| Migration intentions of rural youth in the Westhoek, Flanders, Belgium and the Veenkoloniën, The Netherlands F Thissen, JD Fortuijn, D Strijker, T Haartsen Journal of Rural Studies 26 (4), 428-436, 2010 | 267 | 2010 |
| Life satisfaction of older people in six European countries: findings from the European study on adult well-being D Ferring, C Balducci, V Burholt, C Wenger, F Thissen, G Weber, ... European Journal of Ageing 1, 15-25, 2004 | 137 | 2004 |
| The success–failure dichotomy revisited: Young adults' motives to return to their rural home region T Haartsen, F Thissen Children's Geographies 12 (1), 87-101, 2014 | 115 | 2014 |
| Reliability and validity of the Older Americans Resources and Services (OARS) social resources scale in six European countries V Burholt, G Windle, D Ferring, C Balducci, C Fagerström, F Thissen, ... The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social …, 2007 | 67 | 2007 |
| Dorpen in verandering F Thissen, M Loopmans Rooilijn 46 (2), 80-89, 2013 | 32 | 2013 |
| Vulnerability and environmental stress of older adults in deprived neighbourhoods in the Netherlands M Van Der Meer, JD Fortuijn, F Thissen Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie 99 (1), 53-64, 2008 | 32 | 2008 |
| ‘The village as a coat’; changes in the person-environment fit for older people in a rural area in The Netherlands F Thissen, JD Fortuijn Journal of Rural Studies 87, 431-443, 2021 | 29 | 2021 |
| Residential dynamics and neighbourhood conditions of older migrants and native Dutch older adults in Amsterdam, The Netherlands S Van der Greft, S Musterd, F Thissen Ageing & Society 36 (1), 189-218, 2016 | 19 | 2016 |
| Gezond actief: de relatie tussen ziekten, beperkingen en maatschappelijke participatie onder Nederlandse ouderen N Hoeymans, JM Timmermans, MMY De Klerk, AH De Boer, DJH Deeg, ... Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu RIVM, 2005 | 19 | 2005 |
| Sociale cohesie en dorpsverenigingen op het Drentse platteland F Thissen, J Droogleever Fortuijn Verslag van een onderzoek in de gemeente Aa en Hunze. Amsterdam Study Centre …, 1998 | 14 | 1998 |
| Guest editorial: Changing villages; what about people? F Thissen, M Loopmans, D Strijker, T Haartsen Journal of Rural Studies 87, 423-430, 2021 | 13 | 2021 |
| Social capital in rural communities in the Netherlands F Thissen Journal for Geography 4 (1), 65-76, 2009 | 13 | 2009 |
| Second homes in the Netherlands. F Thissen | 12 | 1978 |
| Older People in Rural Europe: A Comparative Analysis1 T Scharf, GC Wenger, F Thissen, V Burholt Winning and Losing, 187-202, 2022 | 11 | 2022 |
| Comparative report on the European model of ageing well D Ferring, GC Wenger, M Hoffmann, C Petit, G Weber, J Glück, V Burholt, ... Centre for Social Policy Research and Development, University of Wales, Bangor, 2003 | 11 | 2003 |
| Leefbare dorpen: van raamwerk tot ontwikkelingsmodel J Thissen Amsterdam: Universiteit van Amsterdam, 2006 | 10 | 2006 |
| Wat houdt een (krimpend) dorp leefbaar en vitaal? F Thissen Real Estate Magazine 71, 2010 | 9 | 2010 |
| Stad of platteland, de verschillen voor ouderen in Vlaanderen en Nederland F Thissen, L Vanderstraeten Geron 17, 12-16, 2015 | 8 | 2015 |
| Politics and the countryside: the British example AW Gilg, G Clark, J Groenendijk, F Thissen The changing countryside, 1984 | 8 | 1984 |
| Ouderen op het platteland F Thissen AGORA Magazine 27 (4), 2011 | 7 | 2011 |
