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Impostor Phenomenon

Impostor Phenomenon is a psychological construct denoting a persistent belief in one’s intellectual ineptitude and fear of being exposed as a fraud despite evident success, distinguishing it from transient self-doubt by its chronic and identity-threatening nature within achievement contexts.

311

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22.8K

Citations

828

Authors

357

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

191

Variants

Impostor Syndrome

Parents

Publications

311

The imposter phenomenon in high achieving women: Dynamics and therapeutic intervention.

Pauline Rose Clance, Suzanne Imes · Psychotherapy · 1978 · 2.1K citations

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Critical race and LatCrit theory and method: Counter-storytelling

Daniel G. Solórzano, Tara J. Yosso · International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education · 2001 · 1K citations

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Perfectionism, the impostor phenomenon and psychological adjustment in medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy students

Kris Henning, Sydney Ey, Darlene Shaw · Medical Education · 1998 · 573 citations

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It’s a Bittersweet Symphony, this Life: Fragile Academic Selves and Insecure Identities at Work

David Knights, Caroline Clarke · Organization Studies · 2013 · 500 citations

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Impostor syndrome and burnout among American medical students: a pilot study

Jennifer A. Villwock, Lindsay Sobin, Lindsey A. Koester et al. · International Journal of Medical Education · 2016 · 466 citations · Full text

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Authors

828

  1. DC
    Devasmita Chakraverty

    Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, India

    11 publications · 371 citations

    11

    h-index

  2. PR
    Pauline Rose Clance

    Georgia State University, United States

    7 publications · 3.5K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. DL
    Donte L. Bernard

    Medical University of South Carolina, United States

    5 publications · 350 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. ET
    Eva Traut‐Mattausch

    University of Salzburg, Austria

    4 publications · 469 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. FI
    Fabio Ibrahim

    Helmut Schmidt University, Germany

    4 publications · 103 citations

    4

    h-index

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Institutions

357

  1. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

    Ahmedabad, India

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    265 citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    4.2K citations

  4. University of Missouri

    Columbia, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    299 citations

  5. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    6 h-index

    29 publications

    2.6K citations

  6. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    801 citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    498 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    534 citations

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Venues

  1. Personality and Individual Differences

    17 publications · 1.8K citations

    16

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  2. Frontiers in Psychology

    13 publications · 1K citations

    13

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  3. Current Psychology

    11 publications · 475 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. Journal of Personality Assessment

    6 publications · 1.3K citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Journal of Black Psychology

    4 publications · 342 citations

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    h-index

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