Sara A. Schmitt

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Sara A. Schmitt is a scholar working on Education, Clinical Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara A. Schmitt has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Education, 33 papers in Clinical Psychology and 33 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sara A. Schmitt's work include Early Childhood Education and Development (62 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (27 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (25 papers). Sara A. Schmitt is often cited by papers focused on Early Childhood Education and Development (62 papers), Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (27 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (25 papers). Sara A. Schmitt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. Sara A. Schmitt's co-authors include David J. Purpura, Megan M. McClelland, Robert J. Duncan, Shauna L. Tominey, Irem Korucu, Colleen M. Ganley, Alan C. Acock, Megan E. Pratt, G. John Geldhof and Caroline Byrd Hornburg and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Child Development and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Sara A. Schmitt

83 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Examining the relations between executive function, math, and literacy during the transition to kindergarten: A multi-analytic approach.

2017 197 citations Sara A. Schmitt, David J. Purpura et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara A. Schmitt United States	22	1.5k	884	620	543	233	88	2.1k
Abigail M. Jewkes United States	9	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	309 0.5×	692 1.3×	221 0.9×	11	2.2k
Claire Cameron Ponitz United States	12	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	383 0.6×	781 1.4×	289 1.2×	14	2.6k
Laura L. Brock United States	16	1.4k 0.9×	822 0.9×	254 0.4×	598 1.1×	167 0.7×	23	1.9k
Lori E. Skibbe United States	29	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.7×	185 0.3×	681 1.3×	134 0.6×	57	2.5k
David J. Purpura United States	30	2.8k 1.9×	1.9k 2.2×	2.2k 3.5×	295 0.5×	301 1.3×	111	3.7k
Jennifer LoCasale‐Crouch United States	27	2.3k 1.5×	868 1.0×	147 0.2×	734 1.4×	90 0.4×	78	2.8k
Tricia A. Zucker United States	25	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.5×	203 0.3×	353 0.7×	69 0.3×	66	2.1k
Amanda M. VanDerHeyden United States	28	1.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.8×	652 1.1×	488 0.9×	66 0.3×	69	2.1k
Tyler W. Watts United States	15	1.0k 0.7×	437 0.5×	645 1.0×	206 0.4×	202 0.9×	39	1.5k
Jan van Leeuwe Netherlands	21	574 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	288 0.5×	356 0.7×	114 0.5×	28	1.8k

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Schmitt, Sara A., et al.. (2025). Identifying the Onset and Magnitude of Prediction From Early Cognitive Skills to Adult Socioeconomic Outcomes. Child Development. 96(6). 2017–2031.

Schmitt, Sara A., et al.. (2024). Testing block play as an effective mechanism for promoting early math, executive function, and spatial skills in preschoolers from low-income backgrounds. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 71. 163–173. 1 indexed citations

Geer, Elyssa A., et al.. (2024). Social–Emotional Competence as a Predictor of Early Numeracy Skills. Early Education and Development. 35(8). 1695–1711. 1 indexed citations

Geer, Elyssa A., et al.. (2024). A capturing math language use during block play: Creation of the spatial and quantitative mathematical language coding system. Journal of Numerical Cognition. 10. 3 indexed citations

Geer, Elyssa A., et al.. (2024). Patterns of individual differences in executive functions for preschoolers from low-income backgrounds: Associations with pre-academic skills. Learning and Individual Differences. 114. 102498–102498.

Ullrich‐French, Sarah, et al.. (2024). Mindfulness induction and executive function after high‐intensity interval training with and without mindful recovery intervals. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 34(1). e14558–e14558. 2 indexed citations

Geer, Elyssa A., et al.. (2023). Moving beyond dosage and adherence: A protocol for capturing dimensions of active child engagement as a measure of fidelity for social-emotional learning interventions. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 1014713–1014713. 6 indexed citations

Purpura, David J., Alexa Ellis, Jessica A. R. Logan, et al.. (2023). Unique and combined effects of quantitative mathematical language and numeracy instruction within a picture book intervention: A registered report.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 116(1). 1–19. 5 indexed citations

Finders, Jennifer K., Robert J. Duncan, David J. Purpura, James Elicker, & Sara A. Schmitt. (2023). Testing theoretical explanations for heterogeneity in associations between a state quality rating and improvement system and prekindergarten children’s academic performance. Contemporary Educational Psychology. 73. 102174–102174. 1 indexed citations

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Duncan, Robert J., et al.. (2023). Additive and synergistic relations of early mother–child and caregiver–child interactions and socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood. Infant and Child Development. 33(2). 5 indexed citations

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Duncan, Robert J., et al.. (2023). Testing Longitudinal Relations among Preschool Sport and Kindergarten Executive Function and Academic Outcomes. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 33(3). 835–848.

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Ellis, Alexa, et al.. (2022). Conceptualizing the factor structure of parents’ math anxiety and associations with children's mathematics skills. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1511(1). 119–132. 10 indexed citations

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Purpura, David J., Sara A. Schmitt, Amy R. Napoli, et al.. (2021). Engaging caregivers and children in picture books: A family-implemented mathematical language intervention.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 113(7). 1338–1353. 44 indexed citations

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Schmitt, Sara A., Jennifer K. Finders, Robert J. Duncan, et al.. (2021). Examining transactional relations between behavioral self-regulation and social-emotional functioning during the transition to kindergarten.. Developmental Psychology. 57(12). 2093–2105. 6 indexed citations

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Duncan, Robert J., et al.. (2021). The association between preschool teacher-child relationship and children’s kindergarten outcomes. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 43(43). 1 indexed citations

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Lin, Joyce, et al.. (2019). Parent–Educator Communication Linked to More Frequent Home Learning Activities for Preschoolers. Child & Youth Care Forum. 48(5). 757–772. 25 indexed citations

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Rolan, Emily, Sara A. Schmitt, David J. Purpura, & Deborah L. Nichols. (2018). Sibling presence, executive function, and the role of parenting. Infant and Child Development. 27(4). 9 indexed citations

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McClelland, Megan M., Shauna L. Tominey, Sara A. Schmitt, & Robert J. Duncan. (2017). SEL Interventions in Early Childhood. The Future of Children. 27(1). 33–47. 111 indexed citations

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Friend, Margaret, et al.. (2011). Evaluating the predictive validity of the Computerized Comprehension Task: Comprehension predicts production.. Developmental Psychology. 48(1). 136–148. 39 indexed citations

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Schmitt, Sara A., et al.. (2011). A longitudinal assessment of the home literacy environment and early language. Infant and Child Development. 20(6). 409–431. 59 indexed citations

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