David R. Olson

13.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
218 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

David R. Olson is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David R. Olson has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 37 papers in Education and 32 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in David R. Olson's work include Child and Animal Learning Development (30 papers), Media, Communication, and Education (27 papers) and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (23 papers). David R. Olson is often cited by papers focused on Child and Animal Learning Development (30 papers), Media, Communication, and Education (27 papers) and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (23 papers). David R. Olson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. David R. Olson's co-authors include Nancy Torrance, Janet Wilde Astington, Angela Hildyard, Ted Ruffman, Jerome S. Bruner, Philip David Zelazo, Elizabeth Tonkin, Adele L. Franks, Hani K. Atrash and R Pokras and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Communications and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David R. Olson

203 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

From Utterance to Text: The Bias of Language in Speech an... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1991 200 400 600

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David R. Olson Canada 48 3.1k 1.9k 1.1k 1.0k 993 218 8.4k
Gail Ross United States 28 3.0k 1.0× 2.8k 1.5× 420 0.4× 779 0.7× 455 0.5× 74 7.0k
James A. Kulik United States 58 3.3k 1.1× 5.5k 2.9× 1.6k 1.5× 187 0.2× 1.0k 1.0× 175 13.4k
Keith J. Topping United Kingdom 47 3.8k 1.2× 7.8k 4.1× 289 0.3× 524 0.5× 240 0.2× 264 10.9k
Ference Marton Sweden 38 3.8k 1.2× 11.0k 5.8× 795 0.7× 411 0.4× 233 0.2× 106 15.1k
Christine Fox United States 18 1.1k 0.4× 1.7k 0.9× 528 0.5× 173 0.2× 294 0.3× 81 6.4k
Robert D. Abbott United States 53 1.6k 0.5× 3.5k 1.8× 423 0.4× 329 0.3× 218 0.2× 124 10.3k
Raymond P. Perry Canada 50 2.3k 0.7× 5.0k 2.6× 4.2k 3.9× 334 0.3× 1.4k 1.4× 174 14.0k
Trevor G. Bond Australia 15 1.0k 0.3× 1.9k 1.0× 532 0.5× 200 0.2× 253 0.3× 45 6.3k
Paul Watzlawick United States 21 625 0.2× 590 0.3× 432 0.4× 542 0.5× 291 0.3× 66 6.6k
David Nunan United Kingdom 49 3.3k 1.1× 4.0k 2.1× 470 0.4× 6.6k 6.3× 198 0.2× 213 13.9k

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All Works

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Olson, David R., et al.. (2023). Wood for guitars II : How the material properties of a spruce guitar top influence the tonal quality of the guitar. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 154(4_supplement). A287–A288.
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Namulanda, Gonza, Ethel Taylor, Mildred Maisonet, et al.. (2017). In utero exposure to atrazine analytes and early menarche in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children Cohort. Environmental Research. 156. 420–425. 19 indexed citations
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Olson, David R.. (2010). L'univers de l'écrit : comment la culture écrite donne forme à la pensée. 2 indexed citations
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Olson, David R.. (2009). Lenguaje, Literacidad y Mente: La Hipótesis de la Literacidad. Psykhe (Santiago). 18(1). 3–9. 6 indexed citations
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Meyer, Pamela A., David M. Mannino, Stephen C. Redd, & David R. Olson. (2002). Characteristics of adults dying with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. CHEST Journal. 122(6). 1 indexed citations
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Peskin, Joan & David R. Olson. (2001). Young Children's Understanding of the Continuity of Biologically Determined Behavior When Appearances Change.. Child study journal. 31(3). 157.
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Katz, Steven T., Lorna Earl, & David R. Olson. (2001). THE PARADOX OF CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT: A CHALLENGE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. McGill Journal of Education / Revue des sciences de l'éducation de McGill. 36(1). 13–26. 2 indexed citations
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Olson, David R. & Janet Wilde Astington. (2000). Minds in the Making Essays in Honor of David R. Olson. 59 indexed citations
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Antonietti, Alessandro, et al.. (2000). THE DEVELOPMENT OF METAREPRESENTATIONAL CONCEPTS IN FOLK PSYCHOLOGY, HISTORY AND MATHEMATICS. Cognitive Processing. 1. 52–72. 3 indexed citations
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Zelazo, Philip David, Janet Wilde Astington, & David R. Olson. (1999). Developing theories of intention : social understanding and self-control. 301 indexed citations
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Olson, David R. & Nancy Torrance. (1996). Modes of thought : explorations in culture and cognition. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 95 indexed citations
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Torrance, Nancy & David R. Olson. (1995). Cultura escrita y oralidad. 53(11). 1223–4. 29 indexed citations
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Malilay, Josephine, et al.. (1995). 6. Mortality and Morbidity Patterns Associated with the October 12, 1992, Egypt Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra. 11(3). 457–476. 3 indexed citations
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Geiss, Linda S., William H. Herman, Merilyn G. Goldschmid, et al.. (1993). Surveillance for diabetes mellitus--United States, 1980-1989.. PubMed. 42(2). 1–20. 56 indexed citations
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Olson, David R. & Nancy Torrance. (1991). Literacy and orality. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 123 indexed citations
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Olson, David R., et al.. (1987). Common sense : the foundations for social science. University Press of America eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Olson, David R. & Nancy Torrance. (1986). Some relations between children's knowledge of metalinguistic and metacognitive verbs and their linguistic competencies. Ablex Publishing Corp. eBooks. 66–81. 4 indexed citations
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Hildyard, Angela & David R. Olson. (1982). Forms of comprehension of texts. Nature Communications. 8. 15717–15717. 1 indexed citations
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Olson, David R., Jeremy M. Anglin, George A. Miller, & Jerome S. Bruner. (1980). The Social foundations of language and thought : essays in honor of Jerome S. Bruner. 149 indexed citations
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Olson, David R.. (1971). Information-processing limitations of mentally retarded children.. PubMed. 75(4). 478–86. 12 indexed citations

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