Bruce F. Pennington

45.6k total citations · 9 hit papers
257 papers, 32.5k citations indexed

About

Bruce F. Pennington is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce F. Pennington has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 32.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 89 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 78 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Bruce F. Pennington's work include Reading and Literacy Development (119 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (77 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (51 papers). Bruce F. Pennington is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (119 papers), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (77 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (51 papers). Bruce F. Pennington collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Bruce F. Pennington's co-authors include Erik G. Willcutt, Sally Ozonoff, Sally J. Rogers, John C. DeFries, Richard K. Olson, Marilyn C. Welsh, Joel T. Nigg, Robin L. Peterson, Shelley D. Smith and Stephen V. Faraone and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Bruce F. Pennington

256 papers receiving 30.5k citations

Hit Papers

Validity of the Executive... 1988 2026 2000 2013 2005 1996 1991 1991 2006 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Validity of the Executive Function Theory of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Meta-Analytic Review
    2005 2.6k citations Erik G. Willcutt, Alysa E. Doyle et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
  2. Executive Functions and Developmental Psychopathology
    1996 2.3k citations Bruce F. Pennington et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →
  3. Executive Function Deficits in High‐Functioning Autistic Individuals: Relationship to Theory of Mind
    1991 1.2k citations Bruce F. Pennington, Sally J. Rogers et al. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry profile →
  4. A normative‐developmental study of executive function: A window on prefrontal function in children
    1991 976 citations Bruce F. Pennington et al. Developmental Neuropsychology profile →
  5. From single to multiple deficit models of developmental disorders
    2006 780 citations Bruce F. Pennington Cognition profile →
  6. Validity of DSM-IV attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptom dimensions and subtypes.
    2012 651 citations Erik G. Willcutt, Joel T. Nigg et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  7. Assessing frontal lobe functioning in children: Views from developmental psychology
    1988 608 citations Bruce F. Pennington et al. Developmental Neuropsychology profile →
  8. Developmental dyslexia
    2012 481 citations Robin L. Peterson, Bruce F. Pennington profile →
  9. Developmental Dyslexia
    2015 408 citations Robin L. Peterson, Bruce F. Pennington Annual Review of Clinical Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruce F. Pennington United States 91 17.3k 15.9k 13.0k 5.1k 4.7k 257 32.5k
Adele Diamond United States 53 10.5k 0.6× 9.6k 0.6× 5.0k 0.4× 5.4k 1.1× 2.2k 0.5× 102 26.7k
Martha B. Denckla United States 79 7.0k 0.4× 9.4k 0.6× 6.5k 0.5× 2.8k 0.5× 2.0k 0.4× 192 17.6k
Francesca Happé United Kingdom 88 10.8k 0.6× 26.0k 1.6× 6.3k 0.5× 9.7k 1.9× 625 0.1× 330 33.0k
Erik G. Willcutt United States 69 7.7k 0.4× 8.8k 0.6× 13.6k 1.0× 4.7k 0.9× 2.0k 0.4× 174 19.9k
Rosemary Tannock Canada 79 6.3k 0.4× 11.7k 0.7× 15.4k 1.2× 5.6k 1.1× 839 0.2× 232 22.8k
Bennett A. Shaywitz United States 65 11.8k 0.7× 8.6k 0.5× 3.8k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 5.0k 1.1× 226 19.1k
Naomi P. Friedman United States 38 6.2k 0.4× 12.3k 0.8× 5.1k 0.4× 5.0k 1.0× 1.6k 0.3× 125 24.8k
John C. DeFries United States 62 6.1k 0.4× 3.6k 0.2× 3.1k 0.2× 2.0k 0.4× 2.2k 0.5× 163 13.0k
Sally E. Shaywitz United States 63 13.2k 0.8× 8.1k 0.5× 3.2k 0.3× 1.1k 0.2× 5.7k 1.2× 165 18.2k
Susan E. Gathercole United Kingdom 80 18.3k 1.1× 12.6k 0.8× 2.7k 0.2× 1.5k 0.3× 4.5k 0.9× 196 26.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Treiman, Rebecca, Jacqueline Hulslander, Erik G. Willcutt, Bruce F. Pennington, & Richard K. Olson. (2024). On the relationship between word reading ability and spelling ability. Reading and Writing. 38(6). 1509–1531. 3 indexed citations
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Willcutt, Erik G., et al.. (2023). Processing Speed is Related to the General Psychopathology Factor in Youth. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. 51(8). 1179–1193. 6 indexed citations
