Elaine Reese

11.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
145 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Elaine Reese is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Elaine Reese has authored 145 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 69 papers in Education and 45 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Elaine Reese's work include Identity, Memory, and Therapy (65 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (42 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (32 papers). Elaine Reese is often cited by papers focused on Identity, Memory, and Therapy (65 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (42 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (32 papers). Elaine Reese collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Australia. Elaine Reese's co-authors include Robyn Fıvush, Catherıne A. Haden, Adell Cox, Rhiannon Newcombe, Kathryn L. Fletcher, Diana Leyva, Alison Sparks, Elizabeth Schaughency, Amy Bird and Emily Sutcliffe Cleveland and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Child Development and Developmental Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Elaine Reese

138 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Elaborating on Elaborations: Role of Maternal Reminiscing Style in Cognitive and Socioemotional Development

2006 540 citations Robyn Fıvush, Elaine Reese et al. profile →
From infancy to adolescence: The longitudinal links between vocabulary, early literacy skills, oral narrative, and reading comprehension

2018 183 citations Elizabeth Schaughency, Elaine Reese et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elaine Reese New Zealand	44	5.6k	3.2k	1.9k	1.5k	1.3k	145	7.3k
Carole Peterson Canada	39	3.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	780 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	114	5.0k
Adam Winsler United States	44	1.9k 0.3×	3.3k 1.0×	587 0.3×	648 0.4×	1.7k 1.4×	140	5.8k
Catherine McBride‐Chang Hong Kong	67	8.9k 1.6×	4.6k 1.4×	547 0.3×	3.3k 2.2×	1.8k 1.4×	150	12.4k
Maggie Bruck United States	39	3.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	919 0.5×	3.8k 2.5×	2.5k 2.0×	88	8.0k
David Cross United States	23	3.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	454 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	969 0.8×	76	5.2k
Frederick J. Morrison United States	51	5.9k 1.1×	8.3k 2.6×	564 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	3.1k 2.5×	129	12.2k
Meredith L. Rowe United States	40	5.1k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	286 0.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	103	7.2k
Catherıne A. Haden United States	28	2.8k 0.5×	1.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	595 0.5×	57	4.1k
Laura M. Justice United States	71	10.7k 1.9×	10.6k 3.3×	554 0.3×	1.2k 0.8×	2.6k 2.1×	370	15.5k
Geoff Lindsay United Kingdom	38	2.4k 0.4×	2.3k 0.7×	531 0.3×	503 0.3×	2.1k 1.7×	222	4.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elaine Reese

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Poulton, Richie, Hayley Guiney, Jesse Kokaua, et al.. (2025). Cohort Profile: The New Zealand Best Start study (Kia Tīmata Pai). International Journal of Epidemiology. 54(4).

Mitchell, Paul D., et al.. (2024). Parenteral nutrition dependence and growth in pediatric patients with intestinal failure following transition to blenderized tube feedings: A case series. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 40(1). 188–194.

Ballard, Elaine, et al.. (2024). Assessing vocabulary and grammar development in New Zealand Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking children: a validation study. Speech Language and Hearing. 27(2). 148–162.

Reese, Elaine, et al.. (2023). Aotearoa's linguistic landscape: exploring the use of te reo Māori in English‐medium early childhood education. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 55(1). 113–133. 2 indexed citations

Bird, Amy, Elaine Reese, Karen Salmon, et al.. (2023). Maternal depressive symptoms and child language development: Exploring potential pathways through observed and self-reported mother-child verbal interactions. Development and Psychopathology. 36(4). 1959–1972. 1 indexed citations

Schaughency, Elizabeth, et al.. (2023). Tender Shoots: A Parent‐Mediated Randomized Controlled Trial With Preschool Children Benefits Beginning Reading 1 Year Later. Reading Research Quarterly. 58(3). 450–470. 4 indexed citations

Reese, Elaine, Jesse Kokaua, Hayley Guiney, et al.. (2023). Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start): a study protocol for a cluster randomised trial with early childhood teachers to support children’s oral language and self-regulation development. BMJ Open. 13(9). e073361–e073361. 5 indexed citations

Arnett, Anne B., Hayley Guiney, William Schierding, et al.. (2023). Resting EEG correlates of neurodevelopment in a socioeconomically and linguistically diverse sample of toddlers: Wave 1 of the Kia Tīmata Pai best start New Zealand study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 65. 101336–101336. 4 indexed citations

Reese, Elaine, et al.. (2021). Vicarious family stories of Turkish young, middle-aged, and older adults: Are family stories related to well-being?. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 10(3). 412–424. 3 indexed citations

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Reese, Elaine, Alexandra C. Gunn, Amanda Bateman, & Margaret Carr. (2019). Teacher-child talk about learning stories in New Zealand: a strategy for eliciting children’s complex language. Early Years Journal of International Research and Development. 41(5). 506–521. 7 indexed citations

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Bergen, Penny Van, Amanda J. Barnier, Elaine Reese, & Doris McIlwain. (2019). “There were Spooks in the Park”: Children's reminiscing with parents and siblings following a staged Halloween event.. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 9(1). 96–107. 2 indexed citations

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Peterson, Elizabeth R., et al.. (2017). I hardly see my baby: challenges and highlights of being a New Zealand working mother of an infant. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 13(1). 4–28. 5 indexed citations

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Bateman, Amanda, Margaret Carr, Alexandra C. Gunn, & Elaine Reese. (2017). Literacy and narrative in the early years: Zooming in and zooming out. 1 indexed citations

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Habermas, Tilmann & Elaine Reese. (2015). Getting a Life Takes Time: The Development of the Life Story in Adolescence, Its Precursors and Consequences. Human Development. 58(3). 172–201. 93 indexed citations

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Peterson, Elizabeth R., Johanna Schmidt, Elaine Reese, et al.. (2014). “I expect my baby to grow up to be a responsible and caring citizen”: What are expectant parents’ hopes, dreams and expectations for their unborn children?. ResearchSpace (University of Auckland). 2 indexed citations

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Reese, Elaine. (2013). Culture, Narrative, and Imagination. Oxford University Press eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Morton, Susan, Polly E. Atatoa Carr, Cameron Grant, et al.. (2012). Cohort Profile: Growing Up in New Zealand. International Journal of Epidemiology. 42(1). 65–75. 161 indexed citations

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Occhionero, Miranda, et al.. (2012). “The people I grew up with”: The role of sociodemographic factors in early memories in an Italian sample. Memory. 20(2). 189–197. 12 indexed citations

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Reese, Elaine. (2008). Maternal coherence in the Adult Attachment Interview is linked to maternal reminiscing and to children's self concept. Attachment & Human Development. 10(4). 451–464. 26 indexed citations

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Reese, Elaine & Robyn Fıvush. (1993). Parental styles of talking about the past.. Developmental Psychology. 29(3). 596–606. 25 indexed citations

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