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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 57 Citations 11,027 137 World Ranking 2994 National Ranking 154

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • Social psychology
  • Cognition

His primary areas of investigation include Loneliness, Social support, Developmental psychology, Longitudinal study and Gerontology. His study in Loneliness is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Hearing aid, Hearing.status and Social isolation. His Social support research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Coping, Psychiatry and Feeling.

Theo G. van Tilburg has researched Developmental psychology in several fields, including Instrumental support and Friendship. His Gerontology research incorporates elements of Sibling and Public health. His research integrates issues of Test and Confirmatory factor analysis in his study of Public health.

His most cited work include:

  • Major and minor depression in later life: a study of prevalence and risk factors (493 citations)
  • Effects of Social Support and Personal Coping Resources on Mortality in Older Age: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (364 citations)
  • Changes in Older Adult Loneliness : Results From a Seven-Year Longitudinal Study (276 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Theo G. van Tilburg mainly investigates Loneliness, Gerontology, Developmental psychology, Social psychology and Demography. The concepts of his Loneliness study are interwoven with issues in Psychological intervention, Coping, Clinical psychology, Social isolation and Feeling. In Gerontology, Theo G. van Tilburg works on issues like Social support, which are connected to Psychiatry.

His research in Developmental psychology intersects with topics in Instrumental support and Emotional support. His study on Set is often connected to Personal network and Closeness as part of broader study in Social psychology. His Demography study frequently draws connections between adjacent fields such as Association.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Loneliness (31.43%)
  • Gerontology (29.29%)
  • Developmental psychology (25.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Loneliness (31.43%)
  • Psychological intervention (9.29%)
  • Demography (17.14%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Loneliness, Psychological intervention, Demography, Gerontology and Social isolation. His Loneliness research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Older people, Developmental psychology, Coping, Mental health and Feeling. Theo G. van Tilburg interconnects Workforce and Retirement age in the investigation of issues within Psychological intervention.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Expectancy theory and Relationship maintenance. His studies deal with areas such as Confirmatory factor analysis, Social psychology and Emptiness as well as Social isolation. His Social psychology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Poverty and Social exclusion.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Loneliness and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study among Dutch older adults. (61 citations)
  • Explaining the gender gap in the caregiving burden of partner caregivers (38 citations)
  • New Ways of Theorizing and Conducting Research in the Field of Loneliness and Social Isolation (25 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Social psychology
  • Cognition

Theo G. van Tilburg mostly deals with Loneliness, Gerontology, Psychological intervention, Demography and Social isolation. His Loneliness study combines topics in areas such as Mood, Older people and Long-term care. His Gerontology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Expectancy theory, Workforce and Retirement age.

Many of his studies on Demography apply to Immigration as well. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Developmental psychology, Social psychology and Mental health. Theo G. van Tilburg combines subjects such as Social psychology and Disconnection with his study of Developmental psychology.

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Best Publications

Major and minor depression in later life: a study of prevalence and risk factors

Aartjan T.F. Beekman;Dorly J.H Deeg;Theo van Tilburg;Jan H. Smit.
Journal of Affective Disorders (1995)

766 Citations

Effects of Social Support and Personal Coping Resources on Mortality in Older Age: The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam

B.W.J.H. Penninx;T. van Tilburg;D.M.W. Kriegsman;D.J.H. Deeg.
American Journal of Epidemiology (1997)

610 Citations

Loneliness and Social Isolation

Jenny de Jong Gierveld;Theo van Tilburg;Pearl A. Dykstra.
The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships (2006)

585 Citations

Feelings of loneliness, but not social isolation, predict dementia onset: results from the Amsterdam Study of the Elderly (AMSTEL)

Tjalling Jan Holwerda;Dorly J H Deeg;Aartjan T F Beekman;Theo G van Tilburg.
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry (2014)

577 Citations

The De Jong Gierveld short scales for emotional and social loneliness: tested on data from 7 countries in the UN Generations and Gender Surveys

Jenny De Jong Gierveld;Theo Van Tilburg.
European Journal of Ageing (2010)

557 Citations

Changes in Older Adult Loneliness : Results From a Seven-Year Longitudinal Study

Pearl A. Dykstra;Theo G. van Tilburg;Jenny de Jong Gierveld.
Research on Aging (2005)

513 Citations

Attrition in the Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam: The effect of differential inclusion in side studies

Dorly J.H. Deeg;Theo van Tilburg;Johannes H. Smit;Edith D. de Leeuw.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2002)

358 Citations

Activity in Older Adults Cause or Consequence of Cognitive Functioning? A Longitudinal Study on Everyday Activities and Cognitive Performance in Older Adults

Marja J. Aartsen;Carolien H. M. Smits;Theo van Tilburg;Kees C. P. M. Knipscheer.
Journals of Gerontology Series B-psychological Sciences and Social Sciences (2002)

353 Citations

Loneliness and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study among Dutch older adults.

Theo G van Tilburg;Stephanie Steinmetz;Stephanie Steinmetz;Elske Stolte;Henriëtte van der Roest.
Journals of Gerontology Series B-psychological Sciences and Social Sciences (2021)

344 Citations

Perceived instrumental support exchanges in relationships between elderly parents and their adult children: Normative and structural explanations

Karen Klein Ikkink;Theo van Tilburg;Kees C. P. M. Knipscheer.
Journal of Marriage and Family (1999)

309 Citations

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