Robert M. Klassen

15.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
115 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Klassen is a scholar working on Education, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Klassen has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Education, 50 papers in Social Psychology and 34 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Klassen's work include Teacher Professional Development and Motivation (35 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (33 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (28 papers). Robert M. Klassen is often cited by papers focused on Teacher Professional Development and Motivation (35 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (33 papers) and Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (28 papers). Robert M. Klassen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Robert M. Klassen's co-authors include Ming Ming Chiu, Virginia M. C. Tze, Tracy L. Durksen, Lindsey L. Krawchuk, Lia M. Daniels, Lisa Bardach, Lisa E. Kim, Anne C. Frenzel, Nancy E. Perry and Ellen L. Usher and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Klassen

107 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Effects on teachers' self-efficacy and job satisfaction: ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2014 2010 2011 2016 500 1000 1.5k
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 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. Effects on teachers' self-efficacy and job satisfaction: Teacher gender, years of experience, and job stress.
    2010 1.6k citations Robert M. Klassen, Ming Ming Chiu Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  2. Teachers’ self-efficacy, personality, and teaching effectiveness: A meta-analysis
    2014 759 citations Robert M. Klassen, Virginia M. C. Tze Educational Research Review profile →
  3. Teacher Efficacy Research 1998–2009: Signs of Progress or Unfulfilled Promise?
    2010 605 citations Robert M. Klassen, Virginia M. C. Tze et al. Educational Psychology Review profile →
  4. The occupational commitment and intention to quit of practicing and pre-service teachers: Influence of self-efficacy, job stress, and teaching context
    2011 497 citations Robert M. Klassen, Ming Ming Chiu profile →
  5. Measuring Teachers’ enjoyment, anger, and anxiety: The Teacher Emotions Scales (TES)
    2016 274 citations Tracy L. Durksen, Robert M. Klassen et al. profile →
  6. A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Teacher Personality on Teacher Effectiveness and Burnout
    2019 236 citations Lisa E. Kim, Robert M. Klassen et al. Educational Psychology Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert M. Klassen United Kingdom 49 6.0k 3.8k 2.3k 1.7k 1.7k 115 10.5k
Einar M. Skaalvik Norway 37 5.3k 0.9× 4.5k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 2.1k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 58 9.6k
Marc A. Brackett United States 44 3.7k 0.6× 5.9k 1.5× 3.4k 1.5× 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 108 9.7k
Frédéric Guay Canada 51 4.1k 0.7× 6.7k 1.8× 2.5k 1.1× 3.4k 2.0× 2.1k 1.3× 145 12.4k
Anita Woolfolk Hoy United States 24 10.9k 1.8× 3.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 944 0.5× 2.0k 1.2× 32 14.0k
Mareike Kunter Germany 51 9.7k 1.6× 3.7k 1.0× 793 0.3× 1.9k 1.1× 2.3k 1.4× 153 12.7k
Sidsel Skaalvik Norway 23 4.0k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 719 0.4× 714 0.4× 29 6.8k
Kenneth E. Barron United States 29 3.0k 0.5× 5.0k 1.3× 1.6k 0.7× 4.6k 2.6× 1.6k 1.0× 51 10.5k
Wendy S. Grolnick United States 47 5.7k 1.0× 4.8k 1.3× 5.0k 2.2× 2.0k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 96 11.9k
Raymond P. Perry Canada 50 5.0k 0.8× 6.3k 1.7× 2.6k 1.2× 4.2k 2.4× 2.3k 1.4× 174 14.0k
Jari‐Erik Nurmi Finland 69 7.2k 1.2× 4.2k 1.1× 4.3k 1.9× 3.1k 1.8× 4.2k 2.5× 283 15.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Klassen, Robert M., et al.. (2025). Digital innovations in teacher recruitment: An experimental study. Computers & Education. 239. 105450–105450.
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Klassen, Robert M., et al.. (2025). The five‐year itch: Motivational factors that influence the career decisions of early career teachers in England. British Educational Research Journal. 51(4). 1623–1647.
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Zee, Marjolein, et al.. (2025). Navigating urban classrooms: The role of diversity-related stress and intentions to leave in preservice teachers’ self-efficacy. Teaching and Teacher Education. 160. 105018–105018.
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Klassen, Robert M., et al.. (2024). Back to Basics With Teacher Recruitment: What Do STEM Undergraduates Want?. European Journal of Education. 60(1).
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Tiffin, Paul A. & Robert M. Klassen. (2024). Scenario‐based learning: How can it contribute to clinical education?. The Clinical Teacher. 21(6). e13805–e13805. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Hui, et al.. (2024). Unlocking STEM pathways: A person-centred approach exploring a teacher recruitment intervention. International Journal of STEM Education. 11(1). 1 indexed citations
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Klassen, Robert M., et al.. (2023). Chinese and British University Teachers’ Emotional Reactions to Students’ Disruptive Classroom Behaviors. Sustainability. 15(15). 11798–11798. 1 indexed citations
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Bardach, Lisa, Yizhen Huang, Eric Richter, et al.. (2023). Revisiting effects of teacher characteristics on physiological and psychological stress: a virtual reality study. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 22224–22224. 2 indexed citations
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Grob, Urs, et al.. (2022). Different Levels of Context-Specificity of Teacher Self-Efficacy and Their Relations With Teaching Quality. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 857526–857526. 11 indexed citations
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Bardach, Lisa, Takuya Yanagida, Robert M. Klassen, & Marko Lüftenegger. (2020). Normative and appearance performance-approach goal structures: Two-level factor structure and external linkages. The Journal of Experimental Education. 90(1). 130–145. 13 indexed citations
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Kim, Lisa E., et al.. (2019). A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Teacher Personality on Teacher Effectiveness and Burnout. Educational Psychology Review. 31(1). 163–195. 236 indexed citations breakdown →
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Klassen, Robert M., et al.. (2018). National context and teacher characteristics: Exploring the critical non-cognitive attributes of novice teachers in four countries. Teaching and Teacher Education. 72. 64–74. 60 indexed citations
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Klassen, Robert M. & Lisa E. Kim. (2018). Selecting teachers and prospective teachers: A meta-analysis. Educational Research Review. 26. 32–51. 62 indexed citations
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Klassen, Robert M., et al.. (2018). Self-efficacy beliefs of medical students: a critical review. Perspectives on Medical Education. 7(2). 76–82. 128 indexed citations
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Klassen, Robert M., et al.. (2014). Applicant Reactions to a Situational Judgment Test used for Selection into Initial Teacher Training. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 104–124. 27 indexed citations
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Klassen, Robert M., Virginia M. C. Tze, & Wanwisa Hannok. (2011). Internalizing Problems of Adults With Learning Disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities. 46(4). 317–327. 67 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Ananya, Lisa Watt, Sonia Gulati, et al.. (2011). Cultural Beliefs and Coping Strategies Related to Childhood Cancer. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 28(3). 169–178. 34 indexed citations
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Klassen, Robert M.. (2010). Teacher Stress: The Mediating Role of Collective Efficacy Beliefs. The Journal of Educational Research. 103(5). 342–350. 149 indexed citations
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Klassen, Robert M. & Ming Ming Chiu. (2010). Effects on teachers' self-efficacy and job satisfaction: Teacher gender, years of experience, and job stress.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 102(3). 741–756. 1589 indexed citations breakdown →
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Klassen, Robert M. & Lindsey L. Krawchuk. (2008). Collective motivation beliefs of early adolescents working in small groups. Journal of School Psychology. 47(2). 101–120. 24 indexed citations

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