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D-Index
60
Citations
28757
World Ranking
3460
National Ranking
1946

Ruth Kanfer 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 Ruth Kanfer sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 137 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ruth Kanfer 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 Ruth Kanfer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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

  • 1991 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management

Overview

Ruth Kanfer is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Psychology, with notable contributions to related subfields such as Social Psychology, General Health Professions, Education, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Communication.

The scientist's work has been published in various academic venues, including:

  • Journal of Applied Psychology
  • Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
  • Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • Journal of Management in Engineering
  • Journal of the Learning Sciences

Kanfer's research topics encompass several areas, notably:

  • Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Kanfer include:

  • "Job search and employment success: A quantitative review and future research agenda.", 2020, Journal of Applied Psychology
  • "Multilevel Goal Model for Decision-Making in UAS Visual Inspections in Construction and Infrastructure Projects", 2020, Journal of Management in Engineering
  • "The Future of Motivation in and of Teams", 2023, Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
  • "Technological support for lifelong learning: The application of a multilevel, person-centric framework", 2024, Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • "Interpersonal, intrapersonal, and cognitive tactics: A thematic analysis of adults' 21st century learning management", 2024, Journal of the Learning Sciences

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Kanfer include:

  • Sibley F. Lyndgaard
  • Corey E. Tatel
  • Edwin A. J. van Hooft
  • John D. Kammeyer-Mueller
  • Connie R. Wanberg

Awards received by Kanfer include:

  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), 1991
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management

Best Publications

  • Motivation and cognitive abilities: an integrative/aptitude-treatment interaction approach to skill acquisition

    Ruth Kanfer;Phillip L. Ackerman

  • Motivation theory and industrial and organizational psychology.

    Ruth Kanfer

  • Aging, Adult Development, and Work Motivation

    Ruth Kanfer;Phillip L. Ackerman

  • Job search and employment: A personality–motivational analysis and meta-analytic review.

    Ruth Kanfer;Connie R. Wanberg;Tracy M. Kantrowitz

  • Voice, control, and procedural justice : instrumental and noninstrumental concerns in fairness judgments

    E. Allan Lind;Ruth Kanfer;P. Christopher Earley

  • A Multilevel Study of Leadership, Empowerment, and Performance in Teams

    Gilad Chen;Bradley L. Kirkman;Ruth Kanfer;Don Allen

  • Health sector reform and public sector health worker motivation: a conceptual framework

    Lynne Miller Franco;Sara Bennett;Ruth Kanfer

  • Age and work‐related motives: Results of a meta‐analysis

    Dorien T. A. M. Kooij;Annet H. De Lange;Paul G. W. Jansen;Ruth Kanfer

  • Toward a Systems Theory of Motivated Behavior in Work Teams

    Gilad Chen;Ruth Kanfer

  • Motivation related to work: A century of progress.

    Ruth Kanfer;Michael Frese;Russell E. Johnson

  • Future time perspective: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Dorien T A M Kooij;Ruth Kanfer;Matt Betts;Cort W Rudolph

  • Predictors and outcomes of networking intensity among unemployed job seekers.

    Connie R. Wanberg;Ruth Kanfer;Joseph T. Banas

  • Unemployed individuals: motives, job-search competencies, and job-search constraints as predictors of job seeking and reemployment.

    Connie R. Wanberg;Ruth Kanfer;Maria Rotundo

  • Age and gender diversity as determinants of performance and health in a public organization: the role of task complexity and group size.

    Jürgen Wegge;Carla Roth;Barbara Neubach;Klaus-Helmut Schmidt

  • Equivalence of psychological measurement in heterogeneous populations.

    Fritz Drasgow;Ruth Kanfer

  • Work motivation: New directions in theory and research.

    Ruth Kanfer

  • Chapter 7: The Role of Volition in Learning and Performance:

    Lyn Corno;Ruth Kanfer

  • Cognitive and noncognitive determinants and consequences of complex skill acquisition.

    Phillip L. Ackerman;Ruth Kanfer;Maynard Goff

  • Goal setting, conditions of practice, and task performance: A resource allocation perspective.

    Ruth Kanfer;Phillip L. Ackerman;Todd C. Murtha;Brad Dugdale

  • Individual differences in successful job searches following lay-off.

    Ruth Kanfer;Charles L. Hulin

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip L. Ackerman
Phillip L. Ackerman Georgia Institute of Technology
Donald M. Truxillo
Donald M. Truxillo University of Limerick
Connie R. Wanberg
Connie R. Wanberg University of Minnesota
Margaret E. Beier
Margaret E. Beier Rice University
Gilad Chen
Gilad Chen University of Maryland, College Park
P. Christopher Earley
P. Christopher Earley University of Technology Sydney
E. Allan Lind
E. Allan Lind Duke University
Gloria R. Leon
Gloria R. Leon University of Minnesota
Mo Wang
Mo Wang University of Florida
Tammy D. Allen
Tammy D. Allen University of South Florida

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