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 David J. Francis sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 230 publications — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Francis sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 94 D-Index — 93rd percentile
93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.
David J. Francis is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of psychology, with a focus on developmental and educational psychology, cognitive neuroscience, education, statistics and probability, and clinical psychology.
The main topics that David J. Francis investigates include:
They have contributed frequently to the following publication venues:
Recent papers authored by or associated with David J. Francis's research include:
David J. Francis collaborates regularly with a number of coauthors, including:
Barbara R. Foorman;David J. Francis;Jack M. Fletcher;Christopher Schatschneider
David J. Francis;Sally E. Shaywitz;Karla K. Stuebing;Bennett A. Shaywitz
Christopher Schatschneider;Jack M. Fletcher;David J. Francis;Coleen D. Carlson
Jack M. Fletcher;Sally E. Shaywitz;Donald P. Shankweiler;Leonard Katz
Jason L. Anthony;David J. Francis
Maureen Dennis;David J. Francis;Paul T. Cirino;Russell Schachar
Sally E. Shaywitz;Jack M. Fletcher;John M. Holahan;Abigail E. Shneider
Robin D. Morris;Karla K. Stuebing;Jack M. Fletcher;Sally E. Shaywitz
Laurence B. Leonard;Susan Ellis Weismer;Carol A. Miller;David J. Francis
Patricia G. Mathes;Carolyn A. Denton;Jack M. Fletcher;Jason L. Anthony
David J. Francis;Jack M. Fletcher;Karla K. Stuebing;G. Reid Lyon
Jon F. Miller;John Heilmann;Ann Nockerts;Aquiles Iglesias
Barbara R. Foorman;David J. Francis;Diana M. Novy;Dov Liberman
Carolyn A. Denton;Jack M. Fletcher;Jason L. Anthony;David J. Francis
Sharon Vaughn;Paul T. Cirino;Jeanne Wanzek;Jade Wexler
David J. Francis;Jack M. Fletcher;Karla K. Stuebing;Kevin C. Davidson
Christopher Schatschneider;Coleen D. Carlson;David J. Francis;Barbara R. Foorman
Jack M. Fletcher;David J. Francis;Sally E. Shaywitz;G. Reid Lyon
Linda Ewing-Cobbs;Jack M. Fletcher;Harvey S. Levin;David J. Francis
Rebecca Treiman;Ruth Tincoff;Kira Rodriguez;Angeliki Mouzaki
David J. Francis
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