Nitza Vega‐Lahr

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Nitza Vega‐Lahr is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Education and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Nitza Vega‐Lahr has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Clinical Psychology, 7 papers in Education and 5 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Nitza Vega‐Lahr's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (5 papers) and Infant Health and Development (5 papers). Nitza Vega‐Lahr is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (5 papers) and Infant Health and Development (5 papers). Nitza Vega‐Lahr collaborates with scholars based in United States and Qatar. Nitza Vega‐Lahr's co-authors include Tiffany Field, Robert Garcia, Sheri Goldstein, Frank Scafidi, Charles R. Bauer, Saul M. Schanberg, Cynthia M. Kuhn, David I. Sandberg, Lisa Guy and Kathleen Porter and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Child Development and Developmental Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Nitza Vega‐Lahr

21 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Tactile/Kinesthetic Stimulation Effects on Preterm Neonates 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Tactile/Kinesthetic Stimulation Effects on Preterm Neonates
    1986 403 citations Tiffany Field, Saul M. Schanberg et al. PEDIATRICS profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nitza Vega‐Lahr United States 15 552 416 404 299 293 21 1.2k
Robert Garcia United States 8 393 0.7× 346 0.8× 367 0.9× 234 0.8× 285 1.0× 11 1.2k
Cynthia García-Coll United States 15 630 1.1× 255 0.6× 244 0.6× 107 0.4× 270 0.9× 19 1.1k
Josephine V. Brown United States 16 346 0.6× 159 0.4× 401 1.0× 141 0.5× 120 0.4× 38 943
Eugene Zimmerman United States 7 542 1.0× 315 0.8× 218 0.5× 410 1.4× 126 0.4× 7 896
Sean C. McDevitt United States 14 1.4k 2.5× 449 1.1× 339 0.8× 275 0.9× 380 1.3× 19 1.9k
Debra Bendell United States 22 1.3k 2.4× 656 1.6× 532 1.3× 1.2k 3.9× 200 0.7× 45 2.1k
Margaret Bendersky United States 21 414 0.8× 145 0.3× 896 2.2× 394 1.3× 71 0.2× 31 1.3k
Amie A. Hane United States 24 1.2k 2.2× 596 1.4× 539 1.3× 351 1.2× 370 1.3× 42 1.9k
Ian St James‐Roberts United Kingdom 29 1.2k 2.2× 461 1.1× 566 1.4× 240 0.8× 1.6k 5.6× 74 2.5k
Elisabeth Conradt United States 22 821 1.5× 391 0.9× 615 1.5× 624 2.1× 172 0.6× 69 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nitza Vega‐Lahr

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nitza Vega‐Lahr

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nitza Vega‐Lahr. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nitza Vega‐Lahr based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Nitza Vega‐Lahr. Nitza Vega‐Lahr is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Field, Tiffany, et al.. (1993). An art appreciation curriculum for preschool children. Early Child Development and Care. 96(1). 35–48. 7 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, et al.. (1988). Hospitalization stress in children: Sensitizer and repressor coping styles.. Health Psychology. 7(5). 433–445. 30 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, et al.. (1988). Hospitalization stress in children: Sensitizer and repressor coping styles.. Health Psychology. 7(5). 433–445. 23 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, Nitza Vega‐Lahr, Frank Scafidi, & Sheri Goldstein. (1987). Working mother‐infant interactions across the second year of life. Infant Mental Health Journal. 8(1). 19–27. 3 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, Nitza Vega‐Lahr, Sheri Goldstein, & Frank Scafidi. (1987). Interaction behavior of infants and their dual-career parents. Infant Behavior and Development. 10(3). 371–377. 16 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, David I. Sandberg, Sheri Goldstein, et al.. (1987). Play interactions and interviews of depressed and conduct disorder children and their mothers. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 17(4). 213–234. 20 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, Nitza Vega‐Lahr, Sheri Goldstein, & Frank Scafidi. (1987). Face-to-face interaction behavior across early infancy. Infant Behavior and Development. 10(1). 111–116. 24 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, et al.. (1987). Temperament and play interaction behavior across infancy. Infant Mental Health Journal. 8(2). 156–165. 7 indexed citations
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Segal, Mark S., et al.. (1987). A medieval kingdom: Leader-follower styles of preschool play. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 8(1). 79–95. 17 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, Nitza Vega‐Lahr, Frank Scafidi, & Sheri Goldstein. (1987). Reliability, stability, and relationships between infant and parent temperament. Infant Behavior and Development. 10(1). 117–122. 11 indexed citations
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Vega‐Lahr, Nitza & Tiffany Field. (1986). Type A Behavior in Preschool Children. Child Development. 57(6). 1333–1333. 10 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, Nitza Vega‐Lahr, Frank Scafidi, & Sheri Goldstein. (1986). Effects of maternal unavailability on mother-infant interactions. Infant Behavior and Development. 9(4). 473–478. 75 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, Sheri Goldstein, Nitza Vega‐Lahr, & Kathleen Porter. (1986). Changes in imitative behavior during early infancy. Infant Behavior and Development. 9(4). 415–421. 33 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, Saul M. Schanberg, Frank Scafidi, et al.. (1986). Tactile/Kinesthetic Stimulation Effects on Preterm Neonates. PEDIATRICS. 77(5). 654–658. 403 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vega‐Lahr, Nitza & Tiffany Field. (1986). Type A Behavior in Preschool Children. Child Development. 57(6). 1333–1348. 15 indexed citations
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Scafidi, Frank, Tiffany Field, Saul M. Schanberg, et al.. (1986). Effects of tactile/kinesthetic stimulation on the clinical course and sleep/wake behavior of preterm neonates. Infant Behavior and Development. 9(1). 91–105. 79 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, David I. Sandberg, Robert Garcia, et al.. (1985). Pregnancy problems, postpartum depression, and early mother–infant interactions.. Developmental Psychology. 21(6). 1152–1156. 265 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany & Nitza Vega‐Lahr. (1984). Early interactions between infants with cranio-facial anomalies and their mothers. Infant Behavior and Development. 7. 117–117. 15 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany, et al.. (1984). Separation stress of nursery school infants and toddlers graduating to new classes. Infant Behavior and Development. 7(3). 277–284. 16 indexed citations
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Field, Tiffany & Nitza Vega‐Lahr. (1984). Early interactions between infants with cranio-facial anomalies and their mothers. Infant Behavior and Development. 7(4). 527–530. 158 indexed citations

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