2026 Crystal L. Hoyt: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	37	9084	8487	4815	4383	104	7875

Overview

Crystal L. Hoyt is affiliated with the University of Richmond in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields within psychology and social sciences, with a strong focus on social psychology and related subfields.

The main fields of study in Hoyt's work include:

Psychology
Social Sciences

Within these, their subfields of emphasis cover:

Social Psychology
Sociology and Political Science
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Applied Psychology
Clinical Psychology

The research topics frequently addressed by Hoyt involve:

Social and Intergroup Psychology
Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
Personality Traits and Psychology

Hoyt's recent publications demonstrate active engagement in these areas. Selected papers include:

"Growth Mindset Messaging in Stigma-Relevant Contexts: Harnessing Benefits Without Costs" (2020), published in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
"Lay Theories of Heroism and Leadership" (2020), published in Social Psychology

Frequent collaborators include:

Jeni L. Burnette
Whitney Becker
Joseph Billingsley
Jeffrey M. Pollack
Sydney Earl

Hoyt's work has appeared in multiple publication venues. Some of the most frequent venues are:

Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Stigma and Health
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
arXiv (Cornell University)

These details illustrate Hoyt's focus on social psychological processes, particularly around stigma, leadership perceptions, and mindset interventions. The interdisciplinary nature of their publications reflects a combination of experimental approaches, applied insights, and contributions to understanding psychological well-being and motivation.

Best Publications

Immersive Virtual Environment Technology as a Methodological Tool for Social Psychology

Jim Blascovich;Jack Loomis;Andrew C. Beall;Kimberly R. Swinth

1598
Citations
Managing to clear the air: Stereotype threat, women, and leadership

Crystal L. Hoyt;Susan E. Murphy

509
Citations
The independent and interactive effects of embodied-agent appearance and behavior on self-report, cognitive, and behavioral markers of copresence in immersive virtual environments

Jeremy N. Bailenson;Kim Swinth;Crystal Hoyt;Susan Persky

489
Citations
Transformational and Transactional Leadership in Virtual and Physical Environments

Crystal L. Hoyt;Jim Blascovich

378
Citations
A systematic review and meta-analysis of growth mindset interventions: For whom, how, and why might such interventions work?

Unknown

267
Citations
Women, Men, and Leadership: Exploring the Gender Gap at the Top

Crystal L. Hoyt

262
Citations
Group Leadership: Efficacy and Effectiveness.

Crystal L. Hoyt;Susan E. Murphy;Stefanie K. Halverson;Carl B. Watson

256
Citations
Leadership Efficacy and Women Leaders' Responses to Stereotype Activation:

Crystal L. Hoyt;Jim Blascovich

244
Citations
Female Leaders: Injurious or Inspiring Role Models for Women?

Crystal L. Hoyt;Stefanie Simon

242
Citations
Social inhibition in immersive virtual environments

Crystal L. Hoyt;Jim Blascovich;Kimberly R. Swinth

233
Citations
The Role of Leadership Efficacy and Stereotype Activation in Women's Identification with Leadership:

Crystal L. Hoyt

223
Citations
Gender Bias in Leader Evaluations Merging Implicit Theories and Role Congruity Perspectives

Crystal L. Hoyt;Jeni L. Burnette

222
Citations
A Growth Mindset Intervention: Enhancing Students’ Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Career Development:

Jeni L. Burnette;Jeffrey M. Pollack;Rachel B. Forsyth;Crystal L. Hoyt

214
Citations
I Can Do That The Impact of Implicit Theories on Leadership Role Model Effectiveness

Crystal L. Hoyt;Jeni L. Burnette;Audrey N. Innella

154
Citations
An online growth mindset intervention in a sample of rural adolescent girls.

Jeni L. Burnette;Michelle V. Russell;Crystal L. Hoyt;Kasey Orvidas

153
Citations
"Obesity is a disease": examining the self-regulatory impact of this public-health message

Crystal L. Hoyt;Jeni L. Burnette;Lisa Auster-Gussman

148
Citations
The role of leadership self-efficacy and stereotype activation on cardiovascular, behavioral and self-report responses in the leadership domain

Crystal L. Hoyt;Jim Blascovich

141
Citations
The social role theory of unethical leadership

Crystal L. Hoyt;Terry L. Price;Laura Poatsy

140
Citations
Exploring the effect of media images on women’s leadership self-perceptions and aspirations:

Stefanie Simon;Crystal L. Hoyt

132
Citations
Choosing the best (wo)man for the job: The effects of mortality salience, sex, and gender stereotypes on leader evaluations

Crystal L. Hoyt;Stefanie Simon;Lindsey Reid

130
Citations
Individual differences in implicit theories of leadership ability and self-efficacy: Predicting responses to stereotype threat

Jeni L. Burnette;Jeffrey M. Pollack;Crystal L. Hoyt

124
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeni L. Burnette North Carolina State University

Jim Blascovich University of California, Santa Barbara

George R. Goethals University of Richmond

Donelson R. Forsyth University of Richmond

Jeremy N. Bailenson Stanford University

Jack M. Loomis University of California, Santa Barbara

Laura Widman North Carolina State University

Cheryl R. Kaiser University of Washington

Joris Lammers University of Cologne

Carol S. Dweck Stanford University

External Links

Personal website of Crystal L. Hoyt

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