Nan Stevens

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Nan Stevens is a scholar working on Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nan Stevens has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Health, 10 papers in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and 7 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Nan Stevens's work include Health disparities and outcomes (15 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (10 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (7 papers). Nan Stevens is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (15 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (10 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (7 papers). Nan Stevens collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Nan Stevens's co-authors include Willard W. Hartup, Gerben J. Westerhof, T.G. van Tilburg, Jan S.A.G. Schouten, Martina Miche, Oliver Huxhold, Marja Aartsen, Freya Dittmann‐Kohli, Erika Timmer and Nardi Steverink and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Current Directions in Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

Nan Stevens

22 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Friendships and adaptation in the life course.

1997 647 citations Willard W. Hartup, Nan Stevens Psychological Bulletin profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nan Stevens Netherlands	16	629	605	486	461	230	22	1.6k
Rebecca Nowland United Kingdom	16	825 1.3×	955 1.6×	742 1.5×	471 1.0×	359 1.6×	46	2.1k
Enrico DiTommaso Canada	13	660 1.0×	495 0.8×	409 0.8×	368 0.8×	200 0.9×	27	1.3k
Robert J. Waldinger United States	24	644 1.0×	1.1k 1.8×	247 0.5×	322 0.7×	187 0.8×	57	1.8k
Gerine M. A. Lodder Netherlands	15	791 1.3×	685 1.1×	495 1.0×	245 0.5×	220 1.0×	30	1.5k
Jennifer Lodi‐Smith United States	16	597 0.9×	875 1.4×	166 0.3×	611 1.3×	131 0.6×	34	2.1k
Marlies Maes Belgium	26	1.1k 1.7×	1.1k 1.9×	1.1k 2.2×	435 0.9×	524 2.3×	46	2.5k
Gary D. Stockdale United States	12	399 0.6×	416 0.7×	123 0.3×	380 0.8×	158 0.7×	13	1.2k
Kazumi Sugimura Japan	17	504 0.8×	713 1.2×	145 0.3×	726 1.6×	205 0.9×	56	1.9k
Pamela S. Schmutte United States	9	797 1.3×	867 1.4×	214 0.4×	679 1.5×	165 0.7×	9	1.8k
Gary Creasey United States	21	625 1.0×	619 1.0×	116 0.2×	390 0.8×	86 0.4×	38	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nan Stevens

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Aartsen, Marja, et al.. (2016). Does stimulating various coping strategies alleviate loneliness? Results from an online friendship enrichment program. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 34(6). 793–811. 37 indexed citations

Stevens, Nan, et al.. (2016). Change and stability in loneliness and friendship after an intervention for older women. Ageing and Society. 38(3). 435–454. 10 indexed citations

Stevens, Nan. (2013). ‘Aging well’ in de 21e eeuw: een psychosociaal perspectief. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 44(3). 104–111. 1 indexed citations

Miche, Martina, Oliver Huxhold, & Nan Stevens. (2013). A Latent Class Analysis of Friendship Network Types and Their Predictors in the Second Half of Life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 68(4). 644–652. 32 indexed citations

Stevens, Nan, et al.. (2012). The trend in sport participation among Dutch retirees, 1983–2007. Ageing and Society. 33(4). 698–719. 15 indexed citations

Stevens, Nan, et al.. (2011). Promotion of self-management in friendship. Aging & Mental Health. 16(2). 245–253. 7 indexed citations

Stevens, Nan, et al.. (2010). Maintaining work-related personal ties following retirement. Personal Relationships. 17(3). 345–356. 27 indexed citations

Stevens, Nan & T.G. van Tilburg. (2010). Cohort differences in having and retaining friends in personal networks in later life. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 28(1). 24–43. 56 indexed citations

Stevens, Nan, et al.. (2006). Meeting the Need to Belong: Predicting Effects of a Friendship Enrichment Program for Older Women. The Gerontologist. 46(4). 495–502. 66 indexed citations

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Stevens, Nan & Gerben J. Westerhof. (2006). Partners and others: Social provisions and loneliness among married Dutch men and women in the second half of life. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 23(6). 921–941. 25 indexed citations

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Stevens, Nan, et al.. (2006). Eenzaamheidsinterventies bij ouderen: ordening en effectiviteit. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie. 37(2). 47–53. 5 indexed citations

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Westerhof, Gerben J., et al.. (2006). What is the problem? A Taxonomy of Life Problems and their Relation to Subjective Well-Being in Middle and Late Adulthood. Social Indicators Research. 79(1). 97–115. 13 indexed citations

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Stevens, Nan, et al.. (2006). Breaking the cycle of loneliness? Psychological effects of a friendship enrichment program for older women. Aging & Mental Health. 10(5). 467–475. 67 indexed citations

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Stevens, Nan, et al.. (2005). Loneliness, adaptation to vision impairment, social support and depression among visually impaired elderly. International Congress Series. 1282. 317–321. 58 indexed citations

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Timmer, Erika, Nardi Steverink, Nan Stevens, & Freya Dittmann‐Kohli. (2003). Personal concepts of stability in the second half of life. Journal of Aging Studies. 17(4). 427–443. 14 indexed citations

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Stevens, Nan. (2002). Re-engaging: New partnerships in late-life widowhood. Ageing International. 27(4). 27–42. 29 indexed citations

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Stevens, Nan. (2001). Combating loneliness: a friendship enrichment programme for older women. Ageing and Society. 21(2). 183–202. 86 indexed citations

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Hartup, Willard W. & Nan Stevens. (1999). Friendships and Adaptation Across the Life Span. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 8(3). 76–79. 224 indexed citations

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Hartup, Willard W. & Nan Stevens. (1997). Friendships and adaptation in the life course.. Psychological Bulletin. 121(3). 355–370. 42 indexed citations

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Stevens, Nan. (1995). Gender and Adaptation to Widowhood in Later Life. Ageing and Society. 15(1). 37–58. 72 indexed citations

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