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Carol Sansone 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 Sansone sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 57 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Carol Sansone 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 Sansone sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Carol Sansone is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of psychological aspects and organizational behavior within business and management contexts.

Their publications address topics that span psychological and educational research studies, job satisfaction and organizational behavior, as well as management and marketing education. These research interests align with their work in the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, particularly in subfields such as Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

Carol Sansone has contributed to the following recent papers:

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and self-determination theory, 2021, Motivation Science
  • Student attributions about interest-value shape academic decisions and recommendations, 2024, Motivation Science
  • Weighing interest relative to performance in hiring decisions: Important but free?, 2022, Journal of Applied Social Psychology

The venues where Carol Sansone frequently publishes include:

  • Motivation Science
  • Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Their frequent coauthors encompass a range of scholars with whom they have collaborated multiple times. Among these are:

  • Yun Tang
  • Jasmine Norman
  • Danielle M. Geerling
  • Dustin B. Thoman

The research contributions from Carol Sansone offer insight into various dimensions of motivation science and organizational behavior, underscoring how psychological theories integrate with practical decision-making contexts in management and education.

Best Publications

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation : the search for optimal motivation and performance

    Carol Sansone;Judith M. Harackiewicz

  • Once a boring task always a boring task? Interest as a self-regulatory mechanism.

    Carol Sansone;Charlene Weir;Lora Harpster;Carolyn Morgan

  • Rewarding pinball wizardry: Effects of evaluation and cue value on intrinsic interest

    Judith M. Harackiewicz;George Manderlink;Carol Sansone

  • Interest as the Missing Motivator in Self-Regulation

    Carol Sansone;Dustin B. Thoman

  • Improving the Dependability of Research in Personality and Social Psychology Recommendations for Research and Educational Practice

    David C. Funder;John M. Levine;Diane M. Mackie;Carolyn C. Morf

  • The Role of Interest in Understanding the Career Choices of Female and Male College Students

    Carolyn Morgan;James D. Isaac;Carol Sansone

  • Self-regulating interest: the moderating role of hardiness and conscientiousness.

    Carol Sansone;Deborah J. Wiebe;Carolyn Morgan

  • A question of competence: The effects of competence and task feedback on intrinsic interest.

    Carol Sansone

  • "I don't feel like it": The function of interest in self-regulation.

    Carol Sansone;Judith M. Harackiewicz

  • The stereotyped task engagement process: The role of interest and achievement motivation.

    Jessi L. Smith;Carol Sansone;Paul H. White

  • Interest and self-regulation: The relation between having to and wanting to

    Carol Sansone;Jessi L. Smith

  • Competence, Achievement Orientation, and Intrinsic Motivation. A Process Analysis

    Judith M. Harackiewicz;Carol Sansone;George Manderlink

  • Maintaining activity engagement: individual differences in the process of self-regulating motivation.

    Carol Sansone;Dustin B. Thoman

  • Effects of instruction on intrinsic interest: The importance of context.

    Carol Sansone;Daniel A. Sachau;Charlene Weir

  • Intrinsic motivation and education: Competence in context

    Carol Sansone;Carolyn Morgan

  • Goals for Solving Everyday Problems across the Life Span: Age and Gender Differences in the Salience of Interpersonal Concerns.

    JoNell Strough;Cynthia A. Berg;Carol Sansone

  • Other People as a Source of Interest in an Activity

    James D. Isaac;Carol Sansone;Jessi L. Smith

  • Self-regulation of motivation when learning online: The importance of who, why and how

    Carol Sansone;Tamra Fraughton;Joseph L. Zachary;Jonathan Butner

  • The SAGE andbook of methods in social psychology

    Carol Sansone;Carolyn C. Morf;A. T. Panter

  • The role of problem definitions in understanding age and context effects on strategies for solving everyday problems.

    Cynthia A. Berg;JoNell Strough;Katerina S. Calderone;Carol Sansone

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith M. Harackiewicz
Judith M. Harackiewicz University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jessi L. Smith
Jessi L. Smith University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Charlene R. Weir
Charlene R. Weir University of Utah
Jonathan Butner
Jonathan Butner University of Utah
Cynthia A. Berg
Cynthia A. Berg University of Utah
JoNell Strough
JoNell Strough West Virginia University
Monisha Pasupathi
Monisha Pasupathi University of Utah
Frederick Rhodewalt
Frederick Rhodewalt University of Utah
Stephen G. West
Stephen G. West Arizona State University
Deborah J. Wiebe
Deborah J. Wiebe University of Pennsylvania

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