Melanie J. Spence

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Melanie J. Spence is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melanie J. Spence has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 13 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 13 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Melanie J. Spence's work include Language Development and Disorders (10 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (9 papers) and Infant Health and Development (7 papers). Melanie J. Spence is often cited by papers focused on Language Development and Disorders (10 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (9 papers) and Infant Health and Development (7 papers). Melanie J. Spence collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Melanie J. Spence's co-authors include Anthony J. DeCasper, Karen L. Thierry, Susan Jerger, Susan E. Barrett, Alice J. O’Toole, Mark S. Freeman, David S. Moore, Hervé Abdi, Yi Cheng and Dana A. Roark and has published in prestigious journals such as Developmental Psychology, The American Journal of Psychology and Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research.

In The Last Decade

Melanie J. Spence

29 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Prenatal maternal speech influences newborns' perception of speech sounds

1986 603 citations Anthony J. DeCasper, Melanie J. Spence Infant Behavior and Development profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melanie J. Spence United States	16	631	557	409	213	150	29	1.3k
Ross Flom United States	19	739 1.2×	693 1.2×	587 1.4×	125 0.6×	334 2.2×	37	1.4k
Frances Degen Horowitz United States	22	828 1.3×	596 1.1×	442 1.1×	226 1.1×	260 1.7×	87	1.8k
Arlene S. Walker‐Andrews United States	16	778 1.2×	684 1.2×	591 1.4×	204 1.0×	394 2.6×	30	1.4k
Elika Bergelson United States	20	1.6k 2.6×	400 0.7×	504 1.2×	185 0.9×	128 0.9×	63	2.0k
Jane S. Herbert United Kingdom	24	874 1.4×	694 1.2×	259 0.6×	95 0.4×	296 2.0×	65	1.8k
Reena Greenberg United States	12	433 0.7×	440 0.8×	278 0.7×	246 1.2×	433 2.9×	13	1.3k
Feng‐Ming Tsao Taiwan	17	1.4k 2.2×	798 1.4×	886 2.2×	181 0.8×	109 0.7×	32	2.2k
Peter S. Kaplan United States	19	437 0.7×	368 0.7×	194 0.5×	229 1.1×	172 1.1×	45	1.0k
Rechele Brooks United States	19	1.5k 2.3×	916 1.6×	278 0.7×	123 0.6×	736 4.9×	29	2.2k
Stephen Malloch Australia	9	208 0.3×	485 0.9×	157 0.4×	103 0.5×	449 3.0×	14	1.0k

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Spence, Melanie J., et al.. (2012). Distinct Facial Characteristics Differentiate Communicative Intent of Infant‐Directed Speech. Infant and Child Development. 21(6). 555–578. 8 indexed citations

Koehn, Sharon, et al.. (2011). Understanding Chinese–Canadian pathways to a diagnosis of dementia through a critical-constructionist lens. Journal of Aging Studies. 26(1). 44–54. 27 indexed citations

Jerger, Susan, Markus F. Damian, Melanie J. Spence, Nancy Tye‐Murray, & Hervé Abdi. (2008). Developmental shifts in children’s sensitivity to visual speech: A new multimodal picture–word task. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 102(1). 40–59. 41 indexed citations

Jerger, Susan, et al.. (2006). Effects of Childhood Hearing Loss on Organization of Semantic Memory: Typicality and Relatedness. Ear and Hearing. 27(6). 686–702. 15 indexed citations

Thierry, Karen L. & Melanie J. Spence. (2004). A real‐life event enhances the accuracy of preschoolers' recall. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 18(3). 297–309. 19 indexed citations

Spence, Melanie J. & David S. Moore. (2002). Categorization of infant‐directed speech: Development from 4 to 6 months. Developmental Psychobiology. 42(1). 97–109. 25 indexed citations

Spence, Melanie J., Pamela Rosenthal Rollins, & Susan Jerger. (2002). Children's Recognition of Cartoon Voices. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 45(1). 214–222. 36 indexed citations

Thierry, Karen L. & Melanie J. Spence. (2002). Source-monitoring training facilitates preschoolers' eyewitness memory performance.. Developmental Psychology. 38(3). 428–437. 2 indexed citations

Thierry, Karen L., Melanie J. Spence, & Amina Memon. (2001). Before Misinformation is Encountered: Source Monitoring Decreases Child Witness Suggestibility. Journal of Cognition and Development. 2(1). 1–26. 31 indexed citations

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Barrett, Susan E., et al.. (2000). Recognition and Sex Categorization of Adults' and Children's Faces: Examining Performance in the Absence of Sex-Stereotyped Cues. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 77(4). 269–291. 84 indexed citations

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Little, Bertis B., et al.. (2000). Effects of prenatal cocaine exposure and postnatal environment on child development. American Journal of Human Biology. 12(3). 417–428. 18 indexed citations

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Jerger, Susan, Deborah A. Pearson, & Melanie J. Spence. (1999). Developmental Course of Auditory Processing Interactions: Garner Interference and Simon Interference. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 74(1). 44–67. 14 indexed citations

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Moore, David S., Melanie J. Spence, & Gary S. Katz. (1997). Six-month-olds' categorization of natural infant-directed utterances.. Developmental Psychology. 33(6). 980–989. 17 indexed citations

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Moore, David S., Melanie J. Spence, & Gary S. Katz. (1997). Six-month-olds' categorization of natural infant-directed utterances.. Developmental Psychology. 33(6). 980–989. 14 indexed citations

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Spence, Melanie J.. (1996). Young infants' long-term auditory memory: Evidence for changes in preference as a function of delay. Developmental Psychobiology. 29(8). 685–695. 31 indexed citations

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Spence, Melanie J.. (1996). Young infants' long‐term auditory memory: Evidence for changes in preference as a function of delay. Developmental Psychobiology. 29(8). 685–695. 1 indexed citations

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Spence, Melanie J. & Mark S. Freeman. (1996). Newborn infants prefer the maternal low-pass filtered voice, but not the maternal whispered voice. Infant Behavior and Development. 19(2). 199–212. 46 indexed citations

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Spence, Melanie J., et al.. (1994). The Effect of a Multimodal Reinforcer on Object Concept Performance and Off-Task Behaviors of Children with Down Syndrome.. 4(2). 75–85. 3 indexed citations

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DeCasper, Anthony J. & Melanie J. Spence. (1986). Prenatal maternal speech influences newborns' perception of speech sounds. Infant Behavior and Development. 9(2). 133–150. 603 indexed citations breakdown →

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Winograd, Eugene, Nancy H. Kerr, & Melanie J. Spence. (1984). Voice Recognition: Effects of Orienting Task, and a Test of Blind versus Sighted Listeners. The American Journal of Psychology. 97(1). 57–57. 17 indexed citations

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