Frank van Tubergen is full Professor of Sociology at Utrecht University and the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI). His research interests include immigration and integration, social networks, and religion. He co-coordinated the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Study in Four European Countries (CILS4EU). Van Tubergen’s research has been published in journals such as American Sociological Review, European Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, and Demography. He is the author of “Introduction to Sociology” (Routledge, 2020). His research has been supported by grants from the Dutch National Science Foundation (Veni, Vidi, Gravitation), the European Commission (Norface, Horizon2020), Utrecht University, and the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. His papers won awards from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (Ammodo KNAW award), the German Sociological Association, IPUMS, the Dutch Sociological Association, and the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities. Van Tubergen is affiliated with the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS) and an elected fellow of the European Academy of Sociology.

Roles

  • Utrecht University

    University, Utrecht, Netherlands
    Professor

  • University of Groningen

    University, Groningen, Netherlands

  • Universiteit Utrecht

    Other, Utrecht, Netherlands

  • Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute

    Research Institute, The Hague, Netherlands

Research

Saving behavior among immigrant and native youth

Authors Jelle Lössbroek, Frank Van Tubergen
Year 2024
Journal Name Comparative Migration Studies
3 Journal Article

Determinants of ethnic harassment among first- and second-generation immigrants in Europe

Authors Frank van Tubergen, Mathijs Kros
Year 2024
Journal Name European Sociological Review
6 Journal Article

Self-selection of Ukrainian refugees and displaced persons in Europe

Authors Frank van Tubergen, Frank van Tubergen, Irena Kogan, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name Journal of Refugee Studies
Citations (WoS) 5
7 Journal Article

Correction to : The Role of Education in Native Dutch Adolescents’ Muslim Population Size Perceptions

Authors Anne Maaike Mulders, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2023
Journal Name Journal of International Migration and Integration
8 Journal Article

Ethnic segregation across fields of study in the Netherlands

Authors Frank van Tubergen
Year 2023
Book Title Post-school Pathways of Migrant-Origin Youth in Europe
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10 Book Chapter

When ERGMs Lead to Biased Samples: Reply to Kretschmer et al.

Authors Sanne Smith, Frank van Tubergen, Ineke Maas, ...
Year 2023
Journal Name American Journal of Sociology
11 Journal Article

The Role of Education in Native Dutch Adolescents’ Muslim Population Size Perceptions

Authors Anne Maaike Mulders, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2022
Journal Name Journal of International Migration and Integration
Citations (WoS) 2
13 Journal Article

Longitudinal Changes in Interracial Hate Crimes in the USA, 1990–2014: Does Racial Composition Matter?

Authors Mathijs Kros, Eva Jaspers, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2022
Journal Name Journal of International Migration and Integration
Citations (WoS) 2
14 Journal Article

Attitudes towards homosexuality among ethnic majority and minority adolescents in Western Europe: The role of ethnic classroom composition

Authors Nick Wuestenenk, Frank van Tubergen, Tobias H. Stark
Year 2022
Journal Name International Journal of Intercultural Relations
Citations (WoS) 6
15 Journal Article

Vooruitgang in de Nederlandse sociologie

Authors Frank van Tubergen
Year 2022
Journal Name Mens & Maatschappij
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17 Journal Article

Ethnic composition of the school class and interethnic attitudes: a multi-group perspective

Authors Swantje Bubritzki, Frank van Tubergen, Sanne Smith, ...
Year 2017
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 3
24 Journal Article

Sources of Segregation in Social Networks: A Novel Approach Using Facebook

Authors Bas Hofstra, Rense Corten, Frank van Tubergen, ...
Year 2017
Journal Name AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW
25 Journal Article

The ethnic composition of schools and students’ problem behaviour in four European countries: the role of friends

Authors Sara Geven, Frank van Tubergen, Matthijs Kalmijn
Year 2016
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 6
28 Journal Article

Ethnic Composition and Friendship Segregation: Differential Effects for Adolescent Natives and Immigrants

Authors Sanne Smith, Ineke Maas, Daniel A. McFarland, ...
Year 2016
Journal Name American Journal of Sociology
Citations (WoS) 19
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32 Journal Article

Mixed Parents, Mixed Results

Authors Viktor Emonds, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2015
Journal Name Sociological Perspectives
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33 Journal Article

Parental Influence on Friendships Between Native and Immigrant Adolescents

Authors Sanne Smith, Ineke Maas, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2015
Journal Name Journal of Research on Adolescence
35 Journal Article

Minority Language Proficiency of Adolescent Immigrant Children in England, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden

Authors Frank van Tubergen, Tessel Mentjox
Year 2014
Journal Name KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
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37 Journal Article

The occupational status of immigrants in Western and non-Western societies

Authors Christoph Spörlein, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2014
Journal Name International Journal of Comparative Sociology
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38 Journal Article

Settlement Intentions of Recently Arrived Immigrants and Refugees in the Netherlands

Authors Thomas de Vroome, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2014
Journal Name Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
40 Journal Article

Ethnic Boundaries in Core Discussion Networks: A Multilevel Social Network Study of Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands

