2026 David L. Blustein: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	71	2146	1950	1251	1110	169	22565

Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
1997 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

David L. Blustein is affiliated with Boston College in the United States and specializes in social sciences and health professions. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics related to employment, workplace health, career development, and the impacts of societal changes on work and well-being.

Their primary fields of study include:

Social Sciences
Health Professions

Blustein's subfields of study cover:

General Health Professions
Safety Research
Sociology and Political Science
Demography
Clinical Psychology

The main topics addressed in Blustein's work are:

Employment and Welfare Studies
Workplace Health and Well-being
Retirement, Disability, and Employment
Career Development and Diversity
Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

They have published extensively in several prominent journals, including:

Journal of Career Assessment
Journal of Career Development
Journal of Vocational Behavior
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

Significant recent papers by Blustein include:

Unemployment in the time of COVID-19: A research agenda, 2020, Journal of Vocational Behavior
Work and Unemployment in the Time of COVID-19: The Existential Experience of Loss and Fear, 2020, Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Understanding Decent Work and Meaningful Work, 2022, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Blustein include:

Camille M. Smith
Blake A. Allan
Ryan D. Duffy
Rachel Gali Cinamon

Blustein has been recognized as a Fellow of both the American Educational Research Association since 2008 and the American Psychological Association since 1997.

Best Publications

The Psychology of Working: A New Perspective for Career Development, Counseling, and Public Policy

David Larry Blustein

1655
Citations
The Psychology of Working Theory.

Ryan D. Duffy;David L. Blustein;Matthew A. Diemer;Kelsey L. Autin

1002
Citations
The role of work in psychological health and well-being: a conceptual, historical, and public policy perspective.

David L. Blustein

954
Citations
A relational theory of working

David L. Blustein

713
Citations
Contributions of Psychological Separation and Parental Attachment to the Career Development Process.

David L. Blustein;Marie M. Walbridge;Myrna L. Friedlander;Donna E. Palladino

710
Citations
The role of goal instability and career self-efficacy in the career exploration process

David L Blustein

626
Citations
A Context-Rich Perspective of Career Exploration Across the Life Roles

David L. Blustein

612
Citations
Unemployment in the time of COVID-19: A research agenda.

David L. Blustein;Ryan Duffy;Joaquim A. Ferreira;Valerie Cohen-Scali

573
Citations
The Role of Perceived Barriers and Relational Support in the Educational and Vocational Lives of Urban High School Students.

Maureen E. Kenny;David L. Blustein;Anna Chaves;Jennifer M. Grossman

555
Citations
Voices of the Forgotten Half: The Role of Social Class in the School-to-Work Transition.

David L. Blustein;Anna P. Chaves;Matthew A. Diemer;Laura A. Gallagher

531
Citations
Reinvigorating the Study of Vocational Exploration: A Framework for Research

Hanoch Flum;David L. Blustein

528
Citations
Attachment Theory and Career Development Current Status and Future Directions

David L. Blustein;Michael S. Prezioso;Donna Palladino Schultheiss

520
Citations
Relationship between the identity formation process and career development.

David L. Blustein;Luanna E. Devenis;Barbara A. Kidney

496
Citations
The development and initial validation of the Decent Work Scale.

Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Jessica W. England;David L. Blustein

481
Citations
Toward a relational perspective of the psychology of careers and working: A social constructionist analysis

David L. Blustein;Donna E. Palladino Schultheiss;Hanoch Flum

413
Citations
Critical Consciousness and Career Development among Urban Youth.

Matthew A. Diemer;David L. Blustein

413
Citations
Extending the Reach of Vocational Psychology: Toward an Inclusive and Integrative Psychology of Working.

David L. Blustein

408
Citations
An Emancipatory Communitarian Approach to Vocational Development Theory, Research, and Practice

David L. Blustein;Ellen Hawley McWhirter;Justin C. Perry

406
Citations
Decent Work: A Psychological Perspective.

David L. Blustein;Chad Olle;Alice Connors-Kellgren;A. J. Diamonti

380
Citations
The College‐to‐Career Transition: An Exploration of Emerging Adulthood

Kerri A. Murphy;David L. Blustein;Amanda J. Bohlig;Melissa G. Platt

366
Citations
The Role of Peer Relatedness in Late Adolescent Career Development

Debra E. Felsman;David L. Blustein

351
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Maureen E. Kenny Boston College

Ryan D. Duffy University of Florida

Kelsey L. Autin University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Blake A. Allan University of Houston

Matthew A. Diemer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Annamaria Di Fabio University of Florence

Myrna L. Friedlander University at Albany, State University of New York

Ellen Hawley McWhirter University of Oregon

Terence J. G. Tracey Arizona State University

Nadya A. Fouad University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

External Links

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