2026 Andrew N. Meltzoff: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	125	205	180	128	110	354	76543

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Kurt Koffka Medal, Giessen University
2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1988 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)
1986 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Andrew N. Meltzoff is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on psychology and social sciences, with a particular emphasis on clinical psychology, social psychology, developmental and educational psychology, education, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including child and animal learning development, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, COVID-19 and mental health, early childhood education and development, action observation and synchronization, gender and technology in education, and education, achievement, and giftedness.

Recent publications by Andrew N. Meltzoff include:

Gender stereotypes about interests start early and cause gender disparities in computer science and engineering, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Promoting youth mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study, 2021, PLoS ONE
Mechanisms linking socioeconomic status and academic achievement in early childhood: Cognitive stimulation and language, 2021, Cognitive Development
Development of Math Attitudes and Math Self-Concepts: Gender Differences, Implicit-Explicit Dissociations, and Relations to Math Achievement, 2021, Child Development
Contributions of Emotion Regulation and Brain Structure and Function to Adolescent Internalizing Problems and Stress Vulnerability During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study, 2021, Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science

Frequent coauthors working with Andrew N. Meltzoff include Maya L. Rosen, Katie A. McLaughlin, Dario Cvencek, Steven William Kasparek, and Rodolfo Cortes Barragan.

Common publication venues where the scientist's work appears are Scientific Reports, Development and Psychopathology, Developmental Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Awards received by Andrew N. Meltzoff include:

Kurt Koffka Medal, Giessen University (2016)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009)
Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) (1988)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1986)

Best Publications

Imitation of facial and manual gestures by human neonates.

Andrew N. Meltzoff;M. Keith Moore

5684
Citations
Understanding the Intentions of Others: Re-Enactment of Intended Acts by 18-Month-Old Children.

Andrew N. Meltzoff

2985
Citations
Words, thoughts, and theories

Alison Gopnik;Andrew N. Meltzoff

2749
Citations
Newborn infants imitate adult facial gestures

A N Meltzoff;M K Moore

2030
Citations
How do we perceive the pain of others? A window into the neural processes involved in empathy.

Philip L. Jackson;Andrew N. Meltzoff;Jean Decety

1824
Citations
Bilingual experience and executive functioning in young children.

Stephanie M. Carlson;Andrew N. Meltzoff

1546
Citations
Children with autism fail to orient to naturally occurring social stimuli.

Geraldine Dawson;Andrew N. Meltzoff;Julie Osterling;Julie Rinaldi

1525
Citations
Explaining Facial Imitation: A Theoretical Model.

Andrew N. Meltzoff;M. Keith Moore

1411
Citations
The Bimodal Perception of Speech in Infancy

Patricia K. Kuhl;Andrew N. Meltzoff

1334
Citations
What imitation tells us about social cognition: a rapprochement between developmental psychology and cognitive neuroscience.

Andrew N. Meltzoff;Jean Decety

1240
Citations
The scientist in the crib : minds, brains, and how children learn

Alison Gopnik;Andrew N. Meltzoff;Patricia K. Kuhl

1210
Citations
Cultural learning. Author's reply

K. A. Bard;S. Baron-Cohen;B. J. Moore;C. Boesch

1207
Citations
Empathy examined through the neural mechanisms involved in imagining how I feel versus how you feel pain

Philip L. Jackson;Eric Brunet;Andrew N. Meltzoff;Jean Decety

1174
Citations
Imitation in newborn infants: exploring the range of gestures imitated and the underlying mechanisms

Andrew N. Meltzoff;M. Keith Moore

1127
Citations
Math–Gender Stereotypes in Elementary School Children

Dario Cvencek;Andrew N. Meltzoff;Anthony G. Greenwald

1112
Citations
Intermodal matching by human neonates.

Andrew N. Meltzoff;Richard W. Borton

1055
Citations
Infant Imitation After a 1-Week Delay: Long-Term Memory for Novel Acts and Multiple Stimuli.

Andrew N. Meltzoff

1050
Citations
Foundations for a New Science of Learning

Andrew N. Meltzoff;Patricia K. Kuhl;Javier Movellan;Terrence J. Sejnowski

1010
Citations
Imitation, memory, and the representation of persons

Andrew N. Meltzoff;M. Keith Moore

1004
Citations
'Like me': a foundation for social cognition.

Andrew N. Meltzoff

990
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia K. Kuhl University of Washington

Peter J. Marshall Temple University

Alison Gopnik University of California, Berkeley

Jean Decety University of Chicago

Katie A. McLaughlin University of Oregon

Geraldine Dawson Duke University

Sapna Cheryan University of Washington

Anthony G. Greenwald University of Washington

Mikael Heimann Linköping University

Daniel M. Bernstein Kwantlen Polytechnic University

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