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Carol S. Dweck 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 Carol S. Dweck sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 284 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol S. Dweck 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 Carol S. Dweck sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science
  • 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2011 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • 2009 - E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association
  • 2008 - Donald T. Campbell Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Carol S. Dweck is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a significant contribution to subfields such as experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, education, sociology and political science, and applied psychology.

The main topics explored in their work include education, achievement, and giftedness; early childhood education and development; social and intergroup psychology; grit, self-efficacy, and motivation; psychological and educational research studies; behavioral health and interventions; and cultural differences and values.

Frequent publication venues for this scientist include American Psychologist, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SSRN Electronic Journal, Developmental Psychology, and Psychological Science.

Notable recent papers cover a range of topics and years:

  • What can be learned from growth mindset controversies?, 2020, American Psychologist
  • Teacher Mindsets Help Explain Where a Growth-Mindset Intervention Does and Doesn't Work, 2021, Psychological Science
  • Using large language models in psychology, 2023, Nature Reviews Psychology
  • The amygdala and the prefrontal cortex: The co-construction of intelligent decision-making., 2021, Psychological Review
  • How can we inspire nations of learners? An investigation of growth mindset and challenge-seeking in two countries., 2020, American Psychologist

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Howard Burton
  • David S. Yeager
  • Gregory M. Walton
  • Cameron A. Hecht
  • Andrei Cimpian

Carol S. Dweck has also authored book publications, including Mindsets: Growing Your Brain (2020), published by Open Agenda Publishing eBooks.

The scientist has been recognized with several awards, such as:

  • James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science, 2013
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012
  • APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2011
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2010
  • E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association, 2009
  • Donald T. Campbell Award, Society for Personality and Social Psychology, 2008
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2002

Best Publications

  • A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality

    Carol S. Dweck;Ellen L. Leggett

  • Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development

    Carol S. Dweck

  • Motivational processes affecting learning.

    Carol S. Dweck

  • Implicit theories of intelligence predict achievement across an adolescent transition: a longitudinal study and an intervention

    Lisa S. Blackwell;Kali H. Trzesniewski;Carol Sorich Dweck

  • Goals: An approach to motivation and achievement.

    Elaine S. Elliott;Carol S. Dweck

  • Implicit Theories and Their Role in Judgments and Reactions: A Word From Two Perspectives

    Carol S. Dweck;Chi-yue Chiu;Ying-yi Hong

  • Mindsets That Promote Resilience: When Students Believe That Personal Characteristics Can Be Developed

    David Scott Yeager;Carol S. Dweck

  • The role of expectations and attributions in the alleviation of learned helplessness.

    Carol S. Dweck

  • Praise for Intelligence Can Undermine Children's Motivation and Performance

    Claudia M. Mueller;Carol S. Dweck

  • An Analysis of Learned Helplessness: Continuous Changes in Performance, Strategy, and Achievement Cognitions Following Failure.

    Carol I. Diener;Carol S. Dweck

  • Handbook of Competence and Motivation

    Andrew J. Elliot;Carol S. Dweck

  • Clarifying Achievement Goals and Their Impact.

    Heidi Grant;Carol S. Dweck

  • Implicit theories, attributions, and coping : A meaning system approach

    Ying-yi Hong;Chi-yue Chiu;Carol S. Dweck;Derrick M.-S. Lin

  • An analysis of learned helplessness: II. The processing of success.

    Carol I. Diener;Carol S. Dweck

  • Learned helplessness and reinforcement responsibility in children

    Carol S. Dweck;N. Dickon Reppucci

  • A national experiment reveals where a growth mindset improves achievement.

    David S. Yeager;Paul Hanselman;Gregory M. Walton;Jared S. Murray

  • Why do women opt out? Sense of belonging and women's representation in mathematics.

    Catherine Good;Aneeta Rattan;Carol S. Dweck

  • Lay dispositionism and implicit theories of personality

    Chi-yue Chiu;Ying-yi Hong;Carol S. Dweck

  • Stereotype formation and endorsement: The role of implicit theories.

    Sheri R. Levy;Steven J. Stroessner;Carol S. Dweck

  • Ego Depletion—Is It All in Your Head? Implicit Theories About Willpower Affect Self-Regulation

    Veronika Job;Carol S. Dweck;Gregory M. Walton

  • Sex Differences in Learned Helplessness: II. The Contingencies of Evaluative Feedback in the Classroom and III. An Experimental Analysis

    Carol S. Dweck;William Davidson;Sharon Nelson;Bradley Enna

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory M. Walton
Gregory M. Walton Stanford University
David S. Yeager
David S. Yeager The University of Texas at Austin
James J. Gross
James J. Gross Stanford University
Chi-Yue Chiu
Chi-Yue Chiu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ying-yi Hong
Ying-yi Hong Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kali H. Trzesniewski
Kali H. Trzesniewski University of California, Davis
Ellen M. Markman
Ellen M. Markman Stanford University
Sheri R. Levy
Sheri R. Levy Stony Brook University
Kristina R. Olson
Kristina R. Olson University of Washington
Jutta Heckhausen
Jutta Heckhausen University of California, Irvine

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