Christopher J. Lonigan

22.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
186 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher J. Lonigan is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher J. Lonigan has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 111 papers in Education and 62 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Christopher J. Lonigan's work include Reading and Literacy Development (100 papers), Language Development and Disorders (58 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (56 papers). Christopher J. Lonigan is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (100 papers), Language Development and Disorders (58 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (56 papers). Christopher J. Lonigan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Christopher J. Lonigan's co-authors include Stephen R. Burgess, Beth M. Phillips, Jason L. Anthony, Grover J. Whitehurst, David J. Purpura, Cynthia S. Puranik, Janet E. Fischel, Nicholas P. Allan, Marta C. Valdez-Menchaca and Michael W. Vasey and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, American Psychologist and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Christopher J. Lonigan

182 papers receiving 15.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Child Development and Emergent Literacy

1998 1.8k citations Christopher J. Lonigan et al. profile →
Accelerating language development through picture book reading.

1988 999 citations Grover J. Whitehurst, Christopher J. Lonigan et al. Developmental Psychology profile →
Development of emergent literacy and early reading skills in preschool children: Evidence from a latent-variable longitudinal study.

2000 761 citations Christopher J. Lonigan, Stephen R. Burgess et al. Developmental Psychology profile →
Relations between inhibitory control and the development of academic skills in preschool and kindergarten: A meta-analysis.

2014 279 citations Nicholas P. Allan, Christopher J. Lonigan et al. Developmental Psychology profile →
Relations between executive functions and academic outcomes in elementary school children: A meta-analysis.

2021 176 citations J. Marc Goodrich, Christopher J. Lonigan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher J. Lonigan United States	65	10.6k	9.7k	4.0k	2.2k	1.6k	186	16.3k
Frederick J. Morrison United States	51	5.9k 0.6×	8.3k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	129	12.2k
Laura M. Justice United States	71	10.7k 1.0×	10.6k 1.1×	2.6k 0.7×	927 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	370	15.5k
Catherine McBride‐Chang Hong Kong	67	8.9k 0.8×	4.6k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	3.5k 1.6×	3.3k 2.0×	150	12.4k
Linda S. Siegel Canada	61	11.1k 1.0×	4.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.3×	5.0k 2.2×	3.6k 2.2×	247	14.5k
Megan M. McClelland United States	39	3.6k 0.3×	6.5k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	560 0.3×	95	8.9k
Clancy Blair United States	65	6.1k 0.6×	11.0k 1.1×	9.0k 2.3×	1.9k 0.9×	2.6k 1.6×	219	20.8k
Thomas R. Kratochwill United States	54	7.5k 0.7×	3.2k 0.3×	5.7k 1.4×	918 0.4×	3.4k 2.1×	249	12.2k
Margaret J. Snowling United Kingdom	80	21.4k 2.0×	7.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	7.3k 3.3×	7.9k 4.9×	236	23.9k
Linda S. Pagani Canada	35	2.3k 0.2×	5.4k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	371 0.2×	119	8.5k
Catherine S. Tamis‐LeMonda United States	67	5.8k 0.5×	6.4k 0.7×	5.9k 1.5×	284 0.1×	1.1k 0.7×	241	15.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher J. Lonigan

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Christopher J. Lonigan's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Christopher J. Lonigan with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Christopher J. Lonigan more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher J. Lonigan

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Christopher J. Lonigan. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Christopher J. Lonigan. The network helps show where Christopher J. Lonigan may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher J. Lonigan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher J. Lonigan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher J. Lonigan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christopher J. Lonigan. Christopher J. Lonigan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Lonigan, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). Performance- and report-based measures of executive function as predictors of children’s academic skills.. Neuropsychology. 39(3). 214–222.

Lonigan, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). Examining the dimensions of inhibition and its relations to early academic skills and externalizing behaviors in a preschool-age sample. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 73. 39–48.

