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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
10,586
Country Rank
5,066
Institution Rank : 28
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11536.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Margaret Burchinal](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
early childhood education
longitudinal methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,159
13,449
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
13,258
Country Rank
6,315
Institution Rank : 32
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11536.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Bridget Hamre](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Early childhood education
developmental psychology
teacher-child relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,992
20,176
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
17,170
Country Rank
8,101
Institution Rank : 130
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12060.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Costas Meghir](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/48/835726.jpg)
Labor Economics
Development Economics
Public Finance
Economics of Education
Early Childhood Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,830
11,822
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
25,518
Country Rank
2,218
Institution Rank : 279
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11272.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Iram Siraj](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/63/1149840.jpg)
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,981
9,096
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
26,400
Country Rank
12,172
Institution Rank : 138
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10891.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Deborah Vandell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/74/1748958.jpg)
child development
child care
early childhood
afterschool
expanded learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,380
6,150
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
27,716
Country Rank
2,402
Institution Rank : 300
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11272.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Kathy Sylva](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,519
8,036
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
30,640
Country Rank
14,005
Institution Rank : 45
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3763.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![William Corsaro](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b2/1385408.jpg)
Sociology of Childhood
Ethnography
Early Childhood Education
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,868
6,246
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
40,136
Country Rank
17,889
Institution Rank : 101
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5710.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Hiram Fitzgerald](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,729
5,615
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
45,870
Country Rank
20,115
Institution Rank : 203
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11449.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Elizabeth T Gershoff](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ec/1640912.jpg)
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,881
9,035
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
51,759
Country Rank
22,433
Institution Rank : 39
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2833.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Adam Winsler](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8c/1358517.jpg)
Early Childhood Education
Self-Regulation
Private Speech
Bilingual Language Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,347
7,040
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
52,896
Country Rank
22,882
Institution Rank : 17
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1062.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Craig H Hart](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2d/850967.jpg)
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,088
4,028
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
54,746
Country Rank
23,593
Institution Rank : 57
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11444.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![J Amos Hatch](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/70/1639379.jpg)
qualitative research
early childhood education
teacher education
teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,678
4,740
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
60,039
Country Rank
25,629
Institution Rank : 468
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1736.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Sharon Lynn Kagan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a9/911515.jpg)
Early Childhood Systems & Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,614
3,055
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
64,032
Country Rank
453
Institution Rank : 100
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8807.jpg)
![Israel](/flags/il.png)
![Yossi Shavit](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b4/412590.jpg)
Sociology of education
social stratification
sociology of early childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,915
3,501
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
63,433
Country Rank
2,867
Institution Rank : 68
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5390.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Rebecca Bull](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dc/129670.jpg)
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,009
5,757
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
65,158
Country Rank
27,550
Institution Rank : 856
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8488.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Jelena Obradović](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/cd/1650489.jpg)
Executive Functions
Stress Physiology
Adversity
Resilience
Early Childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,730
6,252
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
65,797
Country Rank
27,780
Institution Rank : 94
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11075.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![William Teale](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fa/1632609.jpg)
Literacy Education
Early Childhood Education
Children's Literature
Digital Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,627
1,899
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
65,264
Country Rank
2,961
Institution Rank : 245
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5838.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Marilyn Fleer](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4c/121.jpg)
early childhood education
child development
science education
technology education
cultural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,714
6,990
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
67,535
Country Rank
28,416
Institution Rank : 293
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11449.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Nancy Hazen Swann](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/53/1641095.jpg)
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
8,913
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
70,420
Country Rank
29,457
Institution Rank : 206
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10927.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Mimi Engel](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5b/1774125.jpg)
education
public policy
teachers
early childhood
academic content
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,930
6,391
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
72,568
Country Rank
30,232
Institution Rank : 383
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11571.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Amy Claessens](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,626
6,370
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
81,952
Country Rank
6,924
Institution Rank : 153
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11369.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Jackie Marsh](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/de/1054608.jpg)
Digital Literacy
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,423
4,799
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
81,205
Country Rank
33,386
Institution Rank : 98
