| Long‐term stability in the Big Five personality traits in adulthood J Rantanen, RL Metsäpelto, T Feldt, LEA Pulkkinen, K Kokko Scandinavian journal of psychology 48 (6), 511-518, 2007 | 292 | 2007 |
| Personality traits and parenting: Neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience as discriminative factors RL Metsäpelto, L Pulkkinen European Journal of Personality 17 (1), 59-78, 2003 | 253 | 2003 |
| Sense of coherence and five-factor approach to personality: Conceptual relationships T Feldt, RL Metsäpelto, U Kinnunen, L Pulkkinen European psychologist 12 (3), 165-172, 2007 | 139 | 2007 |
| Socioemotional behavior and school achievement in relation to extracurricular activity participation in middle childhood RL Metsäpelto, L Pulkkinen Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 56 (2), 167-182, 2012 | 138 | 2012 |
| Developmental dynamics between children’s externalizing problems, task-avoidant behavior, and academic performance in early school years: A 4-year follow-up. RL Metsäpelto, E Pakarinen, N Kiuru, AM Poikkeus, MK Lerkkanen, ... Journal of Educational Psychology 107 (1), 246, 2015 | 126 | 2015 |
| Personality profiles and health: Longitudinal evidence among Finnish adults ML Kinnunen, RL Metsäpelto, T Feldt, K Kokko, A Tolvanen, U Kinnunen, ... Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 53 (6), 512-522, 2012 | 111 | 2012 |
| National context and teacher characteristics: Exploring the critical non-cognitive attributes of novice teachers in four countries RM Klassen, TL Durksen, W Al Hashmi, LE Kim, K Longden, ... Teaching and Teacher Education 72, 64-74, 2018 | 103 | 2018 |
| The benefits of extracurricular activities for socioemotional behavior and school achievement in middle childhood: An overview of the research RL Metsäpelto, L Pulkkinen Journal for educational research online 6 (3), 10-33, 2014 | 89 | 2014 |
| Task-focused behavior mediates the associations between supportive interpersonal environments and students’ academic performance N Kiuru, E Pakarinen, K Vasalampi, G Silinskas, K Aunola, AM Poikkeus, ... Psychological science 25 (4), 1018-1024, 2014 | 85 | 2014 |
| Cross-lagged associations between problem behaviors and teacher-student relationships in early adolescence E Pakarinen, G Silinskas, BK Hamre, RL Metsäpelto, MK Lerkkanen, ... The Journal of Early Adolescence 38 (8), 1100-1141, 2018 | 83 | 2018 |
| Meitä on moneksi: Persoonallisuuden psykologiset perusteet RL Metsäpelto, T Feldt PS-kustannus, 2009 | 73 | 2009 |
| Children's help seeking: The role of parenting M Puustinen, AL Lyyra, RL Metsäpelto, L Pulkkinen Learning and Instruction 18 (2), 160-171, 2008 | 72 | 2008 |
| Conceptual framework of teaching quality: A multidimensional adapted process model of teaching RL Metsäpelto, AM Poikkeus, M Heikkilä, K Heikkinen-Jokilahti, J Husu, ... PsyArXiv, 2020 | 71 | 2020 |
| Persoonallisuuden käsite psykologiassa RL Metsäpelto, T Feldt Teoksessa Metsäpelto, Riitta–Leena & Feldt, Taru (toim.) Meitä on moneksi …, 2009 | 69 | 2009 |
| Externalizing behavior problems and interest in reading as predictors of later reading skills and educational aspirations RL Metsäpelto, G Silinskas, N Kiuru, AM Poikkeus, E Pakarinen, ... Contemporary Educational Psychology 49, 324-336, 2017 | 64 | 2017 |
| A multidimensional adapted process model of teaching RL Metsäpelto, AM Poikkeus, M Heikkilä, J Husu, A Laine, K Lappalainen, ... Educational assessment, evaluation and accountability, 1-30, 2022 | 55 | 2022 |
| A search for parenting style: A cross-situational analysis of parental behavior RL Metsapelto, L Pulkkinen, AM Pikkeus Genetic, Social, and General Psychology Monographs 127 (2), 169, 2001 | 52 | 2001 |
| Persoonallisuudenpiirteet ihmisten samanlaisuuden ja erilaisuuden kuvaajina RL Metsäpelto, J Rantanen Meitä on moneksi: persoonallisuuden psykologiset perusteet, 71-90, 2009 | 51 | 2009 |
| Parental working time patterns and children's socioemotional wellbeing: Comparing working parents in Finland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands A Rönkä, K Malinen, RL Metsäpelto, ML Laakso, E Sevón, ... Children and Youth Services Review 76, 133-141, 2017 | 50 | 2017 |
| Becoming agentic teachers: Experiences of the home group approach as a resource for supporting teacher students' agency M Juutilainen, RL Metsäpelto, AM Poikkeus Teaching and Teacher Education 76, 116-125, 2018 | 49 | 2018 |
