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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
33,254
Country Rank
15,056
Institution Rank : 17
United States
Paul Spicer
Anthropology
Child Development
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,536
11,462
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
33,481
Country Rank
15,177
Institution Rank : 152
United States
Pamela K Klebanov
Child Development
Early Childhood Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
5,471
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
35,149
Country Rank
15,879
Institution Rank : 42
United States
Darcia Narvaez
Moral Development
Child Development
Evolutionary Systems
Ehics Education
Ethogenesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,664
6,638
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
37,024
Country Rank
16,612
Institution Rank : 6
United States
Stephen E Gilman
Social
Developmental
and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,889
9,620
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
37,085
Country Rank
16,637
Institution Rank : 56
United States
Noel Card
Child Development
Adolescent Development
Quantitative Methods
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,867
10,137
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
40,249
Country Rank
188
Institution Rank : 14
Finland
Kaisa Aunola
parenting
parent-child relationships
learning motivation
socio emotional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,687
9,966
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
39,957
Country Rank
17,813
Institution Rank : 50
United States
Megan Mcclelland
developmental psychology
child development
self-regulation
executive function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,788
11,372
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
43,594
Country Rank
3,790
Institution Rank : 260
United Kingdom
Bonnie Auyeung
Autism
COVID-19 effects on pregnancy and child development
Early Child Development
Neuroendocrinology
Prenatal effects on ch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,550
12,105
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
45,544
Country Rank
19,990
Institution Rank : 294
United States
Karen Wynn
child development
psychology
cognitive science
infant cognition
social cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,969
5,259
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
46,027
Country Rank
20,182
Institution Rank : 146
United States
Emma K Adam
child development
adolescent development
stress
cortisol
sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
9,086
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
48,706
Country Rank
2,097
Institution Rank : 25
Canada
Monique Sénéchal
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,112
5,961
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
48,394
Country Rank
192
Institution Rank : 40
New Zealand
Elaine Reese
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,188
7,243
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
51,280
Country Rank
2,226
Institution Rank : 54
Canada
Chris Moore
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Development of social understanding
Future oriented thinking
Prosocial behavior in child
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,461
4,199
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
53,927
Country Rank
23,282
Institution Rank : 13
United States
George W Holden
social development
parent-child relationships
discipline
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,856
4,323
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
55,342
Country Rank
4,755
Institution Rank : 41
United Kingdom
Leon Feinstein
social policy
implementation science
child development
human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,555
5,970
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
55,006
Country Rank
23,684
Institution Rank : 131
United States
Jean Berko Gleason
psychology
linguistics
psycholinguistics
child development
language development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,627
2,992
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
55,446
Country Rank
4,766
Institution Rank : 146
United Kingdom
JM Williams
Psychology
Child Development
Adolescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,534
7,050
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
56,205
Country Rank
2,455
Institution Rank : 92
Canada
Sylvana Cote
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,369
7,802
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
55,981
Country Rank
24,090
Institution Rank : 460
United States
Thomas S Weisner
culture and child development
mixed methods
culture and disability
sibling caretaking
Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,422
3,496
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
59,171
Country Rank
25,302
Institution Rank : 167
United States
Angeline Lillard
Child Development
Education
Montessori
Pretend Play
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,786
6,447
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
61,505
Country Rank
261
Institution Rank : 21
New Zealand
Louis Moses
Child Development
Theory of Mind
Executive Function
Open Science
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,348
3,844
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
65,137
Country Rank
27,542
Institution Rank : 97
United States
Claudia Coulton
community development
neighborhoods
housing
child wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,734
3,197
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
66,085
Country Rank
27,896
Institution Rank : 288
United States
Diane L Putnick
Child Development
Parenting
LMIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,581
10,614
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
74,148
Country Rank
30,818
Institution Rank : 564
United States
Nicholas Zill
Child development and well-being
family influences on children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,408
2,128
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
73,667
Country Rank
30,639
Institution Rank : 330
United States
Michael Hurlburt
Child Development
Mental Health Services Research
Philosophy of Science
