Joseph Sparling

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Joseph Sparling is a scholar working on Education, Clinical Psychology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Sparling has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Education, 19 papers in Clinical Psychology and 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Joseph Sparling's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (14 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (11 papers). Joseph Sparling is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (18 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (14 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (11 papers). Joseph Sparling collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Joseph Sparling's co-authors include Craig T. Ramey, Barbara H. Wasik, Frances A. Campbell, Elizabeth P. Pungello, Donna Bryant, Shari Miller‐Johnson, Margaret Burchinal, Kirsten Kainz, Margaret Burchinal and Oscar A. Barbarin and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Child Development and Developmental Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Sparling

37 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Early Childhood Education: Young Adult Outcomes From the Abecedarian Project

2002 703 citations Frances A. Campbell, Craig T. Ramey et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph Sparling United States	16	1.5k	946	515	330	300	37	2.2k
Fong-ruey Liaw United States	13	842 0.6×	611 0.6×	361 0.7×	183 0.6×	109 0.4×	16	1.5k
Dylan L. Robertson United States	12	986 0.7×	682 0.7×	215 0.4×	176 0.5×	267 0.9×	16	1.7k
Ray DeV. Peters Canada	17	345 0.2×	1.1k 1.1×	209 0.4×	155 0.5×	155 0.5×	42	1.6k
Suh‐Ruu Ou United States	25	1.5k 1.0×	969 1.0×	224 0.4×	199 0.6×	350 1.2×	51	2.3k
Mary Beth Bruder United States	27	960 0.6×	2.0k 2.2×	771 1.5×	478 1.4×	275 0.9×	97	2.7k
Deborah W. Hamby United States	23	858 0.6×	1.9k 2.0×	748 1.5×	439 1.3×	181 0.6×	64	2.5k
Pia Rebello Britto United States	22	766 0.5×	507 0.5×	349 0.7×	226 0.7×	318 1.1×	48	1.6k
Sergio Murgui Spain	29	765 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	115 0.2×	68 0.2×	191 0.6×	72	2.2k
Henrik Daae Zachrisson Norway	23	589 0.4×	809 0.9×	204 0.4×	166 0.5×	58 0.2×	77	1.6k
Laurie A. Van Egeren United States	18	365 0.2×	686 0.7×	121 0.2×	239 0.7×	99 0.3×	37	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph Sparling

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Page, Jane, Lisa Murray, Frank Niklas, et al.. (2021). Parent Mastery of Conversational Reading at Playgroup in Two Remote Northern Territory Communities. Early Childhood Education Journal. 50(2). 233–247. 2 indexed citations

Page, Jane, Lisa Murray, Megan L. Cock, et al.. (2021). Aboriginal children’s health, playgroup participation and early learning outcomes in two remote Northern Territory communities. Health Education Journal. 80(5). 596–610. 1 indexed citations

Young, Carolyn, et al.. (2019). The Abecedarian Approach in a Low-Resource Urban Neighborhood in Canada: An Impact Evaluation in a Child Care Setting. International Journal of Early Childhood. 51(2). 217–232. 7 indexed citations

Page, Jane, Megan L. Cock, Lisa Murray, et al.. (2019). An Abecedarian Approach with Aboriginal Families and Their Young Children in Australia: Playgroup Participation and Developmental Outcomes. International Journal of Early Childhood. 51(2). 233–250. 13 indexed citations

Campbell, Frances A., Elizabeth P. Pungello, Margaret Burchinal, et al.. (2012). Adult outcomes as a function of an early childhood educational program: An Abecedarian Project follow-up.. Developmental Psychology. 48(4). 1033–1043. 264 indexed citations

Sparling, Joseph. (2011). The Abecedarian Approach. 17(1). 28. 2 indexed citations

Pungello, Elizabeth P., Kirsten Kainz, Margaret Burchinal, et al.. (2010). Early Educational Intervention, Early Cumulative Risk, and the Early Home Environment as Predictors of Young Adult Outcomes Within a High-Risk Sample. Child Development. 81(1). 410–426. 74 indexed citations

Campbell, Frances A., Barbara H. Wasik, Elizabeth P. Pungello, et al.. (2008). Young adult outcomes of the Abecedarian and CARE early childhood educational interventions. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 23(4). 452–466. 88 indexed citations

Sparling, Joseph, et al.. (2005). An educational intervention improves developmental progress of young children in a Romanian orphanage. Infant Mental Health Journal. 26(2). 127–142. 49 indexed citations

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Sparling, Joseph. (1997). Penile erections: Shape, angle, and length. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 23(3). 195–207. 9 indexed citations

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Bryant, Donna, et al.. (1994). Family and classroom correlates of head start children's developmental outcomes. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 9(3-4). 289–309. 173 indexed citations

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Sparling, Joseph, et al.. (1993). Informational Needs of Parents of Young Children with Special Needs. Journal of Early Intervention. 17(2). 194–210. 34 indexed citations

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Ramey, Craig T., et al.. (1992). Infant Health and Development Program for Low-Birth Weight, Premature Infants. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 47(10). 708–710. 31 indexed citations

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Wasik, Barbara H., Craig T. Ramey, Donna Bryant, & Joseph Sparling. (1990). A Longitudinal Study of Two Early Intervention Strategies: Project CARE. Child Development. 61(6). 1682–1682. 125 indexed citations

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Ramey, Craig T., Donna Bryant, Frances A. Campbell, Joseph Sparling, & Barbara H. Wasik. (1990). Early Intervention for High-Risk Children. Prevention in Human Services. 7(1). 33–57. 4 indexed citations

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Ramey, Craig T., Donna Bryant, Joseph Sparling, & Barbara H. Wasik. (1984). A Biosocial Systems Perspective on Environmental Interventions for Low Birth Weight Infants. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology. 27(3). 672–692. 19 indexed citations

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Sparling, Joseph. (1980). Information Needs of Parents with Young Children: A Synthesis of 15 Child Development Information Research Studies from the Administration for Children, Youth and Families.. Current Vascular Pharmacology. 19(6). 655–662. 6 indexed citations

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Sparling, Joseph. (1979). Learningames for the First Three Years: A Guide to Parent-Child Play. 33 indexed citations

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Sparling, Joseph. (1974). Synthesizing Educational Objectives for Infant Curricula.. 2 indexed citations

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Sparling, Joseph, et al.. (1973). How to Talk to a Scribbler.. Young children. 1 indexed citations

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