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Education, Achievement, and Giftedness

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jesús Camacho-Morles
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
2
Qi Xia
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
3
Abdullah Alamer
King Faisal University
4
Huimin Wu
Southwest University
5
Sonja Cwik
Chapman University
6
Tommaso Feraco
University of Padua
7
Lihong Ma
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
8
Sara Caviola
University of Padua
9
Yangqiuting Li
University of Pittsburgh
10
Jian Xu
Sichuan International Studies University

Rising Stars Papers

1
When and how to use set‐exploratory structural equation modelling to test structural models: A tutorial using the R package lavaan
British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology|2024
37 cit.
2
When and how to use confirmatory composite analysis (CCA) in second language research
Studies in Second Language Acquisition|2024
20 cit.
3
The effects of teacher motivational practice on learner L2 achievement: A self-determination theory perspective using structural equation modeling
Language Teaching Research|2024
19 cit.
4
Self-Determination Theory and Language Learning: A Multilevel Meta-Analysis
Educational Psychology Review|2025
19 cit.
5
Revisiting the Construct Validity of Self-Regulating Capacity in Vocabulary Learning Scale: The Confirmatory Composite Analysis (CCA) Approach
Applied Linguistics|2024
18 cit.
6
Exploring the interplay between enjoyment, anxiety, ideal self, and willingness to communicate in EMI higher education
International Journal of Applied Linguistics|2024
18 cit.
7
The Italian Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Skills Inventory (BESSI-I)
Journal of Personality Assessment|2024
17 cit.
8
Development and initial validation of learner engagement with teacher written corrective feedback scale
System|2024
17 cit.
9
Exploring AI Literacy and AI‐Induced Emotions among Chinese University English Language Teachers: The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS‐SEM) Approach
International Journal of Applied Linguistics|2025
17 cit.
10
Structural equation modeling (SEM) in L2 writing research: Simple tutorial and useful recommendations
Research Methods in Applied Linguistics|2025
16 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Wenye Zhou
East China Normal University
2
Stacy J. Priniski
University of Wisconsin–Madison
3
Mary C Murphy
Indiana University Bloomington
4
Maryam Hussain
University of Houston
5
Phil Hiver
Florida State University
6
Chengchen Li
Xiamen University
7
Jacqueline Schall Linn
University of Pittsburgh
8
A. Katrin Arens
DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education
9
Ali H. Al‐Hoorie
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
10
Lisa Linnenbrink‐Garcia
Duke University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Anxiety, enjoyment, and boredom in language learning amongst junior secondary students in rural China: How do they contribute to L2 achievement?
Studies in Second Language Acquisition|2022
281 cit.
2
Foreign language learning boredom and enjoyment: The effects of learner variables and teacher variables
Language Teaching Research|2022
154 cit.
3
Classroom environment and willingness to communicate in English: The mediating role of emotions experienced by university students in China
Language Teaching Research|2022
144 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
Foreign Language Enjoyment and Anxiety: Associations With General and Domain-Specific English Achievement
Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics|2022
92 cit.
6
Contributions of foreign language writing emotions to writing achievement
System|2023
76 cit.
7
The effect of self-regulated writing strategies on students’ L2 writing engagement and disengagement behaviors
System|2022
67 cit.
8
The validation crisis in the L2 motivational self system tradition
Studies in Second Language Acquisition|2023
63 cit.
9
Dynamic engagement: A longitudinal dual-process, reciprocal-effects model of teacher motivational practice and L2 student engagement
Language Teaching Research|2023
60 cit.
10
Foreign language learning boredom: Refining its measurement and determining its role in language learning
Studies in Second Language Acquisition|2024
54 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Edward L. Deci
University of South-Eastern Norway
2
Carol S. Dweck
Columbia University
3
Jacquelynne S. Eccles
University of California System
4
Richard M. Ryan
University of Rochester
5
Judith M. Harackiewicz
University of Wisconsin–Madison
6
Gary P. Latham
University of Toronto
7
Allan Wigfield
Korea University
8
Andrew J. Elliot
University of Rochester
9
Frank Pajares
Emory University
10
Reinhard Pekrun
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
34.5k cit.
2
The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior
Psychological Inquiry|2000
32.1k cit.
3
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
27.6k cit.
4
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2000
18.2k cit.
5
Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1988
15.4k cit.
6
The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|2003
13.3k cit.
7
A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality.
Psychological Review|1988
9.2k cit.
8
Self‐determination theory and work motivation
Journal of Organizational Behavior|2005
7.5k cit.
9
Expectancy–Value Theory of Achievement Motivation
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2000
7.1k cit.
10
Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health.
Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne|2008
6.5k cit.

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