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David R. Olson

David R. Olson

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
53
Citations
15197
World Ranking
4736
National Ranking
317

David R. Olson 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 David R. Olson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 210 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David R. Olson 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 David R. Olson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association

Overview

David R. Olson is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has contributed to the field of psychology with a focus on philosophy, cognitive neuroscience, developmental and educational psychology, communication, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Media, Communication, and Education
  • Embodied and Extended Cognition
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
  • Rhetoric and Communication Studies
  • Social Representations and Identity
  • Music Technology and Sound Studies

Recent publications by David R. Olson include:

  • "Ascribing understanding to ourselves and others." (2023) American Psychologist
  • "On the Use and Misuse of Literacy: Comments on "The Mind on Paper"" (2020) Interchange
  • "Two cheers for literacy: Walter Ong, President Trump and the literate mind" (2022) Explorations in Media Ecology
  • "Wood for guitars II: How the material properties of a spruce guitar top influence the tonal quality of the guitar" (2023) The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • "Dois Vivas para a Alfabetização" (2022) Alceu

They have collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Janet Wilde Astington
  • Philip David Zelazo
  • Sebastian Merchel
  • Trevor Gore
  • Deepthi Kamawar

David R. Olson has published in multiple venues, with numerous works appearing in:

  • Interchange
  • American Psychologist
  • Explorations in Media Ecology
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Alceu

They have authored books published by:

  • Cambridge University Press - including the book Making Sense (2022)
  • Psychology Press eBooks - including the book Developing Theories of Intention (2023)

In recognition of their work, David R. Olson was named a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Developing theories of mind

    Janet W. Astington;Paul L. Harris;David R. Olson

  • From Utterance to Text: The Bias of Language in Speech and Writing

    David R. Olson

  • Cultural learning. Author's reply

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

  • The World on Paper: The Conceptual and Cognitive Implications of Writing and Reading

    David R. Olson

  • Language and thought: aspects of a cognitive theory of semantics.

    David R. Olson

  • The Handbook of education and human development : new models of learning, teaching, and schooling

    David R. Olson;Nancy Torrance

  • Literacy, Language and Learning:The Nature and Consequences of Reading and Writing

    David R. Olson;Nancy Torrance;Angela Hildyard

  • The Handbook of Education and Human Development

    David R. Olson;Nancy Torrance

  • Developing theories of intention : social understanding and self-control

    Philip David Zelazo;Janet W. Astington;David R. Olson

  • The relation between acquisition of a theory of mind and the capacity to hold in mind

    Anne C.L. Gordon;David R. Olson

  • Reflecting on Scientific Thinking: Children's Understanding of the Hypothesis-Evidence Relation

    Ted Ruffman;Josef Perner;David R. Olson;Martin Doherty

  • Literacy, Language and Learning

    Christopher Brumfit;David R. Olson;Nancy Torrance;Angela Hildyard

  • Media and Symbols: The Forms of Expression, Communication, and Education

    David R. Olson

  • On the Language and Authority of Textbooks

    David R. Olson

  • Psychological Theory and Educational Reform: How School Remakes Mind and Society

    David R. Olson

  • The Social foundations of language and thought : essays in honor of Jerome S. Bruner

    David R. Olson;Jeremy M. Anglin;George A. Miller;Jerome S. Bruner

  • Cognitive development: The child's acquisition of diagonality

    David R. Olson

  • Learning through experience and learning through media

    Jerome S. Bruner;Jerome S. Bruner;David R. Olson;David R. Olson

  • On the comprehension of active and passive sentences

    David R. Olson;Nikola Filby

  • Modes of thought : explorations in culture and cognition

    David R. Olson;Nancy Torrance

  • Literacy, Language, and Learning. The Nature and Consequences of Reading and Writing

    Bruce A. Beatie;David R. Olson;Nancy Torrance;Angela Hildyard

  • Literacy and Orality

    Laurie Walker;David R. Olson;Nancy Torrance

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet Wilde Astington
Janet Wilde Astington University of Toronto
Jerome S. Bruner
Jerome S. Bruner New York University
Michael Cole
Michael Cole University of East London
Bruce D. Homer
Bruce D. Homer City University of New York
Ted Ruffman
Ted Ruffman University of Otago
Patricia M. Greenfield
Patricia M. Greenfield University of California, Los Angeles
Howard Gardner
Howard Gardner Harvard University
Keith Oatley
Keith Oatley University of Toronto
Alison Gopnik
Alison Gopnik University of California, Berkeley
Philip David Zelazo
Philip David Zelazo University of Minnesota

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