Ruth Kanfer

12.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
63 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Ruth Kanfer is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Demography and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Kanfer has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 13 papers in Demography and 11 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Kanfer's work include Retirement, Disability, and Employment (13 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (8 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (7 papers). Ruth Kanfer is often cited by papers focused on Retirement, Disability, and Employment (13 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (8 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (7 papers). Ruth Kanfer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Ruth Kanfer's co-authors include Phillip L. Ackerman, Connie R. Wanberg, E. Allan Lind, P. Christopher Earley, Tracy Kantrowitz, Dorien Kooij, Margaret E. Beier, Paul Jansen, Josje Dikkers and Annet H. de Lange and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and Academy of Management Review.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Kanfer

63 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Motivation and cognitive abilities: An integrative/aptitu... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 1989 2001 2004 1990 400 800 1.2k
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. Motivation and cognitive abilities: An integrative/aptitude-treatment interaction approach to skill acquisition.
    1989 1.3k citations Ruth Kanfer, Phillip L. Ackerman Journal of Applied Psychology profile →
  2. Motivation and cognitive abilities: An integrative/aptitude^treatment interaction approach to skill acquisition.
    1989 1.2k citations Ruth Kanfer, Phillip L. Ackerman Journal of Applied Psychology profile →
  3. Job search and employment: A personality–motivational analysis and meta-analytic review.
    2001 733 citations Ruth Kanfer, Connie R. Wanberg et al. Journal of Applied Psychology profile →
  4. Aging, Adult Development, and Work Motivation
    2004 676 citations Ruth Kanfer, Phillip L. Ackerman Academy of Management Review profile →
  5. Voice, control, and procedural justice: Instrumental and noninstrumental concerns in fairness judgments.
    1990 543 citations E. Allan Lind, Ruth Kanfer et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  6. Voice, control, and procedural justice: Instrumental and noninstrumental concerns in fairness judgments.
    1990 516 citations E. Allan Lind, Ruth Kanfer et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  7. Age and work‐related motives: Results of a meta‐analysis
    2011 473 citations Dorien Kooij, Ruth Kanfer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth Kanfer United States 33 2.8k 2.6k 1.8k 1.5k 1.4k 63 8.7k
Nico W. Van Yperen Netherlands 47 2.9k 1.0× 3.8k 1.5× 2.0k 1.1× 726 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 163 8.5k
Dov Eden Israel 39 4.1k 1.4× 3.1k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 666 0.5× 879 0.6× 78 9.6k
A.E.M. van Vianen Netherlands 41 2.9k 1.0× 2.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 568 0.4× 910 0.6× 125 8.1k
Hannes Zacher Germany 61 4.6k 1.6× 3.4k 1.3× 2.4k 1.4× 2.6k 1.7× 1.3k 0.9× 275 13.3k
Ronald E. Riggio United States 47 3.2k 1.1× 3.5k 1.4× 1.9k 1.1× 591 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 124 9.0k
Michael J. Zyphur Australia 33 2.8k 1.0× 2.9k 1.1× 2.4k 1.3× 442 0.3× 1.7k 1.2× 73 9.1k
Walter C. Borman United States 37 6.5k 2.3× 3.8k 1.5× 2.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 666 0.5× 112 11.7k
Alexander Newman Australia 63 6.4k 2.3× 2.4k 0.9× 2.4k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 829 0.6× 179 12.4k
Anja Van den Broeck Belgium 38 4.2k 1.5× 4.0k 1.5× 1.6k 0.9× 625 0.4× 577 0.4× 133 8.1k
Carl J. Thoresen United States 19 4.8k 1.7× 4.0k 1.6× 2.2k 1.2× 563 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 21 9.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Melkers, Julia, et al.. (2024). Towards a multidimensional measure of self-efficacy in the adult learning ecosystem. International Journal of Lifelong Education. 43(6). 579–602. 1 indexed citations
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Melkers, Julia, et al.. (2024). Toward Sustainable Lifelong Learning: Feedforward Effects of Challenge Recollections on Adult Learning Identity. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 38(5). 1 indexed citations
