Prof. Dr. Rainer Gabriel

Network

Membership of networks

LIVES Centre

Projects

• Participation of Children and Adolescents in Urban Planning and Construction Projects / Team member / completed
• Why do some older workers with adverse health conditions remain in the labor force while others exit early? / Co-project leader / completed
• DSembedded: Integrating discipline-specific Know How into Data Stewardship / Team member / completed
• Accompanying evaluation of the Disability Rights Action Plan / Team member / completed
• Interactive Data Visualization Made Easy / Team member / completed
• The economic situation of widows, widowers and orphans in Switzerland / Co-project leader / completed
• Machine learning and algorithms in social work / Team member / completed
• Improved Integration for Refugees in Switzerland / Co-project leader / completed
• Having Little in a Land of Plenty: Economic Vulnerability in Old Age in Switzerland / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Baumann, I., Gut, V., Gabriel, R., Fredriksson, D., & Fritzell, J. (2025). Multidimensional health patterns and labor market participation among older workers : evidence from a European six-year follow-up study. Plos One, 20(10), e0333659. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0333659
• Cullati, S., Sieber, S., Gabriel, R., Studer, M., Chiolero, A., & van der Linden, B. W. A. (2024). Lifetime employment trajectories and cancer. Scientific Reports, 14(20224). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-70909-2
• Ihle, A., Gabriel, R., Oris, M., Gouveia, É. R., Gouveia, B. R., Marques, A., Marconcin, P., & Kliegel, M. (2022). Cognitive reserve mediates the relation between neighborhood socio-economic position and cognitive decline. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, 12(2), 90–93. https://doi.org/10.1159/000521905
• Sieber, S., Cheval, B., Orsholits, D., van der Linden, B. W. A., Guessous, I., Gabriel, R., Kliegel, M., von Arx, M., Kelly-Irving, M., Aartsen, M. J., Boisgontier, M. P., Courvoisier, D., Burton-Jeangros, C., & Cullati, S. (2020). Do welfare regimes moderate cumulative dis/advantages over the life course? : cross-national evidence from longitudinal SHARE data. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 75(6), 1312–1325. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa036
• Aartsen, M. J., Cheval, B., Sieber, S., Van der Linden, B. W., Gabriel, R., Courvoisier, D. S., Guessous, I., Burton-Jeangros, C., Blane, D., Ihle, A., Kliegel, M., & Cullati, S. (2019). Advantaged socioeconomic conditions in childhood are associated with higher cognitive functioning but stronger cognitive decline in older age. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 201807679. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1807679116
• van der Linden, B. W. A., Sieber, S., Cheval, B., Orsholits, D., Guessous, I., Gabriel, R., von Arx, M., Kelly-Irving, M., Aartsen, M. J., Blane, D., Boisgontier, M. P., Courvoisier, D., Oris, M., Kliegel, M., & Cullati, S. (2019). Life-course circumstances and frailty in old age within different European welfare regimes : a longitudinal study with SHARE. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz140
• van der Linden, B. W. A., Cheval, B., Sieber, S., Orsholits, D., Guessous, I., Stringhini, S., Gabriel, R., Aartsen, M. J., Blane, D., Courvoisier, D., Burton-Jeangros, C., Kliegel, M., & Cullati, S. (2019). Life course socioeconomic conditions and frailty at older ages. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 20(20). https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz018
• Sieber, S., Cheval, B., Orsholits, D., Van der Linden, B. W., Guessous, I., Gabriel, R., Kliegel, M., Aartsen, M. J., Boisgontier, M. P., Courvoisier, D., Burton-Jeangros, C., & Cullati, S. (2019). Welfare regimes modify the association of disadvantaged adult-life socioeconomic circumstances with self-rated health in old age. International Journal of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy283
• Mella, N., Vallet, F., Beaudoin, M., Fagot, D., Baeriswyl, M., Ballhausen, N., Métral, G., Sauter, J., Ihle, A., Gabriel, R., Oris, M., Kliegel, M., & Desrichard, O. (2018). Distinct effects of cognitive versus somatic anxiety on cognitive performance in old age : the role of working memory capacity. Aging & Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1548566

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

• Oris, M., Baeriswyl, M., Duvoisin, A., Gabriel, R., Girardin, M., Henke, J., Masotti, B., Tholomier, A., & Widmer, E. (2023). On the sociohistorical construction of social and economic reserves across the life course and on their use in old age. In D. Spini & E. Widmer (Eds.), Withstanding vulnerability throughout adult life : dynamics of stressors, resources, and reserves (pp. 269–283). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4567-0_17
• Gabriel, R., Oris, M., Kubat, S., Adili, K., & Götzö, M. (2021). The role of work before and after retirement on poverty dynamics in old age : evidence from a follow-up study in Switzerland. In C. Suter, J. Cuvi, P. Balsiger, & M. Nedelcu (Eds.), The Future of Work (pp. 171–198). Seismo. https://doi.org/10.33058/seismo.30818

