| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
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| 1 | Self-Determination Theory: Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation, Development, and Wellness | Online Information Review | 2017 | 4,065 |
| 2 | Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions | Contemporary Educational Psychology | 2020 | 1,451 |
| 3 | Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions | Motivation and Emotion | 2020 | 628 |
| 4 | Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Meta-analysis | American Journal of Preventive Medicine | 2017 | 386 |
| 5 | A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health | Health Psychology Review | 2021 | 374 |
| 6 | Designing for Motivation, Engagement and Wellbeing in Digital Experience | Frontiers in Psychology | 2018 | 302 |
| 7 | Self-determination theory applied to physical education: A systematic review and meta-analysis. | Journal of Educational Psychology | 2020 | 271 |
| 8 | A person‐centered approach to commitment research: Theory, research, and methodology | Journal of Organizational Behavior | 2016 | 256 |
| 9 | The Benefits of Benevolence: Basic Psychological Needs, Beneficence, and the Enhancement of Well‐Being | Journal of Personality | 2016 | 240 |
| 10 | Promoting healthy movement behaviours among children during the COVID-19 pandemic | The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health | 2020 | 228 |
| 11 | Motivation profiles at work: A self-determination theory approach | Journal of Vocational Behavior | 2016 | 215 |
| 12 | Student Motivation and Associated Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis From Self-Determination Theory | Perspectives on Psychological Science | 2021 | 211 |
| 13 | Achievement, motivation, and educational choices: A longitudinal study of expectancy and value using a multiplicative perspective. | Developmental Psychology | 2015 | 189 |
| 14 | Leader autonomy support in the workplace: A meta-analytic review | Motivation and Emotion | 2018 | 185 |
| 15 | Does your mindfulness benefit others? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the link between mindfulness and prosocial behaviour | British Journal of Psychology | 2019 | 183 |
| 16 | Mindfulness, Work Climate, and Psychological Need Satisfaction in Employee Well-being | Mindfulness | 2015 | 181 |
| 17 | Self-Determination Theory in Human Resource Development: New Directions and Practical Considerations | Advances in Developing Human Resources | 2018 | 167 |
| 18 | Autonomy-supportive teaching: Its malleability, benefits, and potential to improve educational practice | Educational Psychologist | 2021 | 158 |
| 19 | A longitudinal study of teachers’ occupational well-being: Applying the job demands-resources model. | Journal of Occupational Health Psychology | 2018 | 154 |
| 20 | Parental ethnic-racial socialization practices and children of color’s psychosocial and behavioral adjustment: A systematic review and meta-analysis. | American Psychologist | 2020 | 151 |
| 21 | Complementary Variable- and Person-Centered Approaches to the Dimensionality of Psychometric Constructs: Application to Psychological Wellbeing at Work | Journal of Business and Psychology | 2017 | 147 |
| 22 | Building Grit: The Longitudinal Pathways between Mindset, Commitment, Grit, and Academic Outcomes | Journal of Youth and Adolescence | 2019 | 145 |
| 23 | Prosocial behavior increases well-being and vitality even without contact with the beneficiary: Causal and behavioral evidence | Motivation and Emotion | 2016 | 138 |
| 24 | Impact of Misspecifications of the Latent Variance–Covariance and Residual Matrices on the Class Enumeration Accuracy of Growth Mixture Models | Structural Equation Modeling | 2016 | 135 |
| 25 | Beginning teachers' efficacy and emotional exhaustion: Latent changes, reciprocity, and the influence of professional knowledge | Contemporary Educational Psychology | 2015 | 123 |
| 26 | Sociodemographic Predictors of Changes in Physical Activity, Screen Time, and Sleep among Toddlers and Preschoolers in Chile during the COVID-19 Pandemic | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2021 | 122 |
| 27 | Self-compassion protects against the negative effects of low self-esteem: A longitudinal study in a large adolescent sample | Personality and Individual Differences | 2015 | 119 |
| 28 | Reading for Writing: A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Reading Interventions on Writing | Review of Educational Research | 2018 | 118 |
| 29 | Further Reflections on Disentangling Shape and Level Effects in Person-Centered Analyses: An Illustration Exploring the Dimensionality of Psychological Health | Structural Equation Modeling | 2016 | 116 |
| 30 | Sources of self-efficacy for physical activity. | Health Psychology | 2014 | 114 |
| 31 | Do Natural Experiments of Changes in Neighborhood Built Environment Impact Physical Activity and Diet? A Systematic Review | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 2018 | 110 |
| 32 | Health surveillance during covid-19 pandemic | BMJ, The | 2020 | 105 |
| 33 | Mindfulness and acceptance approaches to sporting performance enhancement: a systematic review | International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology | 2019 | 104 |
| 34 | Exploring sources of construct-relevant multidimensionality in psychiatric measurement: A tutorial and illustration using the Composite Scale of Morningness | International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research | 2016 | 99 |
| 35 | Framework for the design and delivery of organized physical activity sessions for children and adolescents: rationale and description of the ‘SAAFE’ teaching principles | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | 2017 | 99 |
| 36 | Prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review and meta‐analysis | Obesity Reviews | 2016 | 97 |
| 37 | Social-cognitive antecedents of hand washing: Action control bridges the planning–behaviour gap | Psychology and Health | 2016 | 97 |
| 38 | The impact of total and partial inclusion or exclusion of active and inactive time invariant covariates in growth mixture models. | Psychological Methods | 2017 | 94 |
| 39 | Prevalence and correlates of bullying perpetration and victimization among school-aged youth with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review | Research in Developmental Disabilities | 2016 | 92 |
| 40 | Physical Activity and School Engagement in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Educational Psychologist | 2016 | 91 |
| 41 | Ahead of the game protocol: a multi-component, community sport-based program targeting prevention, promotion and early intervention for mental health among adolescent males | BMC Public Health | 2018 | 91 |
| 42 | Empathy and nonattachment independently predict peer nominations of prosocial behavior of adolescents | Frontiers in Psychology | 2015 | 85 |
| 43 | The link between perceived maternal and paternal autonomy support and adolescent well-being across three major educational transitions. | Developmental Psychology | 2017 | 85 |
| 44 | The effect of resistance training on markers of immune function and inflammation in previously sedentary women recovering from breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial | Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | 2016 | 82 |
| 45 | Reflections on self‐determination theory as an organizing framework for personality psychology: Interfaces, integrations, issues, and unfinished business | Journal of Personality | 2019 | 82 |
| 46 | Enhancing physical function in HIV-infected older adults: A randomized controlled clinical trial. | Health Psychology | 2016 | 82 |
| 47 | Contextual Positive Psychology: Policy Recommendations for Implementing Positive Psychology into Schools | Frontiers in Psychology | 2016 | 81 |
| 48 | Intrinsic Motivation, Psychological Needs, and Competition: A Self-Determination Theory Analysis | Frontiers in Psychology | 0 | 81 |
| 49 | Nonattachment and mindfulness: Related but distinct constructs. | Psychological Assessment | 2016 | 79 |
| 50 | Breaking the double-edged sword of effort/trying hard: Developmental equilibrium and longitudinal relations among effort, achievement, and academic self-concept. | Developmental Psychology | 2016 | 77 |
