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Robert J. Vallerand 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. Vallerand sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 370 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert J. Vallerand 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. Vallerand sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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 Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2011 - CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Robert J. Vallerand is affiliated with the University of Quebec at Montreal in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the field of psychology, with a notable emphasis on clinical psychology, social psychology, and applied psychology. Additional subfields include cognitive neuroscience and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their work addresses several key topics within psychology, particularly:

  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Mind wandering and attention
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness

Recent publications by Robert J. Vallerand include:

  • The role of passion for studies on academic procrastination and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021), Social Psychology of Education
  • The role of passion and emotions in academic procrastination during a pandemic (COVID-19) (2021), Personality and Individual Differences
  • Examining the role of passion in university students' academic emotions, self-regulated learning and well-being (2021), Journal of Adult and Continuing Education
  • Thriving through adversity: The role of passion and emotions in the resilience process (2022), Journal of Personality
  • On the role of harmonious and obsessive passion in work and family outcomes: A test of the quadripartite approach (2022), Current Psychology

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Virginie Paquette
  • Sonia Rahimi
  • Tanya Chichekian
  • Léandre Alexis Chénard-Poirier
  • Evandro Morais Peixoto

Robert J. Vallerand has published multiple works in several recurrent venues such as:

  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Personality and Individual Differences
  • Learning and Individual Differences
  • Motivation Science
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Their contributions to psychology have been recognized through awards including the CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science in 2011 and being named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Toward A Hierarchical Model of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

    Robert J. Vallerand

  • 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

  • Les passions de l'ame: on obsessive and harmonious passion.

    Robert J. Vallerand;Céline Blanchard;Geneviève A. Mageau;Richard Koestner

  • 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

  • Self-determination and persistence in a real-life setting: toward a motivational model of high school dropout.

    Robert J. Vallerand;Michelle S. Fortier;Frédéric Guay

  • On the Assessment of Situational Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: The Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS)

    Frédéric Guay;Robert J. Vallerand;Céline Blanchard

  • The coach–athlete relationship: a motivational model

    Geneviève A Mageau;Robert J Vallerand

  • Intrinsic, extrinsic, and amotivational styles as predictors of behavior: A prospective study.

    Robert J. Vallerand;Robert Blssonnette

  • 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

  • Vers une méthodologie de validation trans-culturelle de questionnaires psychologiques: Implications pour la recherche en langue française.

    Robert J. Vallerand

  • 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

  • An integrative analysis of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in sport.

    Robert J. Vallerand;Gaétan F. Losier

  • Autonomous, Controlled, and Amotivated Types of Academic Motivation: A Person-Oriented Analysis

    Catherine F. Ratelle;Frédéric Guay;Robert J. Vallerand;Simon Larose

  • Self-Regulation and Academic Procrastination

    Caroline Senécal;Richard Koestner;Robert J. Vallerand

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

    Philippe Sarrazin;Robert Vallerand;Emma Guillet;Luc Pelletier

  • Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: A hierarchical model.

    Robert J. Vallerand;Catherine F. Ratelle

  • On the causal effects of perceived competence on intrinsic motivation: A test of cognitive evaluation theory.

    Robert J. Vallerand;Greg Reid

  • Academic Motivation and School Performance: Toward a Structural Model

    Michelle S. Fortier;Robert J. Vallerand;Frédéric Guay

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc G. Pelletier
Luc G. Pelletier University of Ottawa
Frédéric Guay
Frédéric Guay Université Laval
Geneviève A. Mageau
Geneviève A. Mageau University of Montreal
Catherine F. Ratelle
Catherine F. Ratelle Université Laval
Richard Koestner
Richard Koestner McGill University
Richard M. Ryan
Richard M. Ryan Australian Catholic University
Claude Fernet
Claude Fernet Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Jocelyn J. Bélanger
Jocelyn J. Bélanger New York University
Catherine E. Amiot
Catherine E. Amiot University of Quebec at Montreal
Edward L. Deci
Edward L. Deci University of Rochester

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