Wesley C. Becker

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Wesley C. Becker is a scholar working on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wesley C. Becker has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Education, 14 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 11 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Wesley C. Becker's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (12 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (11 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 papers). Wesley C. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (12 papers), Early Childhood Education and Development (11 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 papers). Wesley C. Becker collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Wesley C. Becker's co-authors include Don R. Thomas, Charles H. Madsen, Ronald S. Krug, K. Daniel O’Leary, Russell Gersten, K. Daniel O’Leary, Lloyd Homme, Richard A. Saudargas, Donald R. Peterson and Donald J. Shoemaker and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Child Development and Behaviour Research and Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Wesley C. Becker

57 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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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.

RULES, PRAISE, AND IGNORING: ELEMENTS OF ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM CONTROL¹

1968 401 citations Charles H. Madsen, Wesley C. Becker et al. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis profile →
A genetic approach to the interpretation and evaluation of the process-reactive distinction in schizophrenia.

1956 130 citations Wesley C. Becker profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wesley C. Becker United States	26	1.8k	1.1k	929	801	626	60	3.1k
R. Vance Hall United States	24	2.2k 1.2×	668 0.6×	883 1.0×	873 1.1×	347 0.6×	45	2.8k
Rosemery O. Nelson United States	27	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	312 0.3×	598 0.7×	499 0.8×	70	2.8k
Donald L. MacMillan United States	28	1.4k 0.8×	1.3k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	689 0.9×	352 0.6×	109	3.1k
Sidney W. Bijou United States	22	1.7k 1.0×	767 0.7×	306 0.3×	988 1.2×	307 0.5×	76	2.3k
Thomas J. Kehle United States	31	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	644 0.7×	839 1.0×	540 0.9×	126	2.7k
Daniel J. Reschly United States	32	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	1.6k 1.8×	303 0.4×	668 1.1×	99	3.7k
Daniel P. Hallahan United States	33	2.1k 1.2×	969 0.9×	1.6k 1.7×	753 0.9×	220 0.4×	111	3.9k
Leonard Krasner United States	18	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	159 0.2×	651 0.8×	579 0.9×	76	2.6k
Tanis Bryan United States	30	1.4k 0.8×	943 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	405 0.5×	456 0.7×	91	2.8k
James A. Sherman United States	28	1.9k 1.1×	866 0.8×	316 0.3×	1.3k 1.7×	268 0.4×	67	2.5k

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Becker, Wesley C.. (1977). Teaching Reading and Language to the Disadvantaged— What We Have Learned from Field Research. Harvard Educational Review. 47(4). 518–543. 269 indexed citations

Becker, Wesley C. & Siegfried Engelmann. (1976). Evaluation of instruction. 1 indexed citations

Becker, Wesley C. & Siegfried Engelmann. (1976). Analysis of Achievement Data on Six Cohorts of Low-Income Children From 20 School Districts in the University of Oregon Direct Instruction Follow Through Model.. 24 indexed citations

Becker, Wesley C., et al.. (1975). Cognitive learning and instruction.

Becker, Wesley C. & Siegfried Engelmann. (1973). Summary Analyses of Five-Year Data on Achievement and Teaching Progress with 14,000 Children in 20 Projects. Technical Report 73-2. Preliminary Report..

Becker, Wesley C., et al.. (1972). Parents Are Teachers: A Child Management Program. The Family Coordinator. 21(3). 362–362. 59 indexed citations

Becker, Wesley C.. (1971). An empirical basis for change in education : selections on behavioral psychology for teachers. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

O’Leary, K. Daniel, et al.. (1969). A TOKEN REINFORCEMENT PROGRAM IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL: A REPLICATION AND SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS¹. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 2(1). 3–13. 178 indexed citations

Thomas, Don R., et al.. (1968). PRODUCTION AND ELIMINATION OF DISRUPTIVE CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR BY SYSTEMATICALLY VARYING TEACHER'S BEHAVIOR¹. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 1(1). 35–45. 251 indexed citations

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Madsen, Charles H., Wesley C. Becker, & Don R. Thomas. (1968). RULES, PRAISE, AND IGNORING: ELEMENTS OF ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM CONTROL¹. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis. 1(2). 139–150. 401 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kuypers, Dirk, Wesley C. Becker, & K. Daniel O’Leary. (1968). How to Make a Token System Fail. Exceptional Children. 35(2). 101–109. 66 indexed citations

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Kuhn, Deanna, Charles H. Madsen, & Wesley C. Becker. (1967). Effects of Exposure to an Aggressive Model and "Frustration" on Children's Aggressive Behavior. Child Development. 38(3). 739–739. 1 indexed citations

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Becker, Wesley C. & Ronald S. Krug. (1965). The Parent Attitude Research Instrument -- A Research Review. Child Development. 36(2). 329–329. 19 indexed citations

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Becker, Wesley C. & Ronald S. Krug. (1964). A Circumplex Model for Social Behavior in Children. Child Development. 35(2). 371–371. 18 indexed citations

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Becker, Wesley C. & Ronald S. Krug. (1964). A Circumplex Model for Social Behavior in Children1,2. Child Development. 35(2). 371–396. 89 indexed citations

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Becker, Wesley C., et al.. (1962). Relations of Factors Derived from Parent-Interview Ratings to Behavior Problems of Five-Year-Olds. Child Development. 33(3). 509–509. 6 indexed citations

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Peterson, Donald R., et al.. (1961). Child Behavior Problems and Parental Attitudes. Child Development. 32(1). 151–151. 4 indexed citations

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Peterson, Donald R., et al.. (1961). CHILD BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS AND PARENTAL ATTITUDES1. Child Development. 32(1). 151–162. 53 indexed citations

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Steffy, Richard A. & Wesley C. Becker. (1961). Measurement of the severity of disorder in schizophrenia by means of the Holtzman Inkblot Test.. Journal of Consulting Psychology. 25(6). 555–555. 12 indexed citations

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Peterson, Donald R., et al.. (1959). PARENTAL ATTITUDES AND CHILD ADJUSTMENT. Child Development. 30(1). 119–130. 30 indexed citations

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