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Early Education and Development
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Early Education and Development

1040-9289

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/heed20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Psychology 448 94 120 15
Social Sciences and Humanities 593 18 24 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 115
Documents by Best Scientists*: 139
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 86
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.165
Impact Factor: 2.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Early Education and Development?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Developmental psychology, Early childhood education, Research findings, Early childhood and Social psychology. In it, Social change, Intervention (counseling) and Clinical psychology are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Developmental psychology research. Topics in Early childhood education were tackled in line with various other fields like Mathematics education, Context (language use) and Professional development.

The majority of Mathematics education studies are focused on the issues of Teaching method. It tackles research works in Research findings as well as Quality (business). The research on Social psychology discussed in Early Education and Development draws on the closely related field of Social competence.

It centers on topics in Pedagogy, with a focus on Curriculum.

  • Developmental psychology (62.05%)
  • Early childhood education (21.68%)
  • Research findings (17.48%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Added Value of Dialogic Parent–Child Book Readings: A Meta-Analysis (562 citations)
  • Social-Emotional Competence as Support for School Readiness: What Is It and How Do We Assess It? (463 citations)
  • Professional Development in Early Childhood Programs: Process Issues and Research Needs (300 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Early Education and Development:

The published papers are organized to address concerns in the fields of Developmental psychology, Early childhood education, Social psychology, Early childhood and Head start. In addition to Developmental psychology research, the published papers aim to explore topics under Intervention (counseling) and Social competence. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Early childhood education that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cultural diversity and School readiness.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Developmental psychology
  • Education
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Developmental psychology, Research findings, Early childhood, Quality (business) and Mathematics education. The research on Developmental psychology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Literacy and Reading (process). The majority of Literacy studies presented zero in on Family literacy.

Early Education and Development facilitated discussions that integrated Research findings with the fields of 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, China, Dual language, Curriculum and Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Research on Quality (business) addressed in Early Education and Development frequently intersections with the field of Pre kindergarten. Social emotional learning study tackled is connected to the field of Competence (human resources).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Parents’ Views on Young Children’s Distance Learning and Screen Time During COVID-19 Class Suspension in Hong Kong (12 citations)
  • “Once Upon A Star”: A Science Education Program Based on Personification Storytelling in Promoting Preschool Children’s Understanding of Astronomy Concepts (9 citations)
  • Teacher's Role in Fostering Preschoolers' Computational Thinking: An Exploratory Case Study. (6 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Early Education and Development (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Robert C. Pianta (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Laura M. Justice (24 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hui Li (16 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Carollee Howes (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Megan M. McClelland (14 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Early Education and Development (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Virginia (53 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Hong Kong (39 papers) published 16 papers at the last edition, 12 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ohio State University (36 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (32 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • New York University (26 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.43% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.29% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 20.00% of all publications and 39.29% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Early Childhood Education and Developmental Psychology

While this journal serves to provide comprehensive research on early childhood education and developmental psychology, it also gives valuable insights into potential career paths in these fields. For example, the prominence of research findings related to developmental psychology and social competence supports the rising demand for professionals such as mental health counselors.

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Overall, the range of topics covered and research conducted in the fields of early education and developmental psychology can offer valuable guidance to students and professionals seeking to pursue or advance their careers in these dynamic fields.

Top Publications

  • Preschool Teachers’ Emotional Exhaustion in Relation to Classroom Instruction and Teacher-child Interactions

    Arya Ansari;Robert C. Pianta;Jessica V. Whittaker;Virginia E. Vitiello

    (2020)
    98 Citations
  • What Works in Early Childhood Education Programs?: A Meta-Analysis of Preschool Enhancement Programs.

    Young Sun Joo;Young Sun Joo;Katherine Magnuson;Greg J. Duncan;Holly S. Schindler

    (2020)
    57 Citations
  • Relations between Kindergarten Teachers’ Occupational Well-being and the Quality of Teacher-child Interactions

    Viola Penttinen;Eija Pakarinen;Antje von Suchodoletz;Marja Kristiina Lerkkanen

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • STEM for Inclusive Excellence and Equity

    Douglas H. Clements;Megan Vinh;Chih-Ing Lim;Julie Sarama

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Embodied and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in Early Childhood: Situating Culturally Relevant SEL in Asian, African, and North American Contexts

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • Everyday Heroes: The Personal and Economic Stressors of Early Care and Education Teachers Serving Low-Income Children

    Anna D. Johnson;Deborah A. Phillips;Anne Partika

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Promoting Social Pretend Play in Preschool Age: Is Providing Roleplay Material Enough?

    Isabelle Kalkusch;Ann-Kathrin Jaggy;Carine Burkhardt Bossi;Barbara Weiss

    (2021)
    25 Citations
  • Early Sources of Children’s Math Achievement in Chile: The Role of Parental Beliefs and Feelings about Math

    M. Francisca del Río;María Inés Susperreguy;Katherine Strasser;Dario Cvencek

    (2021)
    24 Citations
  • Enacting Content-rich Curriculum in Early Childhood: The Role of Teacher Knowledge and Pedagogy

    Susan B. Neuman;Katie Danielson

    (2021)
    24 Citations

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