Martin L. Maehr

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
98 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Martin L. Maehr is a scholar working on Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin L. Maehr has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Education, 34 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 30 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Martin L. Maehr's work include Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (34 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (23 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (12 papers). Martin L. Maehr is often cited by papers focused on Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (34 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (23 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (12 papers). Martin L. Maehr collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Hong Kong. Martin L. Maehr's co-authors include Avi Kaplan, Eric M. Anderman, Carol Midgley, Timothy C. Urdan, Larry A. Braskamp, Marjorie W. Steinkamp, Heather Ann Meyer, Akane Zusho, Michael Middleton and Tim Urdan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, American Psychologist and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Martin L. Maehr

92 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Contributions and Prospects of Goal Orientation Th... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2006 1994 1998 200 400 600
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.

  1. The Contributions and Prospects of Goal Orientation Theory
    2006 672 citations Avi Kaplan, Martin L. Maehr profile →
  2. Motivation and Schooling in the Middle Grades
    1994 589 citations Eric M. Anderman, Martin L. Maehr profile →
  3. The Development and Validation of Scales Assessing Students' Achievement Goal Orientations
    1998 580 citations Carol Midgley, Avi Kaplan et al. Contemporary Educational Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Martin L. Maehr United States 34 3.0k 3.0k 2.9k 1.3k 868 98 6.2k
Judith L. Meece United States 38 3.1k 1.0× 4.7k 1.5× 3.8k 1.3× 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.4× 74 8.3k
Alexander Seeshing Yeung Australia 37 2.1k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 876 0.7× 652 0.8× 175 5.1k
Carole Ames United States 21 5.3k 1.7× 4.1k 1.4× 4.6k 1.6× 3.0k 2.3× 1.2k 1.4× 40 9.8k
Stuart A. Karabenick United States 41 1.7k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 1.2× 376 0.4× 125 5.5k
Avi Kaplan United States 39 3.9k 1.3× 3.7k 1.2× 3.7k 1.3× 1.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 98 7.7k
Janis E. Jacobs United States 29 1.6k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 49 5.9k
Mimi Bong South Korea 33 2.9k 1.0× 3.3k 1.1× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 776 0.9× 89 6.7k
Dennis M. McInerney Australia 37 2.0k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 665 0.5× 468 0.5× 121 4.5k
Chris S. Hulleman United States 23 2.5k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 901 1.0× 52 5.7k
David Watkins Hong Kong 39 1.8k 0.6× 3.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 231 0.3× 192 6.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Maehr, Martin L. & William M. Stallings. (2007). Culture, child, and school : sociocultural influences on learning. 4 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L. & Stuart A. Karabenick. (2005). Motivation and Religion. 14. 11 indexed citations
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Pintrich, Paul R. & Martin L. Maehr. (2004). Motivating students, improving schools : the legacy of Carol Midgley. Elsevier eBooks. 43 indexed citations
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Yamaguchi, Ryoko & Martin L. Maehr. (2004). Children’s Emergent Leadership. Small Group Research. 35(4). 388–406. 17 indexed citations
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Anderman, Eric M., Martin L. Maehr, & Carol Midgley. (1999). Declining Motivation After the Transition to Middle School: Schools Can Make a Difference.. Journal of research and development in education. 32(3). 131–147. 205 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Avi & Martin L. Maehr. (1999). Achievement Goals and Student Well-Being. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 24(4). 330–358. 400 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L. & Paul R. Pintrich. (1995). Culture, motivation and achievement. JAI Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L. & S. Parker. (1993). A Tale of Two Schools - and the Primary Task of Leadership. Phi Delta Kappan. 75(3). 233–673. 6 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L. & Paul R. Pintrich. (1993). Motivation and adolescent development. JAI Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L. & Carole Ames. (1989). Motivation enhancing environments. JAI Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Kleiber, Douglas A. & Martin L. Maehr. (1985). Motivation and adulthood. JAI Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L. & Jennifer Archer. (1985). Motivation and School Achievement.. 127(6). 653–8. 9 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L., et al.. (1984). The effects of school desegregation on motivation and achievement. JAI Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L. & Marjorie W. Steinkamp. (1983). A Synthesis of Findings on Sex Differences in Science Education Research. Final Report.. 2 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L.. (1982). Motivational Factors in School Achievement.. 2 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L.. (1978). Social, Cultural, and Contextual Influences on Achievement Motivation Behavior.. 1 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L., et al.. (1977). A Comparison of Achieving Orientations of Preschool and School Age Children.. Child study journal. 3 indexed citations
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Salili, Farideh, Martin L. Maehr, & Gerald M. Gillmore. (1976). Achievement and morality: A cross-cultural analysis of causal attribution and evaluation.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 33(3). 327–337. 37 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L., et al.. (1973). Pygmalion black and white.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 25(2). 210–218. 185 indexed citations
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Maehr, Martin L., et al.. (1962). Concept of Self and the Reaction of Others. Sociometry. 25(4). 353–353. 48 indexed citations

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