom, T. T. Perls, E. R. Hauser, W. Gottschalk, Q. Tan, K. Christensen, M. Lutz, X.-L. Tian, H. Yang, J. Min, C. Nie and J. W. Vaupel: Sex differences in genetic associations with longevity in Han Chinese: sex-stratified genome-wide association study and polygenic risk score analysis. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 2017, 37 p. (WP-2017-004). [ online ]

Zeng, Y., Q. Feng, D. Gu and J. W. Vaupel: Demographics, phenotypic health characteristics and genetic analysis of centenarians in China. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 165(B), 86-97 (2017). [ online ]

Zeng, Y., Q. Feng, T. Hesketh, K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: Survival, disabilities in activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning among the oldest-old in China: a cohort study. Lancet 389(10079), 1619-1629 (2017). [ online ]

2016

Christiansen, L., A. Lenart, Q. Tan, J. W. Vaupel, A. Aviv, M. McGue and K. Christensen: DNA methylation age is associated with mortality in a longitudinal Danish twin study. Aging Cell 15(1), 149-154 (2016). [ online ]

Colchero, F., R. Rau, O. R. Jones, J. A. Barthold, D. A. Conde, A. Lenart, L. Nemeth, A. Scheuerlein, J. Schoeley, C. Torresa, V. Zarulli, J. Altmann, D. K. Brockman, A. M. Bronikowski, L. M. Fedigan, A. E. Pusey, T. S. Stoinski, K. B. Strier, A. Baudisch, S. C. Alberts and J. W. Vaupel: The emergence of longevous populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113(48), E7681-E7690 (2016). [ online ]

Lindahl-Jacobsen, R., J. Oeppen, S. Rizzi, S. Möller, V. Zarulli, K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: Why did Danish women's life expectancy stagnate? The influence of interwar generations' smoking behaviour. European Journal of Epidemiology 31(12), 1207-1211 (2016). [ online ]

Lindahl-Jacobsen, R., R. Rau, B. Jeune, V. Canudas-Romo, A. Lenart, K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: Rise, stagnation, and rise of Danish women’s life expectancy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113(15), 4015-4020 (2016). [ online ]

Rizzi, S., M. Thinggaard, G. Engholm, N. Christensen, T. B. Johannesen, J. W. Vaupel and R. Lindahl-Jacobsen: Comparison of non-parametric methods for ungrouping coarsely aggregated data. BMC Medical Research Methodology 16(59), (2016). [ PDF ]

Salguero-Gomez, R., O. R. Jones, C. R. Archer, C. Bein, H. de Buhr, C. Farack, F. Gottschalk, A. Hartmann, A. Henning, G. Hoppe, G. Römer, T. Ruoff, V. Sommer, J. Wille, J. Voigt, S. Zeh, D. Vieregg, Y. M. Buckley, J. Che-Castaldo, D. Hodgson, A. Scheuerlein, H. Caswell and J. W. Vaupel: COMADRE: a global data base of animal demography. Journal of Animal Ecology 85(2), 371-384 (2016). [ online ]

Thinggaard, M., M. McGue, B. Jeune, M. Osler, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Survival prognosis in very old adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 64(1), 81-88 (2016). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W.: La longévité: passé, présent et futur. In: Démographie et finance, (Ed.) Association d'Économie Financière. Association d'Économie Financière, Paris 2016, 41-55 (Revue d’economie financiere; 122).

Zeng, Y., C. Nie, J. Min, X. Liu, M. Li, H. Chen, H. Xu, M. Wang, T. Ni, Y. Li, H. Yan, J.-P. Zhang, C. Song, L.-Q. Chi, H.-M. Wang, J. Dong, G.-Y. Zheng, L. Lin, F. Qian, Y. Qi, X. Liu, H. Cao, Y. Wang, L. Zhang, Z. Li, Y. Zhou, Y. Wang, J. Lu, J. Li, M. Qi, L. Bolund, A. Yashin, K. C. Land, S. Gregory, Z. Yang, W. Gottschalk, W. Tao, J. Wang, J. Wang, X. Xu, H. Bae, M. Nygaard, L. Christiansen, K. Christensen, C. Franceschi, M. W. Lutz, J. Gu, Q. Tan, T. Perls, P. Sebastiani, J. Deelen, E. Slagboom, E. Hauser, H. Xu, X.-L. Tian, H. Yang and J. W. Vaupel: Novel loci and pathways significantly associated with longevity. Scientific Reports 6(21243) [published online: 25 February 2016]. [ PDF ]

Zeng, Y., H. Chen, T. Ni, R. Ruan, C. Nie, X. Liu, L. Feng, F. Zhang, J. Lu, J. Li, Y. Li, W. Tao, S. G. Gregory, W. Gottschalk, M. W. Lutz, K. C. Land, A. Yashin, Q. Tan, Z. Yang, L. Bolund, Q. Ming, H. Yang, J. Min, D. C. Willcox, B. J. Willcox, J. Gu, E. Hauser, X.-L. Tian and J. W. Vaupel: Interaction between the FOXO1A-209 genotype and tea drinking is significantly associated with reduced mortality at advanced ages. Rejuvenation Research 19(3), 195-203(2016). [ online ]

Zeng, Y., L. George, M. D. Sereny Brasher, D. Gu and J. W. Vaupel: Older parents enjoy better filial piety and care from daughters than sons in China. American Journal of Medical Research 3(1), 244-272 (2016). [ online ]

Zeng, Y., M. D. Sereny Brasher, D. Gu and J. W. Vaupel: Older parents benefit more in health outcome from daughters’ than sons’ emotional care in China. Journal of Aging and Health 28(8), 1426-1447 (2016). [ online ]

2015

Finkelstein, M. S. and J. W. Vaupel: On random age and remaining lifetime for populations of items. Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry 31(5), 681-689 (2015). [ online ]

Lipsi, R. M., G. Caselli, L. Pozzi, G. Baggio, C. Carru, C. Franceschi, J. W. Vaupel and L. Deiana: Demographic characteristics of Sardinian centenarian genealogies: preliminary results of the AKeA2 study. Demographic Research 32(37), 1049-1064 (2015). [ online ]

Missov, T. I. and J. W. Vaupel: Mortality implications of mortality plateaus. SIAM Review 57(1), 61-70 (2015). [ online ]

Missov, T. I., A. Lenart, L. Németh, V. Canudas-Romo and J. W. Vaupel: The Gompertz force of mortality in terms of the modal age at death. Demographic Research 32(36), 1031-1048 (2015). [ online ]

Oksuzyan, A., M. A. Shkolnikova, J. W. Vaupel, K. Christensen and V. M. Shkolnikov: Sex differences in biological markers of health in the study of stress, aging and health in Russia. PLoS ONE 10(6), e0131691 (2015). [ PDF ]

Pedersen, J. K., A. Skytthe, M. McGue, L. S. Honig, C. Franceschi, T. B. L. Kirkwood, G. Passarino, P. E. Slagboom, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Low tobacco-related cancer incidence in offspring of long-lived siblings: a comparison with Danish national cancer registry data. Annals of Epidemiology 25(8), 569-574 (2015). [ online ]

Salguero-Gomez, R., O. R. Jones, C. R. Archer, Y. M. Buckley, J. Che-Castaldo, H. Caswell, D. Hodgson, A. Scheuerlein, D. A. Conde Ovando, E. Brinks, H. de Buhr, C. Farack, F. Gottschalk, A. Hartmann, A. Henning, G. Hoppe, G. Römer, J. Runge, T. Ruoff, J. Wille, S. Zeh, R. J. Davison, D. Vieregg, A. Baudisch, R. Altwegg, F. Colchero, M. Dong, H. de Kroon, J.-D. Lebreton, C. J. E. Metcalf, M. M. Neel, I. M. Parker, T. Takada, T. Valverde, L. A. Vélez-Espino, G. M. Wardle, M. Franco and J. W. Vaupel: The COMPADRE Plant Matrix Database: an open online repository for plant demography. Journal of Ecology 103(1), 202-218 (2015). [ online ]

Schaible, R., A. Scheuerlein, M. J. Dańko, J. Gampe, D. E. Martinez and J. W. Vaupel: Constant mortality and fertility over age in Hydra. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112(51), 15701-15706 (2015). [ online ]

Vestergaard, S., M. Thinggaard, B. Jeune, J. W. Vaupel, M. McGue and K. Christensen: Physical and mental decline and yet rather happy? A study of Danes aged 45 and older. Aging and Mental Health 19(5), 400-408 (2015). [ online ]

Vogt, T. C. and J. W. Vaupel: The importance of regional availability of health care for old age survival: findings from German reunification. Population Health Metrics 13(26), 1-8 (2015). [ online ]

Zeng, Y., H. Chen, T. Ni, R. Ruan, L. Feng, C. Nie, L. Cheng, Y. Li, W. Tao, J. Gu, K. C. Land, A. I. Yashin, Q. Tan, Z. Yang, L. Bolund, H. Yang, E. R. Hauser, C. D. Willcox, B. J. Willcox, X.-L. Tian and J. W. Vaupel: GxE interactions between FOXO genotypes and tea drinking are significantly associated with cognitive disability at advanced ages in China. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 70(4), 426-433 (2015). [ online ]

2014

Alberts, S. C., E. A. Archie, L. R. Gesquiere, J. Altmann, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: The male-female health-survival paradox: a comparative perspective on sex differences in aging and mortality. In: Sociality, hierarchy, health: comparative biodemography; a collection of papers, (Eds.) M. Weinstein and M. A. Lane. National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. 2014, 339-364.

Caselli, G., R. M. Lipsi, E. Lapucci and J. W. Vaupel: Exploring Sardinian longevity: women fertility and parental transmission of longevity. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 11, 247-266 (2013). [ online ]

Jones, O. R., A. Scheuerlein, R. Salguero-Gomez, C. G. Camarda, R. Schaible, B. B. Casper, J. P. Dahlgren, J. Ehrlen, M. B. Garcia, E. S. Menges, P. F. Quintana-Ascencio, H. Caswell, A. Baudisch and J. W. Vaupel: Diversity of ageing across the tree of life. Nature 505(7482), 169-173 (2014). [ online | PDF ]

Nygaard, M., R. Lindahl-Jacobsen, M. Soerensen, J. Mengel-From, K. Andersen-Ranberg, B. Jeune, J. W. Vaupel, Q. Tan, L. Christiansen and K. Christensen: Birth cohort differences in the prevalence of longevity-associated variants in APOE and FOXO3A in Danish long-lived individuals. Experimental Gerontology 57, 41-46 (2014). [ online ]

Oksuzyan, A., M. A. Shkolnikova, J. W. Vaupel, K. Christensen and V. M. Shkolnikov: Sex differences in health and mortality in Moscow and Denmark. European Journal of Epidemiology 29(4), 243-252 (2014). [ online ]

Rau, R. and J. W. Vaupel: The changing demographic context of aging. In: Wellbeing in later life, (Eds.) T. B. L. Kirkwood and C. L. Cooper. Wiley, Chichester 2014, 2-21 (Wellbeing: a complete reference guide; 4).

Raule, N., F. Sevini, S. Li, A. Barbieri, F. Tallaro, L. Lomartire, D. Vianello, A. Montesanto, J. S. Moilanen, V. Bezrukov, H. Blanché, A. Hervonen, K. Christensen, L. Deiana, E. S. Gonos, T. B. L. Kirkwood, P. Kristensen, A. Leon, P. G. Pelicci, M. Poulain, I. M. Rea, J. Remacle, J. M. Robine, S. Schreiber, E. Sikora, P. E. Slagboom, L. Spazzafumo, M. A. Stazi, O. Toussaint, J. W. Vaupel, G. Rose, K. Majamaa, M. Perola, T. E. Johnson, L. Bolund, H. Yang, G. Passarino and C. Franceschi: The co-occurrence of mtDNA mutations on different oxidative phosphorylation subunits, not detected by haplogroup analysis, affects human longevity and is population specific. Aging Cell 13(3), 401-407 (2014). [ online ]

Shkolnikov, V. M., D. A. Jdanov, E. M. Andreev and J. W. Vaupel: Rapid increase in maximal country specific life expectancy across cohorts. Advances in Gerontology 27(2), 229-235 (2014). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and T. I. Missov: Unobserved population heterogeneity: a review of formal relationships. Demographic Research 31(22), 659-686 (2014). [ online ]

Wisser, O. and J. W. Vaupel: The sex differential in mortality: a historical comparison of the adult-age pattern of the ratio and the difference. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 2014, 18 p. (WP-2014-005). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2014-005.pdf>. [ PDF ]

