Megan Y. Roberts

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Megan Y. Roberts is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Y. Roberts has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Clinical Psychology, 39 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 38 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Megan Y. Roberts's work include Family and Disability Support Research (44 papers), Language Development and Disorders (29 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (29 papers). Megan Y. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Family and Disability Support Research (44 papers), Language Development and Disorders (29 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (29 papers). Megan Y. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Hong Kong. Megan Y. Roberts's co-authors include Ann P. Kaiser, Philip Curtis, Jennifer R. Frey, Lauren H. Hampton, Aaron J. Kaat, Erin E. Barton, Carol M. Trivette, Elizabeth S. Norton, Lauren S. Wakschlag and Ryne Estabrook and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PEDIATRICS and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Megan Y. Roberts

65 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

The Effectiveness of Parent-Implemented Language Interventions: A Meta-Analysis

2011 428 citations Megan Y. Roberts, Ann P. Kaiser American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Megan Y. Roberts United States	21	1.3k	1.3k	704	413	350	71	2.1k
Juliann Woods United States	24	843 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.8×	746 1.8×	344 1.0×	51	2.3k
Chad Nye United States	20	1.1k 0.8×	816 0.6×	552 0.8×	233 0.6×	223 0.6×	53	1.9k
Elizabeth R. Crais United States	26	902 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 2.1×	718 1.7×	242 0.7×	79	2.3k
Edith L. Bavin Australia	29	2.2k 1.7×	954 0.8×	960 1.4×	544 1.3×	422 1.2×	85	2.9k
Luigi Girolametto Canada	34	2.2k 1.8×	1.3k 1.1×	554 0.8×	1.2k 2.8×	329 0.9×	59	3.0k
Sue Roulstone United Kingdom	27	1.2k 1.0×	881 0.7×	263 0.4×	301 0.7×	228 0.7×	77	1.9k
Patricia Prelock United States	25	950 0.7×	797 0.6×	871 1.2×	243 0.6×	108 0.3×	79	1.7k
Stephen von Tetzchner Norway	22	548 0.4×	694 0.6×	682 1.0×	211 0.5×	165 0.5×	83	1.6k
Gerald Mahoney United States	31	725 0.6×	2.0k 1.6×	905 1.3×	809 2.0×	592 1.7×	78	2.6k
Elise Baker Australia	21	1.2k 1.0×	535 0.4×	540 0.8×	135 0.3×	125 0.4×	72	1.6k

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Kaat, Aaron J., et al.. (2025). The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Intervention Referrals and Enrollments: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 34(4). 2334–2341.

Roberts, Megan Y., et al.. (2024). Childhood Adversity and Life Satisfaction in Adults with Alternative Care Experience in 12 Low- and Middle-Income Nations: The Mediating Roles of Individual and Relational Protective Factors and Resilience. Social Sciences. 13(10). 551–551.

Roberts, Megan Y., et al.. (2023). The Role of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions in Early Intervention for Autistic Toddlers: An Observational Study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 32(2). 439–451. 4 indexed citations

Curtis, Philip, Ryne Estabrook, Megan Y. Roberts, & Adriana Weisleder. (2023). Specificity of phonological representations in U.S. English‐speaking late talkers and typical talkers. Infancy. 28(4). 771–792. 2 indexed citations

Kantarcigil, Çagla, et al.. (2023). Respiratory-Swallow Coordination in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 13(5). 681–698. 5 indexed citations

Roberts, Megan Y., et al.. (2023). What the Evidence Does (and Does Not) Show for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Child Development Milestones: An Illustrative Example Using Expressive Vocabulary. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 66(9). 3622–3632. 2 indexed citations

Hampton, Lauren H., et al.. (2022). Screening for Autism in 2-Year-Old Children: The Application of the Systematic Observation of Red Flags to the Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 31(6). 2759–2769. 1 indexed citations

Roberts, Megan Y., et al.. (2022). Teaching Caregivers to Support Social Communication: Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial of Autistic Toddlers. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 32(1). 115–127. 8 indexed citations

Roberts, Megan Y., et al.. (2021). Rapid automatized naming (RAN) as a kindergarten predictor of future reading: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 2 indexed citations

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Roberts, Megan Y., Erica Anderson, Aaron J. Kaat, et al.. (2020). Brief Report: What Diagnostic Observation Can Teach Us About Disruptive Behavior in Young Children with Autism. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 42(1). 55–60. 7 indexed citations

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Wakschlag, Lauren S., Megan Y. Roberts, Rachel M. Flynn, et al.. (2019). Future Directions for Early Childhood Prevention of Mental Disorders: A Road Map to Mental Health, Earlier. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 48(3). 539–554. 94 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Ann P., et al.. (2019). The effects of parent-implemented language interventions on child linguistic outcomes: A meta-analysis. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 50. 6–23. 152 indexed citations

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Roberts, Megan Y., et al.. (2019). Quantity and Quality of Parental Utterances and Responses to Children With Hearing Loss Prior to Cochlear Implant. Journal of Early Intervention. 41(4). 366–387. 17 indexed citations

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Roberts, Megan Y.. (2018). Parent-Implemented Communication Treatment for Infants and Toddlers With Hearing Loss: A Randomized Pilot Trial. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 62(1). 143–152. 44 indexed citations

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Hampton, Lauren H., et al.. (2018). Meta-analysis suggests early intervention for infants and toddlers at risk for autism may be effective for improving developmental outcomes. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention. 12(4). 144–146. 2 indexed citations

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Roberts, Megan Y., Lauren H. Hampton, Amanda C. Miller, et al.. (2018). Beyond pass‐fail: Examining the potential utility of two thresholds in the autism screening process. Autism Research. 12(1). 112–122. 12 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Ann P., Nancy J. Scherer, Jennifer R. Frey, & Megan Y. Roberts. (2017). The Effects of Enhanced Milieu Teaching With Phonological Emphasis on the Speech and Language Skills of Young Children With Cleft Palate: A Pilot Study. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 26(3). 806–818. 37 indexed citations

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Maltman, Nell, et al.. (2017). The Influence of Maternal Pragmatics on the Language Skills of Children with Autism. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 38(5). 339–344. 14 indexed citations

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Wright, Courtney, et al.. (2012). Effects of a Naturalistic Sign Intervention on Expressive Language of Toddlers With Down Syndrome. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 56(3). 994–1008. 55 indexed citations

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Kaiser, Ann P., et al.. (2011). The Effects of Two Language-Focused Preschool Curricula on Children's Achievement through First Grade.. Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness. 8 indexed citations

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