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David L. Blustein

David L. Blustein

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 71 2144 1948 1251 1110 169 22565

David L. Blustein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David L. Blustein between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David L. Blustein published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 4.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2019. 11 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2019. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications
1979 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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David L. Blustein: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 1
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 4
1988 4
1989 4
1990 3
1991 5
1992 3
1993 0
1994 5
1995 6
1996 1
1997 4
1998 0
1999 3
2000 4
2001 4
2002 4
2003 2
2004 6
2005 7
2006 3
2007 3
2008 6
2009 2
2010 6
2011 5
2012 6
2013 10
2014 4
2015 2
2016 8
2017 9
2018 7
2019 24
2020 10
2021 4
2022 9
2023 14
2024 5
2025 6
Total 216
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David L. Blustein publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David L. Blustein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–170 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 169 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477 169
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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David L. Blustein D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David L. Blustein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 70–71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215 71
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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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

  • The Psychology of Working Theory.

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

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

    David L. Blustein

  • A relational theory of working

    David L. Blustein

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

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

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

    David L Blustein

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

    David L. Blustein

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Reinvigorating the Study of Vocational Exploration: A Framework for Research

    Hanoch Flum;David L. Blustein

  • Attachment Theory and Career Development Current Status and Future Directions

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

  • Relationship between the identity formation process and career development.

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

  • The development and initial validation of the Decent Work Scale.

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

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

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

  • Critical Consciousness and Career Development among Urban Youth.

    Matthew A. Diemer;David L. Blustein

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

    David L. Blustein

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

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

  • Decent Work: A Psychological Perspective.

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

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

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

  • The Role of Peer Relatedness in Late Adolescent Career Development

    Debra E. Felsman;David L. Blustein

Frequent Co-Authors

Maureen E. Kenny
Maureen E. Kenny Boston College
Ryan D. Duffy
Ryan D. Duffy University of Florida
Kelsey L. Autin
Kelsey L. Autin University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Blake A. Allan
Blake A. Allan University of Houston
Matthew A. Diemer
Matthew A. Diemer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Annamaria Di Fabio
Annamaria Di Fabio University of Florence
Myrna L. Friedlander
Myrna L. Friedlander University at Albany, State University of New York
Ellen Hawley McWhirter
Ellen Hawley McWhirter University of Oregon
Terence J. G. Tracey
Terence J. G. Tracey Arizona State University
Nadya A. Fouad
Nadya A. Fouad University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

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