Ryan D. Duffy

17.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
149 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Ryan D. Duffy is a scholar working on Demography, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan D. Duffy has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Demography, 65 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 49 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Ryan D. Duffy's work include Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (65 papers), Workplace Spirituality and Leadership (60 papers) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (49 papers). Ryan D. Duffy is often cited by papers focused on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior (65 papers), Workplace Spirituality and Leadership (60 papers) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (49 papers). Ryan D. Duffy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Türkiye. Ryan D. Duffy's co-authors include Bryan J. Dik, Blake A. Allan, Kelsey L. Autin, Michael F. Steger, Richard P. Douglass, David L. Blustein, Elizabeth Bott, William E. Sedlacek, Jessica W. England and Matthew A. Diemer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Vocational Behavior, Frontiers in Psychology and Journal of Counseling Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Ryan D. Duffy

144 papers receiving 11.0k citations

Hit Papers

Measuring Meaningful Work 2007 2026 2013 2019 2012 2007 2016 2020 2013 250 500 750
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. Measuring Meaningful Work
    2012 950 citations Michael F. Steger, Bryan J. Dik et al. Journal of Career Assessment profile →
  2. Calling and Vocation at Work
    2007 661 citations Bryan J. Dik, Ryan D. Duffy The Counseling Psychologist profile →
  3. The Psychology of Working Theory.
    2016 598 citations Ryan D. Duffy, David L. Blustein et al. Journal of Counseling Psychology profile →
  4. Unemployment in the time of COVID-19: A research agenda
    2020 404 citations David L. Blustein, Ryan D. Duffy et al. Journal of Vocational Behavior profile →
  5. Research on calling: What have we learned and where are we going?
    2013 396 citations Ryan D. Duffy, Bryan J. Dik Journal of Vocational Behavior profile →
  6. Development and Validation of the Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ) and Brief Calling Scale (BCS)
    2012 347 citations Bryan J. Dik, Michael F. Steger et al. Journal of Career Assessment profile →
  7. Fostering meaningful work in organizations: A multi-level review and integration
    2018 324 citations Evgenia I. Lysova, Blake A. Allan et al. Journal of Vocational Behavior profile →
  8. The development and initial validation of the Decent Work Scale.
    2017 246 citations Ryan D. Duffy, Blake A. Allan et al. Journal of Counseling Psychology profile →
  9. Work as a calling: A theoretical model.
    2018 203 citations Ryan D. Duffy, Bryan J. Dik et al. Journal of Counseling Psychology profile →
  10. Understanding Decent Work and Meaningful Work
    2022 103 citations David L. Blustein, Evgenia I. Lysova et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ryan D. Duffy 5.0k 4.7k 3.0k 2.9k 2.6k 149 11.7k
Connie R. Wanberg 3.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.3× 628 0.2× 3.2k 1.1× 3.6k 1.4× 65 10.4k
Julian Barling 7.5k 1.5× 1.8k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 5.2k 1.8× 3.4k 1.3× 263 18.4k
Bryan J. Dik 3.1k 0.6× 3.3k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 883 0.3× 74 6.1k
Andreas Hirschi 2.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 610 0.2× 2.5k 0.9× 720 0.3× 132 7.8k
Blake A. Allan 2.2k 0.4× 1.6k 0.3× 848 0.3× 1.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 96 5.3k
Adam M. Grant 11.0k 2.2× 2.1k 0.4× 499 0.2× 6.4k 2.2× 1.9k 0.7× 91 19.1k
Angelo J. Kinicki 5.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.2× 447 0.1× 2.3k 0.8× 2.7k 1.0× 96 10.4k
Hans De Witte 10.4k 2.1× 2.6k 0.6× 519 0.2× 6.8k 2.3× 9.2k 3.6× 482 20.6k
Terry A. Beehr 8.3k 1.7× 2.5k 0.5× 432 0.1× 5.0k 1.7× 4.8k 1.9× 208 15.7k
Dirk van Dierendonck 4.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.3× 661 0.2× 3.0k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 98 8.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kim, Taewon, et al.. (2025). Disentangling Social Class and Classism on Work Capital Among College Students. Journal of Career Assessment. 34(1). 169–184.
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Levin, Nimrod, Ryan D. Duffy, Michelle Greve, et al.. (2025). The development and validation of the Decent Education Scale and the Retrospective Decent Education Scale.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 72(5). 446–462.
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Kim, Haram J., et al.. (2024). Using latent transition analysis to explore changes in decent work across time.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 72(1). 80–91.
