| Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior EL Deci, RM Ryan Plenum, 1985 | 44495* | 1985 |
| Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. RM Ryan, EL Deci American psychologist 55 (1), 68, 2000 | 34674 | 2000 |
| 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 | 24291 | 2000 |
| Intrinsic and extrinsic motivations: Classic definitions and new directions RM Ryan, EL Deci Contemporary educational psychology 25 (1), 54-67, 2000 | 16402 | 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 | 10235 | 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 | 9009 | 2001 |
| 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 | 7888 | 1999 |
| A motivational approach to self: Integration in personality edward l., deci and RM Ryan Perspectives on motivation 38 (237), 237-288, 1991 | 6985* | 1991 |
| Handbook of self-determination research EL Deci, RM Ryan University Rochester Press, 2004 | 6427 | 2004 |
| Overview of self-determination theory: An organismic dialectical perspective EL Deci, RM Ryan Handbook of self-determination research, 3-33, 2002 | 5192* | 2002 |
| 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 | 4688 | 1989 |
| Motivation and education: The self-determination perspective EL Deci, RJ Vallerand, LG Pelletier, RM Ryan Educational psychologist 26 (3-4), 325-346, 1991 | 4577 | 1991 |
| Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health. EL Deci, RM Ryan Canadian psychology/Psychologie canadienne 49 (3), 182, 2008 | 4173 | 2008 |
| The support of autonomy and the control of behavior. EL Deci, RM Ryan Journal of personality and social psychology 53 (6), 1024, 1987 | 4011 | 1987 |
| The general causality orientations scale: Self-determination in personality EL Deci, RM Ryan Journal of research in personality 19 (2), 109-134, 1985 | 3680 | 1985 |
| Mindfulness: Theoretical foundations and evidence for its salutary effects KW Brown, RM Ryan, JD Creswell Psychological inquiry 18 (4), 211-237, 2007 | 3225 | 2007 |
| Further examining the American dream: Differential correlates of intrinsic and extrinsic goals T Kasser, RM Ryan Personality and social psychology bulletin 22 (3), 280-287, 1996 | 3044 | 1996 |
| Control and information in the intrapersonal sphere: An extension of cognitive evaluation theory. RM Ryan Journal of personality and social psychology 43 (3), 450, 1982 | 2848 | 1982 |
| Facilitating optimal motivation and psychological well-being across life's domains. EL Deci, RM Ryan Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne 49 (1), 14, 2008 | 2806 | 2008 |
| A dark side of the American dream: Correlates of financial success as a central life aspiration. T Kasser, RM Ryan Journal of personality and social psychology 65 (2), 410, 1993 | 2659 | 1993 |