Deborah J. Leong

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Deborah J. Leong is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah J. Leong has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Education, 16 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 4 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Deborah J. Leong's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (17 papers), Educational and Psychological Assessments (10 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (8 papers). Deborah J. Leong is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (17 papers), Educational and Psychological Assessments (10 papers) and Child Development and Digital Technology (8 papers). Deborah J. Leong collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Tajikistan. Deborah J. Leong's co-authors include Elena Bodrova, Carrie Germeroth, Tatiana V. Akhutina, Robert D. Hess, Gary G. Price, Andrew E. Koepp, W. Patrick Dickson, Dana Charles McCoy, Stephanie M. Jones and Marilyn Burns and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Psychology, American Educational Research Journal and Developmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Deborah J. Leong

36 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Tools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early Child... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 200 400 600
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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. Tools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education
    1995 677 citations Deborah J. Leong, Elena Bodrova profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Deborah J. Leong United States 16 1.2k 581 309 157 100 37 1.5k
C. E. van Kraayenoord Australia 19 757 0.6× 456 0.8× 236 0.8× 117 0.7× 85 0.8× 110 1.2k
Carol Copple United States 11 1.8k 1.6× 660 1.1× 475 1.5× 260 1.7× 105 1.1× 25 2.2k
Sabine Weinert Germany 22 1.3k 1.1× 845 1.5× 300 1.0× 162 1.0× 277 2.8× 89 1.9k
Marie B. Caulfield United States 9 749 0.6× 958 1.6× 311 1.0× 164 1.0× 49 0.5× 9 1.5k
Patton O. Tabors United States 17 1.1k 1.0× 1.4k 2.4× 258 0.8× 105 0.7× 99 1.0× 20 2.0k
Batya Elbaum United States 21 971 0.8× 748 1.3× 467 1.5× 118 0.8× 211 2.1× 45 1.6k
John Elkins Australia 19 841 0.7× 486 0.8× 178 0.6× 118 0.8× 151 1.5× 74 1.2k
Giuliana Pinto Italy 20 673 0.6× 652 1.1× 103 0.3× 111 0.7× 78 0.8× 86 1.1k
Rufan Luo United States 15 652 0.6× 689 1.2× 286 0.9× 99 0.6× 39 0.4× 34 1.2k
Barbara Alexander Pan United States 20 1.3k 1.1× 1.5k 2.6× 687 2.2× 148 0.9× 62 0.6× 29 2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Deborah J. Leong

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2024). Tools of the Mind. 6 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena, et al.. (2023). Play is a play, is a play, is a play… or is it? Challenges in designing, implementing and evaluating play-based interventions. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1034633–1034633. 3 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2019). Making Play Smarter, Stronger, and Kinder: Lessons from Tools of the Mind.. 12(1). 37–53. 6 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2015). Vygotskian and Post-Vygotskian Views on Children's Play.. 7(3). 371–388. 70 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena, Carrie Germeroth, & Deborah J. Leong. (2013). Play and Self-Regulation: Lessons from Vygotsky. 6(1). 111–123. 97 indexed citations
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Leong, Deborah J. & Elena Bodrova. (2012). Assessing and Scaffolding: Make-Believe Play.. Young children. 67(1). 28–34. 44 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena, Deborah J. Leong, & Tatiana V. Akhutina. (2011). When everything new is well-forgotten old: Vygotsky/Luria insights in the development of executive functions. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2011(133). 11–28. 38 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2008). Developing Self-Regulation in Kindergarten Can We Keep All the Crickets in the Basket?. Young children. 63(2). 56–58. 33 indexed citations
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Leong, Deborah J. & Elena Bodrova. (2006). Developing Self-Regulation: The Vygotskian View. Academic exchange quarterly. 10(4). 33–37. 12 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2005). Self-regulation: A Foundation for Early Learning. Principal. 85(1). 30–35. 13 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2005). The Importance of Play: Why Children Need to Play.. 20(1). 6–7. 26 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena, et al.. (2003). It Only Looks Like Child's Play.. ˜The œJournal of staff development. 24(2). 47–51. 7 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2003). The Importance of Being Playful.. Educational leadership. 60(7). 50–53. 83 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2003). Chopsticks and Counting Chips: Do Play and Foundational Skills Need To Compete for the Teacher's Attention in an Early Childhood Classroom?.. Young children. 58(3). 10–17. 35 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2003). The Importance of Being Playful With the right approach, a plain white hat and a plate full of yarn spaghetti can contribute to a young child's cognitive development.. 3 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena, et al.. (2001). Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom.. Principal. 80(5). 10–15.
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (2001). Tools of the Mind: A Case Study of Implementing the Vygotskian Approach in American Early Childhood and Primary Classrooms. Innodata Monographs 7.. 15 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena, et al.. (2000). Imaginative, Child-Directed Play: Leading the Way in Development and Learning.. Dimensions of early childhood. 28(4). 25–30. 3 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena, et al.. (1999). Literacy Standards for Preschool Learners.. Educational leadership. 57(2). 42–46. 9 indexed citations
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Bodrova, Elena & Deborah J. Leong. (1998). DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC PLAY IN YOUNG CHILDREN AND ITS EFFECTS ON SELF‐REGULATION: THE VYGOTSKIAN APPROACH. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education. 19(2). 115–124. 20 indexed citations

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