2026 Ryan D. Duffy: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	70	2250	2051	1312	1169	157	21773

Overview

Ryan D. Duffy is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the social sciences, with particular attention to employment and welfare studies, job satisfaction and organizational behavior, workplace health and well-being, workplace spirituality and leadership, retirement, disability, and employment, gender diversity and inequality, and youth education and societal dynamics.

Duffy's work spans several interconnected subfields, including general health professions, sociology and political science, organizational behavior and human resource management, demography, and safety research. These areas reflect a broad interdisciplinary approach within the social sciences.

Recent publications by Duffy feature topics related to decent work and its implications. Notable papers include:

Decent work and physical health: A multi-wave investigation (2021), Journal of Vocational Behavior
Women attaining decent work: The important role of workplace climate in Psychology of Working Theory (2020), Journal of Counseling Psychology
Moving Toward Decent Work: Application of the Psychology of Working Theory to the School-to-Work Transition (2021), Journal of Career Development
Understanding Decent Work and Meaningful Work (2022), Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior
Unemployment in the time of COVID-19: A research agenda (2020), Journal of Vocational Behavior

Duffy frequently collaborates with several scholars in their field. Prominent coauthors include Haram J. Kim, Yeonwoo Choi, Junsang Park, Gianella Perez, and Blake A. Allan. These collaborations have contributed to advancing research within Duffy's areas of expertise.

The research output of Duffy often appears in specialized academic venues such as the PsycTESTS Dataset, Journal of Career Assessment, Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Journal of Career Development. These publications demonstrate consistent engagement with journals focusing on vocational behavior, career development, and counseling psychology.

Duffy has contributed to the study of topics such as employment and welfare studies, job satisfaction and organizational behavior, workplace health and well-being, workplace spirituality and leadership, retirement, disability, and employment issues, gender diversity and inequality, and the societal dynamics affecting youth education.

Best Publications

Measuring Meaningful Work The Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI)

Michael F. Steger;Michael F. Steger;Bryan J. Dik;Ryan D. Duffy

1898
Citations
Calling and Vocation at Work: Definitions and Prospects for Research and Practice

Bryan J. Dik;Ryan D. Duffy

1524
Citations
The Psychology of Working Theory.

Ryan D. Duffy;David L. Blustein;Matthew A. Diemer;Kelsey L. Autin

1002
Citations
Research on calling: What have we learned and where are we going?

Ryan D. Duffy;Bryan J. Dik

798
Citations
Development and validation of the Calling and Vocation Questionnaire (CVQ) and Brief Calling Scale (BCS)

Bryan J. Dik;Brandy M. Eldridge;Michael F. Steger;Michael F. Steger;Ryan D. Duffy

655
Citations
Calling and Work-Related Outcomes: Career Commitment as a Mediator.

Ryan D. Duffy;Bryan J. Dik;Michael F. Steger

606
Citations
The presence of and search for a calling: Connections to career development

Ryan D. Duffy;William E. Sedlacek

584
Citations
Unemployment in the time of COVID-19: A research agenda.

David L. Blustein;Ryan Duffy;Joaquim A. Ferreira;Valerie Cohen-Scali

573
Citations
Fostering meaningful work in organizations: A multi-level review and integration

Evgenia I. Lysova;Blake A. Allan;Bryan J. Dik;Ryan D. Duffy

498
Citations
The development and initial validation of the Decent Work Scale.

Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Jessica W. England;David L. Blustein

481
Citations
Perceiving a calling, living a calling, and job satisfaction: testing a moderated, multiple mediator model.

Ryan D. Duffy;Elizabeth M. Bott;Blake A. Allan;Carrie L. Torrey

471
Citations
Testing the choice model of social cognitive career theory across Holland themes: A meta-analytic path analysis.

Hung-Bin Sheu;Robert W. Lent;Steven D. Brown;Matthew J. Miller

420
Citations
Beyond the Self: External Influences in the Career Development Process.

Ryan D. Duffy;Ryan D. Duffy;Bryan J. Dik

405
Citations
Calling and Vocation in Career Counseling: Recommendations for Promoting Meaningful Work

Bryan J. Dik;Ryan D. Duffy;Brandy M. Eldridge

389
Citations
Calling and life satisfaction: It's not about having it, it's about living it.

Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Kelsey L. Autin;Elizabeth M. Bott

382
Citations
The Salience of a Career Calling Among College Students: Exploring Group Differences and Links to Religiousness, Life Meaning, and Life Satisfaction

Ryan D. Duffy;Ryan D. Duffy;William E. Sedlacek

374
Citations
Work as a calling: A theoretical model.

Ryan D. Duffy;Bryan J. Dik;Richard P. Douglass;Jessica W. England

357
Citations
Calling and Life Satisfaction Among Undergraduate Students: Investigating Mediators and Moderators

Ryan D. Duffy;Blake A. Allan;Elizabeth M. Bott

321
Citations
Sense of Control and Career Adaptability Among Undergraduate Students

Ryan D. Duffy

309
Citations
The Relationship between Spirituality, Religiousness, and Career Adaptability.

Ryan D. Duffy;David L. Blustein

292
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Blake A. Allan University of Houston

Kelsey L. Autin University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Bryan J. Dik Colorado State University

David L. Blustein Boston College

Michael F. Steger Colorado State University

William E. Sedlacek University of Maryland, College Park

Robert W. Lent University of Maryland, College Park

Matthew A. Diemer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Maureen E. Kenny Boston College

Steven D. Brown Loyola University Chicago

External Links

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