2013

Beekman, M., H. Blanché, M. Perola, A. Hervonen, V. Bezrukov, E. Sikora, F. Flachsbart, L. Christiansen, A. J. M. De Craen, T. B. L. Kirkwood, I. M. Rea, M. Poulain, J.-M. Robine, S. Valensin, M. A. Stazi, G. Passarino, L. Deiana, E. S. Gonos, L. Paternoster, T. I. A. Soerensen, Q. Tan, Q. Helmer, E. B. van den Akker, J. Deelen, F. Martella, H. J. Cordell, K. L. Ayers, J. W. Vaupel, O. Törnwall, T. E. Johnson, S. Schreiber, M. Lathrop, A. Skytthe, R. G. J. Westendorp, K. Christensen, J. Gampe, A. Nebel, J. J. Houwing-Duistermaat, P. E. Slagboom and C. Franceschi: Genome-wide linkage analysis for human longevity: Genetics of Healthy Aging Study. Aging Cell 12(2), 184-193 (2013). [ online ]

Christensen, K., M. Thinggaard, A. Oksuzyan, T. Steenstrup, K. Andersen-Ranberg, B. Jeune, M. McGue and J. W. Vaupel: Physical and cognitive functioning of people older than 90 years: a comparison of two Danish cohorts born 10 years apart. Lancet 382(9903), 1507-1513 (2013). [ online ]

Glei, D. A., N. Goldman, V. M. Shkolnikov, D. Jdanov, M. Shkolnikova, J. W. Vaupel and M. Weinstein: Perceived stress and biological risk: is the link stronger in Russians than in Taiwanese and Americans? Stress 16(4), 411-420 (2013). [ online ]

Oksuzyan, A., B. Jeune, K. Juel, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Changes in hospitalisation and surgical procedures among the oldest-old: a follow-up study of the entire Danish 1895 and 1905 cohorts from ages 85 to 99 years. Age and Ageing 42(4), 476-481 (2013). [ online ]

Rau, R., M. Muszynska and J. W. Vaupel: Europe, the oldest-old continent. In: The demography of Europe: current and future challenges, (Eds.) G. R. Neyer, G. Andersson, H. Kulu, L. Bernardi and C. Bühler. Springer, Dordrecht 2013, 119-137. [ online ]

Skytthe A, L. Christiansen, K. O. Kyvik, F. L. Bødker, L. Hvidberg, I. Petersen, M. M. F. Nielsen, P. Bingley, J. Hjelmborg, Q. Tan, N. V. Holm, J. W. Vaupel, M. McGue and K. Christensen: The Danish Twin Registry: linking surveys, national registers, and biological information. Twin Research and Human Genetics 16(1), 104-111 (2013). [ online ]

Soerensen, M., S. Dato, Q. Tan, M. Thinggaard, R. Kleindorp, M. Beekman, H. E. D. Suchiman, R. Jacobsen, M. McGue, T. Stevnsner, V. A. Bohr, A. J. de Craen, R. G. Westendorp, S. Schreiber, P. E. Slagboom, A. Nebel, J. W. Vaupel, K. Christensen and L. Christiansen: Evidence from case-control and longitudinal studies supports associations of genetic variation in APOE, CETP, and IL6 with human longevity. Age 35(2), 487-500 (2013). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and R. Rau: Research versus rhetoric. Gerontology 59(1), 95-96 (2013). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W., T. I. Missov and C. J. E. Metcalf: Optimal semelparity. PLoS ONE 8(2), e57133 (2013). [ online ]

2012

Baudisch, A. and J. W. Vaupel: Getting to the root of aging. Science 338(6107), 618-619 (2012). [ online ]

Burger, O., A. Baudisch and J. W. Vaupel: Human mortality improvement in evolutionary context. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109(44), 18210-18214 (2012). [ online ]

Christensen, K., J. K. Pedersen, J. v. B. Hjelmborg, J. W. Vaupel, T. Stevnsner, N. V. Holm and A. Skytthe: Cancer and longevity - is there a trade-off? A study of cooccurrence in Danish twin pairs born 1900-1918. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 67A(5), 489-494 (2012). [ online ]

Dańko M. J., J. Kozłowski, J. W. Vaupel and A. Baudisch: Mutation accumulation may be a minor force in shaping life history traits. PLoS ONE 7(4), e34146 (2012). [ online ]

Mengel-From, J., M. Thinggaard, L. Christiansen, J. W. Vaupel, K. H. Ørstavik and K. Christensen: Skewed X inactivation and survival: a 13-year follow-up study of elderly twins and singletons. European Journal of Human Genetics 20(3), 361-364 (2012). [ online ]

Metelskaya, V. A., M. A. Shkolnikova, S. A. Shalnova, E. M. Andreev, A. D. Deev, D. A. Jdanov, V. M. Shkolnikov and J. W. Vaupel: Prevalence, components, and correlates of metabolic syndrome (MetS) among elderly Muscovites. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 55(2), 231-237 (2012). [ online ]

Soerensen, M., S. Dato, Q. Tan, M. Thinggaard, R. Kleindorp, M. Beekman, R. Jacobsen, H. E. D. Suchiman, A. J. M. de Craen, R. G. J. Westendorp, S. Schreiber, T. Stevnsner, V. A. Bohr, P. E. Slagboom, A. Nebel, J. W. Vaupel, K. Christensen, M. McGue and L. Christiansen: Human longevity and variation in GH/IGF-1/insulin signaling, DNA damage signaling and repair and pro/antioxidant pathway genes: cross sectional and longitudinal studies. Experimental Gerontology 47(5), 379-387 (2012). [ online ]

Torri, T. and J. W. Vaupel: Forecasting life expectancy in an international context. International Journal of Forecasting 28(2), 519-531 (2012). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and Z. Zhang: The difference between alternative averages. Demographic Research 27(15), 419-428 (2012). [ online ]

2011

Christensen, K. and J. W. Vaupel: Genetic factors and adult mortality. In: International handbook of adult mortality, (Eds.) R. G. Rogers and E. M. Crimmins. Springer, Dordrecht [et al.] 2011, 399-410 (International handbooks of population; 2).

Maier, H., J. Gampe and J. W. Vaupel: Auf der Suche nach dem modernen Methusalem: neues Wissen über Sterblichkeit im Alter über 110. Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 8(1), 1-2 (2011). [ PDF ]

Oksuzyan, A., R. Jacobsen, K. Glaser, C. Tomassini, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Sex differences in medication and primary healthcare use before and after spousal bereavement at older ages in Denmark: nationwide register study of over 6000 bereavements. Journal of Aging Research 2011, (2011). [ online ]

Rau, R. and J. W. Vaupel: Rauchen und Alkohol ziehen Lebenserwartung nach unten: gesundheitsschädigendes Verhalten ließ Dänemark hinter seinem Nachbarn Schweden zurückbleiben. Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 8(3), 3 (2011). [ PDF ]

Schwentker, B. and J. W. Vaupel: Chancen des Alterns. Zeitzeichen 12(3), 20-22 (2011).

Schwentker, B. and J. W. Vaupel: Eine neue Kultur des Wandels: Essay. Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte 61(10-11), 3-10 (2011). [ online | PDF ]

Shkolnikov, V. M., D. A. Jdanov, E. M. Andreev and J. W. Vaupel: Steep increase in best-practice cohort life expectancy. Population and Development Review 37(3), 419-434 (2011).

Shkolnikov, V. M., E. M. Andreev, Z. Zhang, J. Oeppen and J. W. Vaupel: Losses of expected lifetime in the United States and other developed countries: methods and empirical analyses. Demography 48(1), 211-239 (2011). [ online ]

Skytthe, A., S. Valensin, B. Jeune, E. Cevenini, F. Balard, M. Beekman, V. Bezrukov, H. Blanché, L. Bolund, K. Broczek, C. Carru, K. Christensen, L. Christiansen, J. Collerton, R. Cotichini, A. J. M. de Craen, S. Dato, K. Davies, G. De Benedictis, L. Deiana, F. Flachsbart, J. Gampe, C. Gilbault, E. Gonos, E. Haimes, A. Hervonen, M. A. Hurme, D. Janiszewska, M. Jylhä, T. B. L. Kirkwood, P. Kristensen, P. Laiho, A. Leon, A. Marchisio, R. Masciulli, A. Nebel, G. Passarino, P. G. Pelicci, L. Peltonen, M. Perola, M. Poulain, I. M. Rea, J. Remacle, J.-M. Robine, S. Schreiber, M. Scurti, F. Sevini, E. Sikora, A. Skouteri, P. E. Slagboom, L. Spazzafumo, M. A. Stazi, V. Toccaceli, O. Toussaint, O. Törnwall, J. W. Vaupel, K. Voutetakis and C. Franceschi: Design, recruitment, logistics, and data management of the GEHA (Genetics of Healthy Ageing) project. Experimental Gerontology 46(11), 934-945 (2011). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W., Z. Zhang and A. A. van Raalte: Life expectancy and disparity: an international comparison of life table data. BMJ Open 1(1), e000128 (2011). [ online ]

2010

Baudisch, A. and J. W. Vaupel: Senescence vs. sustenance: evolutionary-demographic models of aging. Demographic Research 23(23), 655-668 (2010). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/23/>. [ online ]

Christensen, K., G. Doblhammer, R. Rau and J. W. Vaupel: Ageing and health: authors’ reply. Lancet 375(9708), 26-27 (2010). [ online ]

Christensen, K., M. Davidsen, K. Juel, L. Mortensen, R. Rau and J. W. Vaupel: The divergent life-expectancy trends in Denmark and Sweden - and some potential explanations. In: International differences in mortality at older ages: dimensions and sources, (Eds.) E. M. Crimmins, S. H. Preston and B. Cohen. National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. 2010, 385-407.

Cournil, A., J.-M. Robine, H. Maier, J. Gampe and J. W. Vaupel: The International Database on Longevity: structure and contents. In: Supercentenarians, (Eds.) H. Maier, J. Gampe, B. Jeune, J.-M. Robine and J. W. Vaupel. Springer, Berlin 2010, 31-40. [ online ]

Jacobsen, R., T. Martinussen, L. Christiansen, B. Jeune, K. Andersen-Ranberg, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Increased effect of the ApoE gene on survival at advanced age in healthy and long-lived Danes: two nationwide cohort studies. Aging Cell 9(6), 1004-1009 (2010). PubMed ID: 20849521.

Maier, H., J. Gampe, B. Jeune, J.-M. Robine and J. W. Vaupel (Eds.): Supercentenarians Springer, Heidelberg 2010 (Demographic research monographs; 7). [ online ]

Newman, A. B., S. Walter, K. L. Lunetta, M. E. Garcia, P. E. Slagboom, K. Christensen, A. M. Arnold, T. Aspelund, Y. S. Aulchenko, E. J. Benjamin, L. Christiansen, R. B. D'Agostino, Sr., A. L. Fitzpatrick, N. Franceschini, N. L. Glazer, V. Gudnason, A. Hofman, R. Kaplan, D. Karasik, M. Kelly-Hayes, D. P. Kiel, L. J. Launer, K. D. Marciante, J. M. Massaro, I. Miljkovic, M. A. Nalls, D. Hernandez, B. M. Psaty, F. Rivadeneira, J. Rotter, S. Seshadri, A. V. Smith, K. D. Taylor, H. Tiemeier, H.-W. Uh, A. G. Uitterlinden, J. W. Vaupel, J. Walston, R. G. J. Westendorp, T. B. Harris, T. Lumley, C. M. van Duijn and J. M. Murabito: A meta-analysis of four genome-wide association studies of survival to age 90 years or older: the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology Consortium. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 65(5), 478-487 (2010). PubMed ID: 20304771.

Oksuzyan, A., E. M. Crimmins, Y. Saito, A. O'Rand, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Cross-national comparison of sex differences in health and mortality in Denmark, Japan and the US. European Journal of Epidemiology 25(7), 471-480 (2010). [ online ]

Oksuzyan, A., H. Maier, M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Sex differences in the level and rate of change of physical function and grip strength in the Danish 1905-cohort study. Journal of Aging and Health 22(5), 589-610 (2010). [ online ]

Rebke, M., T. Coulson, P. H. Becker and J. W. Vaupel: Reproductive improvement and senescence in a long-lived bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 107(17), 7841-7846 (2010). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Biodemography of human ageing. Nature 464(7288), 536-542 (2010). [ online | PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Eine angeborene Lebensspanne gibt es nicht: Alterungsprozess beim Menschen verschiebt sich um etwa ein Jahrzehnt. Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 7(2), 4 (2010). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Gewonnene Jahre: flexible Lebensläufe im demographischen Wandel. In: Das demographische Problem als Gefahr für Rechtskultur und Wirtschaft, (Ed.) C. M. Flick. GGP Media, Pößneck 2010, 129-136 (Convoco Edition).

