Topics Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (141 papers) Health disparities and outcomes (37 papers) Income, Poverty, and Inequality (20 papers) Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Is happiness relative? 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 1996 250 500 750 Peers Ruut Veenhoven
Comparison fields: 5 of 168 Social Psychology 6.5k Sociology and Political Science 3.1k Health 2.4k General Health Professions 1.8k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.2k Applied Psychology 1.2k Clinical Psychology 1.0k Economics and Econometrics 879 Demography 426 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 363 Education 328 Transportation 319 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 315 Accounting 312 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 300 Marketing 255 Political Science and International Relations 244 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 242 Gender Studies 193 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 192 General Decision Sciences 188 Safety Research 182 Cognitive Neuroscience 151 Developmental and Educational Psychology 120 Psychiatry and Mental health 92 Global and Planetary Change 88 Plant Science 82 Management of Technology and Innovation 81 Urban Studies 81 Information Systems 81 Philosophy 72 Speech and Hearing 70 Genetics 68 Small Animals 67 Finance 65 Management Science and Operations Research 65 Physiology 64 Literature and Literary Theory 52 Cultural Studies 51 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 50 Communication 48 Epidemiology 43 Ecology 43 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 41 Building and Construction 41 Occupational Therapy 40 Food Science 39 Strategy and Management 37 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 34 General Social Sciences 33 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 32 Environmental Engineering 30 Animal Science and Zoology 30 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 30 Information Systems and Management 29 Artificial Intelligence 27 Business and International Management 26 Soil Science 26 Conservation 25 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 24 Leadership and Management 22 Geography, Planning and Development 22 Rehabilitation 19 Oncology 18 Neurology 18 Human-Computer Interaction 18 Development 18 Management Information Systems 18 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 17 Pharmacology 16 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 16 Nutrition and Dietetics 15 Behavioral Neuroscience 14 Public Administration 14 Pollution 14 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 13 Pharmacy 13 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 12 Reproductive Medicine 11 Sensory Systems 11 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 11 Infectious Diseases 11 Water Science and Technology 10 Ocean Engineering 9 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 9 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 9 Nature and Landscape Conservation 9 Complementary and alternative medicine 9 Statistics and Probability 8 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 8 Law 8 Language and Linguistics 8 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 Modeling and Simulation 8 Rheumatology 8 Biomedical Engineering 8 Anthropology 7 Media Technology 7 Automotive Engineering 7 Geriatrics and Gerontology 7 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 7 Environmental Chemistry 6 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 Health Information Management 6 Biological Psychiatry 6 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 Life-span and Life-course Studies 6 Museology 5 Forestry 5 Ophthalmology 5 Emergency Medicine 5 History and Philosophy of Science 5 History 5 Archeology 5 Computer Networks and Communications 5 Molecular Biology 5 Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 Nephrology 4 Architecture 4 Immunology 4 Religious studies 4 Equine 4 Periodontics 4 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 Surgery 4 Developmental Biology 4 Control and Systems Engineering 3 Genetics 3 Computer Science Applications 3 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 Family Practice 3 Hematology 3 Agronomy and Crop Science 3 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 General Psychology 3 Human Factors and Ergonomics 3 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 3 Linguistics and Language 3 Gastroenterology 3 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 Urology 2 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 Emergency Medical Services 2 Signal Processing 2 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 Civil and Structural Engineering 2 Parasitology 2 Music 2 Orthodontics 2 Materials Chemistry 1 Pharmacology 1 Atmospheric Science 1 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 Dermatology 1 Cancer Research 1 Mechanical Engineering 1 Research and Theory 1 Hepatology 1 Mathematical Physics 1 Immunology and Allergy 1 Toxicology 1 Ecological Modeling 1 Virology 1 Transplantation 1 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1
Social Psychology 6.5k Sociology and Political Science 3.1k Health 2.4k General Health Professions 1.8k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1.2k Heidi Smith United States
Richard A. Easterlin United States
Andrew J. Oswald United Kingdom
Robert Biswas‐Diener United States
Siegwart Lindenberg Netherlands
Edward Diener United States
Morris A. Okun United States
Frank M. Andrews United States
David G. Myers United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 230) # Work Indexed citations 1 0 2 0 3 2024 · Journal of Housing and the Built Environment · (unknown) , Ruut Veenhoven 4 4 20 5 3 6 1 7 18 8 5 9 17 10 Happiness in Rotterdam: Analysis of 7 city surveys
1 11 14 12 Lebenszufriedenheit im internationalen Vergleich
0 13 World Database of Happiness Tool for Dealing with the 'Data-Deluge'
11 14 1 15 Le bonheur du plus grand nombre comme but des politiques sociales
3 16 Happy Life Years in 90 nations 1990-2000: How long and happy people live
8 17 Findings on Happiness & Housing
1 18 Bevrijde sexualiteit: tijd, cultuur en geluk
1 19 Alleen leven en geluk
2 20 Geluk als onderwerp van wetenschappelijk onderzoek
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Load more (20 of 230) About Ruut Veenhoven Ruut Veenhoven is a scholar working on Social Psychology , Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and Health , having authored 230 papers that have together received 9.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (141 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (37 papers) and Income, Poverty, and Inequality (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Social Psychology (6.5k citations), Health (2.4k citations) and Applied Psychology (1.2k citations). Ruut Veenhoven has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands , South Africa and United States . Frequent co-authors include Michael R. Hagerty , Willem E. Saris , Wim Kalmijn , Bruce Headey , Astrid de Vries , Martijn Burger , Jeroen Nawijn , A.J.J.M. Vingerhoets , Annette Scherpenzeel and Barry A. Bunting . Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología , Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews and PLoS ONE .
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