2026 Robert J. Vallerand: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	126	197	173	4	4	370	81614

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

5467
Citations
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

4615
Citations
Les passions de l'ame: on obsessive and harmonious passion.

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

3394
Citations
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

2846
Citations
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

2454
Citations
On the Assessment of Situational Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: The Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS)

Frédéric Guay;Robert J. Vallerand;Céline Blanchard

2316
Citations
The coach–athlete relationship: a motivational model

Geneviève A Mageau;Robert J Vallerand

2218
Citations
Intrinsic, extrinsic, and amotivational styles as predictors of behavior: A prospective study.

Robert J. Vallerand;Robert Blssonnette

2121
Citations
Why Are You Learning a Second Language? Motivational Orientations and Self‐Determination Theory

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

1891
Citations
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

1636
Citations
Vers une méthodologie de validation trans-culturelle de questionnaires psychologiques: Implications pour la recherche en langue française.

Robert J. Vallerand

1535
Citations
Construction et validation de l'échelle de motivation en éducation (EME).

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

1413
Citations
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

1314
Citations
An integrative analysis of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in sport.

Robert J. Vallerand;Gaétan F. Losier

1296
Citations
Autonomous, Controlled, and Amotivated Types of Academic Motivation: A Person-Oriented Analysis

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

1124
Citations
Self-Regulation and Academic Procrastination

Caroline Senécal;Richard Koestner;Robert J. Vallerand

1094
Citations
Motivation and dropout in female handballers: a 21‐month prospective study

Philippe Sarrazin;Robert Vallerand;Emma Guillet;Luc Pelletier

1062
Citations
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation: A hierarchical model.

Robert J. Vallerand;Catherine F. Ratelle

1058
Citations
On the causal effects of perceived competence on intrinsic motivation: A test of cognitive evaluation theory.

Robert J. Vallerand;Greg Reid

1057
Citations
Academic Motivation and School Performance: Toward a Structural Model

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

940
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Luc G. Pelletier University of Ottawa

Frédéric Guay Université Laval

Geneviève A. Mageau University of Montreal

Catherine F. Ratelle Université Laval

Richard Koestner McGill University

Richard M. Ryan Australian Catholic University

Claude Fernet Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Jocelyn J. Bélanger New York University

Catherine E. Amiot University of Quebec at Montreal

Edward L. Deci University of Rochester

External Links

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