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Language Development and Disorders

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Lauretta S. P. Cheng
University of Toronto
2
Margaret Cychosz
University of California, Los Angeles
3
Katharina Menn
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
4
Ruth Monk
University of Canterbury
5
Benjamin Lipkin
McGovern Institute for Brain Research
6
Natasa Georgiou
University of Cyprus
7
Boin Choi
Ewha Womans University
8
Trinh Nguyen
University of Vienna
9
Jennifer K. Mendoza
Oregon Department of Education
10
Gemma Williams
University of Brighton

Rising Stars Papers

1
Visualizing the invisible tie: Linking parent–child neural synchrony to parents’ and children's attachment representations
Developmental Science|2024
40 cit.
2
‘Building our own house’ as an insider-only Community-Partnered Participatory Research Council: Co-creating a safe space for Autistic knowledge production
Autism|2024
12 cit.
3
The Role of Gesture in Language Development for Neurotypical Children and Children With or at Increased Likelihood of Autism
Topics in Cognitive Science|2024
6 cit.
4
Executive function predicts academic and social skills in autistic kindergartners based on a multimodal approach
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry|2025
2 cit.
5
Employing self-supervised learning models for cross-linguistic child speech maturity classification
Unknown Journal|2025
2 cit.
6
Gastrocolocutaneous Fistula: A Case Report on a Rare Complication of Gastrostomy Placement
Journal of Translational Gastroenterology|2024
1 cit.
7
Ideology, Awareness, and Sociophonetic Perception in Asian American and Canadian Speech
Deep Blue (University of Michigan)|2024
0 cit.
8
Supporting Career Progression in Publishing Through Systematic Analysis of Job Descriptions: A Cross‐Industry Initiative
Learned Publishing|2025
0 cit.
9
Rapid Increases in Children’s Spontaneous and Responsive Speech Vocalizations Following Cochlear Implantation: Implications for Spoken Language Development
Ear and Hearing|2025
0 cit.
10
Why autistic people must be at the heart of autism research
Unknown Journal|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Julie B. Eisengart
University of Minnesota Medical Center
2
Rowena Garcia
University of Potsdam
3
Chunyan Tian
Zhengzhou University
4
Natalia Meir
Bar-Ilan University
5
Hui Jiang
The Ohio State University
6
Kalinka Timmer
York University
7
Ilaria Gabbatore
University of Turin
8
Sudha Arunachalam
New York University
9
Carmit Altman
Bar-Ilan University
10
Shaelise Tor
University of Rochester

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
How diverse is child language acquisition research?
First Language|2022
275 cit.
2
Am I truly monolingual? Exploring foreign language experiences in monolinguals
PLoS ONE|2022
39 cit.
3
Understanding family life during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 shutdown
Family Relations|2022
37 cit.
4
Increasing precision in the measurement of change in pediatric neurodegenerative disease
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism|2022
27 cit.
5
Profiling Bilingual Children: Using Monolingual Assessment to Inform Diagnosis
Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools|2022
20 cit.
6
Ukrainian–Russian bilingualism in the war-affected migrant and refugee communities in Austria and Germany: a survey-based study on language attitudes
Frontiers in Psychology|2024
18 cit.
7
Peer experiences in the preschool classroom: Contribution to children's academic development
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology|2023
15 cit.
8
Examining the Association Between Fatherhood Attitudes and Parental Warmth among Incarcerated Fathers
The Family Journal|2022
14 cit.
9
Family language policy and vocabulary of bilingual children across different ages
Ampersand|2023
14 cit.
10
Grandpa, tell me a story! Narrative ability in healthy aging and its relationship with cognitive functions and Theory of Mind
Language Cognition and Neuroscience|2024
14 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Elissa L. Newport
Georgetown University
2
Michael Tomasello
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
3
Richard Ν. Aslin
Yale University
4
Janet F. Werker
University of British Columbia
5
Douglas M. Bates
University of Wisconsin–Madison
6
Angela D. Friederici
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
7
Patricia K. Kuhl
University of Washington
8
Jenny R. Saffran
University of Rochester
9
Catherine E. Snow
Harvard University Press
10
Anne Fernald
Stanford University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using <b>lme4</b>
Journal of Statistical Software|2015
85.6k cit.
2
Mixed-effects modeling with crossed random effects for subjects and items
Journal of Memory and Language|2008
8.6k cit.
3
Linear Mixed-Effects Models using 'Eigen' and S4
Unknown Journal|2015
6k cit.
4
Statistical Learning by 8-Month-Old Infants
Science|1996
5.7k cit.
5
Cross-language speech perception: Evidence for perceptual reorganization during the first year of life
Infant Behavior and Development|1984
2.8k cit.
6
Critical period effects in second language learning: The influence of maturational state on the acquisition of English as a second language
Cognitive Psychology|1989
2.7k cit.
7
Linguistic Experience Alters Phonetic Perception in Infants by 6 Months of Age
Science|1992
2.1k cit.
8
Manuscripts Accepted for Publication
Child Development|2005
2.1k cit.
9
Balancing Type I error and power in linear mixed models
Journal of Memory and Language|2017
2k cit.
10
Nonlinear Mixed Effects Models for Repeated Measures Data
Biometrics|1990
1.8k cit.

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