Vladimir M. Shkolnikov

Vladimir M. Shkolnikov is an Affiliate Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock, Germany, where he works in the Laboratory of Demographic Data. His research focuses on mortality analysis, life expectancy trends, and health inequalities across different populations with particular expertise in Russian demographic patterns and mortality crises.

Shkolnikov's research interests center on demographic methods for analyzing mortality patterns, life expectancy disparities, and the social determinants of population health. His work extensively examines the Russian mortality crisis, educational gradients in mortality, pandemic impacts on mortality, and international comparisons of demographic trends. He has developed innovative demographic techniques for decomposing differences in life expectancy and analyzing mortality disparities across population subgroups.

His publication record reveals a strong focus on mortality data quality, cause-specific mortality analysis, and the development of demographic databases including the Human Mortality Database and the Human Life-Table Database. Recent work has concentrated on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality patterns across different countries and regions, with particular attention to excess mortality measurement and interpretation.

Shkolnikov has received significant recognition through publication in top-tier journals including The Lancet, European Journal of Public Health, and Demographic Research. His collaborative research spans multiple countries, reflecting his international approach to demographic science.

He has contributed extensively to methodological advances in demographic analysis, particularly in the areas of mortality decomposition techniques, life table construction, and the analysis of mortality disparities by socioeconomic status. His work often bridges demographic science with public health policy applications.