Vaupel, J. W.: Total daily change with age equals average lifetime change. Demographic Research 22(36), 1143-1148 (2010). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol22/36/>. [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and Z. Zhang: Attrition in heterogeneous cohorts. Demographic Research 23(26), 737-748 (2010). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/26/>. [ online ]

Zeng, Y., L. Cheng, H. Chen, H. Cao, E. R. Hauser, Y. Liu, Z. Xiao, Q. Tan, X.-L. Tian and J. W. Vaupel: Effects of FOXO genotypes on longevity: a biodemographic analysis. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 65A(12), 1285-1299 (2010). [ online ]

2009

Christensen, K., G. Doblhammer, R. Rau and J. W. Vaupel: Ageing populations: the challenges ahead. Lancet 374, 9696, 1196-1208 (2009). PubMed ID: 19801098. [ online ]

Christensen, K., M. Thinggaard, M. McGue, H. Rexbye, J. v. B. Hjelmborg, A. Aviv, D. Gunn, F. v. d. Ouderaa and J. W. Vaupel: Perceived age as clinically useful biomarker of ageing: cohort study. British Medical Journal 339, 1433-1434 (2009). Internet: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b5262>. [ online ]

Doblhammer, G., R. Rau and J. W. Vaupel: Selbstbestimmtes Leben trotz Zunahme von Krankheiten: Studie zeichnet gemischtes Bild vom Altern. Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 6(4), 1-2 (2009). Internet: <http://www.demografische-forschung.org/archiv/defo0904.pdf>. [ online ]

Engberg, H., A. Oksuzyan, B. Jeune, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Centenarians – a useful model for healthy aging? A 29-year follow-up of hospitalizations among 40,000 Danes born in 1905. Aging Cell 8(3), 270-276 (2009). PubMed ID: 19627266. [ online  ]

Finkelstein, M. S. and J. W. Vaupel: Survival as a function of life expectancy. Demographic Research 21, 879-884 (2009). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/29/>. [ online ]

Goldstein, J. R. and J. W. Vaupel: Formal relationships: introduction and orientation. Demographic Research 20, 1-2 (2009). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol20/1/20-1.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Gunn, David A., H. Rexbye, C. E. M. Griffiths, P. G. Murray, A. Fereday, S. D. Catt, C. C. Tomlin, B. H. Strongitharm, D. I. Perrett, M. Catt, A. E. Mayes, A. G. Messenger, M. R. Green, F. v. d. Ouderaa, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Why some women look young for their age. PLoS ONE 4(12), e8021 (2009). Internet: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0008021>. [ online ]

Minois, N., F. Lagona, M. Frajnt and J. W. Vaupel: Plasticity of death rates in stationary phase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Aging Cell 8(1), 36-44 (2009). PubMed ID: 19053971. [ online ]

Oksuzyan, A., I. Petersen, H. Stovring, P. Bingley, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: The male–female health–survival paradox: a survey and register study of the impact of sex-specific selection and information bias. Annals of Epidemiology 19(7), 504-511 (2009). PubMed ID: 19457685. [ online  ]

Shkolnikova, M. A., S. A. Shalnova, V. M. Shkolnikov, V. Metelskaya, A. D. Deev, E. M. Andreev, D. A. Jdanov and J. W. Vaupel: Biological mechanisms of disease and death in Moscow: rationale and design of the survey on Stress Aging and Health in Russia (SAHR). BMC Public Health, 9, 293 (2009). PubMed ID: 19678931. [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Life lived and left: Carey’s equality. Demographic Research 20, 7-10 (2009). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol20/3/20-3.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Lively questions for demographers about death at older ages. Population and Development Review 35(2), 347-356 (2009). [ online ]

Vaupel, James W. and D. Hofäcker: Das lange Leben lernen. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft 12(3), 383-407 (2009). Internet: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11618-009-0091-1>. [ online ]

Zhang, Z. and J. W. Vaupel: The age separating early deaths from late deaths. Demographic Research 20, 721-730 (2009). [ online  ]

2008

De Rango, F., S. Dato, D. Bellizzi, G. Rose, E. Marzi, L. Cavallone, C. Franceschi, A. Skytthe, B. Jeune, A. Cournil, J. M. Robine, J. Gampe, J. W. Vaupel, V. Mari, E. Feraco, G. Passarino, A. Novelletto and G. De Benedictis: A novel sampling design to explore gene-longevity associations: the ECHA study. European Journal of Human Genetics 16, 236-242 (2008). PubMed ID: 17989723. [ online ]

Barbi, E., J. Bongaarts and J. W. Vaupel (Eds.): How long do we live? Demographic models and reflections on Tempo effects. Springer, Berlin 2008 (Demographic research monographs; 5). [ online ]

Christensen, K., M. McGue, I. Petersen, B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel: Exceptional longevity does not result in excessive levels of disability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105, 13274-13279 (2008). PubMed ID: 18711139. [ online ]

Engberg, H., K. Christensen, K. Andersen-Ranberg, J. W. Vaupel, B. Jeune: Improving activities of daily living in Danish centenarians - but only in women: a comparative study of two birth cohorts born in 1895 and 1905. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 63, 1186-1192. PubMed ID: 19038833. [ online ]

Jacobsen, R., A. Oksuzyan, H. Engberg, B. Jeune, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Sex differential in mortality trends of old-aged Danes: a nation wide study of age, period and cohort effects. European Journal of Epidemiology 23(11), 723-730 (2008). PubMed ID: 18839318. [ online ]

Kimura, M., J. Hjelmborg, J. Gardner, L. Bathum, M. Brimacombe, X. Lu, L. Christiansen, J. W. Vaupel, A. Aviv, K. Christensen: Telomere length and mortality: a study of leukocytes in elderly Danish twins. American Journal of Epidemiology 167(7), 799-806 (2008). PubMed ID: 18270372. [ online ]

Oksuzyan, A., K. Juel, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Men: good health and high mortality; sex differences in health and ageing [Review article]. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research 20, 91-102 (2008). PubMed ID: 18431075. [ PDF ]

Rau, R., E. Soroko, J. Domantas and J. W. Vaupel: Continued reductions in mortality at advanced ages. Population and Development Review 34, 747-768 (2008). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Lifesaving, lifetimes and lifetables. In: How Long Do We Live? Demographic Models and Reflections on Tempo Effects, (Eds.) E. Barbi, J. Bongaarts and J. W. Vaupel. Springer, Berlin [et al.] 2008, 93-107 (Demographic Research Monographs). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Preface. In: Healthy longevity in China: demographic, socioeconomic, and psychological dimensions, (Eds.) Y. Zeng, D. L. Poston, Jr., D. Ashbaugh Vlosky and D. Gu. Springer, [s. l.] 2008, V-VI (The Springer series on demographic methods and population analysis; 20).

Vaupel, J. W.: Turbulence in lifetables: Demonstration by four simple examples. In: How Long Do We Live? Demographic Models and Reflections on Tempo Effects, (Eds.) E. Barbi, J. Bongaarts and J. W. Vaupel. Springer, Berlin [et al.] 2008, 271-279 (Demographic Research Monographs). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and K. G. von Kistowski: Living longer in an ageing Europe: a challenge for individuals and societies. European View 7(2), 255-263 (2008). [ online ]

2007

Franceschi, C., V. Bezrukov , H. Blanché, L. Bolund, K. Christensen, G. De Benedictis, L. Deiana, E. Gonos, A. Hervonen, H. Yang, B. Jeune, T. B. L. Kirkwood, P. Kristensen, A. Leon, P. G. Pelicci, L. Peltonen, M. Poulain, I. M. Rea, J. Remacle, J. M. Robine, S. Schreiber, E. Sikora, P. E. Slagboom, L. Spazzafumo, M. A. Stazi, O. Toussaint and J. W. Vaupel: Genetics of healthy aging in Europe: The EU-integrated project GEHA (Genetics of Healthy Aging). Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1100, 21-45 (2007). PubMed ID: 17460163. [ online ]

Shkolnikov, V. M., E. M. Andreev, R. Houle and J. W. Vaupel: The concentration of reproduction in cohorts of women in Europe and the United States. Population and Development Review 33, 67-100 (2007). [ online ]

Shkolnikova, M. A., Y. V. Shubik, S. A. Shalnova, V. M. Shkolnikov and J. W. Vaupel: Cardiac arrhythmias in elderly patients and their correlation with health indices and mortality. Vestnik Aritmologii (Annals of Arrhytmology) 49, 5-13 (2007). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Wir müssen unsere Lebensläufe völlig neu denken. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 13, 31 (16.01.2007). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and K. G. von Kistowski: Die Plastizität menschlicher Lebenserwartung und ihre Konsequenzen [The plasticity of human life expectancy and its consequences]. In: Die Zukunft des Alterns: die Antwort der Wissenschaft [The future of ageing. An answer from science]; ein Report der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, (Ed.) P. Gruss. C. H. Beck, München 2007, 51-78.

Vaupel, J. W. and K. G. von Kistowski: Ein Plädoyer für ein Ernstnehmen der demographischen Frage. In: Soziale Demokratie im 21. Jahrhundert: Lesebuch zur Programmdebatte der SPD, (Eds.) K. Beck and H. Heil. Vorwärts-Buch, Berlin 2007, 142-147.

Vaupel, J. W., K. W. Wachter and M. Weinstein: Introduction. In: Biosocial Surveys, (Eds.) M. Weinstein, J. W. Vaupel and K. W. Wachter. The National Academies Press. Washington, D.C. 2007, 1-12. [ online ]

Weinstein, M. , J. W. Vaupel and K. W. Wachter (Eds): Biosocial Surveys. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. 2007. [ online ]

2006

Andreev, K. F. and J. W. Vaupel: Forecasts of cohort mortality after age 50. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 2006, 28 p. (WP-2006-012). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2006-012.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Bathum, L., L. Christiansen, B. Jeune, J. W. Vaupel, M. McGue and K. Christensen: Apolipoprotein E genotypes: relationship to cognitive functioning, cognitive decline, and survival in nonagenarians. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 54, 654-658 (2006). PubMed ID: 16686878. [ PDF ]

Bischoff, C., H. C. Petersen, J. Graakjaer, K. Andersen-Ranberg, J. W. Vaupel, V. A. Bohr, S. Kølvraa and K. Christensen: No association between telomere length and survival among the elderly and oldest-old. Epidemiology 17, 190-194 (2006). PubMed ID: 16477260.

Caselli G., L. Pozzi, J. W. Vaupel, L. Deiana, G. Pes, C. Carru, C. Franceschi and G. Baggio: Family clustering in Sardinian longevity: a genealogical approach. Experimental Gerontology 41, 727-736 (2006). PubMed ID: 16793232. [ online ]

Caselli, G., J. W. Vaupel and A. I. Yashin: Explanation of the decline in mortality among the oldest-old: a demographic point of view. In: Human longevity, individual life duration, and the growth of the oldest-old population, (Eds.) J.-M. Robine, E. M. Crimmins, S. Horiuchi and Y. Zeng. Springer, Dordrecht 2006, 395-413 (International studies in population; 4).

Christensen, K., A. M. Herskind and J. W. Vaupel: Why Danes are smug: comparative study of life satisfaction in the European Union. British Medical Journal 333, 1289-1291 (2006). PubMed ID: 17185710. [ online ]

Christensen, K., T. E. Johnson and J. W. Vaupel: The quest for genetic determinants of human longevity: challenges and insights. Nature Reviews Genetics 7, 436-448 (2006). PubMed ID: 16708071. [ PDF ]

Finkelstein, M. and J. W. Vaupel: The relative tail of longevity and the mean remaining lifetime. Demographic Research 14, 111-138 (2006). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol14/7/14-7.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Frederiksen, H., J. Hjelmborg, J. Mortensen, M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Age trajectories of grip strength: cross-sectional and longitudinal data among 8,342 Danes aged 46 to 102. Annals of Epidemiology 16, 554-562 (2006). PubMed ID: 16406245. [ PDF ]

Hjelmborg J. V., I. A. Iachine, A. Skytthe, J.W. Vaupel, M. McGue, M. Koskenvuo, J. Kaprio, N. L. Pedersen and K. Christensen: Genetic influence on human lifespan and longevity. Human Genetics 119, 312-321 (2006). PubMed ID: 16463022. [ online ]

Minois, N., M. Frajnt, M. Dölling, F. Lagona, M. Schmid, H. Küchenhoff, J. Gampe and J. W. Vaupel: Symmetrically dividing cells of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe do age. Biogerontology 7, 261-267 (2006). Internet: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10522-006-9025-y>. PubMed ID: 16821114. [ PDF ]

Oeppen, J., J. W. Vaupel: The linear rise in the number of our days. In: Perspectives on mortality forecasting. III: the linear rise in life expectancy: history and prospects, (Ed.) T. Bengtsson. Swedish Social Insurance Agency. Stockholm 2006, 9-18.

