Joke Simons

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Joke Simons is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joke Simons has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Social Psychology, 11 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 7 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Joke Simons's work include Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (9 papers), Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research (6 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (5 papers). Joke Simons is often cited by papers focused on Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (9 papers), Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research (6 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (5 papers). Joke Simons collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Spain and Portugal. Joke Simons's co-authors include Willy Lens, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Edward L. Deci, Kennon M. Sheldon, Bart Soenens, Siegfried Dewitte, Marlies Lacante, Lennia Matos, Bart Duriez and Johan Simons and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Child Development and Journal of Educational Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Joke Simons

26 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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 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.

Motivating Learning, Performance, and Persistence: The Synergistic Effects of Intrinsic Goal Contents and Autonomy-Supportive Contexts.

2004 1.1k citations Maarten Vansteenkiste, Joke Simons et al. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joke Simons Belgium	12	1.7k	1.1k	655	642	601	26	2.9k
Brian C. Patrick United States	7	1.7k 1.0×	696 0.6×	730 1.1×	575 0.9×	502 0.8×	7	3.1k
Évelyne F. Vallières Canada	9	1.7k 1.0×	880 0.8×	774 1.2×	579 0.9×	352 0.6×	12	3.2k
Marcy A. Church United States	8	2.5k 1.4×	2.2k 2.0×	1.1k 1.7×	644 1.0×	523 0.9×	8	3.9k
Lennia Matos Peru	16	2.0k 1.1×	713 0.7×	512 0.8×	390 0.6×	589 1.0×	44	2.9k
Ann K. Boggiano United States	23	1.3k 0.8×	963 0.9×	720 1.1×	556 0.9×	328 0.5×	42	2.3k
Elaine Elliott United States	4	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.6×	1.1k 1.6×	674 1.0×	298 0.5×	6	3.4k
Heidi Grant United States	12	1.2k 0.7×	877 0.8×	439 0.7×	268 0.4×	972 1.6×	15	2.7k
Avi Assor Israel	27	2.8k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 2.2×	778 1.2×	504 0.8×	74	4.2k
Allan B. I. Bernardo Philippines	32	1.2k 0.7×	741 0.7×	948 1.4×	510 0.8×	426 0.7×	167	3.0k
Guy Roth Israel	24	2.4k 1.4×	890 0.8×	1.3k 2.1×	567 0.9×	426 0.7×	43	3.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joke Simons

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Leal, Susana, et al.. (2024). Exploring sustainable development perceptions among higher education students: An empirical study on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption. 14. 100223–100223. 6 indexed citations

Simons, Johan, et al.. (2011). The effect of body-awareness training of pre-school children based on the Sherborne developmental movement method versus regular physical education class. 4(1). 38–50. 1 indexed citations

Vansteenkiste, Maarten, Bart Duriez, Joke Simons, & Bart Soenens. (2006). Materialistic Values and Well‐Being Among Business Students: Further Evidence of Their Detrimental Effect¹. Journal of Applied Social Psychology. 36(12). 2892–2908. 152 indexed citations

Vansteenkiste, Maarten, Joke Simons, Willy Lens, Bart Soenens, & Lennia Matos. (2005). Examining the Motivational Impact of Intrinsic Versus Extrinsic Goal Framing and Autonomy-Supportive Versus Internally Controlling Communication Style on Early Adolescents' Academic Achievement. Child Development. 76(2). 483–501. 359 indexed citations

Vansteenkiste, Maarten, Joke Simons, Caroline Braet, Christine Bachman, & Edward L. Deci. (2005). Promoting maintained weight loss through healthy lifestyle changes among severly obese children: an experimental test of the self-determination theory. Lirias (KU Leuven). 10 indexed citations

Vansteenkiste, Maarten, Joke Simons, Willy Lens, Kennon M. Sheldon, & Edward L. Deci. (2004). Motivating Learning, Performance, and Persistence: The Synergistic Effects of Intrinsic Goal Contents and Autonomy-Supportive Contexts.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 87(2). 246–260. 1118 indexed citations breakdown →

Simons, Joke, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Willy Lens, & Marlies Lacante. (2004). Placing Motivation and Future Time Perspective Theory in a Temporal Perspective. Educational Psychology Review. 16(2). 121–139. 337 indexed citations

Simons, Joke, Siegfried Dewitte, & Willy Lens. (2004). The role of different types of instrumentality in motivation, study strategies, and performance: Know why you learn, so you'll know what you learn!. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 74(3). 343–360. 233 indexed citations

Vansteenkiste, Maarten, Joke Simons, Willy Lens, & Bart Soenens. (2004). De kwaliteit van motivatie telt: over het promoten van intrinsieke doelen op een autonomieondersteunende wijze. 59(5). 117–128. 2 indexed citations

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Simons, Joke, Siegfried Dewitte, & Willy Lens. (2003). “Don’t Do It for Me. Do It for Yourself!” Stressing the Personal Relevance Enhances Motivation in Physical Education. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 25(2). 145–160. 61 indexed citations

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Lens, Willy, Joke Simons, & Siegfried Dewitte. (2002). From duty to desire: the role of students' future time perspective and instrumentality perceptions for study motivation and self-regulation. Journal of Experimental Botany. 66(18). 5531–42. 41 indexed citations

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Simons, Johan & Joke Simons. (2002). De constructie van een verkorte vragenlijst voor het evalueren van het zelfbeeld bij Vlaamse adolescenten. 5(2). 62–71. 1 indexed citations

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Simons, Joke, Willy Lens, & Siegfried Dewitte. (2001). Efectos de tipos de instrumentalidad sobre variables motivacionales y cognitivas. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 161–178. 1 indexed citations

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Simons, Joke, Siegfried Dewitte, & Willy Lens. (2001). The effect of different types of instrumentality on motivational and cognitive variables. 11 indexed citations

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Simons, Joke. (2001). De betekenis van verschillende types instrumentaliteit voor de motivatie en de doelgerichtheid bij studenten. 2 indexed citations

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Simons, Joke, Siegfried Dewitte, & Willy Lens. (2001). The future motivates. Experimentally manipulated utility influences performance through motivated behavior. 1–33. 3 indexed citations

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Simons, Johan & Joke Simons. (2001). De meting van het zelfconcept: onderzoek bij Vlaamse adolescenten met de Self Description Questionnaire III. 31(4). 207–217. 2 indexed citations

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Simons, Joke, Siegfried Dewitte, & Willy Lens. (2000). Wanting to have vs. wanting to be: The effect of perceived instrumentality on goal orientation. British Journal of Psychology. 91(3). 335–351. 99 indexed citations

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Simons, Joke & Willy Lens. (1999). Met een 'gekleurde bril' doorheen de opleiding Leraar Kleuter Onderwijs. 1 indexed citations

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Simons, Joke. (1997). De Europese vervoersintegratie, in het bijzonder concurrentieregels en zeehavens. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 33(4). 407–410. 1 indexed citations

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