Jos Akkermans

5.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
66 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Jos Akkermans is a scholar working on Education, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Jos Akkermans has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Education, 31 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 17 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Jos Akkermans's work include Higher Education and Employability (35 papers), Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (18 papers) and Career Development and Diversity (17 papers). Jos Akkermans is often cited by papers focused on Higher Education and Employability (35 papers), Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (18 papers) and Career Development and Diversity (17 papers). Jos Akkermans collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and United Kingdom. Jos Akkermans's co-authors include Maria Tims, Ans De Vos, Béatrice van der Heijden, Julia Richardson, Maria L. Kraimer, Roland W. B. Blonk, Veerle Brenninkmeijer, Scott E. Seibert, Svetlana N. Khapova and Paul Jansen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health and Journal of Vocational Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Jos Akkermans

60 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Sustainable careers: Towards a conceptual model 2016 2026 2019 2022 2018 2020 2016 2018 2019 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Sustainable careers: Towards a conceptual model
    2018 463 citations Ans De Vos, Béatrice van der Heijden et al. Journal of Vocational Behavior profile →
  2. The Covid-19 crisis as a career shock: Implications for careers and vocational behavior
    2020 404 citations Jos Akkermans et al. Journal of Vocational Behavior profile →
  3. Crafting your Career: How Career Competencies Relate to Career Success via Job Crafting
    2016 284 citations Jos Akkermans, Maria Tims Applied Psychology profile →
  4. Tales of the unexpected: Integrating career shocks in the contemporary careers literature
    2018 190 citations Jos Akkermans, Scott E. Seibert et al. profile →
  5. Building a sustainable start: The role of career competencies, career success, and career shocks in young professionals' employability
    2019 189 citations Rowena Blokker, Jos Akkermans et al. Journal of Vocational Behavior profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jos Akkermans Netherlands 29 1.7k 1.7k 705 703 603 66 3.6k
John Arnold United Kingdom 29 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 528 0.7× 402 0.6× 524 0.9× 122 3.2k
Ute‐Christine Klehe Germany 26 855 0.5× 841 0.5× 846 1.2× 797 1.1× 548 0.9× 67 2.6k
Jelena Zikic Canada 23 647 0.4× 669 0.4× 389 0.6× 412 0.6× 624 1.0× 43 2.1k
Patrick Garcia Australia 26 910 0.5× 472 0.3× 762 1.1× 618 0.9× 603 1.0× 82 2.3k
Kerr Inkson New Zealand 28 1.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 414 0.6× 205 0.3× 785 1.3× 61 3.2k
Laurie Cohen United Kingdom 32 1.0k 0.6× 583 0.4× 608 0.9× 218 0.3× 1.8k 3.0× 77 4.0k
Joyce E. A. Russell United States 27 1.5k 0.9× 877 0.5× 1.5k 2.1× 419 0.6× 629 1.0× 47 3.6k
Seán Lyons Canada 24 1.4k 0.8× 367 0.2× 597 0.8× 139 0.2× 934 1.5× 41 3.1k
Nikos Bozionelos United Kingdom 29 1.2k 0.7× 682 0.4× 942 1.3× 171 0.2× 799 1.3× 81 2.9k
Angie Lockwood United States 8 1.5k 0.9× 589 0.4× 1.2k 1.7× 202 0.3× 1.8k 3.0× 9 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jos Akkermans

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Akkermans, Jos. (2025). Iedereen een duurzame loopbaan! Wens of werkelijkheid?. Gedrag & Organisatie. 38(4). 390–417.
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Blokker, Rowena, et al.. (2025). Beyond one-size-fits-all in school-to-work transition success: The role of career competency profiles. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 161. 104158–104158.
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Pak, Karen, et al.. (2024). Building a sustainable career during the initial transition to work: a multiple-stakeholder perspective on proactive behaviors and contextual factors. Career Development International. 29(7). 749–769. 7 indexed citations
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Presti, Alessandro Lo, et al.. (2023). Employability Development during Internships: A Three-Wave Study on a Sample of Psychology Graduates in Italy. Journal of Career Development. 50(6). 1155–1171. 7 indexed citations
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Presti, Alessandro Lo, et al.. (2021). Career Competencies and Career Success: On the Roles of Employability Activities and Academic Satisfaction During the School-to-Work Transition. Journal of Career Development. 49(1). 107–125. 70 indexed citations
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Akkermans, Jos, et al.. (2021). Mapping methods in careers research: a review and future research agenda. Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Akkermans, Jos, Ricardo Rodrigues, Stefan T. Mol, Scott E. Seibert, & Svetlana N. Khapova. (2021). The role of career shocks in contemporary career development: key challenges and ways forward. Career Development International. 26(4). 453–466. 29 indexed citations
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Hirschi, Andreas, et al.. (2021). Many Roads Lead to Rome: Researching Antecedents and Outcomes of Contemporary School-To-Work Transitions. Journal of Career Development. 49(1). 3–17. 14 indexed citations
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Peeters, Ellen, Jos Akkermans, & Nele De Cuyper. (2020). The Only Constant Is Change? Movement Capital and Perceived Employability. Journal of Career Assessment. 28(4). 674–692. 21 indexed citations
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Vos, Ans De, et al.. (2019). A Sustainable Career Perspective of Work Ability: The Importance of Resources across the Lifespan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(14). 2572–2572. 23 indexed citations
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Akkermans, Jos, Maria Tims, Susanne Beijer, & Nele De Cuyper. (2019). Should Employers Invest in Employability? Examining Employability as a Mediator in the HRM – Commitment Relationship. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 717–717. 43 indexed citations
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Akkermans, Jos, P. Matthijs Bal, & Simon B. de Jong. (2019). Buffering the Breach: Examining the Three-Way Interaction Between Unit Climate Level, Strength, and Psychological Contract Breach. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 473–473. 6 indexed citations
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Forrier, Anneleen, Nele De Cuyper, & Jos Akkermans. (2018). The winner takes it all, the loser has to fall: Provoking the agency perspective in employability research. Human Resource Management Journal. 28(4). 511–523. 120 indexed citations
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Akkermans, Jos, et al.. (2017). #Trending topics in careers: a review and future research agenda. Career Development International. 22(6). 586–627. 178 indexed citations
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Akkermans, Jos & Maria Tims. (2016). Crafting your Career: How Career Competencies Relate to Career Success via Job Crafting. Applied Psychology. 66(1). 168–195. 284 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tims, Maria, et al.. (2016). Career competencies and job crafting. Career Development International. 21(6). 587–602. 113 indexed citations
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Akkermans, Jos, Veerle Brenninkmeijer, & Roland W. B. Blonk. (2015). Een nieuwe kijk op het werk en de loopbaan van jonge werknemers. Gedrag & Organisatie. 28(3). 1 indexed citations
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Akkermans, Jos, Veerle Brenninkmeijer, Roland W. B. Blonk, & Lando L. J. Koppes. (2009). Fresh and healthy?. Career Development International. 14(7). 671–699. 22 indexed citations
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Fensel, Dieter, Frank van Harmelen, Jos Akkermans, et al.. (2000). OnToKnowledge: Ontology-based Tools for Knowledge Management.. Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam). 1 indexed citations

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