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Anderson, Nina, Michelle Rozenman, Bruce F. Pennington, Erik G. Willcutt, & Lauren M. McGrath. (2022). Compounding Effects of Domain-General Cognitive Weaknesses and Word Reading Difficulties on Anxiety Symptoms in Youth. Journal of Learning Disabilities. 56(5). 343–358. 3 indexed citations
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McGrath, Lauren M., Robin L. Peterson, & Bruce F. Pennington. (2019). The Multiple Deficit Model: Progress, Problems, and Prospects. Scientific Studies of Reading. 24(1). 7–13. 93 indexed citations
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Peterson, Robin L. & Bruce F. Pennington. (2015). Developmental Dyslexia. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. 11(1). 283–307. 408 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peterson, Robin L., Bruce F. Pennington, & Richard K. Olson. (2012). Subtypes of developmental dyslexia: Testing the predictions of the dual-route and connectionist frameworks. Cognition. 126(1). 20–38. 62 indexed citations
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Pennington, Bruce F.. (2006). From single to multiple deficit models of developmental disorders. Cognition. 101(2). 385–413. 780 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gayán, Javier, Erik G. Willcutt, Simon E. Fisher, et al.. (2005). Bivariate linkage scan for reading disability and attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder localizes pleiotropic loci. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 46(10). 1045–1056. 69 indexed citations
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Rhee, Soo Hyun, John K. Hewitt, Robin P. Corley, Erik G. Willcutt, & Bruce F. Pennington. (2005). Testing Hypotheses Regarding the Causes of Comorbidity: Examining the Underlying Deficits of Comorbid Disorders.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 114(3). 346–362. 33 indexed citations
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Willcutt, Erik G., Alysa E. Doyle, Joel T. Nigg, Stephen V. Faraone, & Bruce F. Pennington. (2005). Validity of the Executive Function Theory of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Meta-Analytic Review. Biological Psychiatry. 57(11). 1336–1346. 2598 indexed citations breakdown →
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Keenan, Janice M., et al.. (2001). Discourse Processing in Women with Fragile X Syndrome: Evidence for a Deficit Establishing Coherence. Cognitive Neuropsychology. 18(1). 1–18. 32 indexed citations
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Willcutt, Erik G., Bruce F. Pennington, Richard Boada, et al.. (2001). A comparison of the cognitive deficits in reading disability and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 110(1). 157–172. 284 indexed citations
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Willcutt, Erik G., Bruce F. Pennington, & John C. DeFries. (2000). Etiology of Inattention and Hyperactivity/Impulsivity in a Community Sample of Twins with Learning Difficulties. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 28(2). 149–159. 91 indexed citations
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Riddle, Jeannette E., Amrita K. Cheema, William E. Sobesky, et al.. (1997). Phenotypic Involvement in Females With the FMR1 Gene Mutation. American Journal on Mental Retardation. 102(6). 590–590. 97 indexed citations
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Roberts, Ralph J. & Bruce F. Pennington. (1996). An interactive framework for examining prefrontal cognitive processes. Developmental Neuropsychology. 12(1). 105–126. 287 indexed citations
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Haith, Marshall M., Janette B. Benson, Ralph J. Roberts, & Bruce F. Pennington. (1994). The development of future-oriented processes. University of Chicago Press eBooks. 111 indexed citations
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Rogers, Sally J. & Bruce F. Pennington. (1991). A theoretical approach to the deficits in infantile autism. Development and Psychopathology. 3(2). 137–162. 439 indexed citations
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DeFries, J. C., Richard K. Olson, Bruce F. Pennington, & S. D. Smith. (1991). Colorado Reading Project: Past, Present, and Future. 2(2). 25 indexed citations
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Smith, Shelley D., et al.. (1990). Familial Dyslexia: Use of Genetic Linkage Data to Define Subtypes. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 29(2). 204–213. 88 indexed citations

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