Phillips, Beth M., et al.. (2024). Impact of supplemental multicomponent early childhood language instruction.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 116(6). 1034–1051. 1 indexed citations

Pelham, William E., Amy R. Altszuler, Brittany M. Merrill, et al.. (2022). The effect of stimulant medication on the learning of academic curricula in children with ADHD: A randomized crossover study.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 90(5). 367–380. 9 indexed citations

Lonigan, Christopher J., et al.. (2021). Do Parent and Teacher Ratings of ADHD Reflect the Same Constructs? A Measurement Invariance Analysis. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 43(4). 778–792. 13 indexed citations

Lonigan, Christopher J., et al.. (2021). Executive function, language dominance and literacy skills in Spanish-speaking language-minority children: A longitudinal study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 57. 228–238. 4 indexed citations

Kofler, Michael, Erica L. Wells, Elia F. Soto, et al.. (2020). A randomized controlled trial of central executive training (CET) versus inhibitory control training (ICT) for ADHD.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 88(8). 738–756. 28 indexed citations

Lonigan, Christopher J., Stephen R. Burgess, & Christopher Schatschneider. (2018). Examining the Simple View of Reading With Elementary School Children: Still Simple After All These Years. Remedial and Special Education. 39(5). 260–273. 136 indexed citations

Goodrich, J. Marc, Christopher J. Lonigan, & Jo Ann M. Farver. (2017). Impacts of a literacy-focused preschool curriculum on the early literacy skills of language-minority children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 40. 13–24. 16 indexed citations

10.

Connor, Carol McDonald, Beth M. Phillips, Michael P. Kaschak, et al.. (2014). Comprehension Tools for Teachers: Reading for Understanding from Prekindergarten Through Fourth Grade. Educational Psychology Review. 26(3). 379–401. 31 indexed citations

11.

Landry, Susan H., Tricia A. Zucker, Heather B. Taylor, et al.. (2013). Enhancing early child care quality and learning for toddlers at risk: The responsive early childhood program.. Developmental Psychology. 50(2). 526–541. 73 indexed citations

12.

Mikolajewski, Amy J., Nicholas P. Allan, Sara A. Hart, Christopher J. Lonigan, & Jeanette Taylor. (2012). Negative Affect Shares Genetic and Environmental Influences with Symptoms of Childhood Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. 41(3). 411–423. 52 indexed citations

13.

Lonigan, Christopher J. & Beth M. Phillips. (2012). Comparing Skills-Focused and Self-Regulation Focused Preschool Curricula: Impacts on Academic and Self-Regulatory Skills.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. 20 indexed citations

14.

Lonigan, Christopher J., Nicholas P. Allan, & Matthew D. Lerner. (2011). Assessment of preschool early literacy skills: Linking children's educational needs with empirically supported instructional activities. Psychology in the Schools. 48(5). 488–501. 62 indexed citations

15.

Lonigan, Christopher J., et al.. (2009). The nature of preschool phonological processing abilities and their relations to vocabulary, general cognitive abilities, and print knowledge.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 101(2). 345–358. 113 indexed citations

16.

Wilson, Shauna B. & Christopher J. Lonigan. (2009). Identifying Preschool Children at Risk of Later Reading Difficulties: Evaluation of Two Emergent Literacy Screening Tools. Journal of Learning Disabilities. 43(1). 62–76. 56 indexed citations

17.

Richey, John A., Norman B. Schmidt, Christopher J. Lonigan, et al.. (2009). The latent structure of child depression: a taxometric analysis. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 50(9). 1147–1155. 18 indexed citations

18.

Anthony, Jason L., Christopher J. Lonigan, Eric M. Vernberg, et al.. (2005). Multisample cross-validation of a model of childhood posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 18(6). 667–676. 27 indexed citations

19.

Anthony, Jason L., et al.. (2002). An Affect-Based, Hierarchical Model of Temperament and Its Relations With Internalizing Symptomatology. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 31(4). 480–490. 3 indexed citations

20.

Lonigan, Christopher J., Janet E. Fischel, Grover J. Whitehurst, David Arnold, & Marta C. Valdez-Menchaca. (1992). The role of otitis media in the development of expressive language disorder.. Developmental Psychology. 28(3). 430–440. 23 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact