David J. Francis

22.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
261 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

David J. Francis is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Statistics and Probability and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Francis has authored 261 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 64 papers in Statistics and Probability and 55 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in David J. Francis's work include Reading and Literacy Development (143 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (63 papers) and Language Development and Disorders (41 papers). David J. Francis is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (143 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (63 papers) and Language Development and Disorders (41 papers). David J. Francis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. David J. Francis's co-authors include Jack Μ. Fletcher, Barbara R. Foorman, Karla K. Stuebing, Christopher Schatschneider, Sally E. Shaywitz, Bennett A. Shaywitz, Jason L. Anthony, Coleen D. Carlson, Paul T. Cirino and Paras Mehta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

David J. Francis

253 papers receiving 14.3k citations

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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.

Why IQ is not a covariate in cognitive studies of neurodevelopmental disorders

2009 716 citations Maureen Dennis, David J. Francis et al. profile →
Kindergarten Prediction of Reading Skills: A Longitudinal Comparative Analysis.

2004 628 citations Jack Μ. Fletcher, David J. Francis et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
The role of instruction in learning to read: Preventing reading failure in at-risk children.

1998 612 citations Barbara R. Foorman, David J. Francis et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
Developmental lag versus deficit models of reading disability: A longitudinal, individual growth curves analysis.

1996 529 citations David J. Francis, Sally E. Shaywitz et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The impact of an instructional intervention on the science knowledge and academic language of middle-grade English as additional language (EAL) learners and their English proficient classmates 2025 ·International Journal of Science Education ·Diane August, Lee Branum‐Martin, (unknown), (unknown), Coleen D. Carlson, David J. Francis, Jana Echevarría	0
2	Ever English Learner 4-Year Graduation: Toward an Intersectional Approach 2024 ·Educational Researcher ·(unknown), (unknown), Coleen D. Carlson, Jeremy Miciak, (unknown), David J. Francis, Michael J. Kieffer	0
3	Supporting Knowledge and Language Acquisition of Secondary Emergent Bilinguals through Social Studies Instruction 2024 ·Reading Research Quarterly ·Leticia Martínez, (unknown), Sharon Vaughn, Philip Capin, Coleen D. Carlson, (unknown), David J. Francis	4
4	Exploring Genetic and Neural Risk of Specific Reading Disability within a Nuclear Twin Family Case Study: A Translational Clinical Application 2023 ·Journal of Personalized Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), David J. Francis, Elena L. Grigorenko	0
5	Latent profiles as predictors of response to instruction for students with reading difficulties. 2023 ·Journal of Educational Psychology ·Paulina A. Kulesz, Graham Roberts, David J. Francis, Paul T. Cirino, Mieczysław Walczak, Sharon Vaughn	5
6	Evaluation of an integrated personalized feedback intervention for hazardous drinkers with elevated anxiety sensitivity and PTSD symptoms: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial 2023 ·Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications ·(unknown), Eric R. Pedersen, David J. Francis, Michael J. Zvolensky, Anka A. Vujanovic	1
7	The Rosetta Phenotype Harmonization Method Facilitates Finding a Relationship Quantitative Trait Locus for a Complex Cognitive Trait 2023 ·Genes ·Stephen A. Petrill, Brett Klamer, Steven Buyske, Erik G. Willcutt, Jeffrey R. Gruen, David J. Francis, Judy F. Flax, Linda M. Brzustowicz, Christopher W. Bartlett	0
8	Is the treatment weak or the test insensitive: Interrogating item difficulties to elucidate the nature of reading intervention effects 2022 ·Learning and Individual Differences ·David J. Francis, Paulina A. Kulesz, (unknown), (unknown), Sharon Vaughn	4
9	Moving Forward by Looking Back: Understanding Why Some Spanish‐Speaking English Learners Fall Behind 2019 ·New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development ·Raúl Rojas, Lindsey Hiebert, (unknown), David J. Francis	16
10	The influence of properties of the test and their interactions with reader characteristics on reading comprehension: An explanatory item response study. 2016 ·Journal of Educational Psychology ·Paulina A. Kulesz, David J. Francis, Marcia A. Barnes, Jack Μ. Fletcher	34
11	The Relation of Knowledge-Text Integration Processes and Reading Comprehension in 7th- to 12th-Grade Students 2015 ·Scientific Studies of Reading ·Marcia A. Barnes, Yusra Ahmed, Amy E. Barth, David J. Francis	29
12	Relations between volumetric measures of brain structure and attentional function in spina bifida: Utilization of robust statistical approaches. 2014 ·Neuropsychology ·Paulina A. Kulesz, (unknown), Jenifer Juranek, Jack Μ. Fletcher, David J. Francis	6
13	Cross-informant symptoms from CBCL, TRF, and YSR: Trait and method variance in a normative sample of Russian youths. 2010 ·Psychological Assessment ·Elena L. Grigorenko, Christian Geiser, Helena R. Slobodskaya, David J. Francis	54
14	Evidence-Based Assessment of Learning Disabilities in Children and Adolescents 2005 ·Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology ·Jack Μ. Fletcher, David J. Francis, Robin D. Morris, G. Reid Lyon	89
15	Covert orienting to exogenous and endogenous cues in children with spina bifida 2004 ·Neuropsychologia ·Maureen Dennis, Kim Edelstein, Kim Copeland, Jon Frederick, David J. Francis, Ross Hetherington, Susan Blaser, Larry A. Kramer, James M. Drake, Michael E. Brandt, Jack Μ. Fletcher	43
16	APPLICATION OF TWO-LEVEL NEGATIVE EXPONENTIAL MODEL TO CHILDREN'S LEARNING CURVE IN READING 2002 ·Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation ·Dung‐Tsa Chen, Wenyaw Chan, David J. Francis, Sally E. Shaywitz, Bennett A. Shaywitz	3
17	Effects of Source Water Location, Season, and Nanofilter Type on Permeate Water Quality 2001 ·Environmental Engineering Science ·Shankararaman Chellam, Dung‐Tsa Chen, David J. Francis	6
18	Intelligent testing and the discrepancy model for children with learning disabilities. 1998 ·Learning Disabilities Research and Practice ·Jack Μ. Fletcher, David J. Francis, Sally E. Shaywitz, G. Reid Lyon, Barbara R. Foorman, Karla K. Stuebing, Bennett A. Shaywitz	133
19	Relationship among social and intrapersonal risk, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol usage among early adolescents 1993 ·Addictive Behaviors ·John A. Webb, Paul E. Baer, David J. Francis, (unknown)	32
20	Validity of intelligence test scores in the definition of learning disability: A critical analysis. 1991 ·Nature ·David J. Francis, Kimberly Andrews Espy, Byron P. Rourke, Jack Μ. Fletcher	15

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