| Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. RM Ryan, EL Deci American psychologist 55 (1), 68, 2000 | 73148 | 2000 |
| Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior EL Deci, RM Ryan Plenum, 1985 | 71527* | 1985 |
| The" what" and" why" of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior EL Deci, RM Ryan Psychological inquiry 11 (4), 227-268, 2000 | 50008 | 2000 |
| Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions RM Ryan, EL Deci Contemporary educational psychology 25 (1), 54-67, 2000 | 33632 | 2000 |
| The benefits of being present: mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. KW Brown, RM Ryan Journal of personality and social psychology 84 (4), 822, 2003 | 20800 | 2003 |
| On happiness and human potentials: A review of research on hedonic and eudaimonic well-being RM Ryan, EL Deci Annual review of psychology 52 (1), 141-166, 2001 | 19305 | 2001 |
| Overview of self-determination theory: An organismic dialectical perspective RM Ryan, EL Deci Handbook of self-determination research 2, 3-33, 2002 | 18934* | 2002 |
| Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness RM Ryan, EL Deci Guilford publications, 2017 | 16543 | 2017 |
| A meta-analytic review of experiments examining the effects of extrinsic rewards on intrinsic motivation. EL Deci, R Koestner, RM Ryan Psychological bulletin 125 (6), 627, 1999 | 12230 | 1999 |
| Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health. EL Deci, RM Ryan Canadian psychology/Psychologie canadienne 49 (3), 182, 2008 | 11431 | 2008 |
| The general causality orientations scale: Self-determination in personality EL Deci, RM Ryan Journal of research in personality 19 (2), 109-134, 1985 | 8838 | 1985 |
| A motivational approach to self: Integration in personality. EL Deci, RM Ryan University of Nebraska Press, 1991 | 7868 | 1991 |
| Motivation and education: The self-determination perspective EL Deci, RJ Vallerand, LG Pelletier, RM Ryan Educational psychologist 26 (3-4), 325-346, 1991 | 7850 | 1991 |
| Perceived locus of causality and internalization: examining reasons for acting in two domains. RM Ryan, JP Connell Journal of personality and social psychology 57 (5), 749, 1989 | 7629 | 1989 |
| The support of autonomy and the control of behavior. EL Deci, RM Ryan Journal of personality and social psychology 53 (6), 1024, 1987 | 6349 | 1987 |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical foundations and evidence for its salutary effects KW Brown, RM Ryan, JD Creswell Psychological inquiry 18 (4), 211-237, 2007 | 6325 | 2007 |
| Self-determination theory. EL Deci, RM Ryan sage publications ltd, 2012 | 6118* | 2012 |
| Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions RM Ryan, EL Deci Contemporary educational psychology 61, 101860, 2020 | 5887 | 2020 |
| Facilitating optimal motivation and psychological well-being across life's domains. EL Deci, RM Ryan Canadian psychology/Psychologie canadienne 49 (1), 14, 2008 | 5656 | 2008 |
| The motivational pull of video games: A self-determination theory approach RM Ryan, CS Rigby, A Przybylski Motivation and emotion 30, 344-360, 2006 | 4781 | 2006 |
Edward L. DeciAustralian Catholic University, Sydney; University of Rochester; Univ College of Southeast NorwayVerified email at psych.rochester.edu
