Glen Nix

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Glen Nix is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Glen Nix has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Social Psychology, 4 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 3 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Glen Nix's work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (4 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (2 papers). Glen Nix is often cited by papers focused on Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (4 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (2 papers). Glen Nix collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Glen Nix's co-authors include Edward L. Deci, Johnmarshall Reeve, Richard M. Ryan, Marvin I. Herz, J. Steven Lamberti, Michael E. Enzle, T. Cameron Wild, Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pyszczynski and Cheryl S. Watson and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Educational Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Glen Nix

7 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Revitalization through Self-Regulation: The Effects of Autonomous and Controlled Motivation on Happiness and Vitality

1999 521 citations Glen Nix, Richard M. Ryan et al. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Glen Nix United States	6	706	289	258	233	195	7	1.2k
Gernot von Collani Germany	16	526 0.7×	288 1.0×	512 2.0×	191 0.8×	205 1.1×	28	1.5k
Pamela Sadler Canada	19	468 0.7×	342 1.2×	391 1.5×	190 0.8×	64 0.3×	35	1.3k
Charles E. Couchman United States	6	1.3k 1.8×	283 1.0×	583 2.3×	368 1.6×	206 1.1×	8	1.8k
Noémie Carbonneau Canada	18	1.0k 1.4×	181 0.6×	608 2.4×	386 1.7×	180 0.9×	50	1.6k
Junko Tanaka‐Matsumi Japan	16	1.0k 1.4×	542 1.9×	952 3.7×	322 1.4×	60 0.3×	42	1.9k
Dolores Pushkar Canada	22	342 0.5×	295 1.0×	225 0.9×	126 0.5×	34 0.2×	38	1.4k
Diana Wright Guerin United States	19	404 0.6×	323 1.1×	486 1.9×	65 0.3×	89 0.5×	35	1.2k
Ian R. Newby‐Clark Canada	19	441 0.6×	369 1.3×	245 0.9×	252 1.1×	86 0.4×	37	1.7k
Delphine Nélis Belgium	7	959 1.4×	222 0.8×	578 2.2×	147 0.6×	140 0.7×	7	1.3k
Susan Colmar Australia	18	736 1.0×	425 1.5×	445 1.7×	117 0.5×	132 0.7×	42	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Glen Nix

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Fields of papers citing papers by Glen Nix

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Glen Nix

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Glen Nix. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Glen Nix based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Glen Nix. Glen Nix is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Reeve, Johnmarshall, et al.. (2003). Testing models of the experience of self-determination in intrinsic motivation and the conundrum of choice.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 95(2). 375–392. 358 indexed citations

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Herz, Marvin I., et al.. (2000). A Program for Relapse Prevention in Schizophrenia. Archives of General Psychiatry. 57(3). 277–277. 177 indexed citations

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Nix, Glen, et al.. (1999). Revitalization through Self-Regulation: The Effects of Autonomous and Controlled Motivation on Happiness and Vitality. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 35(3). 266–284. 521 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wild, T. Cameron, Michael E. Enzle, Glen Nix, & Edward L. Deci. (1997). Perceiving Others as Intrinsically or Extrinsically Motivated: Effects on Expectancy Formation and Task Engagement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 23(8). 837–848. 77 indexed citations

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Reeve, Johnmarshall & Glen Nix. (1997). Expressing Intrinsic Motivation Through Acts of Exploration and Facial Displays of Interest. Motivation and Emotion. 21(3). 237–250. 45 indexed citations

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Nix, Glen, Cheryl S. Watson, Tom Pyszczynski, & Jeff Greenberg. (1995). Reducing Depressive Affect through External Focus of Attention. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 14(1). 36–52. 39 indexed citations

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Pyszczynski, Tom, et al.. (1991). On the relationship between self-focused attention and psychological disorder: A critical reappraisal.. Psychological Bulletin. 110(3). 538–543. 1 indexed citations

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