1. Theses, books & chapters 

2. Journal articles 

3. International conference papers 

4. National conference papers 

5. Research grants & contracts 

List of 10 works considered the most relevant for my professional achievements

Bălțătescu, S., Strózik, T., Soo, K., Kutsar, D., Strózik, D., & Bacter, C. (2023). Subjective Well-being of Children Left Behind by Migrant Parents in Six European Countries. Child Indicators Research, 16(5), 1941-1969. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-023-10054-w  

Bacter, C., Bălṭătescu, S., Marc, C., Săveanu, S., & Buhaṣ, R. (2021), Correlates of Preadolescent Emotional Health in 18 Countries. A Study Using Children’s Words Data, Child Indicators Research, vol. 14, nr. 4, pp. 1703-1722, ISSN 1874-897X, https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12187-021-09819-y  

Kutsar, Dagmar, Soo, Kadri, Strózik, Tomasz, Strózik, Dorota, Grigoraș, Brindusa, & Bălțătescu, Sergiu. (2017). Does the Realisation of Children’s Rights Determine Good Life in 8-Year-Olds’ Perspectives? A Comparison of Eight European Countries. Child Indicators Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-017-9499-y

Montserrat, C., Dinisman, T., Bălţătescu, S., Grigoraş, B. A., & Casas, F. (2015), The Effect of Critical Changes and Gender on Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being: Comparisons Across 8 Countries, Child Indicators Research, vol. 8, nr. 1, pp. 111-131, ISSN 1874-897X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12187-014-9288-9.

Bălţătescu, S. (2014). Fericirea în contextul social al tranziţiei postcomuniste din România [Happiness in the social context of Romanian post-communist transition]. Editura EIKON, Cluj‐Napoca, ISBN 978‐606‐711‐210‐8, http://www.edituraeikon.ro/detalii-carte.php?idC=397. Second edition, revised and enlarged.

Bălţătescu, S. (2014), Romanian-Hungarian Cross-Border Region, Personal Well-Being Index, în: A. C. Michalos (coord.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, Springer Netherlands, pp. 5598-5606, ISBN: 978-94-007-0752-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_4229.

Bălţătescu, S. (2014), Gender and Age Differences in Subjective Well-being: Romania 1990–2005, în: E. Eckermann (coord.), Gender, Lifespan and Quality of Life, Springer Netherlands, pp. 99-114, ISBN: 978-94-007-7828-3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7829-0_7.

Żemojtel-Piotrowska, M., Baran, T., Clinton, A., Piotrowski, J., Bălţătescu, S., & Hiel, A. v. (2013), Materialism, Subjective Well-being, and Entitlement Journal of Social Research & Policy, vol. 4, nr. 2, pp. 85-98, ISSN, www.jsrp.ro/content/JSRP_Vol4_Iss2_Zemojtel-Piotrowska.

Casas, F., Bălţătescu, S., Bertran, I., González, M., & Hatos, A. (2013), School Satisfaction Among Adolescents: Testing Different Indicators for its Measurement and its Relationship with Overall Life Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being in Romania and Spain, Social Indicators Research, vol. 111, pp. 665–681, ISSN 0303-8300, http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11205-012-0025-9.