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Erik J. Porfeli

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Mid career · publishing since 2002

Publications

96

Citations

6,049

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

24

Publishing since 2002

Research summary
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Erik J. Porfeli studies how career development unfolds across the lifespan, with particular attention to how children and students form career expectations, aspirations, and preparedness. His work also extends to medical education, examining how admissions practices and enrollment strategies affect diversity in the physician workforce. This research combines developmental psychology, vocational behavior theory, and applied studies in educational and healthcare training contexts.

Career development across the lifespanChildren's and youth career aspirationsMedical school admissions and workforce diversityCareer assessment tools and measurementPerson-in-context and living systems theory in career guidance

Publication output has been modest and irregular over the last decade, with small yearly counts, occasional gaps (e.g., 2022 and 2024), and an average of roughly 0.6 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 3 publications3182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications3202021: 1 publication21222023: 2 publications23242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • PsycTESTS Dataset×3
  • Journal of Vocational Behavior×1
  • Academic Medicine×1
  • The Career Development Quarterly×1
  • Frontiers in Psychology×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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