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npj Science of Learning
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npj Science of Learning

2056-7936

Published by: Nature Portfolio

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Neuroscience 264 46 47 11
Psychology 419 85 75 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 161
Documents by Best Scientists*: 121
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 32
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.182
Impact Factor: 3

Top Publications

  • Nurture might be nature: cautionary tales and proposed solutions.

    Sara A. Hart;Callie Little;Callie Little;Elsje van Bergen

    (2021)
    144 Citations
  • Mechanisms of offline motor learning at a microscale of seconds in large-scale crowdsourced data

    Marlene Bönstrup;Iñaki Iturrate;Martin N. Hebart;Nitzan Censor

    (2020)
    75 Citations
  • Genetic associations with mathematics tracking and persistence in secondary school

    K Paige Harden;Benjamin W Domingue;Daniel W Belsky;Jason D Boardman

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • Brain dynamics of (a)typical reading development-a review of longitudinal studies.

    Katarzyna Chyl;Gorka Fraga-González;Silvia Brem;Katarzyna Jednoróg

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • Growth mindset and academic outcomes: a comparison of US and Chinese students.

    Xin Sun;Shaylene Nancekivell;Susan A. Gelman;Priti Shah

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • Non-invasive peripheral nerve stimulation selectively enhances speech category learning in adults

    Fernando Llanos;Jacie R McHaney;William L Schuerman;Han G Yi

    (2020)
    44 Citations
  • Evidence for a unitary structure of spatial cognition beyond general intelligence

    Margherita Malanchini;Margherita Malanchini;Margherita Malanchini;Kaili Rimfeld;Nicholas G Shakeshaft;Andrew McMillan

    (2020)
    42 Citations
  • How to optimize knowledge construction in the brain.

    Marlieke Tina Renée van Kesteren;Martijn Meeter

    (2020)
    41 Citations
  • Education shapes the structure of semantic memory and impacts creative thinking

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Developmental brain dynamics of numerical and arithmetic abilities.

    Stephan E Vogel;Bert De Smedt

    (2021)
    36 Citations

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