Rau, R., E. Soroko, D. Jasilionis and J. W. Vaupel: 10 years after Kannisto: further evidence for mortality decline at advanced ages in developed countries. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 2006, 21 p. (WP-2006-033). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/papers/working/wp-2006-033.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Skytthe, A., K. Kyvik, L. Bathum, N. Holm, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: The Danish Twin Registry in the New Millennium. Twin Research and Human Genetics 9, 763–771 (2006). PubMed ID: 17254405. [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: Unoberserved population heterogeneity. In: Demography: analysis and synthesis; a treatise in population studies, volume 1, (Eds.) G. Caselli, J. Vallin and G. Wunsch. Academic Press, London 2006, 271-278. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and E. Loichinger: Der demografische Wandel wird schon bald etwas kosten: neuer Rostocker Index misst wirtschaftliche Folgen. Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 3, 1-2 (2006). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and E. Loichinger: Redistributing work in aging Europe. Science 312, 1911-1913 (2006). PubMed ID: 16809529. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., R. Rau and D. Jasilionis: The remarkable, accelerating decline in mortality at older ages and the prospects for further improvement in life expectancy. Biochimica Clinica, 30:S1, S4-S5. (Supplement 1: Longevity in Sardinia "The centenarian island". Deiana, Luca and James W. Vaupel (Eds.). International Symposium AkeA Project "Akent´Annos", Biblioteca Comunale via Cesare Battisti, Orroli, Sardinia, Italy, 14 May 2006.). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W., R. Rau, C. G. Camarda and K. G. von Kistowski: Can heterogeneity of populations explain differences in mortality? Center for Retirement Research working paper. Chestnut Hill, MA 2006, 44 p. (2006-10). Internet: <http://www.bc.edu/centers/crr/papers/wp_2006-10.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., S. Schnabel, K. G. von Kistowski and J. Gampe: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen demographischer Prognosen [Potentials and limits of demographic forecasting]. In: Demographiemonitor: Indikatoren-Katalog des demographischen Wandels/Handlungsoptionen im demographischen Wandel, (Eds.) Bertelsmann Stiftung. Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh 2006, 35-59.

Zeng, Y. and J. W. Vaupel: Oldest-old mortality in China. In: Human longevity, individual life duration, and the growth of the oldest-old population, (Eds.) J.-M. Robine, E. M. Crimmins, S. Horiuchi and Y. Zeng. Springer, Dordrecht 2006, 87-110 (International studies in population; 4).

2005

Barbi, E. and J. W. Vaupel: Comment on "inflammatory exposure and historical changes in human life-spans" [Technical comment]. Science 308, 1743a (2005). PubMed ID: 15961654. [ PDF ]

Bathum, L., L. Christiansen, Q. Tan, J. W. Vaupel, B. Jeune and K. Christensen: No evidence for an association between extreme longevity and Microsomal Transfer Protein polymorphisms in a longitudinal study of 1651 nonagenarians. European Journal of Human Genetics 13, 1-5 (2005). PubMed ID: 16015282. [ PDF ]

Bischoff C., J. Graakjaer, H. C. Petersen, J. v. B. Hjelmborg, J. W. Vaupel, V. Bohr, S. Koelvraa and K. Christensen, A. and J. W. Vaupel: The heritability of telomere length among the elderly and oldest-old. Twin Research and Human Genetics 8, 433-439 (2005). PubMed ID: 16212832. [ PDF ]

Carey, J. R. and J. W. Vaupel: Biodemography. In: Handbook of Population, (Eds.) D. L. Poston and M. Micklin. Springer, Heidelberg 2005, 625-658 (Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research). [ PDF ]

Gagnon, A., J. Beise and J. W. Vaupel: Genome–wide identity–by–descent sharing among CEPH siblings. Genetic Epidemiology 29, 215-224 (2005). PubMed ID: 16121355. [ PDF ]

Minois, N., M. Frajnt, C. Wilson and J. W. Vaupel: Advances in measuring lifespan in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 102, 402-406 (2005). PubMed ID: 15625107. [ PDF ]

Rea, S. L., D. Wu, J. R. Cypser, J. W. Vaupel and T. E. Johnson: A stress-sensitive reporter predicts longevity in isogenic populations of Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature Genetics 37, 894-898 (2005). PubMed ID: 16041374. [ PDF ]

Rexbye, H., I. Petersen, M. Iachina, J. Mortensen, M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel, K. Christensen: Hair loss among elderly men: etiology and impact on perceived age. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 60(8), 1077-1082 (2005). PubMed ID: 16127116. [ online ]

Robine, J.M., A. Cournil, J. Gampe and J. W. Vaupel: IDL, the International Database on Longevity. In: Living to 100 and beyond, (Eds.) Society of Actuaries, SOA. Society of Actuaries, Orlando, FL 2005. [ PDF ]

Schnabel, S., K. v. Kistowski and J. W. Vaupel: Immer neue Rekorde und kein Ende in Sicht: der Blick in die Zukunft lässt Deutschland grauer aussehen als viele erwarten. Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 2, 3 (2005). Internet: <http://www.demografische-forschung.org/archiv/defo0502.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Shkolnikova, M. A., L. Kravtsova, S. A. Shalnova, E. B. Polyakova, V. M. Shkolnikov and J. W. Vaupel: The use of Holter monitoring in epidemiological studies. Europace Supplements 7, S3, S27-S27 (2005). (Oral presentation: 17. Atrial fibrillation: pathophysiology and epidemiology. 17.7 The use of Holter monitoring in epidemiological studies) [ PDF ]

Spielauer, M., V. M. Shkolnikov and J. W. Vaupel, J. W.: Steigende Ungleichheit der Familiengrößen in Europa. Deutschland und Österreich bei der Geburtenkonzentration im Spitzenfeld. Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand 2, 4: 3 (2005). Internet: <http://www.demografische-forschung.org/archiv/defo0504.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Tan, Q., L. Christiansen, L. Bathum, J. H. Zhao, A. I. Yashin, J. W. Vaupel, K. Christensen and T. A. Kruse: Estimating haplotype relative risks on human survival in population-based association studies. Human Heredity 59, 88-97 (2005). PubMed ID: 15838178. [ PDF ]

Tan, Q., L. Christiansen, L. Bathum, J. H. Zhao, W. Vach, J. W. Vaupel, K. Christensen and T. A. Kruse: Haplotype effects on human survival: logistic regression models applied to unphased genotype data. Annals of Human Genetics 69, 168-175 (2005). PubMed ID: 15720298. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Lifesaving, lifetimes and lifetables. Demographic Research 13, 597-614 (2005). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/vol13/24/13-24.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: The biodemography of aging. In: Aging, health, and public policy: demographic and economic perspectives, (Ed.) L. J. Waite. Population Council, New York 2005, 48-62 (Population and Development Review; 30, 2004, Suppl.). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and K. G. von Kistowski: Der bemerkenswerte Anstieg der Lebenserwartung und sein Einfluss auf die Medizin [The remarkable rise in life expectancy and how it will affect medicine] . Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz 48, 586-592 (2005). PubMed ID: 15887070. [ PDF ]

2004

Christensen, K., M. K. Iachina, H. Rexbye, C. Tomassini, H. Frederiksen, M. McGue and J. W. Vaupel: "Looking old for your age": genetics and mortality. Epidemiology 15, 251-252 (2004). PubMed ID: 15127920. [ PDF ]

Erlangsen, A., B. Jeune, U. Bille-Brahe and J. W. Vaupel: Loss of partner and suicide risks among oldest old: a population-based register study. Age and Ageing 33, 378-383 (2004). PubMed ID: 15151913. [ PDF ]

Fabrizio, P., S. D. Pletcher, N. Minois, J. W. Vaupel and V. D. Longo: Chronological aging-independent replicative life span regulation by Msn2/Msn4 and Sod2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEBS Letters 557, 136-142 (2004). PubMed ID: 14741356. [ PDF ]

Shkolnikov, V. M., E. M. Andreev, R. Houle and J. W. Vaupel: The concentration of reproduction in cohorts of US and European women. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 2004, 30 p. (WP-2004-027). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/Papers/Working/wp-2004-027.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Shkolnikova, M. A., S. Shalnova, V. M. Shkolnikov and J.W. Vaupel: Perceived stress, health, cognitive ability and their associations with heart rate variability and other physiological characteristics: evidence from the Moscow study on biological mechanisms of stress-related hazard. In: Book of abstracts: 25th Stress and Anxiety Research Society Conference, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 8th - 10th July 2004. (Eds.) J. Meijer, R. Oostdam. SCO-Kohnstamm Instituut. Amsterdam. 2004.

Tan, Q., A. I. Yashin, K. Christensen, B. Jeune, G. De Benedictis, T. A. Kruse and J. W. Vaupel: Multidisciplinary approaches in genetic studies of human aging and longevity. Current Genomics 5, 409-416 (2004). [ PDF ]

Tan, Q., G. De Benedictis, A. I. Yashin, L. Bathum, L. Christiansen, J. Dahlgaard, N. Frizner, W. Vach, J. W. Vaupel, K. Christensen and T. A. Kruse: Assessing genetic association with human survival at multi-allelic loci. Biogerontology 5, 89-97 (2004). PubMed ID: 15105583. [ PDF ]

Tan, Q., J. H. Zhao, I. A. Iachine, J. v.B. Hjelmborg, W. Vach, J. W. Vaupel, K. Christensen and T. A. Kruse: Power of non-parametric linkage analysis in mapping genes contributing to human longevity in long-lived sib-pairs. Genetic Epidemiology 26, 245-253 (2004). PubMed ID: 15022210. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Deutschlands größte Herausforderung: wider die demographische Ignoranz; unsere Lebensläufe und die unserer Kinder werden sich ändern, weil das Leben länger dauern wird. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung 84, 41 (08.04.2004). [ PDF (German) | PDF (English Translation) ]

Vaupel, J. W.: On Jan M. Hoem’s 65th birthday: a few words of information and praise. Demographic Research S3, I-III (2004). Internet:< http://www.demographic-research.org/special/3/1/files/Preface by James W Vaupel.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., A. Baudisch, M. Dölling, D. A. Roach and J. Gampe: The case for negative senescence. Theoretical Population Biology 65, 339-351 (2004). PubMed ID: 15136009. [ PDF ]

Weise, S., J. L. Boldsen, J. Buckberry, S. Doppler, J. Gampe, G. Grupe, G. Hotz, C. S. Larsen, A. Kemkes-Grottenthaler, D. Prince, J. W. Vaupel, H.-W. Wahl and U. Wittwer-Backofen: Age estimation of human skeletal remains: A comparison of methods from Lauchheim, Germany [AAPA Abstracts]. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 123, 205 (2004). [ PDF ]

Wittwer-Backofen, U., J. Gampe and J. W. Vaupel: Tooth cementum annulation for age estimation: results from a large known-age validation study. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 123, 119-129 (2004). PubMed ID: 14730646. [ HTML | PDF ]

Zeng, Y. and J. W. Vaupel: Association of late childbearing with healthy longevity among the oldest-old in China. Population Studies 58, 37-53 (2004). PubMed ID: 15204261. [ PDF ]

2003

Christensen, K., H. Frederiksen, J. W. Vaupel and M. McGue: Age trajectories of genetic variance in physical functioning: a longitudinal study of Danish twins aged 70 years and older. Behavior Genetics 33, 125-136 (2003). PubMed ID: 14574147. [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., H.-P. Kohler, O. Basso, J. Olsen, J. W. Vaupel and J. L. Rodgers: The correlation of fecundability among twins: evidence of a genetic effect on fertility? Epidemiology 14, 60-64 (2003). PubMed ID: 12500047. [ HTML | PDF ]

Frederiksen, H., D. Gaist, L. Bathum, K. Andersen, M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Angiotensin I - Converting Enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism in relation to physical performance, cognition and survival -- a follow-up study of elderly Danish Twins. Annals of Epidemiology 13, 57-65 (2003). PubMed ID: 12547486. [ HTML | PDF ]

Gendron, C. M., N. Minois, P. Fabrizio, V. D. Longo, S. D. Pletcher and J. W. Vaupel: Biodemographic trajectories of age-specific reproliferation from stationary phase in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae seem multiphasic. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 124, 1059-1063 (2003). [Corrigendum. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 125, 251 (2004)]. PubMed ID: 14659594. [ PDF ]

Larsen, T. B., H. T. Soerensen, A. Skytthe, S. P. Johnsen, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Major genetic susceptibility for venous thromboembolism in men: a study of Danish twins. Epidemiology 14, 328-332 (2003). PubMed ID: 12859034. [ PDF ]

Maier, H. and J. W. Vaupel: Age differences in cultural efficiency: secular trends in longevity. In: Understanding human development: dialogues with lifespan psychology, (Eds.) U. M. Staudinger and U. Lindenberger. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston [et al.] 2003, 59-78. [ PDF ]

Maier, H., M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Cognitive impairment and survival at older ages. In: Brain and longevity, (Eds.) C. E. Finch, Y. Christen and J.-M. Robine. Springer, Berlin [et al.] 2003, 131-144. [ PDF ]

Minois, N., M. Frajnt and J. W. Vaupel: Effect of mild stress on survival in stationary phase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 20, S296 (2003). [ PDF ]

Nybo, H., H. C. Petersen, D. Gaist, B. Jeune, K. Andersen, M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Predictors of mortality in 2,249 nonagenarians - the Danish 1905-cohort survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 51, 1365-1373 (2003). PubMed ID: 14511155. [ PDF ]

Skytthe, A., N. L. Pedersen, J. Kaprio, M. A. Stazi, J. v.B. Hjelmborg, I. A. Iachine, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Longevity studies in GenomEUtwin. Twin Research 6, 448-454 (2003). PubMed ID: 14624729. [ PDF ]

Tan, Q., L. Bathum, L. Christiansen, G. De Benedictis, J. Dahlgaard, N. Frizner, W. Vach, J. W. Vaupel, A. I. Yashin, K. Christensen and T. A. Kruse: Logistic regression models for polymorphic and antagonistic pleiotropic gene action on human aging and longevity. Annals of Human Genetics 67, 598-607 (2003). PubMed ID: 14641247. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Gompertz, Benjamin. In: Encyclopedia of population. Vol. 1: A - H, (Eds.) P. Demeny and G. McNicoll. Macmillan Reference USA, Thomson/Gale, New York [et al.] 2003, 469-470.