Implementation Science
Doctoral Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
6,149
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
33,254
Country Ranking
15,056
Institution Ranking 17
Paul Spicer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,536
11,462
0.509
Anthropology
Child Development
Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
33,481
Country Ranking
15,177
Institution Ranking 152
Pamela K Klebanov
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
5,471
0.244
Child Development
Early Childhood Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
35,149
Country Ranking
15,879
Institution Ranking 42
Darcia Narvaez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,664
6,638
0.306
Moral Development
Child Development
Evolutionary Systems
Ehics Education
Ethogenesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
37,024
Country Ranking
16,612
Institution Ranking 6
Stephen E Gilman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,889
9,620
0.461
Social
Developmental
and Psychiatric Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
37,085
Country Ranking
16,637
Institution Ranking 56
Noel Card
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,867
10,137
0.486
Child Development
Adolescent Development
Quantitative Methods
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
40,249
Country Ranking
188
Institution Ranking 14
Kaisa Aunola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,687
9,966
0.506
parenting
parent-child relationships
learning motivation
socio emotional development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
39,957
Country Ranking
17,813
Institution Ranking 50
Megan Mcclelland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,788
11,372
0.575
developmental psychology
child development
self-regulation
executive function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
43,594
Country Ranking
3,790
Institution Ranking 260
Bonnie Auyeung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,550
12,105
0.653
Autism
COVID-19 effects on pregnancy and child development
Early Child Development
Neuroendocrinology
Prenatal effects on ch
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
45,544
Country Ranking
19,990
Institution Ranking 294
Karen Wynn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,969
5,259
0.293
child development
psychology
cognitive science
infant cognition
social cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
46,027
Country Ranking
20,182
Institution Ranking 146
Emma K Adam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
9,086
0.510
child development
adolescent development
stress
cortisol
sleep
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
48,706
Country Ranking
2,097
Institution Ranking 25
Monique Sénéchal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,112
5,961
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
48,394
Country Ranking
192
Institution Ranking 40
Elaine Reese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,188
7,243
0.421
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
51,280
Country Ranking
2,226
Institution Ranking 54
Chris Moore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,461
4,199
0.255
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Development of social understanding
Future oriented thinking
Prosocial behavior in child
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
53,927
Country Ranking
23,282
Institution Ranking 13
George W Holden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,856
4,323
0.273
social development
parent-child relationships
discipline
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
55,342
Country Ranking
4,755
Institution Ranking 41
Leon Feinstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,555
5,970
0.384
social policy
implementation science
child development
human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
55,006
Country Ranking
23,684
Institution Ranking 131
Jean Berko Gleason
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,627
2,992
0.191
psychology
linguistics
psycholinguistics
child development
language development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
55,446
Country Ranking
4,766
Institution Ranking 146
JM Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,534
7,050
0.454
Psychology
Child Development
Adolescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
56,205
Country Ranking
2,455
Institution Ranking 92
Sylvana Cote
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,369
7,802
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
55,981
Country Ranking
24,090
Institution Ranking 460
Thomas S Weisner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,422
3,496
0.227
culture and child development
mixed methods
culture and disability
sibling caretaking
Kenya
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
59,171
Country Ranking
25,302
Institution Ranking 167
Angeline Lillard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,786
6,447
0.436
Child Development
Education
Montessori
Pretend Play
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
61,505
Country Ranking
261
Institution Ranking 21
Louis Moses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,348
3,844
0.268
Child Development
Theory of Mind
Executive Function
Open Science
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
65,137
Country Ranking
27,542
Institution Ranking 97
Claudia Coulton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,734
3,197
0.233
community development
neighborhoods
housing
child wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
66,085
Country Ranking
27,896
Institution Ranking 288
Diane L Putnick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,581
10,614
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
74,148
Country Ranking
30,818
Institution Ranking 564
Nicholas Zill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,408
2,128
0.172
Child development and well-being
family influences on children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
73,667
Country Ranking
30,639
Institution Ranking 330
Michael Hurlburt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
6,149
0.493
Child Development
Mental Health Services Research
Philosophy of Science
Implementation Science
Doctoral Education