Other publications

• Kapossy, B., van Rekum, S., Lurk, T., Schlunegger, S., Mumenthaler, R., Jeney, S., Schmidheiny, K., Hodel, T., Gabriel, R., & Jann, B. (2025). ORD Task Force Social Sciences and Humanities data report. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15268746
• Heiniger, S., Höglinger, M., & Gabriel, R. (2024). Pro Senectute Altersmonitor : Freizeitaktivitäten im Lebensverlauf und kognitive Gesundheit im Alter : Teilbericht 4. Pro Senectute Schweiz. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30164
• Meier, F., & Gabriel, R. (2023). Pro Senectute Altersmonitor : Bezug von Betreuungs- und Pflegeleistungen im Alter. Pro Senectute. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30212
• Gabriel, R., Koch, U., Meier, G., & Kubat, S. (2023). Pro Senectute Altersmonitor : Nichtbezug von Ergänzungsleistungen in der Schweiz : Teilbericht 2. Pro Senectute Schweiz. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27747
• Gabriel, R. (2023). Armes reiches Land. Sozial : Magazin der ZHAW Soziale Arbeit, 18, 13–17. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-27192
• Gabriel, R., & Kubat, S. (2022). Pro Senectute Altersmonitor : Altersarmut in der Schweiz 2022 : Teilbericht 1. Pro Senectute Schweiz. https://www.prosenectute.ch/dam/jcr:ec5e09c1-1343-4573-8b2c-d1ad9b6ccc87/Altersarmut%20in%20der%20Schweiz.pdf
• Gabriel, R., Koch, U., & Wanner, P. (2022). Die wirtschaftliche Situation von Witwen, Witwern und Waisen. Soziale Sicherheit CHSS. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25149
• Gabriel, R., Koch, U., & Wanner, P. (2022). Die wirtschaftliche Situation von Witwen, Witwern und Waisen : Schlussbericht. Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen (BSV). https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25150
• Epiney, E., Reitz, M., Kuehni, M., & Gabriel, R. (2021). Parcours d’obstacles - L’intégration des personnes relevant de l’asile dans le canton de Vaud : des normes institutionnelles aux trajectoires individuelles. Laboratoire de recherche santé-social (LaReSS) de la Haute école de travail social et de la santé Lausanne. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23266
• Bretagne, A., Courvoisier, M., Epiney, E., Gabriel, R., Kuehni, M., Reitz, M., Steiner, S., & Vuillet, Y. (2020). «Tout le monde a participé à l’effort général». Revue d’information sociale. https://www.reiso.org/document/6540
• Rosenberger Staub, N., Dreesen, P., Krasselt, J., Klopfenstein Frei, N., Bubenhofer, N., Kehl, K., & Gabriel, R. (2019). Linguistische Diskursanalyse zu «Sozialhilfe». Sozialdepartement der Stadt Zürich. https://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/sd-diskursanalyse

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Gut, V., Baumann, I., Gabriel, R., Fridriksson, D., & Fritzell, J. (2023). The role of multidimensional health patterns over time in older workers’ labor force participation [Conference presentation]. European Journal of Public Health, 33(Supplement_2), ii532. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.1335
• Gabriel, R. (2023, June 8). Nichtbezug von Ergänzungsleistungen. Kommission Sozialpolitik und Sozialhilfe (SoSo) der Schweizerischen Konferenz für Sozialhilfe, 8. Juni 2023.
• Gabriel, R. (2023, April 19). Armut im Pensionsalter : Momentaufnahme des Forschungsstands. Schwerpunkt Angewandte Gerontologie: Altersarmut in der Schweiz, ZHAW Hochschulbibliothek, Winterthur, Schweiz, 19. April 2023. https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/hochschule/hsb/recherchehilfe-kurse/angewandte-gerontologie/20230419-praesentation-gabriel-altersarmut.pdf
• Oris, M., Gabriel, R., Baeriswyl, M., & Ihle, A. (2022, November 17). The accumulation of disadvantages : a critical assessment. The Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research LIVES: Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives (NCCR LIVES), Geneva, Switzerland, 17-18 November 2022.
• Oris, M., Baeriswyl, M., Gabriel, R., & Ihle, A. (2022, November 7). The accumulation of disadvantages : a critical assessment. Lecture Series of the Spanish National Research Council and the Fundación BBVA: Demography Today, Madrid, Spain, 7 November 2022.
• Gabriel, R., & Koch, U. (2022, October 20). AHV-Leistungen für Witwen, Witwer und Waisen : gibt es Handlungsbedarf? Forum Grundlagen & Forschung+ : Präsentationen & Diskussion von Projektresultaten für MItarbeitende der Bundesverwaltung (BSV OFAS), Bern, Schweiz, 20. Oktober 2022.
• Gabriel, R., & Strohmeier Navarro Smith, R. (2022, May 18). Having little in a land of plenty. Alumni-Forum 2022: “Gutes Alter(n) für alle? Existenzsicherung und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe im Alter”, ZHAW Soziale Arbeit, Zürich, 18. Mai 2022. https://www.zhaw.ch/de/sozialearbeit/weiterbildung/fachveranstaltungen/alumni-forum/rueckblick/
• Kubat, S., Gabriel, R., & Adili, K. (2019). Non take-up of welfare benefits and poverty trajectories in old age in Switzerland : results from a five-year follow-up study. Europe and Beyond: Boundaries, Barriers and Belonging: 14th Conference of the European Sociological Association (ESA), Manchester, UK, 20-23 August 2019.
• Adili, K., Kubat, S., Gabriel, R., & Oris, M. (2019). What role does formal work play on poverty trajectories in old-age? : evidence from a five-year follow-up study in Switzerland. Congress of the Swiss Sociological Association 2019: The Future of Work : Book of Abstracts.
• Gabriel, R., Kubat, S., Adili, K., & Oris, M. (2019). Factors affecting poverty trajectories in old age : first results from a Swiss five-year follow-up study. The Dynamics of Inequality across the Life-Course (DIAL), Turku, Finland, 7 June 2019.

Research data

• Colussi, Gaé; Gabriel, Rainer, 2024. Pink Cross Survey : community perceptions and relationships amongst gay, bi and queer men in Switzerland. SWISSUbase. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48573/ezec-re67
• Gabriel, Rainer; Kubat, Sonja; Widmer, Alexander, 2025. Swiss Aging Survey (SAS), wave 1. SWISSUbase. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48573/hkyj-s527

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