John E. Opfer

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

John E. Opfer is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. Opfer has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Statistics and Probability, 36 papers in Education and 30 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in John E. Opfer's work include Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (42 papers), Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (33 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (15 papers). John E. Opfer is often cited by papers focused on Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (42 papers), Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (33 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (15 papers). John E. Opfer collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. John E. Opfer's co-authors include Robert S. Siegler, Clarissa A. Thompson, Robert S. Siegler, Ellen E. Furlong, Ross H. Nehm, Minsu Ha, Koleen McCrink, Jessica Love, Roger Ratcliff and Jeffrey M. DeVries and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Child Development and Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

John E. Opfer

56 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Development of Numerical Estimation 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John E. Opfer United States 23 1.8k 1.6k 1.4k 412 334 59 2.8k
Pierre Pica France 10 1.4k 0.8× 929 0.6× 817 0.6× 464 1.1× 90 0.3× 31 2.0k
Matthew Inglis United Kingdom 29 1.7k 0.9× 2.2k 1.3× 986 0.7× 355 0.9× 56 0.2× 109 3.0k
Hilary Barth United States 18 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 458 1.1× 62 0.2× 49 2.1k
Kelly S. Mix United States 31 2.3k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 352 0.9× 108 0.3× 61 3.4k
Robert S. Siegler United States 12 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 262 0.6× 74 0.2× 18 1.9k
Lindsey E. Richland United States 21 484 0.3× 978 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 470 1.1× 190 0.6× 72 2.2k
David Barner United States 33 1.3k 0.7× 969 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 581 1.4× 186 0.6× 120 2.9k
Ruth Stavy Israel 29 311 0.2× 1.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.7× 202 0.5× 402 1.2× 57 2.2k
Dor Abrahamson United States 22 262 0.1× 631 0.4× 832 0.6× 504 1.2× 391 1.2× 116 1.8k
Karen C. Fuson United States 31 3.8k 2.1× 4.1k 2.5× 2.4k 1.7× 319 0.8× 69 0.2× 94 5.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Opfer, John E., et al.. (2025). Language and the algebraic mind. Memory & Cognition. 54(1). 59–72.
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Opfer, John E., et al.. (2024). Varieties of Number-Line Estimation: Systematic Review, Models, and Data. Developmental Review. 74. 101161–101161.
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Opfer, John E., et al.. (2021). Cognitive mediators of US—China differences in early symbolic arithmetic. PLoS ONE. 16(8). e0255283–e0255283. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Shuyuan, et al.. (2020). From Integers to Fractions: Developing a Coherent Understanding of Proportional Magnitude.. Cognitive Science. 3 indexed citations
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Leopold, Daniel R., Marie T. Banich, Andrew E. Reineberg, et al.. (2019). Characterizing and decomposing the neural correlates of individual differences in reading ability among adolescents with task-based fMRI. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 37. 100647–100647. 13 indexed citations
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Lee, Sang Ho, et al.. (2019). Active Learning for a Number-Line Task with Two Design Variables.. Cognitive Science. 638. 1 indexed citations
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Lukowski, Sarah L., et al.. (2018). Individual differences in addition strategy choice: A psychometric evaluation.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 111(3). 414–433. 2 indexed citations
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Legare, Cristine H., John E. Opfer, Justin T.A. Busch, & Andrew Shtulman. (2018). A field guide for teaching evolution in the social sciences. Evolution and Human Behavior. 39(3). 257–268. 16 indexed citations
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Tosto, Maria Grazia, Stephen A. Petrill, Sergey Malykh, et al.. (2017). Number sense and mathematics: Which, when and how?. Developmental Psychology. 53(10). 1924–1939. 25 indexed citations
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Opfer, John E., et al.. (2015). Development of Numerosity Estimation: A Linear to Logarithmic Shift?. Cognitive Science. 2 indexed citations
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Opfer, John E. & Clarissa A. Thompson. (2014). Numerical Estimation Under Supervision. Cognitive Science. 36(36). 1 indexed citations
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Young, C., et al.. (2011). Linear Numerical Magnitude Representations Aid Memory for Single Numbers. Cognitive Science. 33(33). 2 indexed citations
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Thompson, Clarissa A. & John E. Opfer. (2011). Learning Linear Spatial-Numeric Associations Improves Memory for Numbers. Cognitive Science. 33(33). 1 indexed citations
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Opfer, John E., et al.. (2010). Electrophysiological Evidence for Multiple Representations of Number in the Human Brain. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 32(32). 2 indexed citations
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Tang, Yun, Christopher J. Young, Jay I. Myung, Mark A. Pitt, & John E. Opfer. (2010). Optimal Inference and Feedback for Representational Change. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 32(32). 5 indexed citations
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Opfer, John E., et al.. (2009). Why Children’s Number-line Estimates Follow Fechner’s Law. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 31(31). 1 indexed citations
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Opfer, John E., et al.. (2007). Why children make better estimates of fractional magnitude than adults. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 29(29). 2 indexed citations
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Opfer, John E. & Clarissa A. Thompson. (2006). Even Early Representations of Numerical Magnitude are Spatially Organized: Evidence for a Directional Magnitude Bias in Pre-Reading Preschoolers. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 28(28). 18 indexed citations
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Opfer, John E. & Clarissa A. Thompson. (2005). Microgenetic Changes in Representations of Numerical Magnitude. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 27(27). 3 indexed citations
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Opfer, John E.. (2000). Developing a biological understanding of goal -directed action.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations

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