Andrew J. Elliot

396 total papers · 74.2k total citations
269 papers, 50.5k citations indexed

About

Andrew J. Elliot is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew J. Elliot has authored 269 papers receiving a total of 50.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Social Psychology, 140 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 58 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Andrew J. Elliot's work include Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (85 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (73 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (46 papers). Andrew J. Elliot is often cited by papers focused on Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (85 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (73 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (46 papers). Andrew J. Elliot collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Andrew J. Elliot's co-authors include Kennon M. Sheldon, Holly A. McGregor, Todd M. Thrash, Judith M. Harackiewicz, Marcy A. Church, Carol S. Dweck, Markus Maier, Kou Murayama, Shelly L. Gable and Patricia G. Devine and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Andrew J. Elliot

261 papers receiving 46.1k citations

Hit Papers

A 2 × 2 achievement goal ... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2001 2013 1997 1999 1996 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
What are hit papers?

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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A 2 × 2 achievement goal framework.
    2001 2.6k citations Andrew J. Elliot, Holly A. McGregor Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  2. Handbook of Competence and Motivation
    2013 2.6k citations Andrew J. Elliot, Carol S. Dweck Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  3. A hierarchical model of approach and avoidance achievement motivation.
    1997 2.5k citations Andrew J. Elliot, Marcy A. Church Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  4. Approach and avoidance motivation and achievement goals
    1999 2.2k citations Andrew J. Elliot Educational Psychologist profile →
  5. Approach and avoidance achievement goals and intrinsic motivation: A mediational analysis.
    1996 1.7k citations Andrew J. Elliot, Judith M. Harackiewicz Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  6. Goal striving, need satisfaction, and longitudinal well-being: The self-concordance model.
    1999 1.3k citations Kennon M. Sheldon, Andrew J. Elliot Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  7. Goal striving, need satisfaction, and longitudinal well-being: The self-concordance model.
    1999 1.3k citations Kennon M. Sheldon, Andrew J. Elliot Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  8. What is satisfying about satisfying events? Testing 10 candidate psychological needs.
    2001 1.0k citations Kennon M. Sheldon, Andrew J. Elliot et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  9. Approach-avoidance motivation in personality: Approach and avoidance temperaments and goals.
    2002 947 citations Andrew J. Elliot, Todd M. Thrash Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  10. Revision of achievement goal theory: Necessary and illuminating.
    2002 947 citations Judith M. Harackiewicz, Kenneth E. Barron et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  11. On the measurement of achievement goals: Critique, illustration, and application.
    2008 919 citations Andrew J. Elliot, Kou Murayama Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  12. Achievement goals, study strategies, and exam performance: A mediational analysis.
    1999 915 citations Andrew J. Elliot, Holly A. McGregor et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  13. Approach-avoidance motivation in personality: Approach and avoidance temperaments and goals.
    2002 880 citations Andrew J. Elliot, Todd M. Thrash Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  14. Achievement goals and achievement emotions: Testing a model of their joint relations with academic performance.
    2009 878 citations Reinhard Pekrun, Andrew J. Elliot et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  15. On the motivational nature of cognitive dissonance: Dissonance as psychological discomfort.
    1994 853 citations Andrew J. Elliot, Patricia G. Devine Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  16. The Hierarchical Model of Approach-Avoidance Motivation
    2006 846 citations Andrew J. Elliot Motivation and Emotion profile →
  17. Handbook of Approach and Avoidance Motivation
    2013 739 citations Andrew J. Elliot Psychology Press eBooks profile →
  18. A Conceptual History of the Achievement Goal Construct.
    2005 729 citations Andrew J. Elliot profile →
  19. Handbook of competence and motivation : theory and application
    2017 668 citations Andrew J. Elliot, Carol S. Dweck et al. Guilford Press eBooks profile →
  20. Achievement goals and discrete achievement emotions: A theoretical model and prospective test.
    2006 644 citations Reinhard Pekrun, Andrew J. Elliot et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  21. Predicting success in college: A longitudinal study of achievement goals and ability measures as predictors of interest and performance from freshman year through graduation.
    2002 631 citations Judith M. Harackiewicz, Kenneth E. Barron et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  22. Short-term and long-term consequences of achievement goals: Predicting interest and performance over time.
    2000 628 citations Judith M. Harackiewicz, Kenneth E. Barron et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  23. Are Racial Stereotypes Really Fading? The Princeton Trilogy Revisited
    1995 609 citations Patricia G. Devine, Andrew J. Elliot Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin profile →
  24. Perceptions of classroom environment, achievement goals, and achievement outcomes.
    2001 607 citations Marcy A. Church, Andrew J. Elliot et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  25. Approach and Avoidance Motivation
    2001 583 citations Andrew J. Elliot, Martin V. Covington Educational Psychology Review profile →
  26. A 3 × 2 achievement goal model.
    2011 576 citations Andrew J. Elliot, Kou Murayama et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  27. Not all Personal Goals are Personal: Comparing Autonomous and Controlled Reasons for Goals as Predictors of Effort and Attainment
    1998 575 citations Kennon M. Sheldon, Andrew J. Elliot Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin profile →
  28. Predictors and consequences of achievement goals in the college classroom: Maintaining interest and making the grade.
    1997 534 citations Judith M. Harackiewicz, Kenneth E. Barron et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  29. Color Psychology: Effects of Perceiving Color on Psychological Functioning in Humans
    2013 510 citations Andrew J. Elliot, Markus Maier Annual Review of Psychology profile →
  30. A three-dimensional taxonomy of achievement emotions.
    2022 127 citations Reinhard Pekrun, Herbert W. Marsh et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →
  31. How Many Participants Do I Need to Test an Interaction? Conducting an Appropriate Power Analysis and Achieving Sufficient Power to Detect an Interaction
    2023 87 citations Nicolas Sommet, Andrew J. Elliot et al. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Andrew J. Elliot 30.4k 23.6k 10.4k 7.7k 7.3k 269 50.5k
Carol S. Dweck 28.7k 0.9× 25.4k 1.1× 18.5k 1.8× 10.5k 1.4× 6.2k 0.8× 247 59.4k
Mihály Csíkszentmihályi 19.6k 0.6× 13.1k 0.6× 6.7k 0.6× 11.1k 1.4× 6.4k 0.9× 241 56.6k
Martin E. P. Seligman 35.2k 1.2× 15.5k 0.7× 8.6k 0.8× 10.4k 1.4× 14.9k 2.0× 323 80.0k
Hazel Rose Markus 27.0k 0.9× 8.2k 0.3× 5.6k 0.5× 20.1k 2.6× 5.5k 0.7× 219 50.3k
Maarten Vansteenkiste 20.1k 0.7× 6.5k 0.3× 6.2k 0.6× 5.5k 0.7× 5.8k 0.8× 388 33.6k
Peter Salovey 25.6k 0.8× 7.0k 0.3× 6.9k 0.7× 7.9k 1.0× 7.1k 1.0× 276 45.3k
Oliver P. John 22.9k 0.8× 17.1k 0.7× 3.9k 0.4× 13.6k 1.8× 7.1k 1.0× 205 58.5k
Barbara L. Fredrickson 26.5k 0.9× 12.9k 0.5× 3.5k 0.3× 8.4k 1.1× 9.8k 1.3× 199 59.1k
Ed Diener 39.2k 1.3× 12.4k 0.5× 3.4k 0.3× 14.1k 1.8× 11.4k 1.6× 202 60.5k
Auke Tellegen 29.5k 1.0× 22.6k 1.0× 3.7k 0.4× 12.6k 1.6× 12.6k 1.7× 132 76.5k

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