Christopher P. Niemiec

Christopher P. Niemiec publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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Christopher P. Niemiec D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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Best Publications

• Autonomy, competence, and relatedness in the classroom: Applying self-determination theory to educational practice

  Christopher P. Niemiec;Richard Michael Ryan

  3607
  Citations

• The development of the five mini-theories of self-determination theory: an historical overview, emerging trends, and future directions

  Maarten Vansteenkiste;Christopher P. Niemiec;Bart Soenens

  1351
  Citations

• On the relations among work value orientations, psychological need satisfaction and job outcomes: A self-determination theory approach.

  Maarten Vansteenkiste;Bart Neyrinck;Christopher P. Niemiec;Bart Soenens

  1078
  Citations

• The path taken: Consequences of attaining intrinsic and extrinsic aspirations in post-college life

  Christopher P. Niemiec;Richard Michael Ryan;Edward L. Deci

  809
  Citations

• It's not just the amount that counts: balanced need satisfaction also affects well-being.

  Kennon M. Sheldon;Christopher P. Niemiec

  685
  Citations

• The antecedents and consequences of autonomous self-regulation for college: a self-determination theory perspective on socialization.

  Christopher P. Niemiec;Martin F. Lynch;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Jessey Bernstein

  631
  Citations

• The Emotional and Academic Consequences of Parental Conditional Regard: Comparing Conditional Positive Regard, Conditional Negative Regard, and Autonomy Support as Parenting Practices.

  Guy Roth;Avi Assor;Christopher P. Niemiec;Richard Michael Ryan

  545
  Citations

• Changes in materialism, changes in psychological well-being: Evidence from three longitudinal studies and an intervention experiment.

  Tim Kasser;Katherine L. Rosenblum;Arnold J. Sameroff;Edward L. Deci

  486
  Citations

• Being present in the face of existential threat : The role of trait mindfulness in reducing defensive responses to mortality salience

  Christopher P. Niemiec;Kirk Warren Brown;Todd B. Kashdan;Philip J. Cozzolino

  405
  Citations

• Mindfulness, Work Climate, and Psychological Need Satisfaction in Employee Well-being

  Patricia P. Schultz;Richard M. Ryan;Christopher P. Niemiec;Nicole Legate

  389
  Citations

• Reducing the health risks of diabetes: how self-determination theory may help improve medication adherence and quality of life.

  Geoffrey C. Williams;Heather Patrick;Christopher P. Niemiec;L. Keoki Williams

  300
  Citations

• The Importance of Supporting Autonomy and Perceived Competence in Facilitating Long-Term Tobacco Abstinence

  Geoffrey C. Williams;Christopher P. Niemiec;Heather Patrick;Richard Michael Ryan

  295
  Citations

• On the dark side of work: a longitudinal analysis using self-determination theory

  Anja H. Olafsen;Christopher P. Niemiec;Hallgeir Halvari;Edward L. Deci

  228
  Citations

• Self‐Determination Theory and the Relation of Autonomy to Self‐Regulatory Processes and Personality Development

  Christopher P. Niemiec;Richard M. Ryan;Edward L. Deci

  207
  Citations

• The Intervening Role of Relational Aggression between Psychological Control and Friendship Quality

  Bart Soenens;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Luc Goossens;Bart Duriez

  198
  Citations

• A conditional process model of children's behavioral engagement and behavioral disaffection in sport based on self-determination theory.

  Thomas Curran;Andrew P. Hill;Christopher P. Niemiec

  197
  Citations

• Beyond me: Mindful responses to social threat

  Kirk Warren Brown;Richard Michael Ryan;J. David Creswell;Christopher P. Niemiec

  178
  Citations

• Self-determination theory in schools of education: Can an empirically supported framework also be critical and liberating?

  Richard Michael Ryan;Christopher P. Niemiec

  173
  Citations

• Managerial support for basic psychological needs, somatic symptom burden and work-related correlates: A self-determination theory perspective

  Geoffrey C. Williams;Hallgeir Halvari;Christopher P. Niemiec;Øystein Sørebø

  147
  Citations

• The Smoker's Health Project: A self-determination theory intervention to facilitate maintenance of tobacco abstinence

  Geoffrey C. Williams;Heather Patrick;Christopher P. Niemiec;Richard M. Ryan

  145
  Citations