Thea Ionescu

936 total citations
25 papers, 618 citations indexed

About

Thea Ionescu is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thea Ionescu has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 618 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 9 papers in Social Psychology and 9 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Thea Ionescu's work include Action Observation and Synchronization (8 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (7 papers) and Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (6 papers). Thea Ionescu is often cited by papers focused on Action Observation and Synchronization (8 papers), Child and Animal Learning Development (7 papers) and Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (6 papers). Thea Ionescu collaborates with scholars based in Romania, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. Thea Ionescu's co-authors include Aarre Laakso, Gwenden Dueker, Adriana Ilie, Mircea Miclea, Oana Bengà, Adrian Opre, Linda B. Smith, Robert L. Goldstone, Stefani Du Toit and Diana Tăut and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Frontiers in Psychology and Review of General Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Thea Ionescu

24 papers receiving 581 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thea Ionescu Romania 8 207 170 166 151 147 25 618
Jesús Privado Spain 15 295 1.4× 132 0.8× 184 1.1× 160 1.1× 109 0.7× 52 672
Annalisa Valle Italy 12 169 0.8× 224 1.3× 258 1.6× 215 1.4× 224 1.5× 37 796
Nienke Meulman Netherlands 3 205 1.0× 224 1.3× 376 2.3× 207 1.4× 184 1.3× 6 939
Sergio Escorial Spain 18 474 2.3× 126 0.7× 246 1.5× 154 1.0× 216 1.5× 52 875
Francesca Sangiuliano Intra Italy 9 85 0.4× 142 0.8× 236 1.4× 96 0.6× 143 1.0× 22 637
Jeffrey S. Reznick United States 11 184 0.9× 192 1.1× 169 1.0× 268 1.8× 152 1.0× 35 662
Quanshan Long China 13 231 1.1× 141 0.8× 215 1.3× 44 0.3× 158 1.1× 27 598
Gerry Mulhern United Kingdom 15 171 0.8× 148 0.9× 188 1.1× 267 1.8× 144 1.0× 25 840
Amanda M Ferguson Canada 9 199 1.0× 213 1.3× 160 1.0× 57 0.4× 172 1.2× 16 618
Ulrich von Hecker United Kingdom 13 213 1.0× 184 1.1× 268 1.6× 148 1.0× 57 0.4× 43 607

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thea Ionescu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thea Ionescu

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2024). Is Cognitive Flexibility Equivalent to Shifting? Investigating Cognitive Flexibility in Multiple Domains. Journal of Cognition. 7(1). 73–73. 4 indexed citations
2.
Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2024). The “Me” in Media Multitasking: The Role of Temperament, Media Use Motivations and Executive Functioning in Adolescent Media Multitasking. The Journal of Early Adolescence. 45(1). 44–75. 1 indexed citations
3.
Tăut, Diana, Adriana Băban, Thea Ionescu, et al.. (2023). The Role of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Maternal Attachment in Predicting Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Multisite Prospective Study. Journal of Women s Health. 33(2). 187–197. 1 indexed citations
4.
Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2022). Volunteering in Romania: A Case Study That Can Inform Global Volunteerism. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 67(1). 41–67. 1 indexed citations
5.
Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2020). Reconsidering Volunteering: Individual Change as a Result of Doing Good for Others. VOLUNTAS International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. 32(6). 1213–1227. 8 indexed citations
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Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2019). Normative Data for 111 Compound Remote Associates Test Problems in Romanian. Frontiers in Psychology. 10. 1859–1859. 7 indexed citations
7.
Ionescu, Thea. (2019). Putting the variability–stability–flexibility pattern to use: Adapting instruction to how children develop. New Ideas in Psychology. 55. 18–23. 3 indexed citations
8.
Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2017). Integration of Processes in the Study of Insight and Innovation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. VIII(Special). 147–160. 1 indexed citations
9.
Ionescu, Thea. (2017). The Variability-Stability-Flexibility Pattern: A Possible Key to Understanding the Flexibility of the Human Mind. Review of General Psychology. 21(2). 123–131. 26 indexed citations
10.
Ionescu, Thea & Adriana Ilie. (2016). Language learning in preschool children: an embodied learning account. Early Child Development and Care. 188(1). 4–15. 18 indexed citations
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Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2015). EMBODIED LEARNING: CONNECTING PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND THE WORLD. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations
12.
Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2014). Embodied Cognition: Challenges for Psychology and Education. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 128. 275–280. 49 indexed citations
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Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2013). Embodying Cognition: Gestures and Their Role in the Development of Thinking. 17(2). 149. 2 indexed citations
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Ionescu, Thea. (2011). Exploring the nature of cognitive flexibility. New Ideas in Psychology. 30(2). 190–200. 361 indexed citations
15.
Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2011). COGNITION, BRAIN, BEHAVIOR AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL. 79 indexed citations
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Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2010). Dimension Word Knowledge and Flexible Attention Shifting. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 32(32). 2 indexed citations
17.
Ionescu, Thea. (2007). "I Can Put It There Too!" - Flexible Object Categorization in Preschool Children and the Factors That Can Act upon It. 11(4). 809. 5 indexed citations
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Ionescu, Thea, et al.. (2007). Attentional Set-Shifting in Preschoolers: Anxiety-Related Response Patterns. 11(3). 553. 5 indexed citations
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Ionescu, Thea & Oana Bengà. (2007). Reconceptualizing Early Education on Scientific Grounds: School Readiness in Focus. 11(1). 49–5. 9 indexed citations
20.
Ionescu, Thea. (2005). Object Categorization in the Preschool Years and Its Relation with Cognitive Inhibition. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 27(27). 1 indexed citations

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