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Birgit Spinath publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Birgit Spinath sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 155 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Birgit Spinath D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Birgit Spinath sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Birgit Spinath is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and specializes in psychology and social sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, including education, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, developmental and educational psychology, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's work addresses various main topics, including:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
  • Education Methods and Technologies
  • Education and Critical Thinking Development
  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices

Birgit Spinath has published extensively in journals and books. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Psychologische Rundschau
  • Psychology Learning & Teaching
  • Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie
  • Learning and Individual Differences
  • Frontiers in Education

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Spinath cover topics from educational psychology misconceptions to motivation and learning activities, for example:

  • "Misconceptions die hard: prevalence and reduction of wrong beliefs in topics from educational psychology among preservice teachers" (2020), European Journal of Psychology of Education
  • "The dynamics of motivation, emotion, and task performance in simulated achievement situations" (2020), Learning and Individual Differences
  • "What successful students do: Evidence-based learning activities matter for students' performance in higher education beyond prior knowledge, motivation, and prior achievement" (2021), Learning and Individual Differences
  • "Where do pre-service teachers' educational psychological misconceptions come from?" (2021), Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie
  • "The value of valuing math: Longitudinal links between students' intrinsic, attainment, and utility values and grades in math." (2020), Motivation Science

Spinath has collaborated frequently with co-authors including Zoe Maj Sander, Eva Seifried, Markus Bühner, Eva van den Bosch, and Mario Gollwitzer. Collaboration numbers range up to 11 joint publications with certain co-authors.

The scientist has contributed to book publications such as:

  • "Mythen, Fehlvorstellungen, Fehlkonzepte und Irrtümer in Schule und Unterricht" (2022), published within Psychologie in Bildung und Erziehung: vom Wissen zum Handeln
  • "Empirische Bildungsforschung" (2022), published by Springer Nature

Best Publications

  • The importance of motivation as a predictor of school achievement

    Ricarda Steinmayr;Birgit Spinath

  • Predicting school achievement from general cognitive ability, self-perceived ability, and intrinsic value.

    Birgit Spinath;Frank M. Spinath;Nicole Harlaar;Robert Plomin

  • Sex differences in school achievement: what are the roles of personality and achievement motivation?

    Ricarda Steinmayr;Birgit Spinath

  • The Importance of Students' Motivation for Their Academic Achievement - Replicating and Extending Previous Findings.

    Ricarda Steinmayr;Anne Franziska Weidinger;Malte Schwinger;Birgit Spinath

  • How do motivational regulation strategies affect achievement: Mediated by effort management and moderated by intelligence

    Malte Schwinger;Ricarda Steinmayr;Birgit Spinath

  • Predicting school achievement in boys and girls

    H. Harald Freudenthaler;Birgit Spinath;Aljoscha C. Neubauer

  • Longitudinal Analysis of the Link between Learning Motivation and Competence Beliefs among Elementary School Children.

    Birgit Spinath;Frank M. Spinath

  • Skalen zur Erfassung des schulischen Selbstkonzeptes : SESSKO

    Claudia Schöne;Oliver Dickhäuser;Birgit Spinath;Joachim Stiensmeier-Pelster

  • Die Skalen zum akademischen Selbstkonzept : Konstruktion und Überprüfung eines neuen Instrumentes

    Oliver Dickhäuser;Claudia Schöne;Birgit Spinath;Joachim Stiensmeier-Pelster

  • Neural efficiency as a function of task demands.

    Beate Dunst;Mathias Benedek;Emanuel Jauk;Sabine Bergner

  • Akkuratheit der Einschätzung von Schülermerkmalen durch Lehrer und das Konstrukt der diagnostischen Kompetenz

    Birgit Spinath

  • Gender Differences in School Success: What Are the Roles of Students' Intelligence, Personality and Motivation?.

    Birgit Spinath;Christine Eckert;Ricarda Steinmayr

  • Domain-specific school achievement in boys and girls as predicted by intelligence, personality and motivation

    Birgit Spinath;H. Harald Freudenthaler;Aljoscha C. Neubauer

  • The relative importance of intelligence and motivation as predictors of school achievement: A meta-analysis

    Katharina Kriegbaum;Nicolas Becker;Birgit Spinath

  • Goal orientations predict academic performance beyond intelligence and personality

    Ricarda Steinmayr;Tanja Bipp;Birgit Spinath

  • Longitudinal analysis of intrinsic motivation and competence beliefs: is there a relation over time?

    Birgit Spinath;Ricarda Steinmayr

  • Personality and achievement motivation: Relationship among Big Five domain and facet scales, achievement goals, and intelligence

    Tanja Bipp;Ricarda Steinmayr;Birgit Spinath

  • Development of self-perceived ability in elementary school: the role of parents’ perceptions, teacher evaluations, and intelligence

    Birgit Spinath;Frank M. Spinath

  • Not all roads lead to Rome — Comparing different types of motivational regulation profiles

    Malte Schwinger;Ricarda Steinmayr;Birgit Spinath

  • Antecedents and consequences of students' achievement goals: A mediation analysis

    Felix C. Dinger;Oliver Dickhäuser;Birgit Spinath;Ricarda Steinmayr

Frequent Co-Authors

Ricarda Steinmayr
Ricarda Steinmayr TU Dortmund University
Oliver Dickhäuser
Oliver Dickhäuser University of Mannheim
Frank M. Spinath
Frank M. Spinath Saarland University
Markus Bühner
Markus Bühner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Mario Gollwitzer
Mario Gollwitzer Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Edgar Erdfelder
Edgar Erdfelder University of Mannheim
Cornelius J. König
Cornelius J. König Saarland University
Thomas Fydrich
Thomas Fydrich Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Aljoscha C. Neubauer
Aljoscha C. Neubauer University of Graz
Robert Plomin
Robert Plomin King's College London

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