2026 Maciej Karwowski: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	59	3735	3445	4	4	180	11500

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Psychology in Poland Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Psychology in Poland Leader Award

Overview

Maciej Karwowski is affiliated with the University of Wrocław in Poland and has contributed extensively to psychological research, particularly within creativity studies. Their work spans multiple subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Clinical Psychology.

They have a publication record in several frequent venues, such as:

Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts
Thinking Skills and Creativity
The Journal of Creative Behavior
Creativity Research Journal
Personality and Individual Differences

Their research covers a range of main topics, notably:

Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Cultural Differences and Values
Mind wandering and attention

Among recent significant publications authored or co-authored by or including Maciej Karwowski are:

Delving into Creativity and Learning, 2020, Creativity Research Journal
Who is the Most Stressed During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Data From 26 Countries and Areas, 2020, Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being
Artificial Intelligence & Creativity: A Manifesto for Collaboration, 2023, The Journal of Creative Behavior
Affective Interpersonal Touch in Close Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, 2021, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
The Relationship between Intelligence and Divergent Thinking-A Meta-Analytic Update, 2021, Journal of Intelligence

They frequently collaborate with several scholars, including:

Izabela Lebuda
Aleksandra Zielińska
Piotr Sorokowski
Ronald A. Beghetto
Dorota M. Jankowska

Maciej Karwowski has also authored books published by Cambridge University Press and Wydawnictwo Liberi Libri eBooks. Their works include:

The Cambridge Handbook of Lifespan Development of Creativity, 2021
Creative Agency Unbound, 2025
Test of creative imagery abilities, 2020

Best Publications

Creativity and academic achievement: A meta-analysis.

Aleksandra Gajda;Maciej Karwowski;Ronald A. Beghetto

556
Citations
Creative mindsets: Measurement, correlates, consequences.

Maciej Karwowski

521
Citations
Sex Differences in Human Olfaction: A Meta-Analysis.

Piotr Sorokowski;Maciej Karwowski;Michał Misiak;Michalina Konstancja Marczak

390
Citations
Big Five Personality Traits as the Predictors of Creative Self‐Efficacy and Creative Personal Identity: Does Gender Matter?

Maciej Karwowski;Izabela Lebuda;Ewa Wisniewska;Jacek Gralewski

372
Citations
Who is the Most Stressed During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Data From 26 Countries and Areas.

Marta Kowal;Tao Coll-Martín;Gözde Ikizer;Jesper Rasmussen

368
Citations
Is creativity without intelligence possible? A Necessary Condition Analysis

Maciej Karwowski;Jan Dul;Jacek Gralewski;Emanuel Jauk

310
Citations
Mind full of ideas: A meta-analysis of the mindfulness–creativity link

Izabela Lebuda;Darya L. Zabelina;Maciej Karwowski

299
Citations
The big five, the huge two, and creative self-beliefs: A meta-analysis.

Maciej Karwowski;Izabela Lebuda

295
Citations
Academic achievement of students without special educational needs in inclusive classrooms: A meta-analysis

Grzegorz Szumski;Joanna Smogorzewska;Maciej Karwowski

260
Citations
Did Curiosity Kill the Cat? Relationship Between Trait Curiosity, Creative Self-Efficacy and Creative Personal Identity

Maciej Karwowski

247
Citations
Toward Untangling Creative Self-Beliefs

Ronald A. Beghetto;Maciej Karwowski

234
Citations
It Doesn't Hurt to Ask . . . But Sometimes It Hurts to Believe: Polish Students' Creative Self-Efficacy and Its Predictors

Maciej Karwowski

228
Citations
Creative behavior as agentic action.

Maciej Karwowski;Ronald A. Beghetto

211
Citations
Effects of olfactory training: a meta-analysis.

A Sorokowska;E Drechsler;M Karwowski;T Hummel

208
Citations
How to develop creative imagination? Assumptions, aims and effectiveness of Role Play Training in Creativity (RPTC).

Maciej Karwowski;Marcin Soszynski

195
Citations
The Dynamics of Creative Self-Concept: Changes and Reciprocal Relations Between Creative Self-Efficacy and Creative Personal Identity

Maciej Karwowski

184
Citations
Exploring creative learning in the classroom: A multi-method approach

Aleksandra Gajda;Ronald A. Beghetto;Maciej Karwowski

182
Citations
Artificial Intelligence & Creativity: A Manifesto for Collaboration

Unknown

168
Citations
The creative self: Effect of beliefs, self-efficacy, mindset, and identity.

Maciej Karwowski;James C. Kaufman

155
Citations
Measuring creative self-efficacy and creative personal identity.

Maciej Karwowski;Izabela Lebuda;Ewa Wiśniewska

152
Citations
Creative Self-Beliefs: Their Nature, Development, and Correlates

Maciej Karwowski;Baptiste Barbot

140
Citations
Polite Girls and Creative Boys? Students' Gender Moderates Accuracy of Teachers' Ratings of Creativity

Jacek Gralewski;Maciej Karwowski

133
Citations
Measuring the muses: Validating the Kaufman Domains of Creativity Scale (K-DOCS).

Alexander S. McKay;Maciej Karwowski;James C. Kaufman

131
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Agnieszka Sorokowska University of Wrocław

Ronald A. Beghetto Arizona State University

James C. Kaufman University of Connecticut

Marina Butovskaya Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology

Katarzyna Pisanski French National Centre for Scientific Research

Muhammad Rizwan Government College University, Faisalabad

Mathias Benedek University of Graz

Konstantinos Kafetsios Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Roni Reiter-Palmon University of Nebraska at Omaha

Anu Realo University of Warwick

External Links

Personal website of Maciej Karwowski

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