Ruut Veenhoven: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Ruut Veenhoven's h-index is 84 (228 i10-index, 43,856+ total citations across 778+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of June 2026. Ruut Veenhoven is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, Erasmus happiness Economics Research Organization EHERO.
Ruut Veenhoven is a researcher affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, Erasmus happiness Economics Research Organization EHERO, specializing in happiness, life satisfaction, wellbeing. Their work has been cited 43,856 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Ruut Veenhoven's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 778 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 84
- i10-Index
- 228
- Total Citations
- 43,856
- Citing Countries
- 3
As of June 2026.
Ruut Veenhoven has an h-index of 84 and 43,856 total citations across 778 publications, with research cited by institutions in 3 countries.
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About Ruut Veenhoven's research
Ruut Veenhoven is a researcher in happiness, life satisfaction and wellbeing at Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, Erasmus happiness Economics Research Organization EHERO. Their work has been cited 43,856 times across 778 publications (h-index 84), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Is happiness relative?” (1991), has accumulated 3,640 citations. Other influential works include “Data-book of happiness: a complementary reference work to ‘conditions of happiness’ by the same author” (2013) with 2,519 citations and “The four qualities of life” (2000) with 2,325 citations.
Citations of Ruut Veenhoven's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
