OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Learning and Motivation is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Shaping inter-response time and run length using a discrete-trial percentile schedule combined with a fixed consecutive number procedure	114
Reinforcement under uncertainty and expectancy-value dynamics: Effects of probabilistic feedback in an AI-mediated learning environment on motivation, emotion regulation, and learning engagement	113
Examining the role of classroom climate and teacher-student relationships in EFL students’ perceived learning outcomes: A self-determination theory perspective	109
Evaluation of stress and anxiety levels on science and engineering undergraduate students in spain when facing written assessments guides for positive interventions	102
A preliminary investigation of eye-tracking software to inform an ABA renewal mitigation procedure	99
Uncovering the state of academic motivation, achievement emotion, self- confidence, and achievement goals in online/offline language instruction	73
Promoting learner flourishing and well-being beyond the classroom: The role of advising in language learning from a self-determination theory perspective	70
Effects of europinidin-o-methylated anthocyanidin on scopolamine-induced memory impairments by improving neurological expression: An integrated with insilico and ADMET properties by computational anal	63
How do personality traits of college students affect their learning flow experience?	45
Types of errors in Raven tests in a population with Down syndrome: An online assessment	43
Enhancing Chinese students’ willingness to communicate (WTC) in EMI classrooms: Do learning motivation and academic self-efficacy matter?	38
Increasing trial discriminability in the ephemeral reward task does not improve optimal choice in pigeons (Columba livia)	38
Evaluating voluntary abstinence from ethanol self-administration in rats using a concurrent-chains procedure	36
Investigating the relationship between a growth mindset and intrinsic motivation in a cognitive task	32
AI-assisted grammar instruction: Grammar learning outcomes and psychological variables in teaching Turkish as a foreign language	29
A social cognitive perspective on the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and academic self-efficacy among EFL high school students	29
Chinese engineering students’ perceived emotional experiences in AI-mediated education: An expectancy-value theory (EVT) perspective	28
A longitudinal study of digital multimodal learning activities and achievement motivation: A superposition perspective from Chinese EFL learners	27
Investigating Chinese English learners’ readiness for Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies: A theory of planned behavior (TPB) perspective	26
An analysis of the effects of topographically similar and dissimilar auditory stimuli on the accuracy and latency to respond in a math task	26
Research on multimodal based learning evaluation method in smart classroom	23
Exploring age-related differences in virtual maze navigation: The impact of external cues on search-strategy	23
Editorial Board	22
Exploring learning uncertainty and test anxiety with mindfulness as a mediator in EFL students: An Expectancy-Value Approach	22
Navigating the unknown: Behavioral responses as a pathway from academic self-efficacy to academic motivation	21

Unlocking the interplay among Chinese EFL Learners’ L2 motivation, regulatory focus, and language learning achievement: From a regulatory focus theory perspective	20
Cultural psychology of english translation through computer vision-based robotic interpretation	20
The impact of EFL teachers’ emotioncy level on their motivation and academic engagement	20
Oral contraceptive androgenicity affects symmetry processing speed in a visuospatial working memory task	19
Understanding user stickiness in GAI-IDLE platforms: Insights from self-determination theory	19
Anxiety level of mastery and performance avoid goal oriented EAP learners: The effect of teacher supportive motivational discourse	18
Effect of chronic exposure to sertraline on social and cognitive behavior of adult male and female rats under social isolation stress	18
Editorial Board	18
Mood affects attention in knowledge-free reasoning task, not scores	18
Investigating the role of teacher concern in EFL students’ motivation, anxiety, and language achievement through the lens of self-determination theory	17
Exploring the association between neuroticism and negativity bias in evaluative counterconditioning	17
Does digital task-based instruction make a difference in EFL university students’ motivation in Saudi Arabia? An Active theory perspective	17
Efficacy of an expectancy-based training in mitigating the effect of explicit gender stereotype activation on motor learning in children	17
Study on the impact of altruism on the emotions of second language english learner from the perspective of positive psychology	17
Reaction time and cognitive strategies: The role of education in task performance	17
Learning the principles of stimulus control analysing human behaviour	16
Effect of Raha syrup on the motivational effects of morphine and CSF serotonin levels in rats	16
Is changing your mind enough? Growth mindset intervention fails to translate to implicit measures	16
Behavioral analysis of teachers and students in higher education supervision mechanisms	15
Metacognition: History, measurements, and the role in early childhood development and education	15
Metacognitive training for algebra teaching to high school students: An action research study	15
The impact of pretraining on autoshaping and operant acquisition in rats is significant but transient	15
The mechanism of self-regulated learning among rural primary middle school students: Academic delay of gratification and resilience	14
AI-powered personalized learning: Enhancing self-efficacy, motivation, and digital literacy in adult education through expectancy-value theory	14
Mitigating boredom in L2 Spanish reading class with the reading-writing continuation task	14
The effect of ACE cycle based instruction on geometry self-efficacy beliefs in polygons learning area	14
