Maureen A. Callanan

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

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Maureen A. Callanan is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maureen A. Callanan has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 39 papers in Education and 17 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Maureen A. Callanan's work include Child and Animal Learning Development (42 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (21 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (11 papers). Maureen A. Callanan is often cited by papers focused on Child and Animal Learning Development (42 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (21 papers) and Educational Strategies and Epistemologies (11 papers). Maureen A. Callanan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Maureen A. Callanan's co-authors include Jennifer L. Jipson, Kevin Crowley, Christi Cervantes, Lisa M. Oakes, Harriet R. Tenenbaum, Mark A. Sabbagh, Barbara Rogoff, Nameera Akhtar, Elizabeth S. Allen and Jeff Shrager and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Child Development and Psychological Science.

In The Last Decade

Maureen A. Callanan

74 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Explain This, Explore That: A Study of Parent–Child Interaction in a Children's Museum

2019 85 citations Aiyana K. Willard, Justin T.A. Busch et al. Child Development profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maureen A. Callanan United States	32	1.8k	1.4k	709	475	469	75	3.5k
David M. Sobel United States	36	2.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.7×	577 1.2×	555 1.2×	148	5.4k
Catherıne A. Haden United States	28	2.8k 1.5×	1.6k 1.1×	569 0.8×	1.1k 2.4×	344 0.7×	57	4.1k
Harriet R. Tenenbaum United Kingdom	25	956 0.5×	2.3k 1.7×	941 1.3×	768 1.6×	598 1.3×	84	4.1k
Cristine H. Legare United States	41	2.6k 1.4×	1.3k 0.9×	2.0k 2.9×	1.3k 2.8×	753 1.6×	104	5.4k
Alex Kozulin United States	21	2.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.5×	390 0.6×	446 0.9×	288 0.6×	68	4.4k
Michael Cole United States	31	1.9k 1.1×	2.2k 1.6×	776 1.1×	788 1.7×	724 1.5×	136	5.3k
E. Margaret Evans United States	27	731 0.4×	579 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	548 1.2×	185 0.4×	42	2.2k
Jeffrey K. Smith United States	28	720 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	446 0.6×	151 0.3×	479 1.0×	80	2.6k
Laura Schulz United States	35	3.8k 2.1×	1.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.8×	638 1.3×	842 1.8×	114	5.6k
Karen Littleton United Kingdom	30	1.7k 0.9×	2.6k 1.9×	265 0.4×	629 1.3×	345 0.7×	122	4.2k

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Haden, Catherıne A., Gigliana Melzi, & Maureen A. Callanan. (2023). Science in stories: Implications for Latine children’s science learning through home-based language practices. Frontiers in Psychology. 14. 1096833–1096833. 7 indexed citations

Callanan, Maureen A., et al.. (2021). “He Fell in and That's How He Became a Fossil!”: Engagement With a Storytelling Exhibit Predicts Families' Explanatory Science Talk During a Museum Visit. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 689649–689649. 6 indexed citations

Callanan, Maureen A., Cristine H. Legare, David M. Sobel, et al.. (2020). Exploration, Explanation, and Parent–Child Interaction in Museums. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 85(1). 7–137. 99 indexed citations

DeJesus, Jasmine M., et al.. (2019). Generic language in scientific communication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(37). 18370–18377. 75 indexed citations

Willard, Aiyana K., Justin T.A. Busch, Susan M. Letourneau, et al.. (2019). Explain This, Explore That: A Study of Parent–Child Interaction in a Children's Museum. Child Development. 90(5). e598–e617. 85 indexed citations breakdown →

Legare, Cristine H., David M. Sobel, & Maureen A. Callanan. (2017). Causal learning is collaborative: Examining explanation and exploration in social contexts. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 24(5). 1548–1554. 48 indexed citations

Callanan, Maureen A., et al.. (2016). Evidence Against Deficit Accounts: Conversations About Science in Mexican Heritage Families Living in the United States. Mind Culture and Activity. 23(3). 212–224. 26 indexed citations

Callanan, Maureen A. & Sandra R. Waxman. (2013). Commentary on special section: Deficit or difference? Interpreting diverse developmental paths.. Developmental Psychology. 49(1). 80–83. 14 indexed citations

Callanan, Maureen A., et al.. (2011). Informal learning. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science. 2(6). 646–655. 58 indexed citations

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Callanan, Maureen A., et al.. (2007). Conventionality in family conversations about everyday objects. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 2007(115). 83–97. 14 indexed citations

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Kelemen, Deborah, Maureen A. Callanan, Krista Casler, & Deanne R. Pérez-Granados. (2005). Why Things Happen: Teleological Explanation in Parent-Child Conversations.. Developmental Psychology. 41(1). 251–264. 53 indexed citations

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Callanan, Maureen A. & Mark A. Sabbagh. (2004). Multiple Labels for Objects in Conversations With Young Children: Parents' Language and Children's Developing Expectations About Word Meanings.. Developmental Psychology. 40(5). 746–763. 39 indexed citations

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Jipson, Jennifer L. & Maureen A. Callanan. (2003). Mother–Child Conversation and Children's Understanding of Biological and Nonbiological Changes in Size. Child Development. 74(2). 629–644. 47 indexed citations

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Callanan, Maureen A., et al.. (2002). Maps, Globes, and Videos: Parent-Child Conversations about Representational Objects. DigitalCommons - CalPoly (California State Polytechnic University). 261–283. 16 indexed citations

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Callanan, Maureen A., Christi Cervantes, & Mark A. Sabbagh. (1999). Conversation and Conceptual Development: Challenges, Alternatives, and Future Directions. Human Development. 42(6). 356–361. 1 indexed citations

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Sabbagh, Mark A. & Maureen A. Callanan. (1998). Metarepresentation in action: 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds' developing theories of mind in parent-child conversations.. Developmental Psychology. 34(3). 491–502. 81 indexed citations

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Pérez-Granados, Deanne R. & Maureen A. Callanan. (1997). Conversations with mothers and siblings: Young childrens' semantic and conceptual development.. Developmental Psychology. 33(1). 120–134. 25 indexed citations

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McCarrell, Nancy S. & Maureen A. Callanan. (1995). Form-Function Correspondences in Children's Inference. Child Development. 66(2). 532–532. 22 indexed citations

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Callanan, Maureen A., et al.. (1994). Children′s Hypotheses about Word Meanings: Is There a Basic Level Constraint?. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 57(1). 108–138. 9 indexed citations

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Callanan, Maureen A. & Ellen M. Markman. (1982). Principles of Organization in Young Children's Natural Language Hierarchies. Child Development. 53(4). 1093–1093. 37 indexed citations

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