Alan L. Smith

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
99 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Alan L. Smith is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan L. Smith has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Social Psychology, 53 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 30 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Alan L. Smith's work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (63 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (38 papers) and Youth Development and Social Support (30 papers). Alan L. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (63 papers), Sport Psychology and Performance (38 papers) and Youth Development and Social Support (30 papers). Alan L. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Alan L. Smith's co-authors include Thomas D. Raedeke, Sarah Ullrich‐French, Maureen R. Weiss, J.D. DeFreese, Travis E. Dorsch, Meghan H. McDonough, Anne E. Cox, Lavon Williams, Kathleen A. Martin Ginis and Claudio R. Nigg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise and American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alan L. Smith

89 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Development and Preliminary Validation of an Athlete Burnout Measure

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Author						Papers	Cites
Alan L. Smith	3.0k	2.5k	1.1k	819	784	99	4.9k
David Lavallee	2.7k 0.9×	2.9k 1.2×	877 0.8×	1.5k 1.8×	464 0.6×	128	5.0k
Stewart A. Vella	2.1k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	654 0.8×	661 0.8×	162	5.5k
Yannis Theodorakis	2.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	363 0.3×	652 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	158	4.1k
Judy L. Van Raalte	1.9k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	620 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	651 0.8×	108	3.6k
Thomas D. Raedeke	1.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	292 0.3×	725 0.9×	514 0.7×	56	3.5k
Christian Swann	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	354 0.3×	845 1.0×	542 0.7×	107	3.6k
Bob Grove	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	254 0.2×	822 1.0×	578 0.7×	147	4.2k
Gretchen Kerr	1.3k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	566 0.5×	962 1.2×	186 0.2×	107	3.3k
Sean P. Cumming	1.8k 0.6×	3.6k 1.5×	560 0.5×	3.8k 4.6×	436 0.6×	170	6.7k
Maria Newton	1.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	556 0.5×	345 0.4×	385 0.5×	65	2.3k

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Smith, Alan L., et al.. (2025). Teammate communication, loneliness, and contagion of athlete burnout. Psychology of sport and exercise. 78. 102807–102807. 1 indexed citations

Smith, Alan L., et al.. (2025). Positive peer relationships, social identity, and adaptive sport motivation in youth athletes. Psychology of sport and exercise. 82. 102996–102996.

Robbins, Lorraine B., et al.. (2024). Perspectives of Rural High School Students Involved in a Multi-Component, After-School Physical Activity Intervention. The Journal of School Nursing. 41(6). 741–751.

Piercy, Katrina L., Meredith A. Whitley, Sarah M. Bartsch, et al.. (2024). Benefits of Meeting the Healthy People 2030 Youth Sports Participation Target. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 66(5). 760–769. 4 indexed citations

Smith, Alan L., et al.. (2024). Sibling comparisons, sibling relationship quality, and perceived sport competence in young athletes. Psychology of sport and exercise. 72. 102613–102613.

Myers, Nicholas D., Deborah L. Feltz, Karin A. Pfeiffer, et al.. (2023). The Self-Efficacy to Regulate Physical Activity Scale: Exploring the Factor Structure, Temporal Invariance, and External Validity in a Latent Variable Framework. Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. 28(1). 40–56. 2 indexed citations

Whitley, Meredith A., et al.. (2021). Reimagining the Youth Sport System Across the United States: A Commentary From the 2020–2021 President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Science Board. Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance. 92(8). 6–14. 5 indexed citations

Smith, Alan L., et al.. (2018). The team communication network and athlete burnout in adolescent softball players. 50(1). 171–171. 1 indexed citations

Feltz, Deborah L., et al.. (2018). Intergroup Competition in Exergames: Further Tests of the Köhler Effect. Games for Health Journal. 7(4). 240–245. 8 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan L., et al.. (2017). Peer-created motivational climate and motivation of adolescent soccer players. 49(1). 110–110. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan L., et al.. (2017). Teammate social behaviors, burnout, and engagement in adolescent athletes. 49(1). 113–113. 1 indexed citations

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Pontifex, Matthew B., et al.. (2014). VI. THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN REDUCING BARRIERS TO LEARNING IN CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 79(4). 93–118. 17 indexed citations

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Blankenship, Bonnie Tjeerdsma, et al.. (2012). Motor Skill Development of Students Enrolled in a Sport Education Volleyball Season Delivered by In-Service Physical Education Teachers. The Physical Educator. 69(4). 7 indexed citations

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Riley, Allison & Alan L. Smith. (2011). Perceived coach-athlete and peer relationships of young athletes and self-determined motivation for sport.. International journal of sport psychology. 42(1). 115–133. 36 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan L. & Stuart Biddle. (2008). Youth physical activity and sedentary behavior: Challenges and solutions. Human Kinetics eBooks. 1–491. 67 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan L., et al.. (2007). Special Issue: Athlete burnout.. International journal of sport psychology. 38(4). 337–471. 2 indexed citations

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Black, Jennifer M. & Alan L. Smith. (2007). An examination of Coakley's perspective on identity, control, and burnout among adolescent athletes.. International journal of sport psychology. 38(4). 417–436. 46 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan L., Isabel Balaguer, & Joan L. Duda. (2006). Goal orientation profile differences on perceived motivational climate, perceived peer relationships, and motivation-related responses of youth athletes. Journal of Sports Sciences. 24(12). 1315–1327. 80 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan L.. (1997). Peer relationship and physical activity participation in early adolescence. UMI eBooks.

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Eklund, Robert C., Jeffrey J. Martin, & Alan L. Smith. (1994). The Relationships Among Competitiveness, Age and Ability In Distance Runners. DigitalCommons - WayneState (Wayne State University). 17(4). 258–266. 10 indexed citations

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