ABA, ABC, and AAB renewal effects and individual differences of learning on fear conditioning using social stimuli	14
Controlling separation-induced problem behavior in horses through target training	14
Pinoresinol diglucoside mitigates streptozotocin-induced cognitive decline in rats by regulating neurotransmitters, apoptosis and cytokines- NF-κB/ BDNF/ CREB/ caspase-3 pathway: Molecular docking stu	13
Vanillic acid alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced anxiety/depression-like behaviors and cerebral oxidative stress in male rats	13
Frustrative nonreward after extensive training in the consummatory successive negative contrast task	13
Linking basic psychological needs, grit, and peace of mind to engagement in AI-assisted language learning: A self-determination theory perspective	13
Training model of practical innovative talents in polytechnic colleges based on fuzzy set and its extended modeling	13
The effectiveness of using interactive visual multimedia technology intervention in improving the literacy skills of children in rural China	13
The double-edged sword of AI literacy: Functional differentiation of anxiety and motivational regulation in the GenAI context	13
Gamification in Vietnamese education: Assessing psychological need satisfaction, intrinsic motivation, and learning effectiveness	13
Generalization of conditioned fear in humans: Transitioning from episodic to semantic memory	13
Harnessing generative AI: Exploring its impact on cognitive engagement, emotional engagement, learning retention, reward sensitivity, and motivation through reinforcement theory	12
The impact of academic self-efficacy and academic motivation on Chinese EFL students’ academic burnout	12
Digital educational game design: Music, speed, colour and collectible item	11
An exploratory analysis of reinforcer competition and novelty in domestic dogs	11
Examining interactions between baseline expectancy beliefs and task values on weekly motivation in an introductory statistics course	11
Understanding cognitive maps from landmark and configurational representations	11
Socioeconomic status stereotype affects motor learning	11
The power of grit and enjoyment on engagement of students majoring in teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages (TCSOL) in robot-assisted language learning environment: A self-determination theo	11
Navigating open-ended STEM challenges under uncertainty: A mixed-method experimental study on grit, delay of gratification, and emotion regulation in problem-based learning	11
Aligning learning theories with Widening Access Mature Students’ perceptions: Insights from a mixed methods study in London, UK	11
Effects of a yoga-based intervention on learning motivation, strategies, and self-efficacy in rural adolescents: A randomized controlled trial	11
Editorial Board	10
Neuroprotective effect of syringaldehyde in chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced model of depression	10

Disentangling three different conflicts at non-response/semantic and response levels in a new stroop-matching task	10
Overselectivity during reading-related tasks for children at risk for reading failure	10
Retrospective revaluation effects during interpersonal attributions	10
A healthy lifestyle persuasive design model based on behavioral analysis	10
Preservice teachers’ accuracy in measuring child engagement using a digitised momentary time sampling measure	10
Enhancing EFL writing with visualised GenAI feedback: A cognitive affective theory of learning perspective on revision quality, emotional response, and human-computer interaction	10
AI-supported English public speaking in the Chinese EFL context: Insights from self-regulated learning and positive psychology	10
Role of spatial memory in spatial design: A systematic review	9
Predicting learner autonomy in collaborative learning: The role of group metacognition and motivational regulation strategies	9
Nonhuman animal social behavior: Introduction to the special issue	9
A single reminder trial updates fear memory and affects extinction in rats housed under different living conditions	9
Effectiveness of a scaffolded autonomous learning scheme in enhancing learners’ motivation in EFL classes	9
EFL students’ writing engagement and AI attitude in GenAI-assisted contexts: A mixed-methods study grounded in SDT and TAM	9
Beyond the brain – Individual differences in heart rate variability are associated with avoidance in test anxiety	8
A mixed-methods investigation into complex components of multilingual international students' self-regulated learning in English as a foreign language context: A social cognitive perspective	8
Individual interest development through motor skill learning: A crossover experimental study	8
Acute stress increases behaviors that optimize safety and decreases the exploration of aversive areas	8
Exploring the role of EFL students’ AI literacy and readiness in their academic goal orientations: An achievement goal theory (AGT) perspective	7
The role of AI tools on EFL students’ motivation, self-efficacy, and anxiety: Through the lens of control-value theory	7
How teachers’ motivational cues entangle with learners’ states to produce synchronized or conflicting engagement: Insights from a behaviorist reinforcement model	7
Sociability versus empathy in adolescent mice: Different or distinctive?	7
Autonomous motivation in blended learning: Effects of teaching presence and basic psychological need satisfaction	7
BERT-based transfer learning in tacit knowledge externalization: A study case of history teachers	7
Simulated uncertainty in gamified language learning: Investigating resilience, academic buoyancy, and on-task focus through the lens of expectancy-value theory and operant conditioning	7
Motivational state-dependent renewal and reinstatement: Discriminative and motivational functions of food deprivation and satiation states	7
Delving into the structural model of students’ music performance anxiety, self-efficacy, and motivation based on a self-determination theory	7
Mechanisms of copying, social learning, and imitation in animals	7
The roles of growth mindset, resilience, and self-efficacy in student Engagement with AI-enhanced Chinese learning: A self-determination theory perspective	7