Leaderboards/Career Development and Diversity

Career Development and Diversity

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Sonja Cwik
Chapman University
2
Jovanka Gencel‐Augusto
University of California, San Francisco
3
Tian Luo
Capital Normal University
4
Andrea G. Marshall
Vanderbilt University
5
Anne‐Kathrin Kleine
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
6
Bobby Habig
American Museum of Natural History
7
Sophie L. Kuchynka
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
8
Matthew Bahnson
University of Cincinnati
9
Lisa Bäulke
Institute of Education Sciences
10
Jeffrey Maloy
University of California, Los Angeles

Rising Stars Papers

1
Exploring predictors of AI chatbot usage intensity among students: Within- and between-person relationships based on the technology acceptance model
Computers in Human Behavior Artificial Humans|2024
26 cit.
2
Only a matter of time? Using logfile data to evaluate temporal motivation theory in university students' examination preparation
British Journal of Educational Psychology|2024
7 cit.
3
Cisnormative Language and Erasure of Trans* and Genderqueer Student Representation in Biology Education Research
CBE—Life Sciences Education|2024
7 cit.
4
Targeted Degradation of Mutant p53 Reverses the Pro-oncogenic Dominant-Negative Effect
Cancer Research|2025
6 cit.
5
Underrepresentation of Hispanic women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine
CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians|2025
5 cit.
6
Retention in engineering pathways: an ecological belonging intervention supports help-seeking and continued enrollment
International Journal of STEM Education|2025
5 cit.
7
A workshop to showcase the diversity of scientists to middle school students
AJP Advances in Physiology Education|2024
4 cit.
8
Change is Hard: Transitions and the Liminal Positionality of Postdoctoral Fellows in Engineering and Computer Science
Studies in Engineering Education|2024
4 cit.
9
Time spent on active learning activities does not necessarily correlate with student exam performance: a controlled case study
Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education|2024
4 cit.
10
Relationships and Identity Influences on Engineering Doctoral Degree Completion Intentions
The Journal of Higher Education|2024
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Jos Akkermans
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
2
MariaElena Zavala
California State University, Northridge
3
Mary C Murphy
Indiana University Bloomington
4
Lisa Linnenbrink‐Garcia
Duke University
5
Emily H. G. Cooperdock
Brown University
6
Ryan Sappington
University of Maryland, College Park
7
Elaine Kim
Wellesley College
8
Hilary B. Zimmerman
Loyola University Chicago
9
Antentor Hinton
Vanderbilt University
10
Adam Bacall
Educational Testing Service

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Human Heart Failure
Circulation Research|2024
175 cit.
2
Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics
Trends in Biochemical Sciences|2024
146 cit.
3
MitoTracker: A useful tool in need of better alternatives
European Journal of Cell Biology|2023
132 cit.
4
Towards fostering growth mindset classrooms: identifying teaching behaviors that signal instructors’ fixed and growth mindsets beliefs to students
Social Psychology of Education|2022
93 cit.
5
Systematic Transmission Electron Microscopy‐Based Identification and 3D Reconstruction of Cellular Degradation Machinery
Advanced Biology|2023
71 cit.
6
<scp>3D</scp> reconstruction of murine mitochondria reveals changes in structure during aging linked to the <scp>MICOS</scp> complex
Aging Cell|2023
64 cit.
7
Are we talking about the same thing? The case for stronger connections between graduate and worker employability research
Career Development International|2023
62 cit.
8
Three-dimensional mitochondria reconstructions of murine cardiac muscle changes in size across aging
American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology|2023
57 cit.
9
A Comprehensive Approach to Sample Preparation for Electron Microscopy and the Assessment of Mitochondrial Morphology in Tissue and Cultured Cells
Advanced Biology|2023
55 cit.
10
Update on the Use of Pulse Wave Velocity to Measure Age-Related Vascular Changes
Current Hypertension Reports|2023
44 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Robert W. Lent
University of Maryland, College Park
2
Jacquelynne S. Eccles
University of California System
3
Patrick D. Quinn
Indiana University Bloomington
4
Steven D. Brown
Loyola University Chicago
5
Robert H. Tai
Australian Catholic University
6
Erik J. Porfeli
The Ohio State University
7
James Rounds
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
8
A.E.M. van Vianen
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
9
M. David Miller
University of Florida
10
Angela Johnson
St. Mary's College of Maryland

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice, and Performance
Journal of Vocational Behavior|1994
7.3k cit.
2
Expectancy–Value Theory of Achievement Motivation
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2000
7.1k cit.
3
Development and Validation of the Short Grit Scale (Grit–S)
Journal of Personality Assessment|2009
3.3k cit.
4
Expectancies, values and academic behaviors
Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt)|1983
3.3k cit.
5
Development during adolescence: The impact of stage-environment fit on young adolescents' experiences in schools and in families.
American Psychologist|1993
2.6k cit.
6
Understanding the science experiences of successful women of color: Science identity as an analytic lens
Journal of Research in Science Teaching|2007
2.3k cit.
7
Career Adapt-Abilities Scale: Construction, reliability, and measurement equivalence across 13 countries
Journal of Vocational Behavior|2012
2.2k cit.
8
Relation of self-efficacy beliefs to academic outcomes: A meta-analytic investigation.
Journal of Counseling Psychology|1991
2.2k cit.
9
From expectancy-value theory to situated expectancy-value theory: A developmental, social cognitive, and sociocultural perspective on motivation
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2020
2.1k cit.
10
Contextual supports and barriers to career choice: A social cognitive analysis.
Journal of Counseling Psychology|2000
2.1k cit.

Reagents for Career Development and Diversity

Citation-validated products used in this field

🔥 Trending

Gaining adoption fast

⭐ Top Rated

Best all-around

🌟 All-Time

Most validated

Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 62

Phospho-FRA1 (Ser265) Matched Antibody Pair

#48293$1,726
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 67

MYST2 (D4N3F) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody

#58418$161,351
View Evidence →
Cell Signaling TechnologyEvidence 66

UCHL1 (D3T2E) Rabbit Monoclonal Antibody (Biotinylated)

#96956$556
View Evidence →