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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.

World rank
#3,940
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#1,848
of 358,040
Works
61
Citations
7.3k
Citations per work
119.2

What does Edward L. Deci research?

Social Psychology: 28.1%Applied Psychology: 14.1%Experimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10.9%Clinical Psychology: 7.8%other fields: 39.1%28%top field
Social Psychology28.1%Applied Psychology14.1%Experimental and Cognitive Psychology10.9%Clinical Psychology7.8%other fields39.1%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Social Psychology28% of their works
  2. 2Applied Psychology14% of their works
  3. 3Experimental and Cognitive Psychology11% of their works
  4. 4Clinical Psychology8% of their works
  5. 5Developmental and Educational Psychology6% of their works
  6. 6Safety Research6% 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, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Achievement Motivation, Positive Emotions and Positive Psychology.

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 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Well-being142 topics
  2. Intrinsic Motivation101 topic
  3. Self-Determination Theory101 topic
  4. Self-Regulation81 topic
  5. Theory of Planned Behaviour81 topic
  6. Achievement Motivation41 topic
  7. Positive Emotions41 topic
  8. Positive Psychology41 topic
  9. Self-Efficacy41 topic
  10. Extracurricular Activities31 topic
  11. Youth Development Programs31 topic
  12. Education21 topic
  13. Neuroscience21 topic
  14. Organizational Behavior21 topic
  15. Ostracism21 topic
  16. Social Exclusion21 topic
  17. Work Engagement21 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?

Science Explorer counts 61 works and 7,273 citations for Edward L. Deci, ranking #3,940 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite 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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