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D-Index
44
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4136
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698

P. Matthijs Bal 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 P. Matthijs Bal sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 109 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

P. Matthijs Bal 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 P. Matthijs Bal sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

P. Matthijs Bal is affiliated with the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom, focusing primarily on social sciences and business management. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including organizational behavior, human resource management, sociology, political science, health professions, social psychology, and demography.

The scientist has contributed significantly to understanding various topics such as employment and welfare studies, job satisfaction and organizational behavior, management and organizational studies, youth education and societal dynamics, retirement, disability, and employment, work-family balance challenges, and media influence on health.

Recent publications by P. Matthijs Bal include:

  • "Paradigms of Flexibility: A Systematic Review of Research on Workplace Flexibility" (2020), published in European Management Review
  • "The effects of a gamified human resource management system on job satisfaction and engagement" (2020), published in Human Resource Management Journal
  • "Age-Related Human Resource Management Policies and Practices: Antecedents, Outcomes, and Conceptualizations" (2021), published in Work Aging and Retirement
  • "Crafting an Interesting Job: Stimulating an Active Role of Older Workers in Enhancing Their Daily Work Engagement and Job Performance" (2020), published in Work Aging and Retirement
  • "Using the "best-fit" approach to investigate the effects of politico-economic and social barriers on SMEs' internationalization in an emerging country context: Implications and future directions" (2020), published in Thunderbird International Business Review

Frequent co-authors collaborating with P. Matthijs Bal include:

  • Inge Brokerhof
  • Yvonne Van Rossenberg
  • Mehmet Orhan
  • Giacomo Marzi
  • Katharina Chudzikowski

The scientist often publishes in venues such as Sustainability, Strategic Change, Human Resource Management Journal, Work Aging and Retirement, and Advances in Developing Human Resources. These platforms reflect the multidisciplinary nature of the research involving both the scientific study of organizational systems and their practical applications.

Best Publications

  • How Does Fiction Reading Influence Empathy? An Experimental Investigation on the Role of Emotional Transportation

    P. Matthijs Bal;Martijn Veltkamp

  • Psychological contract breach and job attitudes: A meta-analysis of age as a moderator

    P. Matthijs Bal;Annet H. De lange;Paul G. W. Jansen;Mandy E. G. Van der Velde

  • How Do Developmental and Accommodative HRM Enhance Employee Engagement and Commitment? The Role of Psychological Contract and SOC Strategies

    P. Matthijs Bal;Dorien T. A. M. Kooij;Simon B. De Jong

  • Different or alike? Exploring the psychological contract and commitment of different generations of hospitality workers

    Xander Lub;Marije Nije Bijvank;P. Matthijs Bal;Rob Blomme

  • From flexibility human resource management to employee engagement and perceived job performance across the lifespan: A multisample study

    P. Matthijs Bal;Annet H. De Lange;Annet H. De Lange;Annet H. De Lange

  • Motivating Employees to Work Beyond Retirement: A Multi-Level Study of the Role of I-Deals and Unit Climate

    P. Matthijs Bal;Simon B. De Jong;Paul G. W. Jansen;Arnold B. Bakker

  • Psychological contract breach and work performance: Is social exchange a buffer or an intensifier?

    P. Matthijs Bal;Dan S. Chiaburu;Paul G.W. Jansen

  • Moving European research on work and ageing forward : Overview and agenda

    René Schalk;Marc Van Veldhoven;Annet H. de Lange;Hans De Witte

  • The relations between work centrality, psychological contracts, and job attitudes: the influence of age

    P. Matthijs Bal;Dorien Kooij

  • Dynamics of psychological contracts with work engagement and turnover intention: The influence of organizational tenure

    P. Matthijs Bal;Rein De Cooman;Stefan T. Mol

  • Dominant achievement goals of older workers and their relationship with motivation-related outcomes

    Annet H. de Lange;Nico W. Van Yperen;Beatrice I. J. M. Van der Heijden;Beatrice I. J. M. Van der Heijden;P. Matthijs Bal

  • The role of future time perspective in psychological contracts: A study among older workers

    P. Matthijs Bal;Paul G. W. Jansen;Mandy E. G. van der Velde;Annet H. de Lange

  • Neoliberal ideology in work and organizational psychology

    P. Matthijs Bal;Edina Dóci

  • Bouncing back from psychological contract breach: How commitment recovers over time.

    Omar N. Solinger;Joeri Hofmans;P. Matthijs Bal;Paul G. W. Jansen

  • One job, one deal…or not: do generations respond differently to psychological contract fulfillment?

    Xander D. Lub;P. Matthijs Bal;Robert J. Blomme;René Schalk

  • Age and Trust as Moderators in the Relation between Procedural Justice and Turnover: A Large-Scale Longitudinal Study

    P. Matthijs Bal;Annet H. de Lange;Jan F. Ybema;Paul G. W. Jansen

  • Future time perspective and promotion focus as determinants of intraindividual change in work motivation

    Dorien T. A. M. Kooij;P. Matthijs Bal;Ruth Kanfer

  • When I'm 64: Psychological contract breach, work motivation and the moderating roles of future time perspective and regulatory focus

    Annet H. de Lange;P. Matthijs Bal;Beatrice I. J. M. Van der Heijden;Nicole de Jong

  • The effects of a gamified human resource management system on job satisfaction and engagement

    Mario Silic;Giacomo Marzi;Andrea Caputo;P. Matthijs Bal

  • Introduction to Aging Workers and the Employee-Employer Relationship

    P. Matthijs Bal;Dorien T. A. M. Kooij;Denise M. Rousseau

  • Aging workers and the employee-employer relationship

    P. Matthijs Bal;Dorien T. A. M. Kooij;Denise M. Rousseau

Frequent Co-Authors

Annet H. de Lange
Annet H. de Lange Open University in the Netherlands
Paul Jansen
Paul Jansen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Beatrice van der Heijden
Beatrice van der Heijden Radboud University
Hannes Zacher
Hannes Zacher Leipzig University
Denise M. Rousseau
Denise M. Rousseau Carnegie Mellon University
René Schalk
René Schalk Tilburg University
Joeri Hofmans
Joeri Hofmans Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Arnold B. Bakker
Arnold B. Bakker Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jan de Jonge
Jan de Jonge Eindhoven University of Technology
Rob B. Briner
Rob B. Briner University of Bath

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