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Robert J. Sternberg

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Best Scientists

D-Index
184
Citations
148429
World Ranking
523
National Ranking
337

Psychology

D-Index
186
Citations
154700
World Ranking
18
National Ranking
7

Robert J. Sternberg 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 Robert J. Sternberg sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 1,387 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Sternberg 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 Robert J. Sternberg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 186 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2018 - Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville
  • 2017 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 2003 - E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association
  • 1999 - Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 1999 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Review of Research Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 1985 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Psychology and Education
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Psychology and Education
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Psychology and Education
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Psychology and Education
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Psychology and Education

Overview

Robert J. Sternberg is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their primary field of study is psychology, with a focus on experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychology and physiological psychology, and clinical psychology.

Their recent research outputs encompass various topics within psychology and education. The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance
  • Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Sternberg has published extensively in several venues, with frequent contributions to the following journals:

  • Roeper Review
  • Journal of Intelligence
  • Gifted Education International
  • Possibility Studies & Society
  • The Journal of Creative Behavior

Their recent papers include:

  • "Transformational Giftedness: Rethinking Our Paradigm for Gifted Education" (2020), published in Roeper Review
  • "An 8P Theoretical Framework for Understanding Creativity and Theories of Creativity" (2021), published in The Journal of Creative Behavior
  • "Transformational Creativity: The Link between Creativity, Wisdom, and the Solution of Global Problems" (2021), published in Philosophies
  • "Beyond Transformational Giftedness" (2021), published in Education Sciences
  • "What Is Wisdom? A Unified 6P Framework" (2021), published in Review of General Psychology

Sternberg has worked with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Judith Glück
  • Sareh Karami
  • Ophélie Allyssa Desmet
  • Arezoo Soleimani Dashtaki
  • James C. Kaufman

The scientist has authored multiple books published by Cambridge University Press, such as:

  • Adaptive Intelligence (2021)
  • The Nature of Intelligence and Its Development in Childhood (2020)
  • The Hidden Talents Framework (2023)
  • Wisdom (2021)
  • Giftedness in Childhood (2023)

Other book publications include "The Psychology of Human Thought" (2020) published by the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology and "Mądrość. Psychologia mądrych myśli, słów i czynów" (2023) published by University of Lodz Press.

Awards received by Sternberg over their career include:

  • Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville (2018)
  • William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (2008)
  • E. L. Thorndike Award, American Psychological Association (2003)
  • James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (1999)
  • Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award, American Educational Research Association (1999)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1995)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1993)
  • Review of Research Award, American Educational Research Association (1986)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1985)
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (Psychology and Education)

Best Publications

  • Beyond IQ: A Triarchic Theory of Human Intelligence

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • Intelligence: Knowns and unknowns.

    Ulric Neisser;A. Wade Boykin;Nathan Brody;Stephen J. Ceci

  • A triangular theory of love.

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • The concept of creativity: Prospects and paradigms.

    Robert J. Sternberg;Todd I. Lubart

  • Defying the Crowd: Cultivating Creativity in a Culture of Conformity

    Robert J. Sternberg;Todd I. Lubart

  • Handbook of creativity

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • Investing in Creativity.

    Robert J. Sternberg;Todd I. Lubart

  • INTELLIGENCE : KNOWNS AND UNKNOWNS

    U. Neisser;G. Boodoo;T. J. Bouchard;A. W. Boykin

  • An Investment Theory of Creativity and Its Development

    Robert J. Sternberg;Todd I. Lubart

  • Implicit theories of intelligence. creativity, and wisdom

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • Intelligence, information processing, and analogical reasoning : the componential analysis of human abilities

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • Advances in the psychology of human intelligence

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • Practical Intelligence in Everyday Life

    Robert J. Sternberg;George B. Forsythe;Jennifer Hedlund;Joseph A. Horvath

  • The Triarchic Mind: A New Theory of Human Intelligence

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • The Nature of Creativity

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification

    C. Robert Cloninger

  • Practical intelligence in real-world pursuits: The role of tacit knowledge.

    Richard K. Wagner;Robert J. Sternberg

  • The Nature of Creativity: Contemporary Psychological Perspectives

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • What is Intelligence?: Contemporary Viewpoints on its Nature and Definition

    Douglas K. Detterman;Robert J. Sternberg

  • Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized

    Robert J. Sternberg

  • Conceptions of Giftedness

    Scott Barry Kaufman;Robert J. Sternberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Elena L. Grigorenko
Elena L. Grigorenko University of Houston
Susan T. Fiske
Susan T. Fiske Princeton University
James C. Kaufman
James C. Kaufman University of Connecticut
Li-fang Zhang
Li-fang Zhang University of Hong Kong
Todd Lubart
Todd Lubart Université Paris Cité
Richard K. Wagner
Richard K. Wagner Florida State University
Donald A.P. Bundy
Donald A.P. Bundy London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Douglas K. Detterman
Douglas K. Detterman Case Western Reserve University
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Claremont Graduate University
Diane F. Halpern
Diane F. Halpern Claremont McKenna College

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