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Duffy, Ryan D., et al.. (2021). Lifetime experiences of economic constraints and marginalization among incoming college students: A latent profile analysis.. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. 16(3). 384–396. 5 indexed citations
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Kim, Haram J., Ryan D. Duffy, & Blake A. Allan. (2020). Profiles of decent work: General trends and group differences.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 68(1). 54–66. 25 indexed citations
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England, Jessica W., Ryan D. Duffy, Nicholas P. Gensmer, et al.. (2020). Women attaining decent work: The important role of workplace climate in Psychology of Working Theory.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 67(2). 251–264. 60 indexed citations
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Allan, Blake A., Kelsey L. Autin, Ryan D. Duffy, & Haley M. Sterling. (2020). Decent and meaningful work: A longitudinal study.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 67(6). 669–679. 46 indexed citations
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Allan, Blake A., Rhea L. Owens, Haley M. Sterling, Jessica W. England, & Ryan D. Duffy. (2019). Conceptualizing Well-Being in Vocational Psychology: A Model of Fulfilling Work. The Counseling Psychologist. 47(2). 266–290. 23 indexed citations
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Duffy, Ryan D., et al.. (2019). Testing a critical cultural wealth model of well-being among first-generation students.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 67(2). 171–183. 19 indexed citations
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Lysova, Evgenia I., Blake A. Allan, Bryan J. Dik, Ryan D. Duffy, & Michael F. Steger. (2018). Fostering meaningful work in organizations: A multi-level review and integration. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 110. 374–389. 324 indexed citations breakdown →
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Duffy, Ryan D., Richard P. Douglass, Nicholas P. Gensmer, Jessica W. England, & Haram J. Kim. (2018). An initial examination of the work as calling theory.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 66(3). 328–340. 43 indexed citations
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Duffy, Ryan D., Brandon L. Velez, Jessica W. England, et al.. (2018). An examination of the Psychology of Working Theory with racially and ethnically diverse employed adults.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 65(3). 280–293. 82 indexed citations
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Duffy, Ryan D., Carrie L. Torrey, Jessica W. England, & Elliot A. Tebbe. (2016). Calling in retirement: A mixed methods study. The Journal of Positive Psychology. 12(4). 399–413. 24 indexed citations
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Duffy, Ryan D., David L. Blustein, Matthew A. Diemer, & Kelsey L. Autin. (2016). The Psychology of Working Theory.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 63(2). 127–148. 598 indexed citations breakdown →
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Duffy, Ryan D., Kelsey L. Autin, & Elizabeth Bott. (2015). Work Volition and Job Satisfaction: Examining the Role of Work Meaning and Person–Environment Fit. The Career Development Quarterly. 63(2). 126–140. 119 indexed citations
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Douglass, Richard P. & Ryan D. Duffy. (2014). Calling and career adaptability among undergraduate students. Journal of Vocational Behavior. 86. 58–65. 113 indexed citations
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Duffy, Ryan D., Blake A. Allan, Kelsey L. Autin, & Richard P. Douglass. (2014). Living a calling and work well-being: A longitudinal study.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 61(4). 605–615. 108 indexed citations
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Duffy, Ryan D., Elizabeth Bott, Blake A. Allan, & Carrie L. Torrey. (2012). Examining a model of life satisfaction among unemployed adults.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 60(1). 53–63. 55 indexed citations
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Duffy, Ryan D., Elizabeth Bott, Blake A. Allan, Carrie L. Torrey, & Bryan J. Dik. (2011). Perceiving a calling, living a calling, and job satisfaction: Testing a moderated, multiple mediator model.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 59(1). 50–59. 236 indexed citations
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Duffy, Ryan D., et al.. (2008). Measuring individual research productivity: A review and development of the integrated research productivity index.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 55(4). 518–527. 17 indexed citations

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