G. Reid Lyon

10.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
60 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

G. Reid Lyon is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Statistics and Probability and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Reid Lyon has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 17 papers in Statistics and Probability and 14 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in G. Reid Lyon's work include Reading and Literacy Development (29 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (17 papers) and Language Development and Disorders (7 papers). G. Reid Lyon is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (29 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (17 papers) and Language Development and Disorders (7 papers). G. Reid Lyon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cameroon and Hungary. G. Reid Lyon's co-authors include Sally E. Shaywitz, Bennett A. Shaywitz, Norman A. Krasnegor, Jack Μ. Fletcher, Louisa C. Moats, Karla K. Stuebing, R. Todd Constable, Kenneth R. Pugh, Robert K. Fulbright and W. Einar Mencl and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Biological Psychiatry and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

G. Reid Lyon

57 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

A definition of dyslexia

2003 1.3k citations G. Reid Lyon, Sally E. Shaywitz et al. Annals of Dyslexia profile →
Attention, Memory, and Executive Function

1996 751 citations G. Reid Lyon, Norman A. Krasnegor et al. profile →
Disruption of posterior brain systems for reading in children with developmental dyslexia

2002 721 citations Bennett A. Shaywitz, Sally E. Shaywitz et al. Biological Psychiatry profile →
Frames of reference for the assessment of learning disabilities : new views on measurement issues

1994 496 citations G. Reid Lyon profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. Reid Lyon United States	30	5.7k	2.7k	2.5k	2.0k	1.1k	60	7.3k
Maryanne Wolf United States	38	7.1k 1.3×	2.7k 1.0×	3.1k 1.2×	2.9k 1.4×	620 0.6×	86	8.4k
Paul T. Cirino United States	45	3.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	982 0.9×	131	6.2k
Hugh W. Catts United States	50	9.1k 1.6×	2.5k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	3.3k 1.6×	313 0.3×	80	9.9k
Pol Ghesquière Belgium	46	3.9k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	323 0.3×	243	7.1k
Gerd Schulte‐Körne Germany	43	3.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	732 0.7×	251	6.5k
Barbara R. Foorman United States	45	6.7k 1.2×	1.6k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	3.9k 1.9×	353 0.3×	145	7.9k
Virginia W. Berninger United States	65	11.0k 1.9×	2.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	9.1k 4.5×	910 0.8×	228	13.6k
Frank R. Vellutino United States	35	6.4k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	2.7k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	346 0.3×	72	7.0k
Rebecca Bull United Kingdom	32	3.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	731 0.7×	104	6.7k
Tracy Packiam Alloway United Kingdom	39	4.1k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	90	7.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Duan, Meng, et al.. (2025). Exploring the link between muscle quality and erectile dysfunction: assessing the impact of mass and strength. Sexual Medicine Reviews. 13(4). 643–651.

Grosicki, Gregory J., Austin T. Robinson, Jared W. Coburn, et al.. (2025). Hormonal birth control is associated with altered gut microbiota β-diversity in physically active females across the menstrual cycle: a pilot trial. Journal of Applied Physiology. 138(3). 739–745. 1 indexed citations

Song, Jeffrey, et al.. (2025). Long-term testosterone pellet insertion in women with low libido shows no evidence of erythrocytosis and a minimal side effect profile. Translational Andrology and Urology. 14(7). 1842–1848.

Lyon, G. Reid, et al.. (2024). Does resistance training in older adults lead to structural brain changes associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s dementia? A narrative review. Ageing Research Reviews. 98. 102356–102356. 7 indexed citations

Hinojosa-González, David E., et al.. (2024). Exposures and Bladder Cancer Risk Among Military Veterans: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Urology. 194. 270–277. 3 indexed citations

Lyon, G. Reid, et al.. (2010). Project Exploration's Sisters4Science: Involving Urban Girls of Color in Science Out of School.. 2 indexed citations

Gamino, Jacquelyn F., et al.. (2010). Effects of Higher-Order Cognitive Strategy Training on Gist-Reasoning and Fact-Learning in Adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology. 1. 188–188. 30 indexed citations

Fletcher, Jack Μ., David J. Francis, Robin D. Morris, & G. Reid Lyon. (2005). Evidence-Based Assessment of Learning Disabilities in Children and Adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 34(3). 506–522. 89 indexed citations

Lyon, G. Reid, Jack Μ. Fletcher, Joseph K. Torgesen, Sally E. Shaywitz, & Vinita Chhabra. (2004). Preventing and Remediating Reading Failure: A Response to Allington.. Educational leadership. 61(6). 86. 8 indexed citations

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Lyon, G. Reid & Vinita Chhabra. (2004). The Science of Reading Research.. Educational leadership. 61(6). 13. 23 indexed citations

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Lyon, G. Reid. (2003). What Principals Need To Know about Reading.. Principal. 83(2). 14–18. 6 indexed citations

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Lyon, G. Reid, Sally E. Shaywitz, & Bennett A. Shaywitz. (2003). A definition of dyslexia. Annals of Dyslexia. 53(1). 1–14. 1282 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shaywitz, Sally E., Bennett A. Shaywitz, Robert K. Fulbright, et al.. (2003). Neural systems for compensation and persistence: young adult outcome of childhood reading disability. Biological Psychiatry. 54(1). 25–33. 349 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Jack Μ., David J. Francis, Sally E. Shaywitz, et al.. (1998). Intelligent testing and the discrepancy model for children with learning disabilities.. Learning Disabilities Research and Practice. 13(4). 186–203. 133 indexed citations

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Lyon, G. Reid. (1998). Why Reading Is Not a Natural Process.. Educational leadership. 55(6). 14–18. 67 indexed citations

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Ayers, William, et al.. (1998). Children at Risk/Children of Promise: Youth and the Modern Predicament.. Democracy education. 12(2). 1 indexed citations

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Krasnegor, Norman A., G. Reid Lyon, & Patricia S. Goldman‐Rakic. (1997). Development of the prefrontal cortex : evolution, neurobiology, and behavior. 263 indexed citations

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Lyon, G. Reid. (1997). Progress and Promise in Research in Learning Disabilities. 8(1). 1–6. 26 indexed citations

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Lyon, G. Reid. (1996). Learning Disabilities. The Future of Children. 6(1). 54–54. 132 indexed citations

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Lyon, G. Reid. (1995). Toward a definition of dyslexia. Annals of Dyslexia. 45(1). 1–27. 325 indexed citations

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