Robert S. Siegler

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Robert S. Siegler is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Education and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert S. Siegler has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Statistics and Probability, 10 papers in Education and 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert S. Siegler's work include Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (11 papers), Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (7 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (4 papers). Robert S. Siegler is often cited by papers focused on Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (11 papers), Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques (7 papers) and Child and Animal Learning Development (4 papers). Robert S. Siegler collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Robert S. Siegler's co-authors include John E. Opfer, Kevin Crowley, Elsbeth Stern, Robbie Case, Sharon Griffin, Norman Brown, Dennis D. Kerkman, Tian Jing, Hugues Lortie‐Forgues and Yunqi Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Review, American Psychologist and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Robert S. Siegler

16 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Development of Numerical Estimation 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
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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. The Development of Numerical Estimation
    2003 767 citations Robert S. Siegler, John E. Opfer Psychological Science profile →

Peers

Robert S. Siegler
Clarissa A. Thompson United States
Matthew Inglis United Kingdom
John E. Opfer United States
Sidney Strauss Israel
Arthur J. Baroody United States
E. A. Lunzer United Kingdom
Sam C. Brown United States
Robert C. Calfee United States
Joke Torbeyns Belgium
Leslie P. Steffe United States
Clarissa A. Thompson United States
Robert S. Siegler
Citations per year, relative to Robert S. Siegler Robert S. Siegler (= 1×) peers Clarissa A. Thompson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert S. Siegler

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Frank, Michael C., Heidi A. Baumgartner, Mika Braginsky, et al.. (2025). Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE): A Global Framework for Measuring Children's Learning Variability Through Collaborative Data Sharing. Child Development. 96(6). 1867–1884.
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Wang, Yunqi & Robert S. Siegler. (2023). Developmental trajectories of numerical magnitude representations of fractions and decimals.. Developmental Psychology. 59(5). 874–885. 1 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S., et al.. (2021). Missing Input: How Imbalanced Distributions of Textbook Problems Affect Mathematics Learning. Child Development Perspectives. 15(2). 76–82. 8 indexed citations
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Fuchs, Lynn S., Robin F. Schumacher, Jessica M. Long, et al.. (2018). Improving At-Risk Learners’ Understanding of Fractions. Figshare. 105(3). 683–700.
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Lortie‐Forgues, Hugues, Tian Jing, & Robert S. Siegler. (2015). Why is learning fraction and decimal arithmetic so difficult?. Developmental Review. 38. 201–221. 11 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S. & John E. Opfer. (2003). The Development of Numerical Estimation. Psychological Science. 14(3). 237–250. 767 indexed citations breakdown →
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Siegler, Robert S. & Elsbeth Stern. (1998). Conscious and unconscious strategy discoveries: A microgenetic analysis.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 127(4). 377–397. 261 indexed citations
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Griffin, Sharon, Robbie Case, & Robert S. Siegler. (1994). Rightstart: Providing the Central Conceptual Prerequisites for First Formal Learning of Arithmetic to Students at Risk for School Failure. The MIT Press eBooks. 21–45. 194 indexed citations
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Brown, Norman & Robert S. Siegler. (1993). Metrics and mappings: A framework for understanding real-world quantitative estimation.. Psychological Review. 100(3). 511–534. 99 indexed citations
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Kerkman, Dennis D. & Robert S. Siegler. (1993). Individual differences and adaptive flexibility in lower-income children's strategy choices. Learning and Individual Differences. 5(2). 113–136. 35 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S. & Kevin Crowley. (1991). The microgenetic method: A direct means for studying cognitive development.. American Psychologist. 46(6). 606–620. 380 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S.. (1991). In young children's counting, procedures precede principles. Educational Psychology Review. 3(2). 127–135. 40 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S.. (1989). How Domain-General and Domain-Specific Knowledge Interact to Produce Strategy Choices.. Merrill-palmer Quarterly. 35(1). 1–26. 38 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S.. (1988). Strategy choice procedures and the development of multiplication skill.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 117(3). 258–275. 25 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S.. (1987). Strategy choices in subtraction.. 71 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S.. (1987). SOME GENERAL CONCLUSIONS ABOUT CHILDREN'S STRATEGY CHOICE PROCEDURES. International Journal of Psychology. 22(5-6). 729–749. 16 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S.. (1975). Utility of Interactional Strategies in the Study of Formal Operations Reasoning.. 1 indexed citations
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Siegler, Robert S.. (1973). Inducing a General Conservation of Liquid Quantity Concept in Young Children: Use of a Basic Rule and Feedback. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 37(2). 443–452. 3 indexed citations

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