OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Happiness Studies is 23. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction to: The Importance of the Neighbourhood Environment and Social Capital for Happiness in a Vulnerable District: The Case of the Pajarillos District in Spain	60
Beyond Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism: Does the Tripartite Model of Meaning in Life Matter in Predicting Future Well-Being in Adults?	59
“Humor A B C” Program: Specific Strength Intervention in Facilitating the Positive Development of Left-Behind Children	42
The Longitudinal Effect of Pre-war Investments in Hedonic Capital on Wartime Well-Being	40
The Relationship Between Prosociality, Meaning, and Happiness in Everyday Life	40
State Contexts, Job Insecurity, and Subjective Well-being in the Time of COVID-19	38
Informal Caregivers and Life Satisfaction: Empirical Evidence from the Netherlands	34
Relative Effects on Life Satisfaction Revisited: Social Comparison is Only Half the Story	32
The Paradox of Wealthy Nations’ Low Adolescent Life Satisfaction	31
Energy Loss After Daily Role Stress and Work Incivility: Caring for Oneself with Emotional Wellness	29
Revisiting the Factor Structure of the Mental Health Continuum Short Form (MHC-SF): Evidence for a General Wellbeing Factor?	29
Temperament in Middle Childhood: Relation to Childhood Happiness and to Happiness and Health Entering Middle Adulthood	28
Sociodemographic Disparities in Positive Life Experiences	27
Does the Dream of Home Ownership Rest Upon Biased Beliefs? A Test Based on Predicted and Realized Life Satisfaction	27
When Humble is Humbled: The Moderating Role of Leader Underestimation in the Dual Relationship Between Employee Humility and Well-Being	26
Does Inequality Shape Human Character? Cross-Cultural Associations between Character Strengths and the Gini Index in 68 Countries	26
Paradoxical Impacts of Social Relationship on Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic	26
Why Do We Feel so Time Poor? A Daily Diary Study of Time Poverty and Well-Being	26
Alone in a Crowd: Is Social Contact Associated with Less Psychological Pain of Loneliness in Everyday Life?	25
Who (Really) Wins with Basic Income: Personality and Values as Predictors of Happiness Trajectories	25
Lockdown, Infection, and Expressed Happiness in China	24
Interventions Based On Positive Psychology for Suicide Prevention: A Systematic Review	24
Personal Growth Initiative: Relation to Coping Styles, Strategies, and Self-Efficacy	24
The Impact of Recognizing a Romantic Partner’s Character Strengths on Relationship Satisfaction	23
The Longitudinal Association Between Self-Esteem and Social Relationships Among Chinese Adolescents: Roles of Developmental Stages and Gender	23

What You See is What You Get: The Effect of Perceived Inequality on Subjective Well-Being