Authors Frank van Tubergen
Year 2014
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 12
41 Journal Article

A Longitudinal Study of Interethnic Contacts in Germany: Estimates from a Multilevel Growth Curve Model

Authors Borja Martinovic, Frank van Tubergen, Ineke Maas
Year 2014
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 6
43 Journal Article

Inheritance of Religiosity Among Muslim Immigrants in a Secular Society

Authors Jasper van de Pol, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2014
Journal Name Review of Religious Research
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45 Journal Article

Religious change of new immigrants in the Netherlands: The event of migration

Authors Frank van Tubergen
Year 2013
Journal Name Social Science Research
Citations (WoS) 10
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50 Journal Article

Social Contacts and the Economic Performance of Immigrants: A Panel Study of Immigrants in Germany

Authors Agnieszka Kanas, Frank van Tubergen, Barry R. Chiswick, ...
Year 2012
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 35
51 Journal Article

Irreconcilable differences? Ethnic intermarriage and divorce in the Netherlands, 1995–2008

Authors Sanne Smith, Frank van Tubergen, Ineke Maas
Year 2012
Journal Name Social Science Research
Citations (WoS) 24
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53 Journal Article

Implicit and explicit interethnic attitudes and ethnic discrimination in hiring

Authors Lieselotte Blommaert, Frank van Tubergen, Marcel Coenders
Year 2012
Journal Name Social Science Research
Citations (WoS) 18
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54 Journal Article

Acquisition of Cross-Ethnic Friends by Recent Immigrants in Canada: A Longitudinal Approach

Authors Borja Martinovic, Frank van Tubergen, Ineke Maas
Year 2011
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 19
55 Journal Article

Economic Participation and National Self-Identification of Refugees in the Netherlands

Authors Thomas de Vroome, Frank van Tubergen, Maykel Verkuyten, ...
Year 2011
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 15
56 Journal Article

Religion as Reassurance? Testing the Insecurity Theory in 26 European Countries

Authors Tim Immerzeel, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2011
Journal Name European Sociological Review
57 Journal Article

The Religiosity of Immigrants in Europe: A Cross-National Study

Authors Frank Van Tubergen, Jórunn Í. Sindradóttir
Year 2011
Journal Name Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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58 Journal Article

Job Search Methods of Refugees in the Netherlands: Determinants and Consequences

Authors Frank van Tubergen
Year 2011
Journal Name Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
60 Journal Article

The Language Acquisition of Male Immigrants in a Multilingual Destination: Turks and Moroccans in Belgium

Authors Frank van Tubergen, Menno Wierenga
Year 2011
Journal Name Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Citations (WoS) 12
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61 Journal Article

The Employment Experience of Refugees in the Netherlands

Authors Thomas de Vroome, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2010
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 42
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62 Journal Article

Religious Practices Among Islamic Immigrants: Moroccan and Turkish Men in Belgium

Authors Fransje Smits, Stijn Ruiter, Frank Van Tubergen
Year 2010
Journal Name Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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64 Journal Article

A Dynamic Approach to the Determinants of Immigrants’ Language Proficiency: The United States, 1980–2000

Authors Frank van Tubergen, Matthijs Kalmijn
Year 2009
Journal Name International Migration Review
Citations (WoS) 18
67 Journal Article

Immigrant Self-Employment

Authors Agnieszka Kanas, Frank van Tubergen, Tanja van der Lippe
Year 2009
Journal Name Work and Occupations
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68 Journal Article

Dynamics of Interethnic Contact: A Panel Study of Immigrants in the Netherlands

Authors B. Martinovic, F. van Tubergen, I. Maas
Year 2008
Journal Name European Sociological Review
73 Journal Article

Language Proficiency and Usage Among Immigrants in the Netherlands: Incentives or Opportunities?

Authors F. van Tubergen, M. Kalmijn
Year 2008
Journal Name European Sociological Review
Citations (WoS) 32
74 Journal Article

BOOK REVIEW

Year 2008
Journal Name European Societies
75 Journal Article

Ethnicity, schooling, and merit in the Netherlands

Authors Herman G. Van De Werfhorst, Frank Van Tubergen
Year 2007
Journal Name Ethnicities
Citations (WoS) 77
76 Journal Article

Ethnic intermarriage among immigrants in the Netherlands: An analysis of population data

Authors Frank van Tubergen, Ineke Maas
Year 2007
Journal Name Social Science Research
Citations (WoS) 55
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77 Journal Article

Religious Affiliation and Attendance Among Immigrants in Eight Western Countries: Individual and Contextual Effects

Authors FRANK VAN TUBERGEN
Year 2006
Journal Name Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
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79 Journal Article

Post-Migration Education Among Refugees in the Netherlands

Authors Frank van Tubergen
Year 2022
Journal Name Frontiers in Sociology
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86 Journal Article

Beyond the Core: Who Has Larger Social Networks?

Authors Rense Corten, Bas Hofstra, Frank van Tubergen
Year 2020
Journal Name Social Forces
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89 Journal Article

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