He is best known for writing Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953), also known as the Kinsey Reports, as well as the Kinsey scale.
Han er særligt kendt for at skrive Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) og Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953) også kendt som Kinsey Reports (Kinsey-rapporterne) samt Kinsey-skalaen.