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National Ranking
168

Overview

Jaap Dronkers was affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research spanned multiple fields with a primary focus on Medicine and Social Sciences, incorporating subfields such as Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Demography, Sociology and Political Science, and Gender Studies.

The main topics covered in their work included Nutrition and Health in Aging, Family Dynamics and Relationships, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences, Body Composition Measurement Techniques, Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Among their recent publications were the following papers:

  • Family Forerunners? Parental Separation and Partnership Formation in 16 Countries, 2020, Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • A 4-week exercise and protein program improves muscle mass and physical functioning in older adults - A pilot study, 2020, Experimental Gerontology
  • Physical activity monitoring during hospital stay: a validation study, 2022, Disability and Rehabilitation
  • A comparative perspective on the effectiveness of public schools and private schools, 2023, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Throughout the career, Dronkers collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Juho Härkönen, M.D. Brons, Pol Grootswagers, Margot de Regt, and Jacintha Domić.

Their scholarly output was published in various journals and venues such as:

  • Journal of Marriage and the Family
  • Experimental Gerontology
  • Disability and Rehabilitation
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Dronkers' work covered interdisciplinary areas combining medical fields with social science perspectives, particularly emphasizing aging, family structures, and health monitoring methodologies.

Best Publications

  • The effects of preoperative exercise therapy on postoperative outcome: a systematic review

    Karin Valkenet;Ingrid G L van de Port;Jaap J Dronkers;Wouter R de Vries

  • Immigrant Children's Educational Achievement in Western Countries: Origin, Destination, and Community Effects on Mathematical Performance

    Mark Levels;Jaap Dronkers;Gerbert Kraaykamp

  • Stability and Change in the Educational Gradient of Divorce. A Comparison of Seventeen Countries

    Juho Härkönen;Jaap Dronkers

  • Family Policies and Children's School Achievement in Single‐ Versus Two‐Parent Families

    Suet-Ling Pong;Jaap Dronkers;Gillian Hampden-Thompson

  • Preoperative therapeutic programme for elderly patients scheduled for elective abdominal oncological surgery: a randomized controlled pilot study

    J.J. Dronkers;H. Lamberts;I.M.M.D. Reutelingsperger;R.H. Naber

  • Differences in Scholastic Achievement of Public, Private Government-Dependent, and Private Independent Schools: A Cross-National Analysis

    Jaap Dronkers;Peter Robert

  • Ethnic, religious and economic diversity in Dutch neighbourhoods: explaining quality of contact with neighbours, trust in the neighbourhood and inter-ethnic trust

    Bram Lancee;Jaap Dronkers

  • Educational performance of native and immigrant children from various countries of origin

    Mark Levels;Jaap Dronkers

  • Curricular Tracking and Central Examinations: Counterbalancing the Impact of Social Background on Student Achievement in 36 Countries

    Thijs Bol;Jacqueline Witschge;Herman G. Van de Werfhorst;Jaap Dronkers

  • Merits of exercise therapy before and after major surgery

    Thomas J. Hoogeboom;Jaap J. Dronkers;Erik H.J. Hulzebos;Nico L.U. van Meeteren

  • Unemployment among immigrants in European labour markets: an analysis of origin and destination effects

    Fenella Fleischmann;Jaap Dronkers

  • Prevention of pulmonary complications after upper abdominal surgery by preoperative intensive inspiratory muscle training: a randomized controlled pilot study:

    Jaap Dronkers;André Veldman;Ellen Hoberg;Cees van der Waal

  • The intergenerational transmission of divorce in cross-national perspective: Results from the Fertility and Family Surveys

    Jaap Dronkers;Juho Harkonen

  • Explaining access to citizenship in Europe: How citizenship policies affect naturalization rates

    Jaap Dronkers;Maarten Peter Vink

  • Immigrant naturalization in the context of institutional diversity : policy matters, but to whom ?

    Maarten Peter Vink;Maarten Peter Vink;Tijana Prokic-Breuer;Jaap Dronkers

  • The association of pre-operative physical fitness and physical activity with outcome after scheduled major abdominal surgery

    J. J. Dronkers;A. M. J. Chorus;N. L. U. van Meeteren;M. Hopman-Rock

  • Preoperative therapeutic exercise in frail elderly scheduled for total hip replacement: a randomized pilot trial

    T.J. Hoogeboom;J.J. Dronkers;C.H.M. van den Ende;E. Oosting

  • Preoperative Home-Based Physical Therapy Versus Usual Care to Improve Functional Health of Frail Older Adults Scheduled for Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

    Ellen Oosting;Marielle P. Jans;Jaap J. Dronkers;Roelfrieke H. Naber

  • Ethnic diversity in neighborhoods and individual trust of immigrants and natives: a replication of Putnam (2007) in a West-European country

    B. Lancee;J. Dronkers

  • The Existence of Parental Choice in the Netherlands.

    Jaap Dronkers

  • Curricula tracking and central examinations: counterbalancing the Impact of social background on student achievement in 36 countries

    Thijs Bol;Jacqueline Witschge;Herman van de Werfhorst;Jaap Dronkers

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerbert Kraaykamp
Gerbert Kraaykamp Radboud University
Joop J. Hox
Joop J. Hox Utrecht University
Herman G. van de Werfhorst
Herman G. van de Werfhorst University of Amsterdam
Matthijs Kalmijn
Matthijs Kalmijn University of Groningen
Gary N. Marks
Gary N. Marks University of Melbourne
Emer Smyth
Emer Smyth Economic and Social Research Institute
Willem E. Saris
Willem E. Saris Pompeu Fabra University
René Veenstra
René Veenstra University of Groningen

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