Melanie J. Spence

42 total papers · 2.2k total citations
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 Canada. Melanie J. Spence's co-authors include Anthony J. DeCasper, Karen L. Thierry, Susan E. Barrett, Alice J. O’Toole, Susan Jerger, 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

Prenatal maternal speech ... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Prenatal maternal speech influences newborns' perception of speech sounds
    1986 603 citations Anthony J. DeCasper, Melanie J. Spence Infant Behavior and Development profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Melanie J. Spence 631 556 408 215 150 29 1.3k
Ross Flom 739 1.2× 693 1.2× 587 1.4× 125 0.6× 332 2.2× 37 1.4k
Elinor W. Ames 602 1.0× 428 0.8× 308 0.8× 90 0.4× 203 1.4× 25 1.5k
Reena Greenberg 432 0.7× 441 0.8× 280 0.7× 246 1.1× 433 2.9× 13 1.3k
D.W. Muir 383 0.6× 488 0.9× 135 0.3× 120 0.6× 254 1.7× 23 1.1k
Ágnes Volein 436 0.7× 978 1.8× 261 0.6× 67 0.3× 223 1.5× 24 1.4k
Arlene S. Walker‐Andrews 778 1.2× 683 1.2× 590 1.4× 202 0.9× 391 2.6× 30 1.4k
Gert Westermann 929 1.5× 645 1.2× 430 1.1× 58 0.3× 296 2.0× 90 1.6k
Gordon W. Bronson 300 0.5× 600 1.1× 176 0.4× 52 0.2× 253 1.7× 29 1.1k
Albert J. Caron 904 1.4× 770 1.4× 470 1.2× 146 0.7× 397 2.6× 43 1.5k
Haňus Papoušek 780 1.2× 306 0.6× 356 0.9× 430 2.0× 335 2.2× 35 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Melanie J. Spence

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melanie J. Spence

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melanie J. Spence

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