2026 Tim Urdan: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	45	6519	6067	3532	3204	76	19997

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Psychology

6519

6067

3532

3204

19997

Overview

Tim Urdan is affiliated with Santa Clara University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a strong focus on experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, and education. Their work encompasses various subfields including cognitive neuroscience and sociology and political science.

The main topics addressed in Urdan's research include education, achievement, and giftedness; motivation and self-concept in sports; creativity in education and neuroscience; early childhood education and development; grit, self-efficacy, and motivation; as well as EFL/ESL teaching and learning and education practices and challenges.

Urdan has published multiple papers, among which are:

The origins, evolution, and future directions of achievement goal theory, 2020, Contemporary Educational Psychology
Ethnic Identity, Implicit Associations, and Academic Motivation of Hispanic Adolescents, 2021, Adolescents

They have also coauthored works with several researchers, notably Daniel Teramoto, Avi Kaplan, Ricardo Böheim, Maximilian Knogler, and Tina Seidel.

Frequent venues for Urdan's publications include:

Contemporary Educational Psychology
Adolescents
Computer Science Education
Psychology International
Proceedings of the 2020 AERA Annual Meeting

Best Publications

Perceptions of the school psychological environment and early adolescents' psychological and behavioral functioning in school: The mediating role of goals and belonging.

Robert W. Roeser;Carol Midgley;Timothy C. Urdan;Timothy C. Urdan

2158
Citations
Self-efficacy beliefs of adolescents

Frank Pajares;Timothy C. Urdan

1673
Citations
Statistics in plain English

Timothy C. Urdan

1531
Citations
The Development and Validation of Scales Assessing Students' Achievement Goal Orientations

Carol Midgley;Avi Kaplan;Michael Middleton;Martin L. Maehr

1441
Citations
Classroom effects on student motivation: Goal structures, social relationships, and competence beliefs

Tim Urdan;Erin Schoenfelder

1235
Citations
Beyond a Two-Goal Theory of Motivation and Achievement: A Case for Social Goals

Timothy C. Urdan;Martin L. Maehr

1015
Citations
Academic Self-Handicapping and Achievement Goals: A Further Examination.

Carol Midgley;Tim Urdan

705
Citations
Predictors of Academic Self-Handicapping and Achievement: Examining Achievement Goals, Classroom Goal Structures, and Culture.

Tim Urdan

657
Citations
The Role of Classroom Goal Structure in Students’ Use of Self-Handicapping Strategies

Tim Urdan;Carol Midgley;Eric M. Anderman

649
Citations
Changes in the perceived classroom goal structure and pattern of adaptive learning during early adolescence

Tim Urdan;Carol Midgley

578
Citations
Academic Self-Handicapping: What We Know, What More There is to Learn

Tim Urdan;Carol Midgley

565
Citations
Predictors of Middle School Students' Use of Self-Handicapping Strategies

Carol Midgley;Tim Urdan

534
Citations
Achievement Goals and Goal Structures

Avi Kaplan;Michael J. Middleton;Tim Urdan;Carol Midgley

531
Citations
"If I don't do well tomorrow, there's a reason": Predictors of adolescents' use of academic self-handicapping strategies.

Carol Midgley;Revathy Arunkumar;Timothy C. Urdan

413
Citations
The goals behind performance goals

Tim Urdan;Miranda Mestas

386
Citations
Competence motivation in the classroom

Tim Urdan;Julianne C. Turner

385
Citations
The origins, evolution, and future directions of achievement goal theory

Tim Urdan;Avi Kaplan

343
Citations
Using Multiple Methods to Assess Students' Perceptions of Classroom Goal Structures

Tim Urdan

243
Citations
Academic motivation of adolescents

Frank Pajares;Tim Urdan

225
Citations
Goals, goal structures, and avoidance behaviors.

Tim Urdan;Allison M. Ryan;Eric M. Anderman;Margaret H. Gheen

183
Citations
The Role of Classroom Goal Structure in Students' Use of Self-Handicapping

Tim Urdan;Eric M. Anderman

1
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol Midgley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Eric M. Anderman The Ohio State University

Frank Pajares Emory University

Karen R. Harris Arizona State University

Robert W. Roeser Pennsylvania State University

Avi Kaplan Temple University

Steve Graham Arizona State University

Martin L. Maehr University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Allison M. Ryan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Adriana G. Bus University of Stavanger

External Links

Personal website of Tim Urdan

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