Vaupel, J. W.: Post-Darwinian longevity. In: Life span: evolutionary, ecological, and demographic perspectives, (Eds.) J. R. Carey and S. Tuljapurkar. Population Council, New York 2003, 258-269 (Population and Development Review 29, Supplement). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: The Future of Human Longevity--How Important Are Markets and Innovation? Science of Aging Knowledge Environment, 18 (2003). PubMed ID: 12844538. [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and V. Canudas Romo: Decomposing change in life expectancy: a bouquet of formulas in honor of Nathan Keyfitz´s 90th birthday. Demography 40, 201-216 (2003). PubMed ID: 12846129. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., J. R. Carey and K. Christensen: It´s never too late. Science 301, 1679-1681 (2003). PubMed ID: 14500969. [ Full Text ]

Wienke, A., N. V. Holm, K. Christensen, A. Skytthe, J. W. Vaupel and A. I. Yashin: The heritability of cause-specific mortality: a correlated gamma-frailty model applied to mortality due to respiratory diseases in Danish twins born 1870-1930. Statistics in Medicine 22, 3873-3887 (2003). PubMed ID: 14673944. [ PDF ]

Zeng, Y. and J. W. Vaupel: Association of late childbearing with healthy longevity among the oldest-old in China. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 2003, 42 p. (WP-2003-020). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/Papers/Working/wp-2003-020.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Zeng, Y. and J. W. Vaupel: Oldest-old mortality in China. Demographic Research 8, 215-244 (2003). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol8/7/8-7.pdf>. [ PDF ]

2002

Andersen K., H. Nybo, D. Gaist, H. C. Petersen, M. McGue, B. Jeune, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Cognitive impairment and mortality among nonagenarians: the Danish 1905 cohort survey. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 13, 156-163 (2002). PubMed ID: 11893837. [ PDF ]

Bonafe, M., C. Barbi, F. Olivieri, A. I. Yashin, K. F. Andreev, J. W. Vaupel, G. De Benedictis, G. Rose, G. Carrieri, S. M. Jazwinski and C. Franceschi: An allele of HRAS1 3'variable number of tandem repeats is a frailty allele: implication for an evolutionarily-conserved pathway involved in longevity. Gene 286, 121-126 (2002). PubMed ID: 11943467. [ HTML | PDF ]

Christensen, K., D. Gaist, J. W. Vaupel and M. McGue: Genetic contribution to rate of change in functional abilities among Danish twins aged 75 years or more. American Journal of Epidemiology 155, 132-139 (2002). PubMed ID: 11790676. [ PDF ]

Frederiksen H., D. Gaist, H. C. Petersen, J. v.B. Hjelmborg, M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Hand grip strength: a phenotype suitable for identifying genetic variants affecting mid- and late-life physical functioning. Genetic Epidemiology 23, 110-122 (2002). PubMed ID: 12214305. [ PDF ]

Frederiksen, H., M. McGue, B. Jeune, D. Gaist, H. Nybo, A. Skytthe, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Do children of long-lived parents age more successfully? Epidemiology 13, 334-339 (2002). [Also published as: Har børn af længelevende forældre en bedre alderdom? Ugeskrift for Læger 164, 5027-5032 (2002)]. PubMed ID: 11964936. [ PDF | PDF ]

Hoppa, R. D. and J. W. Vaupel: The Rostock Manifesto for paleodemography: the way from stage to age. In: Paleodemography: age distributions from skeletal samples, (Eds.) R. D. Hoppa and J. W. Vaupel. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2002, 1-8 (Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology; 31).

Hoppa, R. D. and J. W. Vaupel (Eds.): Paleodemography: age distributions from skeletal samples. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2002 (Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology; 31).

Johnson, W., M. McGue, D. Gaist, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Frequency and heritability of depression symptomatology in the second half of life: evidence from Danish twins over 45. Psychological Medicine 32, 1175-1185 (2002). PubMed ID: 12420887. [ PDF ]

Oeppen, J. and J. W. Vaupel: Broken limits to life expectancy. Science 296, 1029-1031 (2002). PubMed ID: 12004104. [ HTML | PDF ]

Petersen, H. C., B. Jeune, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Reproduction life history and hip fractures. Annals of Epidemiology 12, 257-263 (2002). PubMed ID: 11988414. [ PDF ]

Robine, J.-M. and J. W. Vaupel: Emergence of supercentenarians in low-mortality countries. North American Actuarial Journal 6, 54-63 (2002). [ PDF ]

Skytthe, A., K. Kyvik, N. V. Holm, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: The Danish twin registry: 127 cohorts of twins. Twin Research 5, 352-357 (2002). PubMed ID: 12537858. [ HTML ]

Tan, Q., A. I. Yashin, E. M. Bladbjerg, M. P. M. de Maat, K. Andersen-Ranberg, B. Jeune, K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: A case-only approach for assessing gene by sex interaction in human longevity. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 57, B129-B133 (2002). PubMed ID: 11909876. [ PDF ]

Tan, Q., D. Bellizzi, G. Rose, S. Garasto, C. Franceschi, T. A. Kruse, J. W. Vaupel, G. De Benedictis and A. I. Yashin: The influences on human longevity by HUMTHO1.STR polymorphism (Tyrosine Hydroxylase gene): a relative risk approach. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 123, 1403-1410 (2002). PubMed ID: 12297342. [ HTML | PDF ]

Tan, Q., G. De Benedictis, S. V. Ukraintseva, C. Franceschi, J. W. Vaupel and A. I. Yashin: A centenarian-only approach for assessing gene - gene interaction in human longevity. European Journal of Human Genetics 10, 119-124 (2002). PubMed ID: 11938442. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Dr. Väinö Kannisto: a reflexion. Demographic Research 6, 87-90 (2002). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol6/5/6-5.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Life expectancy at current rates vs. current conditions: a reflexion stimulated by Bongaarts and Feeney’s "How long do we live"? Demographic Research 7, 365-378 (2002). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/ vol7/8/7-8.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and V. Canudas Romo: Decomposing demographic change into direct vs. compositional components. Demographic Research 7, 1-14 (2002). Internet: <http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol7/1/7-1.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Zeng, Y. and J. W. Vaupel: Functional capacity and self-evaluation of health and life of oldest old in China. Journal of Social Issues 58, 733-748 (2002). [ PDF ]

Zeng, Y., J. W. Vaupel, Z. Xiao, C. Zhang and Y. Liu: Sociodemographic and health profiles of the oldest old in China. Population and Development Review 28, 251-273 (2002). [ HTML | PDF ]

2001

Bathum, L., H. C. Petersen, J.-U. Rosholm, P. H. Petersen, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Evidence for a substantial genetic influence on biochemical liver function test: results from a population-based Danish twin study. Clinical Chemistry 47, 81-87 (2001). PubMed ID: 11148181. [ HTML | PDF ]

Bathum, L., L. Christiansen, H. Nybo, K. Andersen-Ranberg, D. Gaist, B. Jeune, N. E. Petersen, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Association of mutations in the hemochromatosis gene with shorter life expectancy. Archives of Internal Medicine 161, 2441-2444 (2001). PubMed ID: 11700156. [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., A. Wienke, A. Skytthe, N. V. Holm, J. W. Vaupel and A. I. Yashin: Cardiovascular mortality in twins and the fetal origins hypothesis. Twin Research 4, 344- 349 (2001). PubMed ID: 11869487. [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., K.-H. Ørstavik and J. W. Vaupel: The X chromosome and the female survival advantage: an example of the intersection between genetics, epidemiology and demography. In: Population health and aging: strengthening the dialogue between epidemiology and demography, (Eds.) M. Weinstein, A. I. Hermalin and M. A. Stoto. New York Academy of Sciences, New York 2001, 175-183 (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; 954). PubMed ID: 11797856. [ PDF ]

De Benedictis, G., Q. Tan, B. Jeune, K. Christensen, S. V. Ukraintseva, M. Bonafè, C. Franceschi, J. W. Vaupel and A. I. Yashin: Recent advances in human gene-longevity association studies. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 122, 909-920 (2001). PubMed ID: 11348658. [ PDF | HTML ]

Doblhammer G. and J. W. Vaupel: Lifespan depends on month of birth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98, 2934-2939 (2001). PubMed ID: 11226344. [ HTML | PDF ]

Finch, C. E. and J. W. Vaupel: Introduction: collecting biological indicators in household surveys. In: Cells and surveys: should biological measures be included in social science research?, (Eds.) C. E. Finch, J. W. Vaupel and K. Kinsella. National Academy Press, Washington 2001, 1-8.

Finch, C. E., J. W. Vaupel and K. Kinsella (Eds.): Cells and surveys: should biological measures be included in social science research? National Academy Press, Washington 2001.

Johnson, T. E., D. Wu, P. Tedesco, S. Dames and J. W. Vaupel: Age-specific demographic profiles of longevity mutants in Caenorhabditis elegans show segmental effects. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 56, B331-B339 (2001). PubMed ID: 11487591. [ PDF ]

Maier, H. and J. W. Vaupel: Human longevity: trends and determinants. In: Psychologie 2000: Bericht über den 42. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie in Jena 2000, (Eds.) R. K. Silbereisen and M. Reitzle. Pabst Science Publishers, Lengerich [u.a] 2001, 174-183. [ PDF ]

Müller H. G., J. R. Carey, D. Wu, P. Liedo and J. W. Vaupel: Reproductive potential predicts longevity of female Mediterranean fruitflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences 268, 445-450 (2001). PubMed ID: 11296855. [ PDF ]

Nybo H., D. Gaist, B. Jeune, M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Functional status and self-rated health in 2,262 nonagenarians: the Danish 1905 Cohort Survey. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 49, 601-609 (2001). PubMed ID: 11380754. [ PDF ]

Nybo, H., D. Gaist, B. Jeune, L. Bathum, M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: The Danish 1905 cohort: a genetic-epidemiological nationwide survey. Journal of Aging and Health 13, 32-46 (2001). PubMed ID: 11503846. [ PDF ]

Robine, J.-M. and J. W. Vaupel: Supercentenarians: slower ageing individuals or senile elderly? Experimental Gerontology 36, 915-930 (2001). PubMed ID: 11295523. [ PDF | HTML ]

Tan, Q., A. I. Yashin, E. M. Bladbjerg, M. P. M. De Maat, K. Andersen-Ranberg, B. Jeune, K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: A case-only approach for assessing gene-sex interaction in human longevity. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 2001, 21 p. (WP 2001-012). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/Papers/Working/wp-2001-012.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Tan, Q., A. I. Yashin, E. M. Bladbjerg, M. P. M. de Maat, K. Andersen-Ranberg, B. Jeune, K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: Variations of cardiovascular disease associated genes exhibit sex-dependent influence on human longevity. Experimental Gerontology 36, 1303-1315 (2001). PubMed ID: 11602206. [ PDF | HTML ]

Tan, Q., A. I. Yashin, G. De Benedictis, F. Cintolesi, G. Rose, M. Bonafe, C. Franceschi, W. Vach and J. W. Vaupel: A logistic regression model for measuring gene-longevity associations. Clinical Genetics 60, 463-469 (2001). PubMed ID: 11846740. [ PDF ]

Tan, Q., G. De Benedictis, A. I. Yashin, M. Bonafe, M. De Luca, S. Valensin, J. W. Vaupel and C. Franceschi: Measuring the genetic influence in modulating the human life span: gene-environment interaction and sex-specific genetic effects. Biogerontology 2, 141-153 (2001). PubMed ID: 11708716. [ PDF | PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Demographic insights into longevity. Population: An English Selection 13, 245-259 (2001).
[Also published as: La longévité vue sous l´angle de la démographie. Population: Édition Française 56, 277-294 (2001)]. [ PDF | PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Mortality of the oldest old. In: International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences, vol. 15, (Eds.) N. J. Smelser and P. B. Baltes. Elsevier, Amsterdam 2001, 10075-10079.

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: L´hétérogénéité cachée des populations. In: Démographie: analyse et synthèse, I.: la dynamique des population, (Eds.) G. Caselli, J. Vallin and G. Wunsch. Institut National d´Études Démographiques (INED), Paris 2001, 463-478.

