2026 Joan L. Duda: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	108	970	926	92	86	408	47043
Psychology	110	395	347	61	54	378	48812

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Joan L. Duda is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans fields primarily within Medicine and Psychology, with a strong focus on Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Applied Psychology, Rheumatology, and Hematology.

The main topics of Duda's scholarly work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, Sport Psychology and Performance, Behavioral Health and Interventions, Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research, Youth Development and Social Support, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, and Physical Activity and Health.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Duda cover diverse areas related to motivation, behavior change, and physical activity within health and sport contexts. Notable papers include:

A classification of motivation and behavior change techniques used in self-determination theory-based interventions in health contexts, 2020, Motivation Science
Empowering and Disempowering Motivational Climates, Mediating Psychological Processes, and Future Intentions of Sport Participation, 2022, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Physical activity, health and well-being in an imposed social distanced world, 2020, International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Different types of physical activity are positively associated with indicators of mental health and psychological wellbeing in rheumatoid arthritis during COVID-19, 2020, Rheumatology International
Role of sports psychology and sports nutrition in return to play from musculoskeletal injuries in professional soccer: an interdisciplinary approach, 2020, European Journal of Sport Science

Duda frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including:

Sally A. M. Fenton
Jet Veldhuijzen Zanten
George S. Metsios
George D. Kitas
Paul R. Appleton

Their research is regularly published in several established academic journals. Predominant publication venues include:

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Frontiers in Psychology
Sustainability
European Journal of Sport Science

Joan L. Duda's work contributes primarily to understanding psychological and behavioral aspects of sport, exercise, and health interventions, particularly exploring motivational climates and their role in physical activity and well-being. This includes research on autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, and the further intersection of sport psychology with clinical practice.

Best Publications

Dimensions of achievement motivation in schoolwork and sport.

Joan L. Duda;John G. Nicholls

2924
Citations
Self-determination theory applied to health contexts: A meta-analysis.

Johan Y. Y. Ng;Nikos Ntoumanis;Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani;Edward L. Deci

2364
Citations
A test of self-determination theory in school physical education

Martyn Standage;Joan Duda;Nikolaos Ntoumanis

1526
Citations
A model of contextual motivation in physical education: Using constructs from self-determination and achievement goal theories to predict physical activity intentions.

Martyn Standage;Joan L. Duda;Nikos Ntoumanis

1404
Citations
Relationship between Task and Ego Orientation and the Perceived Purpose of Sport among High School Athletes

Joan L. Duda

1325
Citations
Motivation in sport settings: A goal perspective approach

Joan L. Duda

1123
Citations
Examination of the psychometric properties of the Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire - 2 in a sample of female athletes

Maria Newton;Joan L. Duda;Zenong Yin

1024
Citations
Dimensions of Coaching Behavior, Need Satisfaction, and the Psychological and Physical Welfare of Young Athletes

Michael Reinboth;Joan Duda;Nikolaos Ntoumanis

980
Citations
Perceived motivational climate, need satisfaction and indices of well-being in team sports: A longitudinal perspective

Michael Reinboth;Joan L. Duda

957
Citations
The relationship of perceived motivational climate to intrinsic motivation and beliefs about success in basketball.

Jeffrey J. Seifriz;Joan L. Duda;Likang Chi

906
Citations
Advances in sport and exercise psychology measurement

Joan Lynne Duda

902
Citations
Task and ego orientation and intrinsic motivation in sport.

Joan Duda;Likang Chi;Maria Newton;Mary D. Walling

863
Citations
Measurement of goal perspectives in the physical domain

J Whitehead;Joan Duda

834
Citations
Autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and the optimal functioning of adult male and female sport participants: A test of basic needs theory

James W. Adie;Joan L. Duda;Nikos Ntoumanis

800
Citations
A test of self-determination theory in the exercise domain

Jemma Edmunds;Nikolaos Ntoumanis;Joan Duda

789
Citations
Students' motivational processes and their relationship to teacher ratings in school physical education: a self-determination theory approach.

Martyn Standage;Joan L. Duda;Nikos Ntoumanis

709
Citations
The Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport Questionnaire: Construct and Predictive Validity

Mary D. Walling;Joan L. Duda;Likang Chi

664
Citations
The relationship of task and ego orientation to sportsmanship attitudes and the perceived legitimacy of injurious acts

Joan L. Duda;Linda K. Olson;Thomas J. Templin

652
Citations
Goals: A social cognitive approach to the study of motivation in sport

Joan Duda

613
Citations
Perceived coach-autonomy support, basic need satisfaction and the well- and ill-being of elite youth soccer players: A longitudinal investigation

James W. Adie;Joan L. Duda;Nikos Ntoumanis

579
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nikos Ntoumanis University of Southern Denmark

Isabel Castillo University of Valencia

Isabel Balaguer University of Valencia

Jennifer Cumming University of Birmingham

Cecilie Thøgersen-Ntoumani Curtin University

Athanasios Papaioannou University Of Thessaly

Martyn Standage University of Bath

Howard Hall York St John University

Philippe Sarrazin Grenoble Alpes University

Yngvar Ommundsen Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

External Links

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