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Early Childhood Education and Development

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Elisabeth Grewenig
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau
2
Ziwen Pan
Nanjing Foreign Language School
3
Joseph C A L V I N Gagnon
Unknown
4
Divyangana Rakesh
Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging
5
Hinke M. Endedijk
Leiden University
6
Junlin Yu
University of Helsinki
7
Patrick Roz Camangian
University of San Francisco
8
Guthrie Gray-Lobe
University of Chicago
9
Courtney Ricciardi
College of Idaho
10
Yanfei Yang
Xinyang Normal University

Rising Stars Papers

1
From Technology‐Challenged Teachers to Empowered Digitalized Citizens: Exploring the Profiles and Antecedents of Teacher <scp>AI</scp> Literacy in the Chinese <scp>EFL</scp> Context
European Journal of Education|2025
91 cit.
2
Environmental contributions to cognitive development: The role of cognitive stimulation
Developmental Review|2024
76 cit.
3
What Deserve Studying the Most? A Q‐Methodology Approach to Explore Stakeholders' Perspectives on Research Priorities in <scp>GenAI</scp> ‐Supported Second Language Education
European Journal of Education|2024
28 cit.
4
Associations between socioeconomic status and mental health trajectories during early adolescence: Findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study
JCPP Advances|2025
14 cit.
5
Longitudinal Associations Between Greenspace Exposure, Structural Brain Development, and Mental Health and Academic Performance During Early Adolescence
Biological Psychiatry|2025
11 cit.
6
Beyond the income‐achievement gap: The role of individual, family, and environmental factors in cognitive resilience among low‐income youth
JCPP Advances|2024
9 cit.
7
The role of pubertal development in the association between trauma and internalising symptoms in female youth
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry|2025
8 cit.
8
Associations among socioeconomic disadvantage, longitudinal changes in within-network connectivity, and academic outcomes in the ABCD study
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience|2025
8 cit.
9
Mediating effect of teacher support and student engagement in mathematics at Chinese junior middle school
Psychology in the Schools|2024
7 cit.
10
Adolescent resilience in the face of COVID-19 stressors: the role of trauma and protective factors
Psychological Medicine|2024
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Rebecca Holcombe
Harvard University
2
Wenye Zhou
East China Normal University
3
Todd Rose
Unknown
4
Jacqueline Schall Linn
University of Pittsburgh
5
Susan Duchesne
University of Wollongong
6
Brittney V. Williams
University of Illinois Chicago
7
Anna Rorem
University of Virginia
8
Katrina McChesney
University of Waikato
9
Haonan Quan
University of California, Irvine
10
Willem E. Frankenhuis
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Foreign language anxiety and foreign language self-efficacy: a meta-analysis
Current Psychology|2022
48 cit.
2
Strategic ambiguity in the social sciences
Social Psychological Bulletin|2023
39 cit.
3
The promise and pitfalls of a strength-based approach to child poverty and neurocognitive development: Implications for policy
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience|2024
37 cit.
4
How school culture affects teachers’ classroom implementation of learning from professional development
Learning Environments Research|2023
36 cit.
5
A rationale for trauma-informed postgraduate supervision
Teaching in Higher Education|2022
22 cit.
6
The Relationship Between Perceived Parenting Style and Social Anxiety: A Meta-analysis of Mainland Chinese Students
Child Psychiatry & Human Development|2022
16 cit.
7
Cognitive deficits and enhancements in youth from adverse conditions: An integrative assessment using Drift Diffusion Modeling in the ABCD study
Developmental Science|2024
12 cit.
8
The design and impact of professional development activities in a diverse international education reform context
Teaching and Teacher Education|2022
10 cit.
9
The evolution of sensitive periods beyond early ontogeny: Bridging theory and data
Functional Ecology|2024
10 cit.
10
Short-Term Mindsets and Crime
Annual Review of Criminology|2024
8 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Robert C. Pianta
University of Virginia
2
Jacquelynne S. Eccles
University of California System
3
Frederick J. Morrison
University of Michigan
4
Carlo C. DiClemente
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
5
Carol Gilligan
New York University
6
Auke Tellegen
University of Minnesota
7
Laurence Steinberg
Temple University
8
Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn
University of Wisconsin–Madison
9
Carollee Howes
California Department of Education
10
Marc H. Bornstein
United Nations Children's Fund

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1988
32.1k cit.
2
Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect: The PANAS scales.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1988
31.7k cit.
3
The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception
Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism|1980
23.2k cit.
4
In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women's Development.
Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews|1983
11.2k cit.
5
Stages and processes of self-change of smoking: Toward an integrative model of change.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology|1983
8.7k cit.
6
Expectancy–Value Theory of Achievement Motivation
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2000
7.1k cit.
7
Toward a consensual structure of mood.
Psychological Bulletin|1985
4.3k cit.
8
Parenting style as context: An integrative model.
Psychological Bulletin|1993
4.3k cit.
9
Measurement invariance conventions and reporting: The state of the art and future directions for psychological research
Developmental Review|2016
4k cit.
10
Transtheoretical therapy: Toward a more integrative model of change.
Psychotherapy|1982
3.9k cit.

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