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: L´eterogeneità non osservata delle popolazioni. In: Analisi demografica: nuovi approcci; dall´omogeneità all´eterogeneità delle popolazioni, (Eds.) G. Caselli, J. Vallin and G. Wunsch. Carocci editore, Rome 2001, 85-103. [ PDF ]

Yashin, A. I., I. A. Iachine, A. Z. Begun and J. W. Vaupel: Hidden frailty: myths and reality. University of Southern Denmark, Department of Statistics, Odense 2001, 48 p. (Odense research report; 34). [ PDF ]

Zeng, Y., J. W. Vaupel, Z. Xiao, C. Zhang and Y. Liu: The healthy longevity survey and the active life expectancy of the oldest old in China. Population: An English Selection 13, 95-116 (2001).
[Also published as: L´enquête sur la longévité en bonne santé: l´espérance de vie sans incapacité des personnes très âgées en Chine. Population: Édition Française 56, 109-132 (2001)]. [ PDF | PDF ]

2000

Basso, O., J. Olsen, N. V. Holm, A. Skytthe, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Handedness and mortality: a follow-up study of Danish twins born between 1900 and 1910. Epidemiology 11, 576-580 (2000). PubMed ID: 10955411. [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., M. Kristiansen, H. Hagen-Larsen, A. Skytthe, L. Bathum, B. Jeune, K. Andersen-Ranberg, J. W. Vaupel and K. H. Ørstavik: X-linked genetic factors regulate hematopoietic stem-cell kinetics in females. Blood 95, 2449-2451 (2000). PubMed ID: 10733522. [ PDF | HTML | PDF ]

Christensen, K., M. McGue, A. I. Yashin, I. A. Iachine, N. V. Holm and J. W. Vaupel: Genetic and environmental influences on functional abilities in Danish twins aged 75 years and older. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 55, M446-M452 (2000). PubMed ID: 10952367. [ PDF ]

Gaist, D., L. Bathum, A. Skytthe, T. Kold-Jensen, M. McGue, J. W. Vaupel and K. Christensen: Strength and anthropometric measures in identical and fraternal twins: no evidence of masculinization of females with male co-twins. Epidemiology 11, 340-343 (2000). PubMed ID: 10784255. [ PDF ]

Gerdes, L. U., B. Jeune, K. Andersen-Ranberg, H. Nybo and J. W. Vaupel: Estimation of Apolipoprotein E genotype-specific relative mortality risks from the distribution of genotypes in centenarians and middle-aged men: Apolipoprotein E gene is a "frailty gene", not a "longevity gene". Genetic Epidemiology 19, 202-210 (2000). PubMed ID: 11015124. [ PDF | HTML ]

Hadley, E. C., S. M. Albert, J. Bailey-Wilson, J. Baron, R. Cawthon, J. C. Christian, E. H. Corder, C. Franceschi, B. Kestenbaum, L. Kruglyak, D. Lauderdale, J. Lubitz, G. M. Martin, G. E. McClearn, M. McGue, T. Miles, G. Mineau, G. Ouellette, N. L. Pedersen, S. H. Preston, W. F. Page, M. Province, F. Schächter, N. J. Schork, J. W. Vaupel, J. Vijg, R. Wallace, E. Wang and E. M. Wijsman (NIA Aging and Genetic Epidemiology Working Group): Genetic epidemiologic studies on age-specified traits. American Journal of Epidemiology 152, 1003-1008 (2000). [ HTML | PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Longevity as an artifact of civilization. In: Longevity and quality of live: Opportunities and challenges, (Eds.) R. N. Butler and C. Jasmin. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York [et al.] 2000, 37-46. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Setting the stage: a generation of centenarians? The Washington Quarterly 23, 197-200 (2000). [ PDF | HTML | PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and H.-P. Kohler: Demography and its relation to other disciplines. In: Positions of demography among other disciplines, (Ed.) P. Zdenék. Charles University, Faculty of Science, Prague 2000, 19-26. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and V. Canudas Romo: How mortality improvement increases population growth. In: Optimization, dynamics, and economic analysis: essays in honor of Gustav Feichtinger, (Eds.) E. J. Dockner, R. F. Hartl, M. Luptacik and G. Sorger. Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg; New York 2000, 345-352. [ HTML ]

Yashin, A. I., G. De Benedictis, J. W. Vaupel, Q. Tan, K. F. Andreev, I. A. Iachine, M. Bonafe, S. Valensin, M. De Luca, L. Carotenuto and C. Franceschi: Genes and longevity: lessons from studies of centenarians. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 55, B319-B328 (2000). PubMed ID: 10898245. [ PDF ]

1999

Ahlburg, D. A., W. Lutz and J. W. Vaupel: Ways to improve population forecasting: what should be done differently in the future? In: Frontiers of population forecasting, (Eds.) W. Lutz, J. W. Vaupel and D. A. Ahlburg. Population Council, New York 1999, 191-198 (Population and Development Review; 24, 1998 Suppl.). [ PDF ]

Alpert, L., B. Desjardins, J. W. Vaupel and T. T. Perls: Extreme longevity in a family: a report of multiple centenarians within a single generation. In: Validation of exceptional longevity, (Eds.) B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel. Odense University Press, Odense 1999, 225-234 (Odense monographs on population aging; 6). [ online ]

Andersen-Ranberg, K., K. Christensen, B. Jeune, A. Skytthe, L. Vasegaard and J. W. Vaupel: Declining physical abilities with age: a cross-sectional study of older twins and centenarians in Denmark. Age and Ageing 28, 373-377 (1999). PubMed ID: 10459791. [ PDF | HTML ]

Christensen, K., D. Gaist, B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel: En tand per barn: myte eller virkelighed? [One tooth per child: myth or reality? / Danish] Ugeskrift for Læger 161, 446-447 (1999). [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., N. V. Holm, M. McGue, L. Corder and J. W. Vaupel: A Danish population-based twin study on general health in the elderly. Journal of Aging and Health 11, 49-64 (1999). PubMed ID: 10848141. [ PDF | HTML | PDF ]

Doblhammer, G. and J. W. Vaupel: Reproductive history and mortality later in life for Austrian women. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 1999, 30 p. (WP-1999-012). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/Papers/Working/wp-1999-012.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Gjonca, A., C. Tomassini and J. W. Vaupel: Male-female differences in mortality in the developed world. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 1999, 9 p. (WP-1999-009). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/Papers/Working/wp-1999-009.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Gjonca, A., C. Tomassini and J. W. Vaupel: Pourquoi les femmes survivent aux hommes? La Recherche 322, 96-99 (1999).

Iachine, I. A., A. I. Yashin, K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: Genetics of disability and other chronic conditions: a bivariate model of debilitation and survival. In: Transactions of Symposium i Anvendt Statistik, 25-27 January 1999, (Eds). A. Holm and P. C. Linde. Amternes og Kommunernes Forskningsinstitut (AKF), Socialforskningsinstituttet (SFI), Copenhagen 1999, 96-105. [ PDF ]

Jeune, B. and J. W. Vaupel: Species of evidence of exceptional longevity. In: Validation of exceptional longevity, (Eds.) B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel. Odense University Press, Odense 1999, 11-22. (Odense monographs on population aging; 6). [ online ]

Jeune, B. and J. W. Vaupel (Eds.): Validation of exceptional longevity. Odense University Press, Odense 1999 (Odense monographs on population aging; 6). [ online ]

Lutz, W., A. Goujon and G. Doblhammer-Reiter: Demographic dimensions in forecasting: adding education to age and sex. In: Frontiers of population forecasting, (Eds.) W. Lutz, J. W. Vaupel and D. A. Ahlburg. Population Council, New York 1999, 42-58 (Population and Development Review; 24, 1998 Suppl.). [ online ]

Lutz, W., J. W. Vaupel and D. A. Ahlburg (Eds.): Frontiers of population forecasting. Population Council, New York 1999 (Population and Development Review; 24, 1998 Suppl.).

Murphy, M., J. W. Vaupel, V. Kannisto, S. Rosenbaum, J. Charlton, D. Bartholomew, Q. Tan and A. I. Yashin: The long-term pattern of adult mortality and the highest attained age: discussion on the paper by A. R. Thatcher. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, Statistics in Society 162, 31-43 (1999). [ PDF | HTML ]

Vaupel, J. W.: La longévité, artefact de la civilisation. In: Longévité et qualité de vie: défis et enjeux, 3ème congrès international du Conseil international pour un progrès global de la santé (CIPGS), [Paris, 18-20 Mai 1998], (Eds) C. Jasmin and R. Butler. Institut Synthélabo pour le progrès de la connaissance, Paris 1999, 62-71 (Les empêcheurs de penser en rond).

Vaupel, J. W.: Towards a molecular and celluar biodemography of longevity. In: Molecular biology of aging: proceedings of a symposium held at the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, June 14-18, 1998, (Eds.) V. A. Bohr, B. F. C. Clark and T. Stevnsner. Alfred Benzon Foundation, Copenhagen1999, 391-399 (Alfred Benzon Symposium; 44). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: Cancer rates over age, time, and place: insights from stochastic models of heterogeneous populations. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 1999, 35 p. (WP-1999-006). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/Papers/Working/ wp-1999-006.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: Unobserved population heterogeneity. In: Démographie: analyse et synthèse; causes et conséquences des evolutions démographiques, vol. 1, (Eds.) Dipartimento di Science Demografiche (DSD), Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"; Institut National d’Études Démographiques (INED). DSD, Roma; Paris 1999, 345-358 (Materiali di studi e di ricerche; numero speciale). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and V. Canudas Romo: How mortality improvement increases population growth. MPIDR working paper. Rostock 1999, 11 p. (WP-1999-015). Internet: <http://www.demogr.mpg.de/Papers/Working/wp-1999-015.pdf>. [ PDF ]

Yashin, A. I., G. De Benedictis, J. W. Vaupel, K. F. Andreev, Q. Tan, I. A. Iachine, M. Bonafe, S. Valensin, L. Carotenuto, C. Franceschi: Demography of genotypes: the Italian centenarians study [Abstract]. Genetic Epidemiology 17, 194 (1999). PubMed ID: 10486337. [ PDF ]

Yashin, A. I., G. De Benedictis, J. W. Vaupel, Q. Tan, K. F. Andreev, I. A. Iachine, M. Bonafe, M. De Luca, S. Valensin, L. Carotenuto and C. Franceschi: Genes, demography and life span: the contribution of demographic data in genetic studies of aging and longevity. American Journal of Human Genetics 65, 1178-1193 (1999). [ PDF | HTML | PDF ]

Zeng, Y., J. W. Vaupel and Z. Wang: Household projection using conventional demographic data. In: Frontiers of population forecasting, (Eds.) W. Lutz, J. W. Vaupel and D. A. Ahlburg. Population Council, New York 1999, 59-87 (Population and Development Review; 24, 1998 Suppl.). [ PDF ]

1998

Carey, J. R., P. Liedo, H.-G. Müller, J.-L. Wang and J. W. Vaupel: A simple graphical technique for displaying individual fertility data and cohort survival: case study of 1000 Mediterranean fruit fly females. Functional Ecology 12, 359-363 (1998). [ HTML | PDF ]

Carey, J. R., P. Liedo, H.-G. Müller, J.-L. Wang and J. W. Vaupel: Dual modes of aging in Mediterranean fruit fly females. Science 281, 996-998 (1998). PubMed ID: 9703516. [ PDF | HTML ]

Christensen, K. and J. W. Vaupel: Prenatal exposure to famine and health in later life. Lancet 351, 1361 (1998). PubMed ID: 9643827. [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., D. Gaist, B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel: A tooth per child? [Correspondence]. Lancet 352, 1387 (1998). [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., D. Gaist, B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel: A tooth per child? [Research Letter]. Lancet 352, 204 (1998). PubMed ID: 9683217. [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., O. Basso, K. O. Kyvik, S. Juul, J. Boldsen, J. W. Vaupel and J. Olsen: Fecundability of female twins. Epidemiology 9, 189-192 (1998). PubMed ID: 9504289. [ PDF ]

Rogina, B., J. W. Vaupel, L. Partridge and S. Helfand: Regulation of gene expression is preserved in aging Drosophila melanogaster. Current Biology 8, 475-478 (1998). PubMed ID: 9550706. [ HTML | PDF ]

Thatcher, A. R., V. Kannisto and J. W. Vaupel: The force of mortality at ages 80 to 120. Odense University Press, Odense 1998 (Odense monographs on population aging; 5). [ HTML ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Demographic analysis of aging and longevity. American Economic Review 88, 242-247 (1998). [ HTML | PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Demographic thinking [Letter]. Science 280, 983 (1998). PubMed ID: 9616085. [ HTML ]

Vaupel, J. W., J. R. Carey, K. Christensen, T. E. Johnson, A. I. Yashin, N. V. Holm, I. A. Iachine, V. Kannisto, A. A. Khazaeli, P. Liedo, V. D. Longo, Y. Zeng, K. G. Manton and J. W. Curtsinger: Biodemographic trajectories of longevity. Science 280, 855-860 (1998). PubMed ID: 9599158. [ HTML | PDF ]

Wang, Z., Y. Zeng, B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel: Age validation of Han Chinese centenarians. Genus 54, 123-141 (1998).
[Also published in: Validation of exceptional longevity, (Eds.) B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel. Odense University Press, Odense 1999, 195-214 (Odense monographs on population aging; 6)]. PubMed ID: 12321975. [ PDF ]

Yashin, A. I,, J. W. Vaupel, I. A. Iachine, K. Christensen and N.V. Holm: The genetic component of discrete disability traits: an analysis using liability models with age-dependent thresholds. Behavior Genetics 28, 207-214 (1998). PubMed ID: 9670596. [ HTML | PDF ]

Yashin, A. I., J. W. Vaupel, K. F. Andreev, Q. Tan, I. A. Iachine, L. Carotenuto, G. De Benedictis, M. Bonafe, S. Valensin and C. Franceschi: Combining genetic and demographic information in population studies of aging and longevity. Journal of Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3, 289-294 (1998). [ PDF ]

1997

Kannisto, V., K. Christensen and J. W. Vaupel: No increased mortality in later life for cohorts born during famine. American Journal of Epidemiology 145, 987-994 (1997). PubMed ID: 9169907. [ PDF ]

Robine, J.-M., J. W. Vaupel, B. Jeune and M. Allard (Eds.): Longevity: to the limits and beyond. Springer, Berlin [et al.] 1997 (Research and perspectives in longevity).

