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Nathalie Aelterman

Nathalie Aelterman

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
36
Citations
7145
World Ranking
9411
National Ranking
136

Nathalie Aelterman 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 Nathalie Aelterman sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 78 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nathalie Aelterman 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 Nathalie Aelterman sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nathalie Aelterman is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a particular focus on social psychology and developmental and educational psychology. Their research spans areas such as motivation and self-concept in sports, youth development and social support, and education, achievement, and giftedness.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Youth Development and Social Support
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies

Aelterman's publication record features research in several peer-reviewed journals. Notable papers include:

  • The role of teachers' motivation and mindsets in predicting a (de)motivating teaching style in higher education: a circumplex approach (2020), published in Motivation and Emotion
  • Fostering student engagement with motivating teaching: an observation study of teacher and student behaviours (2020), published in Research Papers in Education
  • Adopting the Situation in School Questionnaire to Examine Physical Education Teachers' Motivating and Demotivating Styles Using a Circumplex Approach (2021), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Why Do Sport Coaches Adopt a Controlling Coaching Style? The Role of an Evaluative Context and Psychological Need Frustration (2020), published in The Sport Psychologist
  • Understanding shifts in students' academic motivation across a school year: the role of teachers' motivating styles and need-based experiences (2022), published in European Journal of Psychology of Education

Frequent publication venues for Aelterman's work include:

  • Motivation and Emotion
  • Research Papers in Education
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • European Journal of Psychology of Education
  • The Sport Psychologist

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Aelterman's research, with repeated co-authorship involving several researchers, notably:

  • Maarten Vansteenkiste
  • Leen Haerens
  • Branko Vermote
  • Wim Beyers
  • Leen Aper

Their work is interdisciplinary, intersecting psychology subfields such as social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and clinical psychology. The research results contribute to understanding motivational processes in educational and sports contexts as well as behavioral health interventions.

Best Publications

  • Do perceived autonomy-supportive and controlling teaching relate to physical education students' motivational experiences through unique pathways? Distinguishing between the bright and dark side of motivation

    Leen Haerens;Nathalie Aelterman;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Bart Soenens

  • Identifying Configurations of Perceived Teacher Autonomy Support and Structure: Associations with Self-Regulated Learning, Motivation and Problem Behavior.

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Eline Sierens;Luc Goossens;Bart Soenens

  • Toward an integrative and fine-grained insight in motivating and demotivating teaching styles: The merits of a circumplex approach

    Nathalie Aelterman;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Leen Haerens;Bart Soenens

  • Observing physical education teachers' need-supportive interactions in classroom settings

    Leen Haerens;Nathalie Aelterman;Lynn Van den Berghe;Jotie De Meyer

  • Fostering Personal Meaning and Self-relevance: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Internalization

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Nathalie Aelterman;Gert-Jan De Muynck;Leen Haerens

  • Students' objectively measured physical activity levels and engagement as a function of between-class and between-student differences in motivation toward physical education.

    Nathalie Aelterman;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hilde Van Keer;Lynn Van den Berghe

  • Does observed controlling teaching behavior relate to students’ motivation in physical education?

    Jotie De Meyer;Isabel B. Tallir;Bart Soenens;Maarten Vansteenkiste

  • Fostering a need-supportive teaching style: intervention effects on physical education teachers' beliefs and teaching behaviors.

    Nathalie Aelterman;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Lynn Van den Berghe;Jotie De Meyer

  • Different combinations of perceived autonomy support and control: identifying the most optimal motivating style

    L. Haerens;M. Vansteenkiste;A. De Meester;J. Delrue

  • Development and evaluation of a training on need-supportive teaching in physical education: qualitative and quantitative findings

    N. Aelterman;M. Vansteenkiste;H. Van Keer;J. De Meyer

  • The role of teachers’ motivation and mindsets in predicting a (de)motivating teaching style in higher education: a circumplex approach

    Branko Vermote;Nathalie Aelterman;Wim Beyers;Leen Aper

  • Observed need-supportive and need-thwarting teaching behavior in physical education: Do teachers' motivational orientations matter?

    Lynn Van den Berghe;Bart Soenens;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Nathalie Aelterman

  • Within-person profiles of teachers' motivation to teach: Associations with need satisfaction at work, need-supportive teaching, and burnout

    Lynn Van den Berghe;Bart Soenens;Nathalie Aelterman;Greet Cardon

  • Do students with different motives for physical education respond differently to autonomy-supportive and controlling teaching?

    Jotie De Meyer;Bart Soenens;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Nathalie Aelterman

  • Adopting a helicopter-perspective towards motivating and demotivating coaching: A circumplex approach

    Jochen Delrue;Bart Reynders;Gert Vande Broek;Nathalie Aelterman

  • Changing teachers' beliefs regarding autonomy support and structure: The role of experienced psychological need satisfaction in teacher training

    Nathalie Aelterman;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Hilde Van Keer;Leen Haerens

  • Fostering student engagement with motivating teaching: an observation study of teacher and student behaviours

    Miriam Cents-Boonstra;Anna Lichtwarck-Aschoff;Eddie Denessen;Nathalie Aelterman

  • Seeking Stability in Stormy Educational Times: A Need-based Perspective on (De)motivating Teaching Grounded in Self-determination Theory

    Maarten Vansteenkiste;Nathalie Aelterman;Leen Haerens;Bart Soenens

  • Extracurricular school-based sports as a motivating vehicle for sports participation in youth: a cross-sectional study

    An De Meester;An De Meester;Nathalie Aelterman;Greet Cardon;Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij

  • Promoting elementary school students' autonomous reading motivation: Effects of a teacher professional development workshop

    Jessie De Naeghel;Hilde Van Keer;Maarten Vansteenkiste;Leen Haerens

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten Vansteenkiste
Maarten Vansteenkiste Ghent University
Leen Haerens
Leen Haerens Ghent University
Bart Soenens
Bart Soenens Ghent University
Greet Cardon
Greet Cardon Ghent University
Hilde Van Keer
Hilde Van Keer Ghent University
Eddie Denessen
Eddie Denessen Radboud University
Stijn Van Petegem
Stijn Van Petegem Université Libre de Bruxelles
Athanasios Mouratidis
Athanasios Mouratidis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Johnmarshall Reeve
Johnmarshall Reeve Australian Catholic University
Wim Beyers
Wim Beyers Ghent University

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