Dennis Child

3.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Dennis Child is a scholar working on Education, Social Psychology and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis Child has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Education, 2 papers in Social Psychology and 2 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Dennis Child's work include Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function (2 papers), International Student and Expatriate Challenges (1 paper) and Teacher Professional Development and Motivation (1 paper). Dennis Child is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function (2 papers), International Student and Expatriate Challenges (1 paper) and Teacher Professional Development and Motivation (1 paper). Dennis Child collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Dennis Child's co-authors include J. Sherwood Williams, Raymond B. Cattell, Alan Smithers, Gordon R. Cross, Judith L. Bowen and Frank Musgrove and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, British Journal of Educational Psychology and Multivariate Behavioral Research.

In The Last Decade

Dennis Child

23 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

The essentials of factor analysis 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 1974 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. The essentials of factor analysis
    1970 1.3k citations Dennis Child Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  2. The Essentials of Factor Analysis.
    1974 453 citations Dennis Child et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dennis Child United Kingdom 10 427 382 323 297 289 24 2.3k
Gregg B. Jackson United States 11 522 1.2× 399 1.0× 410 1.3× 262 0.9× 168 0.6× 19 2.5k
Jum C. Nunnally United States 18 199 0.5× 580 1.5× 500 1.5× 418 1.4× 320 1.1× 73 2.7k
Laurence G. Grimm United States 18 296 0.7× 553 1.4× 398 1.2× 675 2.3× 322 1.1× 28 2.6k
Daniel O. Price United States 9 398 0.9× 485 1.3× 865 2.7× 237 0.8× 192 0.7× 26 2.7k
Charles S. Reichardt United States 22 418 1.0× 266 0.7× 422 1.3× 245 0.8× 190 0.7× 63 2.2k
G.H. Gudjonsson Sweden 7 286 0.7× 348 0.9× 339 1.0× 388 1.3× 135 0.5× 9 2.0k
Lewis F. Carter United States 6 248 0.6× 297 0.8× 371 1.1× 191 0.6× 119 0.4× 11 1.7k
Anne Boomsma Netherlands 20 270 0.6× 441 1.2× 440 1.4× 415 1.4× 321 1.1× 42 2.9k
Larry E. Toothaker United States 15 150 0.4× 439 1.1× 387 1.2× 430 1.4× 202 0.7× 31 2.1k
Jae-on Kim 2 284 0.7× 437 1.1× 739 2.3× 369 1.2× 139 0.5× 2 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dennis Child

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dennis Child

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dennis Child. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dennis Child 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 Dennis Child. Dennis Child is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Child, Dennis. (1990). The essentials of factor analysis, 2nd ed.. 140 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis, et al.. (1984). BIGGS' SPQ: A BRITISH STUDY OF ITS INTERNAL STRUCTURE. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 54(2). 228–234. 65 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis. (1984). Motivation and the Dynamic Calculus-A Teacher's View. Multivariate Behavioral Research. 19(2-3). 288–298. 4 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis, et al.. (1977). Divergent Thinking and Ability: is there a threshold?. Educational Studies. 3(2). 101–110. 5 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis, et al.. (1976). Changing Attitudes to the Subject, and the Teaching of Mathematics amongst Student Teachers. Educational Studies. 2(1). 1–10. 6 indexed citations
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Bowen, Judith L. & Dennis Child. (1976). Sibling association and occupational interests. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 4(1). 74–78. 1 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis. (1975). The Essentials of factor analysis / by Dennis Child. 1975(1975). 1–99. 1 indexed citations
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Cattell, Raymond B. & Dennis Child. (1975). Motivation and dynamic structure. 51 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis & Gordon R. Cross. (1975). The Psychology of Learning: An Introduction for Students of Education. British Journal of Educational Studies. 23(3). 348–348. 5 indexed citations
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Smithers, Alan & Dennis Child. (1974). CONVERGERS AND DIVERGERS: DIFFERENT FORMS OF NEUROTICISM?. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 44(3). 304–306. 4 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis, et al.. (1973). Psychology and the Teacher. British Journal of Educational Studies. 21(3). 349–349. 62 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis. (1973). Psychology and the teacher. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 104 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis & Alan Smithers. (1973). AN ATTEMPTED VALIDATION OF THE JOYCE‐HUDSON SCALE OF CONVERGENCE AND DIVERGENCE. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 43(1). 57–62. 17 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis & Alan Smithers. (1971). Some Cognitive and Affective Factors in Subject Choice. Research in Education. 5(1). 1–9. 9 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis. (1970). The essentials of factor analysis. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1285 indexed citations breakdown →
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Child, Dennis. (1970). SOME REFERENCE GROUPS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS. Educational Research. 12(2). 145–149. 1 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis & Frank Musgrove. (1969). CAREER ORIENTATIONS OF SOME UNIVERSITY FRESHMEN. Educational Review. 21(3). 209–217. 1 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis. (1969). A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERSONALITY, INTELLIGENCE AND SOCIAL CLASS IN A TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 39(1). 40–46. 16 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis. (1966). Personality and Social Status. British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 5(3). 196–199. 1 indexed citations
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Child, Dennis. (1964). THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INTROVERSION‐EXTRAVERSION, NEUROTICISM AND PERFORMANCE IN SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 34(2). 187–196. 33 indexed citations

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