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Luc G. Pelletier

Luc G. Pelletier

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
68
Citations
35684
World Ranking
2421
National Ranking
147

Luc G. Pelletier 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 Luc G. Pelletier sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 175 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luc G. Pelletier 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 Luc G. Pelletier sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luc G. Pelletier is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and specializes in research within the fields of psychology and medicine. Their body of work primarily focuses on the domains of social psychology, applied psychology, and clinical psychology, with additional contributions in public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as literature and literary theory.

Their research extensively covers topics such as behavioral health and interventions, motivation and self-concept in sports, eating disorders and behaviors, media influence and health, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, obesity, physical activity, diet, and mentoring and academic development.

Pelletier has a number of recent publications that contribute to these fields, including:

  • A review and empirical comparison of motivation scoring methods: An application to self-determination theory (2020, Motivation and Emotion)
  • The roles of motivation and goals on sustainable behaviour in a resource dilemma: A self-determination theory perspective (2020, Journal of Environmental Psychology)
  • Associations Between Nutrition Knowledge and Overall Diet Quality: The Moderating Role of Sociodemographic Characteristics-Results From the PREDISE Study (2020, American Journal of Health Promotion)
  • Family members and peers' negative and positive body talk: How they relate to adolescent girls' body talk and eating disorder attitudes (2022, Body Image)
  • Motivated to eat green or your greens? Comparing the role of motivation towards the environment and for eating regulation on ecological eating behaviours - A Self-Determination Theory perspective (2022, Food Quality and Preference)

Frequent co-authors in Pelletier's research network include Camille Guertin, Diogo Teixeira, Jennifer O'Neil, Élise Carbonneau, and Benoı̂t Lamarche.

Their work is often published in prominent venues such as Motivation and Emotion, Food Quality and Preference, Appetite, PsycTESTS Dataset, and Physical Activity and Health, reflecting a blend of both psychological theory and applied health research.

Best Publications

  • The Academic Motivation Scale: A Measure of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Amotivation in Education

    Robert J. Vallerand;Luc G. Pelletier;Marc R. Blais;Nathalie M. Briere

  • Toward a New Measure of Intrinsic Motivation, Extrinsic Motivation, and Amotivation in Sports: The Sport Motivation Scale (SMS)

    Luc G. Pelletier;Kim M. Tuson;Michelle S. Fortier;Robert J. Vallerand

  • Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self‐Determination Theory

    Kimberly A. Noels;Luc G. Pelletier;Richard Clément;Robert J. Vallerand

  • Associations Among Perceived Autonomy Support, Forms of Self-Regulation, and Persistence: A Prospective Study

    Luc G. Pelletier;Michelle S. Fortier;Robert J. Vallerand;Nathalie M. Brière

  • Construction et validation de l'échelle de motivation en éducation (EME).

    Robert J. Vallerand;Marc R. Blais;Nathalie M. Brière;Luc G. Pelletier

  • On the Assessment of Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Amotivation in Education: Evidence on the Concurrent and Construct Validity of the Academic Motivation Scale:

    Robert J. Vallerand;Luc G. Pelletier;Marc R. Blais;Nathalie M. Briere

  • Pressure from above and pressure from below as determinants of teachers' motivation and teaching behaviors.

    Luc G. Pelletier;Chantal Seguin-Levesque;Louise Legault

  • Why do high school students lack motivation in the classroom? Toward an understanding of academic amotivation and the role of social support

    Lisa Legault;Isabelle Green-Demers;Luc Pelletier

  • Perceptions of Teachers’ Communicative Style and Students’ Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

    Kimberly A. Noels;Richard Clément;Luc G. Pelletier

  • Motivation and dropout in female handballers: a 21‐month prospective study

    Philippe Sarrazin;Robert Vallerand;Emma Guillet;Luc Pelletier

  • Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale: Its Value for Organizational Psychology Research

    Maxime A. Tremblay;Céline M. Blanchard;Sara Taylor;Luc G. Pelletier

  • Ajzen and Fishbein's theory of reasoned action as applied to moral behavior: A confirmatory analysis.

    Robert J. Vallerand;Paul Deshaies;Jean-Pierre Cuerrier;Luc G. Pelletier

  • Validation of the revised sport motivation scale (SMS-II)

    Luc G. Pelletier;Meredith A. Rocchi;Robert J. Vallerand;Edward L. Deci

  • Reflections on self-determination theory

    Robert J. Vallerand;Luc G. Pelletier;Richard Koestner

  • Latent Motivational Change in an Academic Setting: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study

    Nancy Otis;Frederick M. E. Grouzet;Luc G. Pelletier

  • L'échelle de satisfaction de vie: validation canadienne française du «Satisfaction with Life Scale»

    Marc R. Blais;Robert J. Vallerand;Luc G. Pelletier;Nathalie M. Brière

  • Why Are You Doing Things for the Environment? The Motivation Toward the Environment Scale (MTES)1

    Luc G. Pelletier;Kim M. Tuson;Isabelle Green-Demers;Kimberley Noels

  • Intrinsic, Extrinsic, and Integrative Orientations of French Canadian Learners of English.

    Kimberly A. Noels;Richard Clement;Luc G. Pelletier

  • Développement et Validation d'une Mesure de Motivation Intrinsèque, Extrinsèque et d'Amotivation en Contexte Sportif: L'Échelle de Motivation dans les Sports (ÉMS).

    Nathalie M. Brière;Robert J. Vallerand;Marc R. Blais;Luc G. Pelletier

  • Why Do You Regulate What You Eat? Relationships Between Forms of Regulation, Eating Behaviors, Sustained Dietary Behavior Change, and Psychological Adjustment

    Luc G. Pelletier;Stéphanie C. Dion;Monika Slovinec-D'Angelo;Robert Reid

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Vallerand
Robert J. Vallerand University of Quebec at Montreal
Philippe Sarrazin
Philippe Sarrazin Grenoble Alpes University
Boris Cheval
Boris Cheval École Normale Supérieure de Rennes
Richard Clément
Richard Clément University of Ottawa
John Hunsley
John Hunsley University of Ottawa
Kimberly A. Noels
Kimberly A. Noels University of Alberta
Richard M. Ryan
Richard M. Ryan Australian Catholic University
Edward L. Deci
Edward L. Deci University of Rochester
Benoît Lamarche
Benoît Lamarche Université Laval
Marylène Gagné
Marylène Gagné Curtin University

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