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Kathrin Boerner 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 Kathrin Boerner sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 159 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kathrin Boerner 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 Kathrin Boerner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Kathrin Boerner is affiliated with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences and psychology, with a focus on aging, health, and mental health topics.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Bereavement in the Time of Coronavirus: Unprecedented Challenges Demand Novel Interventions, 2020, Journal of Aging & Social Policy
  • A systematic review of loneliness in bereavement: Current research and future directions, 2021, Current Opinion in Psychology
  • Paid Caregivers in the Community-based Dementia Care Team: Do Family Caregivers Benefit?, 2021, Clinical Therapeutics
  • Cognition, function, and prevalent dementia in centenarians and near-centenarians: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 studies, 2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Insufficient Advance Care Planning? Correlates of Planning Without Personal Conversations, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series B

The frequent co-authors who collaborate with Kathrin Boerner include:

  • Kyungmin Kim
  • Daniela S. Jopp
  • Verena Cimarolli
  • Yijung Kim
  • Jeffrey E. Stokes

Kathrin Boerner's publications appear regularly in various scholarly venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Innovation in Aging
  • The Gerontologist
  • Journal of Applied Gerontology
  • Journal of Aging & Social Policy
  • Current Opinion in Psychology

The main fields of study covered by Kathrin Boerner's work involve:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

Within these fields, research has focused on subfields such as:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Health Professions
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Health
  • Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

The core topics addressed in their work include:

  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Kathrin Boerner was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Good to have but not to use: Differential impact of perceived and received support on well-being

    Joann P. Reinhardt;Kathrin Boerner;Amy Horowitz

  • Predictors of Complicated Grief Among Dementia Caregivers: A Prospective Study of Bereavement

    Richard Schulz;Kathrin Boerner;Katherine Shear;Song Zhang

  • Continuing bonds in adaptation to bereavement: Toward theoretical integration

    Margaret Stroebe;Henk Schut;Kathrin Boerner

  • Positive aspects of caregiving and adaptation to bereavement.

    Kathrin Boerner;Richard Schulz;Amy Horowitz

  • Cautioning Health-Care Professionals: Bereaved Persons Are Misguided Through the Stages of Grief

    Margaret Stroebe;Henk Schut;Kathrin Boerner

  • Adaptation to Disability Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Role of Assimilative and Accommodative Coping

    Kathrin Boerner

  • Bereavement in the Time of Coronavirus: Unprecedented Challenges Demand Novel Interventions.

    Deborah Carr;Kathrin Boerner;Sara Moorman

  • Social Support and Well-Being in Adults Who are Visually Impaired.

    Verena R. Cimarolli;Kathrin Boerner

  • Improvement/Maintenance and Reorientation as Central Features of Coping with Major Life Change and Loss: Contributions of Three Life-Span Theories

    Kathrin Boerner;Daniela Jopp

  • The influence of health, social support quality and rehabilitation on depression among disabled elders

    A Horowitz;J P Reinhardt;K Boerner;L A Travis

  • Trajectories of grieving.

    George A. Bonanno;Kathrin Boerner;Camille B. Wortman

  • The effect of rehabilitation on depression among visually disabled older adults

    A Horowitz;J P Reinhardt;K Boerner

  • Family Relationships and Advance Care Planning: Do Supportive and Critical Relations Encourage or Hinder Planning?

    Kathrin Boerner;Deborah Carr;Sara Moorman

  • Resilient or at Risk? A 4-Year Study of Older Adults Who Initially Showed High or Low Distress Following Conjugal Loss

    Kathrin Boerner;Camille B. Wortman;George A. Bonanno

  • To have and have not: adaptive bereavement by transforming mental ties to the deceased.

    Kathrin Boerner;Jutta Heckhausen

  • Preparedness for death and adjustment to bereavement among caregivers of recently placed nursing home residents.

    Richard Schulz;Kathrin Boerner;Julie Klinger;Jules Rosen

  • Beyond the Myths of Coping with Loss: Prevailing Assumptions Versus Scientific Evidence

    Camille B. Wortman;Kathrin Boerner

  • “His” and “Her” Marriage? The Role of Positive and Negative Marital Characteristics in Global Marital Satisfaction Among Older Adults

    Kathrin Boerner;Daniela S. Jopp;Deborah Carr;Laura Sosinsky

  • Grief After Patient Death: Direct Care Staff in Nursing Homes and Homecare

    Kathrin Boerner;Kathrin Boerner;Orah R. Burack;Daniela S. Jopp;Steven E. Mock

  • Challenges faced by older adults with vision loss: a qualitative study with implications for rehabilitation

    Verena R Cimarolli;Kathrin Boerner;Mark Brennan-Ing;Joann P Reinhardt

  • Encyclopedia of geropsychology

    K. Boerner;Margaret Stroebe;Henk Schut;C Wortman

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniela S. Jopp
Daniela S. Jopp University of Lausanne
Henk Schut
Henk Schut Utrecht University
Deborah Carr
Deborah Carr Boston University
Margaret Stroebe
Margaret Stroebe Utrecht University
Richard Schulz
Richard Schulz University of Pittsburgh
Camille B. Wortman
Camille B. Wortman Stony Brook University
Hans-Werner Wahl
Hans-Werner Wahl Heidelberg University
Barbara Wisse
Barbara Wisse University of Groningen
R. Sean Morrison
R. Sean Morrison Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
George A. Bonanno
George A. Bonanno Columbia University

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