2026 Albert Bandura: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	165	1013	598	291	706591
Psychology	161	48	26	274	717168

Research.com Recognitions

2014 - US President's National Medal of Science "For fundamental advances in the understanding of social learning mechanisms and self-referent thinking processes in motivation and behavior change, and for the development of the social cognitive theory of human action and psychological development.", Award will be presented by President Barack Obama at a future White House ceremony (date TBD).
2008 - Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville
2004 - APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association.
2004 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science
1999 - E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association
1989 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
1989 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
1980 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1980 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
1972 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Albert Bandura was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spanned several fields within the social sciences, with a focus on social and developmental psychology, education, and political science. Bandura contributed to areas including sociology and political science, developmental and educational psychology, information systems, education, and social psychology.

The main topics of the research involved psychology of development and education, educational methods and teacher development, education and professional development, psychology of social influence, crime, deviance and social control, as well as families in therapy and culture.

The scientist published several papers across diverse venues. Notable recent papers included:

"Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective" (2020) - Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society
"Perceived self-efficacy in the exercise of personal agency" (2023) - Revista Española de Pedagogía
"Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency" (2024) - PSIHOLOGÌÂ Ì SUSPÌLʹSTVO
"İnsanlık Dışı Suçlarda Ahlaki Uzaklaşma" (2022) - Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
""J'y arriverai!" D'où vient le sentiment d'efficacité personnelle?" (2020) - Sciences Humaines

Frequent publication venues included:

Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society
Revista Española de Pedagogía
PSIHOLOGÌÂ Ì SUSPÌLʹSTVO
Selçuk Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
Sciences Humaines

Among frequent co-authors, Bandura collaborated with Gaëtane Chapelle.

Their career included recognition through multiple awards, such as:

US President's National Medal of Science (2014) for advances in understanding social learning mechanisms and social cognitive theory, with the award to be presented by President Barack Obama at a future ceremony
Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville (2008)
APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association (2004)
James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (2004)
E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association (1999)
William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (1989)
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (1989)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1980)
APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association (1980)
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1972)

Best Publications

Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change☆☆☆

Albert Bandura

116793
Citations
Social Foundations of Thought and Action

Albert Bandura

104005
Citations
Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory

Albert Bandura

80169
Citations
Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control

Unknown

50708
Citations
Social learning theory

Albert Bandura

44293
Citations
SELF-EFFICACY MECHANISM IN HUMAN AGENCY

Albert Bandura

32101
Citations
Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective

Albert Bandura

22044
Citations
Perceived Self-Efficacy in Cognitive Development and Functioning

Albert Bandura

15359
Citations
Principles of behavior modification

Albert Bandura

13191
Citations
Self-Efficacy in Changing Societies

Albert Bandura

12515
Citations
Aggression: a social learning analysis

Albert Bandura

11855
Citations
Social cognitive theory of self-regulation☆

Albert Bandura

10661
Citations
Health Promotion by Social Cognitive Means

Albert Bandura

9795
Citations
Human agency in social cognitive theory.

Unknown

8747
Citations
Social Cognitive Theory of Mass Communication

Albert Bandura

7457
Citations
Cultivating competence, self-efficacy, and intrinsic interest through proximal self-motivation.

Albert Bandura;Dale H. Schunk

5820
Citations
Moral Disengagement in the Perpetration of Inhumanities

Albert Bandura

5673
Citations
Social Cognitive Theory of Organizational Management

Robert Wood;Albert Bandura

5213
Citations
Negative self-efficacy and goal effects revisited.

Albert Bandura;Edwin A. Locke

5047
Citations
The self system in reciprocal determinism.

Albert Bandura

4937
Citations
Self-Motivation for Academic Attainment: The Role of Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Personal Goal Setting

Barry J. Zimmerman;Albert Bandura;Manuel Martinez-Pons

4930
Citations
The Explanatory and Predictive Scope of Self-Efficacy Theory

Albert Bandura

4017
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Barbaranelli Sapienza University of Rome

Concetta Pastorelli Sapienza University of Rome

Gian Vittorio Caprara Sapienza University of Rome

Robert E. Wood University of New South Wales

Helena C. Kraemer Stanford University

Kay Bussey Macquarie University

C. Barr Taylor Stanford University

Joan E. Grusec University of Toronto

Robert W. Jeffery University of Minnesota

Barry J. Zimmerman City University of New York

External Links

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