Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 21.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of grit, focusing on perseverance and passion for long-term goals. It investigates the impact of grit on various aspects such as academic achievement, well-being, resilience, and work engagement. The papers also delve into the development, measurement, and validation of grit in different contexts, including education and professional settings.
- Perseverance
- Passion
- Self-Control
- Academic Achievement
- Resilience
- Well-Being
- Education
- Psychological Strengths
- Adolescent Development
- Work Engagement
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +117% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (833 and 670 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 833 works
- 2 China 670 works
- 3 Indonesia 483 works
- 4 Türkiye 191 works
- 5 India 187 works
- 6 Philippines 160 works
- 7 South Korea 151 works
- 8 Iran 149 works
- 9 Malaysia 127 works
- 10 Pakistan 116 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Normal University publishes the most Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation research, followed by Yogyakarta State University and Education University of Hong Kong.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 23 works
- 2 Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia 20 works
- 3 Education University of Hong KongHong Kong 18 works
- 4 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 17 works
- 5 State University of MalangIndonesia 16 works
- 6 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 16 works
- 7 East China Normal UniversityChina 15 works
- 8 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia 15 works
- 9 Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong 14 works
- 10 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation include Herbert W. Marsh, Jacquelynne S. Eccles and Edwin A. Locke.
- 1 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
- 2 Jacquelynne S. Eccles United States 3.6k citations
- 3 Edwin A. Locke United States 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation research done?
The largest centres of Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Seoul (South Korea) and Yogyakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Manila.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ManilaPH · 40.6 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation?
Among universities, judged by research, Education University of Hong Kong, University of Macau and Beijing Normal University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Education University of Hong KongHong Kong | 87.9 | 49.1% | 29.0× | 18 | +297.3% |
| 2 | University of MacauMacau | 69.1 | 56.7% | 8.1× | 11 | +10.7% |
| 3 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 68.1 | 44.8% | 7.7× | 23 | +2.7% |
| 4 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 59.3 | 43.6% | 4.8× | 14 | +72.2% |
| 5 | Nanjing Normal UniversityChina | 56.3 | 46.2% | 8.1× | 12 | +3.7% |
| 6 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 52.1 | 46.2% | 3.5× | 13 | +21.7% |
| 7 | Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia | 51.2 | 33.9% | 6.0× | 13 | — |
| 8 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 50.6 | 38.7% | 4.0× | 14 | +25.7% |
| 9 | East China Normal UniversityChina | 49.1 | 24.9% | 7.3× | 16 | +15.3% |
| 10 | Yogyakarta State UniversityIndonesia | 46.8 | 5.7% | 8.2× | 20 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 117% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.