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Career Transitions

Career Transitions is a dynamic process within the field of career development whereby individuals navigate significant changes in their vocational roles, contexts, or identities, distinguished from related concepts by its focus on the psychological, social, and structural adjustments required during shifts across education, employment, or life stages.

4.7K

Publications

237K

Citations

9.1K

Authors

2.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

1.3K

Variants

Career Transition

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Publications

4.7K

Work Role Transitions: A Study of American Expatriate Managers in Japan

J. Stewart Black · Journal of International Business Studies · 1988 · 1.1K citations

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Transition shock: the initial stage of role adaptation for newly graduated Registered Nurses

Judy E. Boychuk Duchscher · Journal of Advanced Nursing · 2008 · 1.1K citations

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A Theory of Work Role Transitions

Nigel Nicholson · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1984 · 960 citations

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Pursuing a “Sense of Success”: New Teachers Explain Their Career Decisions

Susan M. Johnson, Sarah Birkeland · American Educational Research Journal · 2003 · 930 citations

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The evolution of the boundaryless career concept: Examining physical and psychological mobility

Sherry E. Sullivan, Michael B. Arthur · Journal of Vocational Behavior · 2005 · 870 citations

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Authors

9.1K

  1. NS
    Natalia Stambulova

    Halmstad University, Sweden

    17 publications · 1.7K citations

    17

    h-index

  2. DT
    Douglas T. Hall

    Boston University, United States

    16 publications · 2.6K citations

    16

    h-index

  3. LM
    Lynn McAlpine

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 947 citations

    16

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  4. YB
    Yehuda Baruch

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 856 citations

    14

    h-index

  5. DC
    Daniel C. Feldman

    University of Georgia, United States

    13 publications · 1.6K citations

    13

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Institutions

2.4K

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    28 h-index

    68 publications

    3.4K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    27 h-index

    60 publications

    3.3K citations

  3. The University of Queensland

    Brisbane, Australia

    26 h-index

    58 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    24 h-index

    38 publications

    3K citations

  5. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    23 h-index

    62 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    23 h-index

    46 publications

    2.7K citations

  7. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    47 publications

    2.8K citations

  8. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    22 h-index

    50 publications

    2.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Vocational Behavior

    134 publications · 12.1K citations

    60

    h-index

  2. Career Development International

    89 publications · 6.5K citations

    43

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  3. The Career Development Quarterly

    CDQ · 77 publications · 4.7K citations

    38

    h-index

  4. Journal of Career Development

    JCD · 73 publications · 3K citations

    31

    h-index

  5. Studies in Higher Education

    45 publications · 2K citations

    28

    h-index

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