Heikki Lyytinen

15.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
197 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Heikki Lyytinen is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Heikki Lyytinen has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 73 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 62 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Heikki Lyytinen's work include Reading and Literacy Development (115 papers), Language Development and Disorders (45 papers) and Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (36 papers). Heikki Lyytinen is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (115 papers), Language Development and Disorders (45 papers) and Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (36 papers). Heikki Lyytinen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United States and Germany. Heikki Lyytinen's co-authors include Kenneth Eklund, Paavo H. T. Leppänen, Minna Torppa, Ulla Richardson, Timo Ahonen, Tomi K. Guttorm, Paula Lyytinen, Asko Tolvanen, Anna‐Maija Poikkeus and Mikko Aro and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Heikki Lyytinen

192 papers receiving 9.8k citations

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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.

Orthographic Depth and Its Impact on Universal Predictors of Reading

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heikki Lyytinen Finland	57	7.4k	4.6k	2.9k	2.4k	973	197	10.5k
G. Reid Lyon United States	30	5.7k 0.8×	2.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.0×	561 0.6×	60	7.3k
Virginia W. Berninger United States	65	11.0k 1.5×	2.5k 0.5×	9.1k 3.2×	2.7k 1.1×	545 0.6×	228	13.6k
Pol Ghesquière Belgium	46	3.9k 0.5×	2.8k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	2.8k 1.2×	695 0.7×	243	7.1k
Tracy Packiam Alloway United Kingdom	39	4.1k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 2.1×	90	7.0k
Kenneth R. Pugh United States	44	5.6k 0.8×	5.8k 1.3×	887 0.3×	2.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	127	9.3k
Cesare Cornoldi Italy	50	3.8k 0.5×	3.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 2.3×	289	8.4k
Sally E. Shaywitz United States	63	13.2k 1.8×	8.1k 1.8×	3.6k 1.3×	5.7k 2.4×	1.3k 1.3×	165	18.2k
Margaret J. Snowling United Kingdom	80	21.4k 2.9×	7.9k 1.7×	7.6k 2.7×	7.3k 3.1×	1.3k 1.3×	236	23.9k
Franck Ramus France	46	5.7k 0.8×	4.5k 1.0×	919 0.3×	2.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.9×	124	8.7k
Robert V. Kail United States	46	5.2k 0.7×	3.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 2.0×	111	8.4k

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Lyytinen, Heikki, et al.. (2023). Brain-Related Research as a Support Mechanism to Help Learners to Acquire Full Literacy. Brain Sciences. 13(6). 865–865. 1 indexed citations

Lohvansuu, Kaisa, Minna Torppa, Timo Ahonen, et al.. (2021). Unveiling the Mysteries of Dyslexia—Lessons Learned from the Prospective Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia. Brain Sciences. 11(4). 427–427. 38 indexed citations

Patel, Priyanka, Minna Torppa, Mikko Aro, Ulla Richardson, & Heikki Lyytinen. (2021). Assessing the effectiveness of a game‐based phonics intervention for first and second grade English language learners in India: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 38(1). 76–89. 18 indexed citations

Renvall, Hanna, et al.. (2021). Children at risk for dyslexia show deficient left-hemispheric memory representations for new spoken word forms. NeuroImage. 229. 117739–117739. 8 indexed citations

Lyytinen, Heikki, Margaret Semrud‐Clikeman, Hong Li, Kenneth R. Pugh, & Ulla Richardson. (2021). Supporting Acquisition of Spelling Skills in Different Orthographies Using an Empirically Validated Digital Learning Environment. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 566220–566220. 11 indexed citations

Ronimus, Miia, et al.. (2020). A mobile game as a support tool for children with severe difficulties in reading and spelling. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning. 36(6). 1011–1025. 19 indexed citations

Haman, Ewa, et al.. (2014). Developmental changes of early reading skills in six-year-old Polish children and GraphoGame as a computer-based intervention to support them. L1 Educational Studies in Language and Literature. 13-14, SI ELitResPol(Early lit. research in Poland). 1–17. 10 indexed citations

Richardson, Ulla, et al.. (2013). Computer game as a tool for training the identification of phonemic length. Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology. 39(4). 149–158. 5 indexed citations

Eklund, Kenneth, Jarmo A. Hämäläinen, Maisa Martin, et al.. (2013). Precursors and Consequences of Phonemic Length Discrimination Ability Problems in Children With Reading Disabilities and Familial Risk for Dyslexia. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 56(5). 1462–1475. 9 indexed citations

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Cong, Fengyu, et al.. (2011). How many single trials' EEG recordings are enough to extract children's brain activity of mismatch negativity by independent component analysis?. 546–551. 1 indexed citations

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Cong, Fengyu, et al.. (2011). Answering six questions in extracting children’s mismatch negativity through combining wavelet decomposition and independent component analysis. Cognitive Neurodynamics. 5(4). 343–359. 17 indexed citations

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Brem, Silvia, Karin Kucian, Janne V. Kujala, et al.. (2010). Brain sensitivity to print emerges when children learn letter–speech sound correspondences. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(17). 7939–7944. 344 indexed citations

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Cong, Fengyu, et al.. (2010). Concatenated trial based Hilbert-Huang transformation on event-related potentials. 120. 1–5. 1 indexed citations

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Saine, Nina L., Marja‐Kristiina Lerkkanen, Timo Ahonen, Asko Tolvanen, & Heikki Lyytinen. (2010). Predicting word-level reading fluency outcomes in three contrastive groups: Remedial and computer-assisted remedial reading intervention, and mainstream instruction. Learning and Individual Differences. 20(5). 402–414. 64 indexed citations

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Viholainen, Helena, et al.. (2006). Early motor development and later language and reading skills in children at risk of familial dyslexia. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 48(5). 367–373. 73 indexed citations

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Lyytinen, Paula, Kenneth Eklund, & Heikki Lyytinen. (2005). Language development and literacy skills in late-talking toddlers with and without familial risk for dyslexia. Annals of Dyslexia. 55(2). 166–192. 108 indexed citations

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Lyytinen, Heikki, et al.. (1993). Assessing Reading Skills with a Computer‐aided Set of Tests Based on the Dual‐route Theory of Reading. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 682(1). 380–382. 1 indexed citations

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Konttinen, Niilo & Heikki Lyytinen. (1993). Brain slow waves preceding time‐locked visuo‐motor performance. Journal of Sports Sciences. 11(3). 257–266. 15 indexed citations

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Konttinen, Niilo & Heikki Lyytinen. (1992). Physiology of preparation: Brain slow waves, heart rate, and respiration preceding triggering in rifle shooting.. International journal of sport psychology. 35 indexed citations

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Lyytinen, Heikki, Risto Näätänen, Kimmo Alho, et al.. (1987). AUTONOMIC CONCOMITANTS OF EVENT-RELATED POTENTIALS IN THE AUDITORY ODDBALL PARADIGM. Psychophysiology. 24(5). 600–600. 36 indexed citations

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