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Kène Henkens publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kène Henkens sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 251 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Kène Henkens D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kène Henkens sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 56 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Kène Henkens is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Health Professions, contributing notably to related subfields such as Demography, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Econometrics, and Health.

The main topics addressed in Henkens's work include Retirement, Disability, and Employment; Employment and Welfare Studies; Workplace Health and Well-being; Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies; Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving; Health Disparities and Outcomes; and Labor Market Dynamics and Wage Inequality.

Henkens has authored several recent papers, including:

  • Forge Healthy Pathways to Retirement With Employer Practices: A Multilevel Perspective (2021, Work Aging and Retirement)
  • The Differential Impact of Retirement on Informal Caregiving, Volunteering, and Grandparenting: Results of a 3-Year Panel Study (2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series B)
  • Retaining retirement-eligible older workers through training participation: The joint implications of individual growth need and organizational climates (2022, Journal of Applied Psychology)
  • The Proactive Shift in Managing an Older Workforce 2009-2017: A Latent Class Analysis of Organizational Policies (2020, The Gerontologist)
  • Gender and Educational Inequalities in Extending Working Lives: Late-Life Employment Trajectories Across Three Decades in Seven Countries (2022, Work Aging and Retirement)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Henkens include:

  • H.P. van Dalen
  • Hanna van Solinge
  • Ute Bültmann
  • Matthijs Kalmijn
  • Katharina Runge

The scientist's publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B (6 publications)
  • Innovation in Aging (6 publications)
  • Work Aging and Retirement (5 publications)
  • Ageing and Society (3 publications)
  • The Gerontologist (2 publications)

Henkens has also been recognized as a member of Academia Europaea since 2016, reflecting their engagement with the academic community on a European scale.

Best Publications

  • A review of theoretical and empirical advancements

    Mo Wang;Kène Henkens;Hanna van Solinge

  • Adjustment to and satisfaction with retirement: two of a kind?

    Hanna van Solinge;Kène Henkens

  • Productivity of older workers: perceptions of employers and employees.

    Hendrik P. Van Dalen;Kène Henkens;Joop Schippers

  • Intended and unintended consequences of a publish-or-perish culture: A worldwide survey

    Hendrik P. van Dalen;Kène Henkens

  • Involuntary Retirement: The Role of Restrictive Circumstances, Timing, and Social Embeddedness

    Hanna van Solinge;Kène Henkens

  • Emigration Intentions: Mere Words or True Plans? Explaining International Migration Intentions and Behavior

    Hendrik van Dalen;K. Henkens

  • Dealing with older workers in Europe: a comparative survey of employers' attitudes and actions

    Hendrik P. Van Dalen;Kène Henkens;Joop Schippers

  • Stereotyping Older Workers and Retirement: The Managers' Point of View

    Kène Henkens

  • Retirement Intentions and Spousal Support: A Multi-Actor Approach

    Kène Henkens

  • Couples' Adjustment to Retirement: A Multi-Actor Panel Study

    Hanna van Solinge;Kène Henkens

  • Living longer, working longer? The impact of subjective life expectancy on retirement intentions and behaviour.

    Hanna van Solinge;Kène Henkens

  • Managing an aging workforce and a tight labor market: views held by Dutch employers

    Chantal Remery;Kène Henkens;Joop Schippers;Peter Ekamper

  • Involuntary retirement, bridge employment, and satisfaction with life: A longitudinal investigation

    Ellen Dingemans;Kène Henkens

  • Explaining emigration intentions and behaviour in the Netherlands, 2005–10

    H.P. van Dalen;K. Henkens

  • Impact of Different Types of Retirement Transitions on Perceived Satisfaction with Life

    Douglas A. Hershey;Kène Henkens

  • Recharging or Retiring Older Workers? Uncovering the Age-Based Strategies of European Employers

    Hendrik P. van Dalen;Kene Henkens;Mo Wang

  • Signals in science - On the importance of signaling in gaining attention in science

    Hendrik P. van Dalen;Kène Henkens

  • Explaining Retirement Decisions of Civil Servants in the Netherlands: Intentions, Behavior; and the Discrepancy between the Two

    Kene Henkens;Frits Tazelaar

  • Aging and Financial Planning for Retirement: Interdisciplinary Influences Viewed through a Cross-Cultural Lens.

    Douglas A. Hershey;Kène Henkens;Hendrik P. Van Dalen

  • What makes a scientific article influential? The case of demographers

    Hendrik P. Van Dalen;Kène Henkens

  • Employers’ attitudes and actions towards the extension of working lives in Europe

    Wieteke S. Conen;Kène Henkens;Joop Schippers

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthijs Kalmijn
Matthijs Kalmijn University of Groningen
Mo Wang
Mo Wang University of Florida
Aart C. Liefbroer
Aart C. Liefbroer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Martin Hyde
Martin Hyde Swansea University
David J. Ekerdt
David J. Ekerdt University of Kansas
Hannes Zacher
Hannes Zacher Leipzig University
Abraham P. Buunk
Abraham P. Buunk University of Groningen
Pearl A. Dykstra
Pearl A. Dykstra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Annet H. de Lange
Annet H. de Lange Open University in the Netherlands
Dorly J. H. Deeg
Dorly J. H. Deeg University of Amsterdam

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