Vaupel, J. W.: The average French baby may live 95 or 100 years. In: Longevity: to the limits and beyond, (Eds.) J.-M. Robine, J. W. Vaupel, B. Jeune and M. Allard. Springer, Berlin [et al.] 1997, 11-27 (Research and perspectives in longevity). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: The remarkable improvements in survival at older ages. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London: Series B, Biological Sciences 352, 1799-1804 (1997). PubMed ID: 9460063. [ HTML | PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Trajectories of mortality at advanced ages. In: Between Zeus and the Salmon: the biodemography of longevity, (Eds.) K. W. Wachter and C. E. Finch. National Academy Press, Washington 1997, 17-37. [ HTML | PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., Z. Wang, K. F. Andreev and A. I. Yashin: Population data at a glance: shaded contour maps of demographic surfaces over age and time. Odense University Press, Odense 1997 (Odense monographs on population aging; 4). [ HTML ]

Wang, Z., Y. Zeng, B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel: A demographic and health profile of centenarians in China. In: Longevity: to the limits and beyond, (Eds.) J.-M. Robine, J. W. Vaupel, B. Jeune and M. Allard. Springer, Berlin [et al.] 1997, 91-104 (Research and perspectives in longevity). [ PDF ]

Zeng, Y., J. W. Vaupel and Z. Wang: A multi-dimensional model for projecting family households: with an illustrative numerical application. Mathematical Population Studies 6, 187-216 (1997). PubMed ID: 12292512. [ PDF ]

1996

Christensen, K. and J. W. Vaupel: Determinants of longevity: genetic, environmental and medical factors [Review]. Journal of Internal Medicine 240, 333-341 (1996). PubMed ID: 9010380. [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., J. W. Vaupel, N. V. Holm and A. I. Yashin: Mortalitet blandt tvillinger efter 6-aars alderen: programmieringshypotese versus tvillingmetoden [Danish]. Ugeskrift for Læger 158, 7415-7419 (1996).

Christensen, K., N. V. Holm and J. W. Vaupel: Alzheimer’s disease in twins. Lancet 347, 976 (1996). PubMed ID: 8598793. [ PDF ]

Herskind, A. M., M. McGue, I. A. Iachine, N. V Holm, T. I. A. Soerensen, B. Harvald and J. W. Vaupel: Untangling genetic influences on smoking, body mass index and longevity: a multivariate study of 2464 Danish twins followed for 28 years. Human Genetics 98, 467-475 (1996). PubMed ID: 8792824. [ PDF ]

Herskind, A. M., M. McGue, T. I. A. Soerensen and J. W. Vaupel: The heritability of human longevity: a population-based study of 2872 Danish twin pairs born 1870-1900. Human Genetics 97, 319-323 (1996). PubMed ID: 8786073. [ PDF ]

Jeune, B., A. Skytthe and J. W. Vaupel: Hundredåriges demografi i Danmark [Danish]. Ugeskrift for Læger 158, 7392-7396 (1996).

Vaupel, J. W. and H. Lundström: The future of mortality at older ages in developed countries. In: The future population of the world: what can we assume today? (rev. ed.), (Ed.) W. Lutz. Earthscan, London 1996, 278-295.

1995

Carey, J. R., P. Liedo and J. W. Vaupel: Mortality dynamics of density in the Mediterranean fruit fly. Experimental Gerontology 30, 605-629 (1995). PubMed ID: 8867529. [ PDF ]

Carey, J. R., P. Liedo, D. Orozco, M. Tatar and J. W. Vaupel: A male-female longevity paradox in medfly cohorts. Journal of Animal Ecology 64, 107-116 (1995). [ PDF ]

Christensen, K., J. W. Vaupel, N. V. Holm and A. I. Yashin: Mortality among twins after age 6: fetal origins hypothesis versus twin method. British Medical Journal 310, 432-436 (1995). PubMed ID: 7873948. [ PDF ]

Jeune, B. and J. W. Vaupel (Eds.): Exceptional longevity: from prehistory to the present. Odense University Press, Odense 1995 (Odense monographs on population aging; 2). [ online ]

Manton, K. G. and J. W. Vaupel: Survival after the age of 80 in the United States, Sweden, France, England, and Japan. New England Journal of Medicine 333, 1232-1235 (1995). PubMed ID: 7565998.

Vaupel, J. W.: Preface. In: Exceptional longevity: from prehistory to the present, (Eds.) B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel. Odense University Press, Odense 1995, 9-10 (Odense monographs on population aging; 2). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and B. Jeune: The emergence and proliferation of centenarians. In: Exceptional longevity: from prehistory to the present, (Eds.) B. Jeune and J. W. Vaupel. Odense University Press, Odense 1995, 109-116 (Odense monographs on population aging; 2). [ online ]

Yashin, A. I., J. W. Vaupel and I. A. Iachine: Correlated individual frailty: an advantageous approach to survival analysis of bivariate data. Mathematical Population Studies 5, 145-159 (1995). PubMed ID: 12290053. [ PDF ]

1994

Kannisto, V., J. Lauritsen, A. R. Thatcher and J. W. Vaupel: Reductions in mortality at advanced ages: several decades of evidence from 27 countries. Population and Development Review 20, 793-810 (1994). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Preface. In: Development of oldest-old mortality, 1950-1990: evidence from 28 developed countries, (Ed.) V. Kannisto. Odense University Press, Odense 1994, 9-10 (Odense monographs on population aging; 1). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W. and H. Lundström: Longer life expectancy? Evidence from Sweden of reductions in mortality rates at advanced ages. In: Studies in the economics of aging, (Ed.) D. A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1994, 79-104. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., T. E. Johnson, G. J. Lithgow, J. W. Curtsinger, H. H. Fukui, L. Xiu, A. Khazaeli, S. D. Pletcher, J.-L. Wang, H.-G. Müller, W. B. Capra, J. R. Carey and T. E. Johnson: Rates of mortality in populations of Caenorhabditis elegans [Technical Comment]. Science 266, 826-828 (1994). PubMed ID: 7973641. [ PDF ]

Yashin, A. I., J. W. Vaupel and I. A. Iachine: A duality in aging: the equivalence of mortality models based on radically different concepts. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 74, 1-14 (1994). PubMed ID: 7934200. [ PDF ]

1993

Gavrilov, L. A., N. S. Gavrilova, S. J. Olshansky, B. A. Carnes, C. K. Cassel, T. J. Nusbaum, J. L. Graves, L. D. Mueller, M. R. Rose, J. R. Carey, J. W. Curtsinger and J. W. Vaupel: Fruit fly aging and mortality. Science 260, 1565-1569 (1993). [ PDF ]

Kowald, A., T. B. L. Kirkwood, J.-M. Robine, K. Ritchie, J. R. Carey, J. W. Curtsinger and J. W. Vaupel: Explaining fruit fly longevity. Science 260, 1664-1666 (1993). [ PDF ]

Larsen, U. and J. W. Vaupel: Hutterite fecundability by age and parity: strategies for frailty modeling of event histories. Demography 30, 81-102 (1993). PubMed ID: 8440400. [ PDF ]

McGue, M., J. W. Vaupel, N. V. Holm and B. Harvald: Longevity is moderately heritable in a sample of Danish twins born 1870-1880. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 48, B237-B244 (1993). PubMed ID: 8227991. [ PDF ]

Tatar, M., J. R. Carey and J. W. Vaupel: Long-term cost of reproduction with and without accelerated senescence in Callosobruchus maculatus: analysis of age-specific mortality. Evolution 47, 1302-1312 (1993). [ HTML | PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and J. R. Carey: Compositional interpretations of medfly mortality. Science 260, 1666-1667 (1993). PubMed ID: 8503016. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., J. R. Carey and P. Liedo: Medfly mortality decline not due to declining density. Odense University, Centre for Health and Social Policy (CHS), Odense 1993 (Population studies of aging; 5).

Yashin, A. I., J. W. Vaupel, A. Y. Chervonenkis, I. A. Iachine, B. Harvald and N. Holm: When two are better than one: an inclusive survival model for combining bivariate data sets. Odense University, Centre for Health and Social Policy (CHS), Odense 1993 (Population studies of aging; 2).

Zeng, Y., J. W. Vaupel and Z. Wang: Marriage and fertility in China: 1950-89. Genus 49, 17-34 (1993). PubMed ID: 12346225. [ PDF ]

1992

Carey, J. R., P. Liedo, D. Orozco and J. W. Vaupel: Slowing of mortality rates at older ages in large medfly cohorts. Science 258, 457-461 (1992). PubMed ID: 1411540. [ PDF ]

Curtsinger, J. W., H. H. Fukui, D. R. Townsend and J. W. Vaupel: Demography of genotypes: failure of the limited life-span paradigm in Drosophila melanogaster. Science 258, 461-463 (1992). PubMed ID: 1411541. [ PDF ]

McCaa, R. and J. W. Vaupel: Comment la projection inverse se comporte-t-elle sur des données simulées? In: Modèles de la démographie historique, (Eds.) A. Blum, N. Bonneuil and D. Blanchet. Institut National d’Études Démographiques (INED), Paris 1992, 129-146 (INED, congrès et colloques; 11).

Vaupel, J. W., A. I. Yashin, L. Xiu, N. V. Holm and B. Harvald: Survival analysis in genetics: Danish twin data applied to a gerontological question. In: Survival analysis: state of the art; [proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Survival Analysis and Related Topics, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 23 - 28 June 1991], (Ed.) J. P. Klein. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht [et al.] 1992 (NATO ASI Series: Series E, Applied sciences; 211).

1991

Vaupel, J. W. and Y. Zeng: Population tradeoffs in China. Policy Sciences 24, 389-406 (1991). [ PDF ]

Yashin, A. I., A. J. Bernstein and J. W. Vaupel: Demographic patterns and human responses to environmental contaminants. In: Methods for assessing exposure of human and non-human biota scope 46, (Eds.) R. G. Tardiff and B. D. Goldstein. Wiley, Chichester 1991, 357-370.

1990

Ahlburg, D. A. and J. W. Vaupel: Alternative projections of the U.S. population. Demography 27, 639-652 (1990). PubMed ID: 2249750. [ PDF ]

Kane, R. L., D. M. Radosevich and J. W. Vaupel: Compression of morbidity: issues and irrelevancies. In: Improving the health of older people: a world view, (Eds.) R. L. Kane, J. G. Evans and D. MacFadyen. Oxford University Press, Oxford [et al.] 1990, 30-49 (Oxford medical publications).

Vaupel, J. W.: Kindred lifetimes: frailty models in population genetics. In: Convergent issues in genetics and demography, (Eds.) J. Adams, D. A. Lam, A. I. Hermalin and P. E. Smouse. Oxford University Press, New York [et al.] 1990, 155-170. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Relatives' risks: frailty models of life history data. Theoretical Population Biology 37, 220-234 (1990). [ PDF ]

1989

Zeng, Y. and J. W. Vaupel: The impact of urbanization and delayed childbearing on population growth and aging in China. Population and Development Review 15, 425-445 (1989). [ PDF ]

1988

Vaupel, J. W.: Inherited frailty and longevity. Demography 25, 277-287 (1988). PubMed ID: 3396752. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: Vlijanie nenabljuamoj geterogennocti naselenija na ego dinamiku [Unexpected effects of unobserved heterogeneity on population dynamics / Russian]. In: Systems research: methodological problems; yearbook 1987, (Ed) USSR Academy of Sciences, Institute for Systems Studies. Nauka Publishers, Moscow 1988, 302-325. [ PDF ]

1987

Caselli, G., J. Vallin, J. W. Vaupel and A. I. Yashin: Age-specific mortality trends in France and Italy since 1900: period and cohort effects. European Journal of Population 3, 33-60 (1987).
[Also published in: Readings in population research methodology, vol. 5: Population models, projections and estimates, (Eds.) D. J. Bogue, E. E: Arriaga, D. L. Anderton and G. W. Rumsey. Social Development Center, Chicago 1993, 16-42 - 16-52]. PubMed ID: 12158949. [ PDF | PDF ]

Lutz, W. and J. W. Vaupel: The division of labor for society´s reproduction: on the concentration of childbearing and rearing in Austria. Österreichische Zeitschrift für Statistik und Informatik 17, 81-96 (1987). PubMed ID: 12280727.