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10728.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Claire E Cameron](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e6/1731792.jpg)
early childhood
cognitive development
assessment
classroom organization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,511
6,560
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
83,160
Country Rank
34,130
Institution Rank : 25
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11238.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Karen LA Paro](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Early Childhood Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,286
4,773
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
84,656
Country Rank
34,649
Institution Rank : 37
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10807.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Ra Mcwilliam](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/14/1701716.jpg)
Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,118
3,552
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
10,586
Country Ranking
5,066
Institution Ranking
28
Margaret Burchinal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,159
13,449
0.285
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11536.jpg)
early childhood education
longitudinal methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
13,258
Country Ranking
6,315
Institution Ranking
32
Bridget Hamre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,992
20,176
0.492
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11536.jpg)
Early childhood education
developmental psychology
teacher-child relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
17,170
Country Ranking
8,101
Institution Ranking
130
Costas Meghir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,830
11,822
0.339
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/12060.jpg)
Labor Economics
Development Economics
Public Finance
Economics of Education
Early Childhood Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
25,518
Country Ranking
2,218
Institution Ranking
279
Iram Siraj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,981
9,096
0.337
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11272.jpg)
Education
early education
early childhood education
preschool
teacher child interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
26,400
Country Ranking
12,172
Institution Ranking
138
Deborah Vandell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,380
6,150
0.233
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10891.jpg)
child development
child care
early childhood
afterschool
expanded learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
27,716
Country Ranking
2,402
Institution Ranking
300
Kathy Sylva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,519
8,036
0.315
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11272.jpg)
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
30,640
Country Ranking
14,005
Institution Ranking
45
William Corsaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,868
6,246
0.262
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/3763.jpg)
Sociology of Childhood
Ethnography
Early Childhood Education
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
40,136
Country Ranking
17,889
Institution Ranking
101
Hiram Fitzgerald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,729
5,615
0.285
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5710.jpg)
infancy and early childhood
adverse childhood experiences
racism and discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
45,870
Country Ranking
20,115
Institution Ranking
203
Elizabeth T Gershoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,881
9,035
0.505
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11449.jpg)
Discipline in homes and schools
Parenting interventions
Early childhood education interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
51,759
Country Ranking
22,433
Institution Ranking
39
Adam Winsler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,347
7,040
0.431
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2833.jpg)
Early Childhood Education
Self-Regulation
Private Speech
Bilingual Language Development
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
52,896
Country Ranking
22,882
Institution Ranking
17
Craig H Hart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,088
4,028
0.250
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1062.png)
Children's Social Development
Parenting
Cultural Socialization Practices
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
54,746
Country Ranking
23,593
Institution Ranking
57
J Amos Hatch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,678
4,740
0.302
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11444.png)
qualitative research
early childhood education
teacher education
teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
60,039
Country Ranking
25,629
Institution Ranking
468
Sharon Lynn Kagan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,614
3,055
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
64,032
Country Ranking
453
Institution Ranking
100
Yossi Shavit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,915
3,501
0.252
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8807.jpg)
Sociology of education
social stratification
sociology of early childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
63,433
Country Ranking
2,867
Institution Ranking
68
Rebecca Bull
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,009
5,757
0.411
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5390.jpg)
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
65,158
Country Ranking
27,550
Institution Ranking
856
Jelena Obradović
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,730
6,252
0.455
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8488.png)
Executive Functions
Stress Physiology
Adversity
Resilience
Early Childhood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
65,797
Country Ranking
27,780
Institution Ranking
94
William Teale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,627
1,899
0.139
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11075.png)
Literacy Education
Early Childhood Education
Children's Literature
Digital Literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
65,264
Country Ranking
2,961
Institution Ranking
245
Marilyn Fleer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,714
6,990
0.510
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/5838.jpg)
early childhood education
child development
science education
technology education
cultural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
67,535
Country Ranking
28,416
Institution Ranking
293
Nancy Hazen Swann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,361
8,913
0.667
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11449.jpg)
parent-infant relationships
attachment
development of social competence in early childhood
peer relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
70,420
Country Ranking
29,457
Institution Ranking
206
Mimi Engel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,930
6,391
0.494
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10927.jpg)
education
public policy
teachers
early childhood
academic content
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
72,568
Country Ranking
30,232
Institution Ranking
383
Amy Claessens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,626
6,370
0.505
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11571.jpg)
Early childhood development
child care
academic content
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
81,952
Country Ranking
6,924
Institution Ranking
153
Jackie Marsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,423
4,799
0.420
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11369.jpg)
Digital Literacy
Early Childhood Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
81,205
Country Ranking
33,386
Institution Ranking
98
Claire E Cameron
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,511
6,560
0.570
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10728.png)
early childhood
cognitive development
assessment
classroom organization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
83,160
Country Ranking
34,130
Institution Ranking
25
Karen LA Paro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,286
4,773
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
84,656
Country Ranking
34,649
Institution Ranking
37
Ra Mcwilliam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,118
3,552
0.319
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10807.jpg)
Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education