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Edward Melhuish 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 Edward Melhuish sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 329 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward Melhuish 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 Edward Melhuish sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom University Of London
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom University Of London
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom University Of London
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom University Of London

Overview

Edward Melhuish is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology. Their research encompasses subfields such as Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Language Development and Disorders
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care

Melhuish has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Developing 21st century skills in early childhood: the contribution of process quality to self-regulation and pro-social behaviour," 2020, Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft
  • "Executive Function and Self-Regulation: Bi-Directional Longitudinal Associations and Prediction of Early Academic Skills," 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Screen Time and Parent-Child Talk When Children Are Aged 12 to 36 Months," 2024, JAMA Pediatrics
  • "Improving quality of teaching and child development: A randomised controlled trial of the leadership for learning intervention in preschools," 2023, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Objectively measured infant and toddler screen time: Findings from a prospective study," 2023, SSM - Population Health

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Iram Siraj
  • Denise Kingston
  • Mary Brushe
  • Sheena Reilly
  • John Lynch

The leading venues where Melhuish has published are:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • BMC Pediatrics
  • JAMA Pediatrics
  • Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft

Melhuish has also authored a book published by David Fulton Publishers eBooks titled The Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being (SSTEW) Scale in 2023.

Among their recognitions, Edward Melhuish is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom, as awarded by the University of London.

Best Publications

  • Effects of the Home Learning Environment and Preschool Center Experience upon Literacy and Numeracy Development in Early Primary School

    Edward C. Melhuish;Mai B. Phan;Kathy Sylva;Pam Sammons

  • Early childhood matters: evidence from the effective pre-school and primary education project

    Kathy Sylva;Edward C. Melhuish;Pam Sammons;Iram Siraj-Blatchford

  • The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project: Findings from Pre-school to end of Key Stage1

    Kathy Sylva;Edward Melhuish;Pam Sammons;Iram Siraj-Blatchford

  • Capturing Quality in Early Childhood through Environmental Rating Scales

    Kathy Sylva;Iram Siraj-Blatchford;Brenda Taggart;Pam Sammons

  • The Effective Provision of Pre-school Education (EPPE) project

    Kathy Sylva;Edward Melhuish;Pam Sammons;Iram Siraj-Blatchford

  • The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project: Final Report: A Longitudinal Study Funded by the DfES 1997-2004

    Kathy Sylva;Edward Melhuish;Pam Sammons;Iram Siraj-Blatchford

  • Preschool Influences on Mathematics Achievement

    Edward C. Melhuish;Kathy Sylva;Pam Sammons;Iram Siraj-Blatchford

  • Severe maternal psychopathology and infant-mother attachment.

    A E Hipwell;Frits Goossens;Edward Melhuish;R Kumar

  • The Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project Technical Paper 12: The Final Report - Effective Pre-School Education

    Kathy Sylva;Edward Melhuish;Pam Sammons;Iram Siraj-Blatchford

  • The impact of pre-school on young children's cognitive attainments at entry to reception

    Pamela Sammons;Karen Elliot;Kathy Sylva;Edward Melhuish

  • Effects of fully-established Sure Start Local Programmes on 3-year-old children and their families living in England: a quasi-experimental observational study

    Edward Melhuish;Jay Belsky;Alastair H Leyland;Jacqueline Barnes

  • An Early Years Toolbox for Assessing Early Executive Function, Language, Self-Regulation, and Social Development: Validity, Reliability, and Preliminary Norms

    Steven J. Howard;Edward Melhuish;Edward Melhuish;Edward Melhuish

  • Effects of Sure Start local programmes on children and families: early findings from a quasi-experimental, cross sectional study

    Jay Belsky;Edward Melhuish;Jacqueline Barnes;Alastair H Leyland

  • Pre-school quality and educational outcomes at age 11: Low quality has little benefit

    Kathy Sylva;Edward Melhuish;Pamela Sammons;Iram Siraj-Blatchford

  • Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years and associations with social-cognitive development among Australian preschool children

    Dylan P. Cliff;Dylan P. Cliff;Jade McNeill;Jade McNeill;Stewart A. Vella;Steven J. Howard

  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and High School Performance

    Ju Lee Oei;Edward Melhuish;Edward Melhuish;Hannah Uebel;Nadin Azzam

  • A review of research on the effects of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) upon child development

    Edward Melhuish;Katharina Ereky-Stevens;Konstantinos Petrogiannis;Anamaria Ariescu

  • The national evaluation of Sure Start : does area-based early intervention work?

    Jay Belsky;Jacqueline Barnes;Edward C. Melhuish

  • Towards the transformation of practice in early childhood education: the effective provision of pre‐school education (EPPE) project

    Iram Siraj‐Blatchford;Brenda Taggart;Kathy Sylva;Pamela Sammons

  • Recognition of mother's voice in early infancy

    M Mills;E Melhuish

  • A review of research on the effects of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) upon child development. CARE project; Curriculum Quality Analysis and Impact Review of European Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)

    Edward C. Melhuish;K. Ereky-Stevens;K. Petrogiannis;A. Ariescu

Frequent Co-Authors

Pam Sammons
Pam Sammons University of Oxford
Kathy Sylva
Kathy Sylva University of Oxford
Iram Siraj
Iram Siraj University of Oxford
Brenda Taggart
Brenda Taggart University College London
Jay Belsky
Jay Belsky University of California, Davis
Alastair H. Leyland
Alastair H. Leyland University of Glasgow
Paul P.M. Leseman
Paul P.M. Leseman Utrecht University
Peter Moss
Peter Moss University College London
Rute Santos
Rute Santos University of Minho
Jane Barlow
Jane Barlow University of Oxford

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