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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 104 Citations 50,959 262 World Ranking 279 National Ranking 183
Best female scientists D-index 107 Citations 55,014 359 World Ranking 633 National Ranking 391

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2022 - Research.com Best Female Scientist Award

2014 - Kurt Koffka Medal, Giessen University

2009 - Jean Nicod Prize, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2000 - William James Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (APA)

2000 - APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association

1999 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

1997 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1988 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Cognition
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Linguistics

Her main research concerns Cognition, Cognitive psychology, Perception, Cognitive development and Cognitive science. Her work in the fields of Cognition, such as Approximate number system and Spatial ability, overlaps with other areas such as Human development. Elizabeth S. Spelke interconnects Developmental psychology, Numerosity adaptation effect, Mathematics instruction and Arithmetic in the investigation of issues within Approximate number system.

The Cognitive psychology study combines topics in areas such as Space, Representation, Dictation, Visual perception and Reading comprehension. Her research in Perception intersects with topics in Object, Communication and Action. Her Cognitive development study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Constructivism, Infant development and Child development.

Her most cited work include:

  • Core systems of number (1757 citations)
  • Sources of Mathematical Thinking: Behavioral and Brain-Imaging Evidence (1355 citations)
  • Large number discrimination in 6-month-old infants. (1083 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Elizabeth S. Spelke focuses on Cognitive psychology, Developmental psychology, Cognition, Perception and Object. Her study in Cognitive psychology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Task and Action. Her study focuses on the intersection of Developmental psychology and fields such as Social psychology with connections in the field of Social cognition.

Her Cognition study combines topics in areas such as Cognitive science and Natural language. Elizabeth S. Spelke mostly deals with Visual perception in her studies of Perception. She has researched Object in several fields, including Object perception, Motion and Communication.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Cognitive psychology (27.64%)
  • Developmental psychology (20.23%)
  • Cognition (18.80%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Cognitive psychology (27.64%)
  • Developmental psychology (20.23%)
  • Social cognition (8.83%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Elizabeth S. Spelke mainly investigates Cognitive psychology, Developmental psychology, Social cognition, Social psychology and Action. The study incorporates disciplines such as Test, Cognition, Numerical cognition, Task and Imitation in addition to Cognitive psychology. Elizabeth S. Spelke studied Task and Approximate number system that intersect with Arithmetic.

Her research in Developmental psychology tackles topics such as Context which are related to areas like Cognitive neuroscience of visual object recognition. Her Social cognition study incorporates themes from Child development and Social perception. Her Action research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cognitive development, Comprehension, Psychology of reasoning, Benchmark and Object.

Between 2013 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Representations of space, time, and number in neonates (171 citations)
  • Brief non-symbolic, approximate number practice enhances subsequent exact symbolic arithmetic in children (155 citations)
  • The Infancy of the Human Brain. (141 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Cognition
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Linguistics

Elizabeth S. Spelke mostly deals with Social cognition, Cognitive psychology, Developmental psychology, Social psychology and Child development. Her studies in Social cognition integrate themes in fields like Cognitive development, Young infants, Comprehension and Action. Her research integrates issues of Test, Communication and Cognition, Numerical cognition in her study of Cognitive psychology.

Her work deals with themes such as Space and Cognitive science, which intersect with Cognition. Her Approximate number system study in the realm of Numerical cognition connects with subjects such as Space time. Her Developmental psychology research includes themes of Relation, First year of life and Social perception.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Core systems of number

Lisa Feigenson;Stanislas Dehaene;Elizabeth Spelke.
Trends in Cognitive Sciences (2004)

2858 Citations

Sources of Mathematical Thinking: Behavioral and Brain-Imaging Evidence

S. Dehaene;E. S Spelke;P. Pinel;R. Stanescu.
Science (1999)

2410 Citations

Large number discrimination in 6-month-old infants.

Fei Xu;Elizabeth S. Spelke.
Cognition (2000)

1745 Citations

Origins of knowledge.

Elizabeth S. Spelke;Karen Breinlinger;Janet Macomber;Kristen Jacobson.
Psychological Review (1992)

1648 Citations

Principles of Object Perception

Elizabeth S. Spelke.
Cognitive Science (1990)

1500 Citations

Object permanence in five-month-old infants

Renée Baillargeon;Elizabeth S. Spelke;Stanley Wasserman.
Cognition (1985)

1254 Citations

Domain-specific knowledge and conceptual change

Susan Carey;Elizabeth Spelke.
Mapping the mind: Domain specificity in cognition and culture (1994)

1099 Citations

Sex Differences in Intrinsic Aptitude for Mathematics and Science?: A Critical Review.

Elizabeth S. Spelke.
American Psychologist (2005)

1073 Citations

Initial knowledge: six suggestions

Elizabeth S. Spelke.
Cognition (1994)

1010 Citations

Perception of partly occluded objects in infancy

Philip J. Kellman;Elizabeth S. Spelke.
Cognitive Psychology (1983)

955 Citations

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