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Brian Butterworth publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Butterworth sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 191 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Brian Butterworth D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian Butterworth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Brian Butterworth is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research encompasses various topics related to mathematical cognition, education, and neuroscience, focusing on the cognitive and developmental dimensions of mathematical skills as well as education methodologies and the neural basis of numerical abilities.

The main fields of study in their work include:

  • Mathematics
  • Social Sciences

Subfields of research feature prominently:

  • Statistics and Probability
  • Education
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

The core topics addressed in their publications cover:

  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques
  • Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Educational Games and Gamification
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Brian Butterworth include:

  • Eva Sheardown
  • Jose Vicente Torres-Pérez
  • Sofia Anagianni
  • Scott E. Fraser
  • Giorgio Vallortígara

Publications often appear in notable venues such as:

  • Current Biology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Progress in Brain Research
  • Developmental Review
  • Neurological Sciences

Their recent research output includes the following papers:

  • Characterizing ontogeny of quantity discrimination in zebrafish, 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Digital games for learning basic arithmetic at home, 2023, Progress in Brain Research
  • Numerical activities of daily living: a short version, 2021, Neurological Sciences
  • Neural indicators of numerical abilities in the infant human brain: A systematic review, 2024, Developmental Review
  • Characterising ontogeny of quantity discrimination in zebrafish, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • The Mathematical Brain

    B Butterworth

  • Developmental dyscalculia and basic numerical capacities: a study of 8–9-year-old students

    Karin Landerl;Anna Bevan;Brian Butterworth

  • The development of arithmetical abilities.

    Brian Butterworth

  • Dyscalculia: From Brain to Education

    Brian Butterworth;Sashank Varma;Diana Laurillard

  • Dyscalculia: from Science to Education

    Brian Butterworth

  • Spatial representation of pitch height : the SMARC effect

    Elena Rusconi;Bonnie Kwan;Bruno L. Giordano;Carlo Umiltà

  • Anterior cingulate activity during error and autonomic response

    Hugo D. Critchley;Joey Tang;Daniel Glaser;Brian Butterworth

  • Number and language: how are they related?

    Rochel Gelman;Brian Butterworth

  • Two routes or one in reading aloud? A connectionist dual-process model.

    Marco Zorzi;George Houghton;Brian Butterworth

  • What Counts: How Every Brain is Hardwired for Math

    Brian Butterworth

  • Phonological dyslexia and dysgraphia in a highly literate subject: A developmental case with associated deficits of phonemic processing and awareness

    Ruth Campbell;Brian Butterworth

  • Gesture, speech, and computational stages: a reply to McNeill.

    Brian Butterworth;Uri Hadar

  • Foundational numerical capacities and the origins of dyscalculia.

    Brian Butterworth

  • Discrete and analogue quantity processing in the parietal lobe: A functional MRI study

    Fulvia Castelli;Daniel E. Glaser;Brian Butterworth

  • The development of automaticity in accessing number magnitude.

    Luisa Girelli;Daniela Lucangeli;Brian Butterworth

  • Are subitizing and counting implemented as separate or functionally overlapping processes

    Manuela Piazza;Andrea Mechelli;Brian Butterworth;Cathy J. Price

  • Lexical access in speech production

    Brian Butterworth

  • Gesture and Silence as Indicators of Planning in Speech

    Brian Butterworth;Geoffrey Beattie

  • A SPECIFIC DEFICIT FOR NUMBERS IN A CASE OF DENSE ACALCULIA

    Lisa Cipolotti;Brian Butterworth;Gianfranco Denes

  • Constructing Subject-Verb Agreement in Speech: The Role of Semantic and Morphological Factors

    G. Vigliocco;B. Butterworth;C. Semenza

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo Semenza
Carlo Semenza University of Padua
Michael D. Kopelman
Michael D. Kopelman King's College London
Bahador Bahrami
Bahador Bahrami Max Planck Society
Carlo Umiltà
Carlo Umiltà University of Padua
Marco Zorzi
Marco Zorzi University of Padua
Lisa Cipolotti
Lisa Cipolotti University College London
Vincent Walsh
Vincent Walsh University College London
Gabriella Vigliocco
Gabriella Vigliocco University College London
Manuela Piazza
Manuela Piazza University of Trento
Cathy J. Price
Cathy J. Price University College London

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