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Woerkom, Marianne van, Dorien Kooij, & Ruth Kanfer. (2023). Growth Motives and Learning Behaviors Among Older Workers: Toward a More Comprehensive Assessment. Human Resource Development Review. 22(4). 524–553. 8 indexed citations
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Ackerman, Phillip L. & Ruth Kanfer. (2020). Work in the 21st century: New directions for aging and adult development.. American Psychologist. 75(4). 486–498. 57 indexed citations
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Kanfer, Ruth, et al.. (2020). Beyond Co-location: Visual Connections of Staff Workstations and Staff Communication in Primary Care Clinics. Environment and Behavior. 54(1). 3–35. 11 indexed citations
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Beier, Margaret E., et al.. (2017). Successful Motivational Aging at Work: Antecedents and Retirement-Related Outcomes. Work Aging and Retirement. 4(2). 213–224. 16 indexed citations
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Wanberg, Connie R., Ruth Kanfer, Darla J. Hamann, & Zhen Zhang. (2015). Age and reemployment success after job loss: An integrative model and meta-analysis.. Psychological Bulletin. 142(4). 400–426. 132 indexed citations
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Kooij, Dorien, P. Matthijs Bal, & Ruth Kanfer. (2014). Future time perspective and promotion focus as determinants of intraindividual change in work motivation.. Psychology and Aging. 29(2). 319–328. 63 indexed citations
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Ackerman, Phillip L., Ruth Kanfer, & Charles Calderwood. (2010). Use it or lose it? Wii brain exercise practice and reading for domain knowledge.. Psychology and Aging. 25(4). 753–766. 112 indexed citations
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Kanfer, Ruth, et al.. (2009). The joint influence of mood and a cognitively demanding task on risk-taking. Motivation and Emotion. 33(4). 362–372. 15 indexed citations
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Kanfer, Ruth, et al.. (2008). Effects of Total SAT Test Time on Performance and Fatigue. Journal of Molecular Biology. 4. 104–14. 1 indexed citations
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Wegge, Jürgen, Carla Roth, Barbara Neubach, Klaus‐Helmut Schmidt, & Ruth Kanfer. (2008). Age and gender diversity as determinants of performance and health in a public organization: The role of task complexity and group size.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 93(6). 1301–1313. 281 indexed citations
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Ackerman, Phillip L., et al.. (2005). Effects of Total SAT® Test Time on Performance and Fatigue. Research Notes. RN-37.. 1 indexed citations
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Kanfer, Ruth & Phillip L. Ackerman. (2004). Aging, Adult Development, and Work Motivation. Academy of Management Review. 29(3). 440–458. 676 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ackerman, Phillip L., et al.. (2001). Determinants of individual differences and gender differences in knowledge.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 93(4). 797–825. 8 indexed citations
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Wanberg, Connie R., et al.. (1999). Unemployed individuals: Motives, job-search competencies, and job-search constraints as predictors of job seeking and reemployment.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 84(6). 897–910. 211 indexed citations
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Lind, E. Allan, Ruth Kanfer, & P. Christopher Earley. (1990). Voice, control, and procedural justice: Instrumental and noninstrumental concerns in fairness judgments.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 59(5). 952–959. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ackerman, Phillip L. & Ruth Kanfer. (1988). Declarative and Procedural Knowledge in Skill Acquisition: An Aptitude — Treatment Interaction Framework for Training. Proceedings of the Human Factors Society Annual Meeting. 32(18). 1241–1245. 4 indexed citations
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Hough, Leaetta M., et al.. (1984). Behavioral Reliability. A Review of Academic Literature and Organizational Programs.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Jones, Stanton L., Ruth Kanfer, & Richard I. Lanyon. (1982). Skill training with alcoholics: A clinical extension. Addictive Behaviors. 7(3). 285–290. 26 indexed citations

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