Helen Shen

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Helen Shen is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Shen has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 11 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 10 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Helen Shen's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (10 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (9 papers) and Science, Research, and Medicine (6 papers). Helen Shen is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (10 papers), Second Language Acquisition and Learning (9 papers) and Science, Research, and Medicine (6 papers). Helen Shen collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and China. Helen Shen's co-authors include Chuanren Ke, Donald R. Bear, Philip N. Sabes, Jiang Xin, Richard Van Noorden, Erika Check Hayden, Declan Butler, Quirin Schiermeier, Heidi Ledford and Michael Everson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Helen Shen

45 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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Shelia M. Kennison United States

Martijn Wieling Netherlands

Joshua K. Hartshorne United States

Gary Beauchamp United Kingdom

Matthew Brook O’Donnell United States

Tami Katzir Israel

Susan Miller United States

Sarah Hawkins United Kingdom

Kevin B. Paterson United Kingdom

Cristina Cacciari Italy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helen Shen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helen Shen

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Shen, Helen, et al.. (2020). Oral Reading Miscues and Reading Comprehension by Chinese L2 Learners. Reading in a Foreign Language. 32(2). 143–168. 2 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2019). Can deep brain stimulation find success beyond Parkinson’s disease?. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(11). 4764–4766. 7 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2018). Perineuronal nets gain prominence for their role in learning, memory, and plasticity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(40). 9813–9815. 23 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2018). How to see a memory. Nature. 553(7687). 146–148. 3 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen, et al.. (2017). Neural Representation and Causal Models in Motor Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(12). 3413–3424. 3 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2016). Lab life: Lone-parent scientist. Nature. 531(7592). 129–131. 2 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2016). Why women earn less: Just two factors explain post-PhD pay gap. Nature. 2 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen, et al.. (2015). Active Learning: Qualitative Inquiries Into Vocabulary Instruction in Chinese L2 Classrooms. Foreign Language Annals. 48(1). 82–99. 26 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2015). Microbes on the mind. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(30). 9143–9145. 11 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen, et al.. (2014). Motor Variability Arises from a Slow Random Walk in Neural State. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(36). 12071–12080. 51 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2014). First monkeys with customized mutations born. Nature. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2013). Chinese L2 Literacy Development: Cognitive Characteristics, Learning Strategies, and Pedagogical Interventions. Language and Linguistics Compass. 7(7). 371–387. 38 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2013). Neurotechnology: BRAIN storm. Nature. 503(7474). 26–28. 10 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2013). Precision gene editing paves way for transgenic monkeys. Nature. 503(7474). 14–15. 14 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2013). Stricter standards sought to curb stem-cell confusion. Nature. 499(7459). 389–389. 15 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen & Jiang Xin. (2013). Character reading fluency, word segmentation accuracy, and reading comprehension in L2 Chinese. Reading in a foreign language. 25(1). 1–25. 27 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2013). Worm-like movements propel octopus ballet. Nature. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2008). An Analysis of Word Decision Strategies among Learners of Chinese. Foreign Language Annals. 41(3). 501–524. 17 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen & Chuanren Ke. (2007). Radical Awareness and Word Acquisition Among Nonnative Learners of Chinese. Modern Language Journal. 91(1). 97–111. 104 indexed citations

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Shen, Helen. (2003). A Comparison of Written Chinese Achievement Among Heritage Learners in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Groups. Foreign Language Annals. 36(2). 258–266. 12 indexed citations

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