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Glyn C. Roberts 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 Glyn C. Roberts sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 136 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Glyn C. Roberts 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 Glyn C. Roberts sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 52nd percentile

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

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

Overview

Glyn C. Roberts is affiliated with the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in Norway. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and psychology, with notable contributions to subfields including physiology, social psychology, applied psychology, developmental and educational psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work covers multiple interconnected topics within these disciplines. Key areas include physical activity and health, motivation and self-concept in sports, behavioral health and interventions, sport psychology and performance, obesity, physical activity and diet, sports injuries and prevention, and cardiovascular and exercise physiology.

Roberts has been active in publishing research in several academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • BMC Public Health
  • BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • PLoS ONE

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Roberts cover diverse topics related to health interventions, motivational climates, and athlete wellbeing. Selected publications are:

  • How European Fans in Training (EuroFIT), a lifestyle change program for men delivered in football clubs, achieved its effect: a mixed methods process evaluation embedded in a randomised controlled trial, 2023, BMC Public Health
  • Perceived Motivational Climates and Employee Energy: The Mediating Role of Basic Psychological Needs, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Exploring the provision and motives behind the adoption of health-promotion programmes in professional football clubs across four European countries, 2021, PLoS ONE
  • Associations between health problems and athlete burnout: a cohort study in 210 adolescent elite athletes, 2023, BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
  • Five-year cost-effectiveness analysis of the European Fans in Training (EuroFIT) physical activity intervention for men versus no intervention, 2020, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Roberts frequently collaborates with a number of researchers. Regular co-authors include:

  • Eivind Andersen
  • Cindy M. Gray
  • Judith G. M. Jelsma
  • Øystein Røynesdal
  • Femke van Nassau

Best Publications

  • Advances in motivation in sport and exercise

    Glyn C. Roberts

  • Motivation in sport and exercise.

    Glyn C. Roberts

  • Positive Performance States of Athletes: Toward a Conceptual Understanding of Peak Performance

    Susan A. Jackson;Glyn C. Roberts

  • Psychology of motor behavior and sport - 1978

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  • Motivation in Physical Activity Contexts: The Relationship of Perceived Motivational Climate to Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Efficacy

    Maria Kavussanu;Glyn C. Roberts

  • Achievement goals in sport : The development and validation of the Perception of Success Questionnaire

    Glyn C. Roberts;Darren C. Treasure;Gloria Balague

  • Moral Functioning in Sport: An Achievement Goal Perspective

    Maria Kavussanu;Glyn C. Roberts

  • Psychology of motor behavior and sport

    Daniel M. Landers;Robert W. Christina;Glyn C. Roberts;M Newell Karl

  • A social cognitive approach to burnout in elite athletes.

    P.-N. Lemyre;Howard Hall;G. C. Roberts

  • Goal Orientations and Perceptions of the Sport Experience

    Marc R. Lochbaum;Glyn C. Roberts

  • Young elite athletes and social support: coping with competitive and organizational stress in "Olympic" competition.

    E. Kristiansen;G. C. Roberts

  • Influence of Variability in Motivation and Affect on Elite Athlete Burnout Susceptibility

    Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre;Darren C. Treasure;Glyn C. Roberts

  • Understanding the Dynamics of Motivation in Sport and Physical Activity: An Achievement Goal Interpretation

    Glyn C. Roberts;Darren C. Treasure;David E. Conroy

  • Orthogonality of Achievement Goals and Its Relationship to Beliefs about Success and Satisfaction in Sport

    Glyn C. Roberts;Darren C. Treasure;Maria Kavussanu

  • Students' Perceptions of the Motivational Climate, Achievement Beliefs, and Satisfaction in Physical Education

    Darren C. Treasure;Glyn C. Roberts

  • Elite athletes' experiences of the motivational climate: the coach matters.

    Anne Marte Pensgaard;G C Roberts

  • Applications of Achievement Goal Theory to Physical Education: Implications for Enhancing Motivation

    Darren C. Treasure;Glyn C. Roberts

  • Perceived motivational climate in male youth soccer: relations to social–moral functioning, sportspersonship and team norm perceptions

    Y. Ommundsen;G.C. Roberts;P.N. Lemyre;D. Treasure

  • An Analysis of Motivation in Children's Sport: The Role of Perceived Competence in Participation

    Glyn C. Roberts;Douglas A. Kleiber;Joan L. Duda

  • Motivation, overtraining, and burnout: Can self-determined motivation predict overtraining and burnout in elite athletes?

    Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre;Glyn C. Roberts;Jim Stray-Gundersen

  • Peer relationships in adolescent competitive soccer: Associations to perceived motivational climate, achievement goals and perfectionism

    Yngvar Ommundsen;Glyn C Roberts;Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre;Blake W Miller

  • Contextual influences on moral functioning of college basketball players.

    Maria Kavussanu;Glyn C. Roberts;Nikos Ntoumanis

Frequent Co-Authors

Yngvar Ommundsen
Yngvar Ommundsen Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Maria Kavussanu
Maria Kavussanu University of Birmingham
Joan L. Duda
Joan L. Duda University of Birmingham
Howard Hall
Howard Hall York St John University
Kate Hunt
Kate Hunt University of Stirling
Susan A. Jackson
Susan A. Jackson University of Queensland
Sally Wyke
Sally Wyke University of Glasgow
Kevin S. Spink
Kevin S. Spink University of Saskatchewan
Daniel Gould
Daniel Gould Michigan State University
Willem van Mechelen
Willem van Mechelen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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