Ruth Butler

6.7k total citations
92 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Ruth Butler is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Butler has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 34 papers in Social Psychology and 17 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Ruth Butler's work include Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (31 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (28 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (9 papers). Ruth Butler is often cited by papers focused on Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (31 papers), Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports (28 papers) and Early Childhood Education and Development (9 papers). Ruth Butler collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and United Kingdom. Ruth Butler's co-authors include Mordecai Nisan, Dianne Neumark‐Sztainer, Hava Palti, Jan Retelsdorf, Lilian Streblow, Ulrich Schiefele, S. D. Erulkar, George L. Gerstein, W. D. Neff and I.T. Diamond and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Butler

90 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth Butler Israel 34 2.1k 2.0k 1.7k 825 491 92 4.8k
Martin V. Covington United States 29 2.1k 1.0× 2.2k 1.1× 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 725 1.5× 71 5.2k
Adele Eskeles Gottfried United States 30 1.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 821 1.0× 618 1.3× 56 3.9k
Allen W. Gottfried United States 42 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 1.3k 2.6× 96 5.1k
Carol Sansone United States 33 844 0.4× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 832 1.0× 358 0.7× 57 4.0k
Alexander Seeshing Yeung Australia 37 2.5k 1.2× 2.1k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 876 1.1× 552 1.1× 175 5.1k
Carol Nagy Jacklin United States 29 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 739 0.9× 1.1k 2.2× 61 5.3k
A. Wade Boykin United States 24 1.6k 0.8× 861 0.4× 1.6k 0.9× 745 0.9× 669 1.4× 55 4.3k
Erika A. Patall United States 31 2.5k 1.2× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 902 1.1× 816 1.7× 62 5.1k
Denise Daniels United States 31 1.4k 0.6× 890 0.4× 1.5k 0.8× 610 0.7× 1.5k 3.0× 75 4.3k
Catherine Good United States 11 1.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 525 0.6× 356 0.7× 15 4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ruth Butler

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruth Butler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Butler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Butler, Ruth. (2014). Motivation in Educational Contexts. Advances in child development and behavior. 47. 1–41. 30 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth. (2013). 'School Health Matters': a web-based health resource for the school community.. PubMed. 86(10). 30–2. 1 indexed citations
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Asterhan, Christa S. C., Ruth Butler, Fabrizio Butera, et al.. (2010). Motivation and affect in peer argumentation and socio- cognitive conflict. International Conference of Learning Sciences. 3 indexed citations
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Asterhan, Christa S. C., Baruch B. Schwarz, & Ruth Butler. (2010). On competitive and co-constructive dialectical argumentation. International Conference of Learning Sciences. 213–215. 1 indexed citations
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Asterhan, Christa S. C., Baruch B. Schwarz, & Ruth Butler. (2009). Inhibitors and facilitators of peer interaction that supports conceptual learning: The role of achievement goal orientations. Conference Cognitive Science. 4 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth. (2006). Are mastery and ability goals both adaptive? Evaluation, initial goal construction and the quality of task engagement. British Journal of Educational Psychology. 76(3). 595–611. 63 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth & G. Roesijadi. (2001). Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction of a molluscan metallothionein mRNA. Aquatic Toxicology. 54(1-2). 59–67. 11 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth. (1999). Information seeking and achievement motivation in middle childhood and adolescence: The role of conceptions of ability.. Developmental Psychology. 35(1). 146–163. 44 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth. (1998). Age Trends in the Use of Social and Temporal Comparison for Self-Evaluation: Examination of a Novel Developmental Hypothesis. Child Development. 69(4). 1054–1073. 59 indexed citations
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Neumark‐Sztainer, Dianne, Ruth Butler, & Hava Palti. (1997). Persistence of Weight Loss Behavior Among Adolescent Girls in Jerusalem. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 9(1). 19–36. 5 indexed citations
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Neumark‐Sztainer, Dianne, Ruth Butler, & Hava Palti. (1995). Dieting and Binge Eating. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 95(5). 586–589. 38 indexed citations
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Colston, M J, et al.. (1991). The antibody repertoire to proteins of Mycobacterium leprae. Genetic influences at the antigen and epitope level. The Journal of Immunology. 147(6). 1947–1953. 6 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth. (1990). The Effects of Mastery and Competitive Conditions on Self-Assessment at Different Ages. Child Development. 61(1). 201–210. 42 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth. (1989). Mastery versus Ability Appraisal: A Developmental Study of Children's Observations of Peers' Work. Child Development. 60(6). 1350–1361. 1 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth. (1989). Mastery versus Ability Appraisal: A Developmental Study of Children's Observations of Peers' Work. Child Development. 60(6). 1350–1350. 57 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth. (1989). Interest in the Task and Interest in Peers' Work in Competitive and Noncompetitive Conditions: A Developmental Study. Child Development. 60(3). 562–562. 40 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth & Mordecai Nisan. (1975). Who is afraid of success? And why?. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 4(3). 259–270. 2 indexed citations
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Butler, Ruth, et al.. (1956). The Cochleopalpebral Reflex in Normal Hearing and Hard of Hearing Persons. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 64(5). 402–408. 1 indexed citations

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