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Researcher · University of Rochester · United States

Edward L. Deci

Edward L. Deci publishes mostly in Social Psychology, Applied Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, on topics such as Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, Behavioral Health and Interventions and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness.

ORCID 0000-0001-8246-8536 OpenAlex
World rank
#217
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#113
of 1,627,098
Works
384
Citations
325k
Citations per work
846.5
h-index
152
i10-index 270Top 0.1% in Social Psychology
Edward L. Deci

What does Edward L. Deci research?

Edward L. Deci's work is mostly in Psychology (68%), Social Sciences (5%).

Social Sciences: 281 works · 73.1% of their workPsychology: 263 works · 68.5% of their workSocial Psychology: 125 works · 32.6% of their workApplied Psychology: 55 works · 14.3% of their workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 36 works · 9.4% of their workClinical Psychology: 30 works · 7.7% of their workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 17 works · 4.5% of their workSocial Sciences: 18 works · 4.6% of their workSafety Research: 18 works · 4.6% of their workEverything else: 103 works · 26.9% of their workTHEIR WORKEdward L. Deci384works
Social Sciences73%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology26368.5%
    2. Social Sciences184.6%
  2. Everything else10326.9%
  1. 1Social Psychology33% of their works
  2. 2Applied Psychology14% of their works
  3. 3Experimental and Cognitive Psychology9% of their works
  4. 4Clinical Psychology8% of their works
  5. 5Safety Research5% of their works
  6. 6Developmental and Educational Psychology4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Edward L. Deci's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Well-being, Intrinsic Motivation, Self-Determination Theory, Self-Regulation, Behavior Change Techniques, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Mental Health and Achievement Motivation.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Well-being2212 topics
  2. Intrinsic Motivation1921 topic
  3. Self-Determination Theory1921 topic
  4. Self-Regulation1202 topics
  5. Behavior Change Techniques1041 topic
  6. Theory of Planned Behaviour1041 topic
  7. Mental Health452 topics
  8. Achievement Motivation431 topic
  9. Self-Efficacy431 topic
  10. Positive Emotions291 topic
  11. Positive Psychology291 topic
  12. Extracurricular Activities261 topic
  13. Youth Development Programs261 topic
  14. Organizational Behavior161 topic
  15. Perfectionism161 topic
  16. Procrastination161 topic
  17. Work Engagement161 topic
  18. Creativity151 topic
  19. Innovation151 topic

Where does Edward L. Deci work?

Edward L. Deci's main affiliation in the publication record is University of Rochester, United States.

How many publications and citations does Edward L. Deci have?

OpenAlex counts 384 works and 325,063 citations for Edward L. Deci, an h-index of 152, ranking #217 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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