Ellen B. Ryan

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Ellen B. Ryan is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen B. Ryan has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 13 papers in Education and 10 papers in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ellen B. Ryan's work include Reading and Literacy Development (11 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (10 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (5 papers). Ellen B. Ryan is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (11 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (10 papers) and Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (5 papers). Ellen B. Ryan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Philippines. Ellen B. Ryan's co-authors include Linda S. Siegel, Howard Giles, Karen Henwood, Giampiero Bartolucci, Elizabeth J. Short, Esther Geva, Richard Y. Bourhis, Miguel A. Carranza, James J. Bradac and Aaron Castelán Cargile and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, PLoS ONE and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Ellen B. Ryan

59 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Development of Working Memory in Normally Achieving a... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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 Development of Working Memory in Normally Achieving and Subtypes of Learning Disabled Children
    1989 585 citations Linda S. Siegel, Ellen B. Ryan Child Development profile →
  2. The Development of Working Memory in Normally Achieving and Subtypes of Learning Disabled Children
    1989 510 citations Linda S. Siegel, Ellen B. Ryan Child Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ellen B. Ryan Canada 26 1.8k 848 725 637 579 61 3.6k
Marion Perlmutter United States 32 1.6k 0.9× 259 0.3× 1.2k 1.7× 757 1.2× 459 0.8× 87 4.2k
Hayne W. Reese United States 26 1.3k 0.7× 205 0.2× 583 0.8× 527 0.8× 272 0.5× 106 3.4k
Allyssa McCabe United States 35 3.7k 2.0× 145 0.2× 879 1.2× 1.9k 2.9× 45 0.1× 99 5.1k
Grover J. Whitehurst United States 41 6.6k 3.7× 648 0.8× 857 1.2× 5.0k 7.9× 39 0.1× 103 8.6k
Ryan P. Bowles United States 32 1.7k 0.9× 284 0.3× 395 0.5× 1.8k 2.8× 38 0.1× 78 3.4k
Elaine Reese New Zealand 44 5.6k 3.1× 140 0.2× 1.5k 2.1× 3.2k 5.0× 155 0.3× 145 7.3k
Rauno Parrila Canada 44 5.4k 3.0× 2.0k 2.3× 1.7k 2.3× 3.1k 4.9× 53 0.1× 148 6.4k
Irving E. Sigel United States 35 2.0k 1.1× 393 0.5× 450 0.6× 2.6k 4.1× 22 0.0× 131 6.0k
Erika Hoff United States 31 6.0k 3.3× 229 0.3× 1.4k 2.0× 2.5k 3.9× 38 0.1× 65 8.0k
Marcus Hasselhorn Germany 33 2.0k 1.1× 799 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 1.6k 2.5× 33 0.1× 243 4.3k

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All Works

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Yang, Yun, Yufei Yuan, Norm Archer, & Ellen B. Ryan. (2016). Adoption of Social Media and the Quality of Life of Older Adults. 3133–3142. 12 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B., et al.. (2002). Age Excuses: Conversational Management of Memory Failures in Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 57(3). P256–P267. 25 indexed citations
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Tan, P. Philip, et al.. (2001). Baccalaureate Social Work Student Attitudes toward Older Adults. Journal of Baccalaureate Social Work. 6(2). 45–55. 45 indexed citations
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Giles, Howard, Hiroshi Ōta, Sik Hung Ng, et al.. (2000). Age Vitality Across Eleven Nations. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 21(4). 308–323. 47 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B., et al.. (1999). Homeless adults on the Texas‐Mexico Border: Results of a point‐in‐time survey in one Texas Border Town. Journal of Borderlands Studies. 14(1). 65–81. 5 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B., et al.. (1998). Age-Biased Interpretation of Memory Successes and Failures in Adulthood. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 53B(2). P105–P111. 18 indexed citations
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Cargile, Aaron Castelán, Howard Giles, Ellen B. Ryan, & James J. Bradac. (1994). Language attitudes as a social process: A conceptual model and new directions. Language & Communication. 14(3). 211–236. 149 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B.. (1992). Beliefs About Memory Changes Across the Adult Life Span. Journal of Gerontology. 47(1). P41–P46. 92 indexed citations
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Siegel, Linda S. & Ellen B. Ryan. (1989). The Development of Working Memory in Normally Achieving and Subtypes of Learning Disabled Children. Child Development. 60(4). 973–973. 510 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cena, K., et al.. (1988). Effect of behavioral strategies and activity on thermal comfort of the elderly. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 57(9). 415–20. 14 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B., et al.. (1987). The Influence of Communication Effectiveness on Evaluations of Younger and Older Adult Speakers. Journal of Gerontology. 42(2). 163–164. 12 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B., Howard Giles, Giampiero Bartolucci, & Karen Henwood. (1986). Psycholinguistic and social psychological components of communication by and with the elderly. Language & Communication. 6(1-2). 1–24. 365 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B., et al.. (1986). Promoting Vitality Among Older Adults With Computers. Activities Adaptation & Aging. 8(1). 15–30. 29 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B., et al.. (1984). Effects of semantic integration training on the recall of pictograph sentences by children in kindergarten and first grade.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 76(3). 387–398. 7 indexed citations
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Hains, Anthony A. & Ellen B. Ryan. (1983). The Development of Social Cognitive Processes among Juvenile Delinquents and Nondelinquent Peers. Child Development. 54(6). 1536–1544. 29 indexed citations
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Hains, Anthony A. & Ellen B. Ryan. (1983). The Development of Social Cognitive Processes among Juvenile Delinquents and Nondelinquent Peers. Child Development. 54(6). 1536–1536. 24 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B., et al.. (1977). Relationships between Early Habituation and Later Cognitive Performance in Infancy. Child Development. 48(2). 658–661. 16 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B., et al.. (1977). Relationships between Early Habituation and Later Cognitive Performance in Infancy. Child Development. 48(2). 658–658. 17 indexed citations
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Ryan, Ellen B. & Miguel A. Carranza. (1975). Evaluative reactions of adolescents toward speakers of standard English and Mexican American accented English.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 31(5). 855–863. 108 indexed citations

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