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: Repeated resuscitation: how lifesaving alters life tables. Demography 24, 123-135 (1987). PubMed ID: 3556687. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: Targeting lifesaving: demographic linkages between population structure and life expectancy. European Journal of Population 2, 335-360 (1987). PubMed ID: 12158947. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and D. G. Goodwin: The concentration of reproduction among U.S. women: 1917-1980. Population and Development Review 13, 723-730 (1987). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., A. I. Yashin and K. G. Manton: Debilitation´s aftermath: stochastic process models of mortality. Mathematical Populations Studies 1, 21-48 (1987). PubMed ID: 12315003. [ PDF ]

1986

Gambill, B. A., A. I.Yashin, J. W. Vaupel, Z. Nanjo and T. Shigematsu: Cause specific mortality in Japan: contour maps approach. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1986, 19 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-86-078). [ PDF ]

Gambill, B. A., J. W. Vaupel and A. I.Yashin: The LEXIS computer program for creating shaded contour maps of demographic surfaces. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1986, 13 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-86-037). [ PDF ]

Graham, J. D., H. Raiffa and J. W. Vaupel: Science and analysis: roles in risk and decision- making. In: Risk evaluation and management, (Eds.) V. T. Covello, J. Menkes and J. Mumpower. Plenum Press, New York 1986, 503-518 (Contemporary issues in risk analysis; 1).

Manton, K. G., E. Stallard and J. W. Vaupel: Alternative models for the heterogeneity of mortality risks among the aged. Journal of the American Statistical Association 81, 635-644 (1986). PubMed ID: 12155405. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: How change in age-specific mortality affects life expectancy. Population Studies 40, 147-157 (1986). PubMed ID: 11611920. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Un pensiero analitico per decisori indaffarati. In: La decisione: razionalità collettiva e strategia nell´amministrazione e nelle organizzazioni, (Ed.) L. Sacconi. Franco Angeli Libri, Milano 1986, 226-238.

Vaupel, J. W. and A. E. Gowan: Passage to Methuselah: some demographic consequences of continued progress against mortality. American Journal of Public Health 76, 430-433 (1986). PubMed ID: 3953921. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: Cancer rates over age, time and place: insights from stochastic models of heterogeneous populations. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg1986, 39 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-86-059). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and J. M. Owen: Anna´s life expectancy. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 5, 383-389 (1986). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., B. A. Gambill and A. I. Yashin: Thousands of data at a glance: shaded contour maps of demographic surfaces. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg1986, 90 p. (IIASA research report; RR-86-006).
[Also published as: IIASA research report. IIASA, Laxenburg 1987, 96 p. (RR-87-016)]. [ PDF ]

1985

Caselli, G., J. W. Vaupel and A. I. Yashin: Mortality in Italy: contours of a century of evolution. Genus 41, 39-55 (1985). PubMed ID: 12267538. [ PDF ]

Cook, P. J. and J. W. Vaupel: What policy analysts do: three research styles. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 4, 427-428 (1985). [ PDF ]

Gambill, B. A. and J. W. Vaupel: The LEXIS program for creating shaded contour maps of demographic surfaces. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1985, 20 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-85-094). [ PDF ]

Goodwin, D. G. and J. W. Vaupel: Concentration curves and have-statistics for ecological analysis of diversity, part I: Dominance and evenness in reproductive success. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1985, 46 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-85-072). [ PDF ]

Goodwin, D. G. and J. W. Vaupel: Concentration curves and have-statistics for ecological analysis of diversity, part II: Species and other diversity. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1985, 15 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-85-090). [ PDF ]

Goodwin, D. G. and J. W. Vaupel: Concentration curves and have-statistics for ecological analysis of diversity, part III: Comparisons of measures of diversity. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1985, 31 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-85-091). [ PDF ]

Owen, J. M. and J. W. Vaupel: An exercise in life expectancy. American Demographics 7, 37-39 (1985).

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: Heterogeneity´s ruses: some surprising effects of selection on population dynamics. The American Statistician 39, 176-185 (1985).
[Also published in: Readings in population research methodology, vol. 6: Advanced basic tools, (Eds.) D. J. Bogue, E. E. Arriaga, D. L. Anderton and G. W. Rumsey. Social Development Center, Chicago 1993, 21-70 - 21-79]. PubMed ID: 12267300. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: Targetting lifesaving: demographic linkages between population structure and life expectancy. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1985, 30 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-85-078). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: The deviant dynamics of death in heterogeneous populations. Sociological Methodology 15, 179-211 (1985). [ online ]

Vaupel, J. W., B. A. Gambill and A. I. Yashin: Contour maps of population surfaces. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1985, 96 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-85-047). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W., B. A. Gambill, A. I. Yashin and A. J. Bernstein: Contour maps of demographic surfaces. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1985, 84 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-85-033). [ PDF ]

Yashin, A. I., A. J. Bernstein and J. W. Vaupel: Influence of demographic patterns on human response to exposure to environmental contaminants: heterogeneity factors. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1985, 23 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-85-064). [ PDF ]

Yashin, A. I., K. G. Manton and J. W. Vaupel: Mortality and aging in a heterogeneous population: a stochastic process model with observed and unobserved variables. Theoretical Population Biology 27, 154-175 (1985). PubMed ID: 4023952. [ PDF ]

Zeng, Y., J. W. Vaupel and A. I. Yashin: Marriage and fertility in China: a graphical analysis. Population and Development Review 11, 721-736 (1985). [ PDF ]

Zeng, Y., J. W. Vaupel and A. I. Yashin: Marriage and fertility in China: a Lexis-surface analysis. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg1985, 25 p. (IIASA working paper; WP-85-070). [ PDF ]

1984

Arthur, W. B. and J. W. Vaupel: Some general relationships in population dynamics. Population Index 50, 214-226 and 443-444 (1984).
[Also published in: IIASA research report; RR-83-089]. [ PDF | PDF ]

Behn, R. D. and J. W. Vaupel: The wasted vote fallacy. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 3, 607-612 (1984). [ PDF ]

Goodwin, D. G. and J. W. Vaupel: Education at IIASA. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1984, 74 p. (IIASA professional paper; PP-84-003). [ PDF ]

Kunreuther, H., J. Linnerooth and J. W. Vaupel: A decision-process perspective on risk and policy analysis. Management Science 30, 475-485 (1984). [ PDF ]

Pauly, M., H. Kunreuther and J. W. Vaupel: Public protection against misperceived risks: insights from positive political economy. Public Choice 43, 45-64 (1984). [ PDF ]

1983

Arthur, W. B. and J. W. Vaupel: Some general relationships in population dynamics. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1983, 14 p. (IIASA research report; RR-83-089).
[Also published in: Population Index 50, 214-226 and 443-444 (1984)]. PubMed ID: 12339445. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Analytical perspectives on setting environmental standards. NTIS, Springfield 1983, 123 p. (PB83-210526; EPA-450/5-83-002).

Vaupel, J. W.: Regulation and its reform – Breyer, S. Political Science Quarterly 98, 699-700 (1983). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W. and A. I. Yashin: The deviant dynamics of death in heterogeneous populations. International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg 1983, 40 p. (IIASA research report; RR-83-001).
[Also published in: Population Index 49, 379 (1983). And:
Modified and abridged version in: Sociological methodology: vol. 15, (Ed.) N. B. Tuma. Jossey-Bass, San Francisco 1985, 179-211]. [ PDF | PDF | PDF ]

1982

Behn, R. D. and J. W. Vaupel: Quick analysis for busy decision makers: using quick analysis to make personal, business, and governmental decisions when time is short and information limited. Basic Books, New York 1982.

Vaupel, J. W.: Patterns in the laws of health risks. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 1, 257-260 (1982).

Vaupel, J. W.: Statistical insinuation. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 1, 261-263 (1982). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Truth and consequences: some roles for scientists and analysts in environmental decisionmaking. In: Reform of environmental regulation, (Ed.) W. A. Magat. Ballinger, Cambridge 1982.

1981

Graham, J. D. and J. W. Vaupel: The value of life: what difference does it make? Risk Analysis 1, 89-95 (1981). [ PDF ]

Manton, K. G., E. Stallard and J. W. Vaupel: Methods for comparing the mortality experience of heterogeneous populations. Demography 18, 389-410 (1981). PubMed ID: 7262375. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Free social-security recipients from the social-security tax. Policy Analysis 7, 125-129 (1981). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Improving regulatory research. In: Attacking regulatory problems: an agenda for research in the 1980s; Conference on Creating an Agenda for Regulatory Research, held May 31-June 1, 1979 at Coolfont Lodge, Berkeley Springs, W.VA: papers, (Ed.) A. R. Ferguson. Ballinger, Cambridge 1981, XV-XXIX. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Lebensrettung in rationalem Kalkül. Medizin, Mensch, Gesellschaft 6, 81-91 (1981).

Vaupel, J. W.: Over-tenured universities: the mathematics of reduction. Management Science 27, 904-913 (1981). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Priorities for research on the benefits of health, safety, and environmental regulation. In: Attacking regulatory problems: an agenda for research in the 1980s; Conference on Creating an Agenda for Regulatory Research, held May 31-June 1, 1979 at Coolfont Lodge, Berkeley Springs, W.VA: papers, (Ed.) A. R. Ferguson. Ballinger, Cambridge 1981, 167-183. [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: The art of problem-solving – accompanied by Ackoff Fables – Ackoff, RL. Policy Analysis 7, 268-269 (1981). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: The benefits of health and safety regulation: an overview. In: The benefits of health and safety regulations, (Eds.) A. R. Ferguson and E. P. LaVeen. Ballinger, Cambridge 1981.

1980

Vaupel, J. W.: The prospects for saving lives: a policy analysis. In: Comparative risk analysis, (Ed.) Committee on Science and Technology. Government Printing Office, Washington 1980.

Vaupel, J. W. and J. D. Graham: Egg in your bier? Public Interest 58, 3-17 (1980).

1979

Vaupel, J. W.: Policy idea: free social security recipients from the social security tax. Duke University, Institute of Policy Sciences and Public Affairs, Durham 1979, 8 p. (working paper; 579).

Vaupel, J. W., K. G. Manton and E. Stallard: The impact of heterogeneity in individual frailty on the dynamics of mortality. Demography 16, 439-454 (1979). PubMed ID: 510638. [ PDF ]

1978

Behn, R. D. and J. W. Vaupel: Quick analysis. Policy Studies Journal 6, 325-333 (1978).

Vaupel, J. W.: Early death: a policy analysis of the prospects for saving lives. Raiffa, 1978 (Cambridge, Harvard Univ., Diss., 1978).

1976

Behn, R. D. and J. W. Vaupel: Decision making for sophomores. Urban Analysis 3, 265-277 (1976).

Behn, R. D. and J. W. Vaupel: Teaching analytical thinking. Policy Analysis 2, 663-692 (1976). [ PDF ]

Cook, P. J. and J. W. Vaupel: Foreword. Law and Contemporary Problems 40, 1-4 (1976). [ PDF | online ]

Fischer, G. W. and J. W. Vaupel: A lifespan utility model: assessing preferences for consumption and longevity. In: Modeling and simulation, vol. 7, part II, (Eds.) W.G. Vogt and M.H. Mickle. Instrument Society of America, Pittsburgh 1976.

Vaupel, J. W.: Early death: an American tragedy. Law and Contemporary Problems 40, 73-121 (1976). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: Methodologies for analyzing public policies. Edited by Frank P. Scioli, Jr., and Thomas J. Cook. (Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, 1975. Pp. 190.) [Book review]. Policy Analysis 2, 363-364 (1976). [ PDF ]

Vaupel, J. W.: The maturing of multinational enterprises: American business abroad from 1914 to 1970. By Mira Wilkins. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1974. Pp. xvi, 590 [Book review]. Journal of Economic Literature 14, 929-930 (1976). [ PDF ]

1975

Vaupel, J. W.: Structuring an ethical decision dilemma. Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal 58, 506-524 (1975). PubMed ID: 11660904.

1974

Vaupel, J. W.: Muddling through analytically. In: Improving the quality of urban management, (Eds.) W.D. Hawley and D. Rogers. Sage, Beverly Hills; London 1974, 187-209 (Urban affairs annual reviews; 8).
[Also published in: Improving urban management, (Eds.) W.D. Hawley and D. Rogers. Sage, Beverly Hills; London 1976, 124-146 [abridged edition]. And: Policy studies review annual, vol. 1, (Ed.) S. S. Nagel. Sage, Beverly Hills; London 1977, 44-66].

1973

Vaupel, J. W. and J. P. Curhan: The world´s multinational enterprises: a sourcebook of tables based on a study of the largest U.S. and non-U.S. manufacturing corporations. Division of Research, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Boston 1973.

1969

Vaupel, J. W. and J. P. Curhan: The making of multinational enterprise: a sourcebook of tables based on a study of 187 major U.S. manufacturing corporations. Division of Research, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University, Boston 1969.


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