Esther Thelen
Impact in
- Developmental and Educational Psychology top 0.05%
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Language Development and Disorders
- Cognitive Neuroscience top 0.2%
- Motor Control and Adaptation
- Embodied and Extended Cognition
Papers in
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- Child and Animal Learning Development 55
- Children's Physical and Motor Development 40
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- Motor Control and Adaptation 29
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions 14
- Co-authors
- Linda B. Smith (12 shared papers)Daniela Corbetta (16 shared papers)John Peter Spencer (10 shared papers)Donna M. Fisher (9 shared papers)Beverly D. Ulrich (13 shared papers)Alan Fogel (4 shared papers)Gregor Schöner (4 shared papers)Kathi Kamm (5 shared papers)
- Journals
- Developmental Psychology (12 papers)Child Development (10 papers)Developmental Psychobiology (7 papers)Behavioral and Brain Sciences (7 papers)Infant Behavior and Development (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyCanada
In The Last Decade
Esther Thelen
131 papers receiving 16.0k citations
Esther Thelen's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 183
- Developmental and Educational Psychology 8.4k
- Cognitive Neuroscience 6.6k
- Social Psychology 4.1k
- General Psychology 215
- Psychiatry and Mental health 2.1k
Countries citing papers authored by Esther Thelen
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Fields of papers citing papers by Esther Thelen
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Esther Thelen, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | A dynamic systems approach to the development of cognition and action Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 2745 |
| 2 | A Dynamic Systems Approach to the Development of Cognition and Action Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 2455 |
| 3 | Development as a dynamic system Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 726 |
| 4 | 2001 | 702 | |
| 5 | 1995 | 584 | |
| 6 | 1995 | 572 | |
| 7 | 2001 | 486 | |
| 8 | 1991 | 476 | |
| 9 | 1993 | 447 | |
| 10 | 1979 | 434 | |
| 11 | 1993 | 386 | |
| 12 | 2005 | 331 | |
| 13 | 1999 | 324 | |
| 14 | 1987 | 321 | |
| 15 | 1987 | 285 | |
| 16 | 1996 | 265 | |
| 17 | 1981 | 240 | |
| 18 | 2000 | 226 | |
| 19 | 1985 | 216 | |
| 20 | 1984 | 211 |
About Esther Thelen
Esther Thelen is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Social Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 137 papers that have together received 18.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Child and Animal Learning Development (55 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (40 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (29 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (26 papers), Action Observation and Synchronization (22 papers), Tactile and Sensory Interactions (14 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (14 papers) and Muscle activation and electromyography studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Developmental and Educational Psychology (8.4k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (6.6k citations), Social Psychology (4.1k citations), General Psychology (215 citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (2.1k citations). Esther Thelen has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Linda B. Smith, Daniela Corbetta, John Peter Spencer, Donna M. Fisher, Beverly D. Ulrich, Alan Fogel, Gregor Schöner, Kathi Kamm, Ronald F. Zernicke and Christian Scheier. Their work appears in journals such as Developmental Psychology, Child Development, Developmental Psychobiology, Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Infant Behavior and Development.
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