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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 69 Citations 18,295 186 World Ranking 1666 National Ranking 1011

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Cognition
  • Linguistics
  • Developmental psychology

Her primary areas of investigation include Cognitive psychology, Cognition, Developmental psychology, Cognitive development and Social psychology. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Nonverbal communication, Association, Aptitude, Neuroplasticity and Auditory perception. Her Cognition research integrates issues from Biological theories of dyslexia, Attribution and Comprehension.

Her study looks at the relationship between Developmental psychology and topics such as Theory of mind, which overlap with Joke and Social cognition. Her study in Cognitive development is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Social environment and Set. Ellen Winner combines subjects such as Irony, Linguistics, Learning disabled and Intelligence quotient with her study of Social psychology.

Her most cited work include:

  • Musical Training Shapes Structural Brain Development (564 citations)
  • Acquired 'theory of mind' impairments following stroke. (398 citations)
  • THE COMPREHENSION OF METAPHOR IN BRAIN-DAMAGED PATIENTS (392 citations)

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

Ellen Winner focuses on Developmental psychology, Cognitive psychology, Cognition, The arts and Social psychology. Her studies in Developmental psychology integrate themes in fields like Cognitive development, Context, Intervention and Distraction. Her Cognitive psychology research includes elements of Comprehension, Dyslexia, Language disorder, Deception and Aptitude.

Her Comprehension study incorporates themes from Irony and Criticism. Her Cognition research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Visual perception, Attribution and Metaphor. Her research investigates the connection between The arts and topics such as Pedagogy that intersect with issues in Mathematics education.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Developmental psychology (30.85%)
  • Cognitive psychology (29.85%)
  • Cognition (24.88%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Social psychology (19.40%)
  • Cognitive psychology (29.85%)
  • Visual arts (12.94%)

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

Her main research concerns Social psychology, Cognitive psychology, Visual arts, Aesthetics and Creativity. Within one scientific family, Ellen Winner focuses on topics pertaining to The Imaginary under Social psychology, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Character, Empathy and Illusion. Her studies link Expression with Cognitive psychology.

Her Visual arts course of study focuses on Test and Theory of mind and Literary fiction. Ellen Winner has researched Aesthetics in several fields, including Arts in education, Deception, Essentialism, Developmental Science and Feeling. Her research integrates issues of Visualization, PICASSO and Mental image in her study of Creativity.

Between 2015 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Does reading a single passage of literary fiction really improve theory of mind? An attempt at replication. (81 citations)
  • The Arts as a Venue for Developmental Science: Realizing a Latent Opportunity (23 citations)
  • No support for the claim that literary fiction uniquely and immediately improves theory of mind: A reply to Kidd and Castano's commentary on Panero et al. (2016). (13 citations)

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

  • Cognition
  • Linguistics
  • Social psychology

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Social psychology, Aesthetics, Developmental psychology, Abstract art and Cognitive science. Her studies deal with areas such as Fiction theory, Cognition and Social perception as well as Social psychology. Her Cognition research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Literary fiction and Cognitive psychology.

Her Cognitive psychology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Painting, Perception and Identification. Her research in Aesthetics intersects with topics in Arts in education, Visual arts education, Deception, Essentialism and Developmental Science. Her work on Autism as part of general Developmental psychology study is frequently linked to Intuition, bridging the gap between disciplines.

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Best Publications

Musical Training Shapes Structural Brain Development

Krista L. Hyde;Jason Lerch;Andrea Norton;Marie Forgeard.
The Journal of Neuroscience (2009)

1104 Citations

Invented Worlds: The Psychology of the Arts

Ellen Winner.
(1982)

837 Citations

THE COMPREHENSION OF METAPHOR IN BRAIN-DAMAGED PATIENTS

Ellen Winner;Howard Gardner.
Brain (1977)

758 Citations

The origins and ends of giftedness.

Ellen Winner.
American Psychologist (2000)

727 Citations

Acquired 'theory of mind' impairments following stroke.

Francesca Happé;Hiram Brownell;Ellen Winner.
Cognition (1999)

698 Citations

Effects of Music Training on the Child's Brain and Cognitive Development

Gottfried Schlaug;Andrea Norton;Katie Overy;Ellen Winner.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (2005)

658 Citations

The getting of wisdom: Theory of mind in old age.

Francesca G. E. Happé;Ellen Winner;Hiram Brownell.
Developmental Psychology (1998)

568 Citations

Practicing a musical instrument in childhood is associated with enhanced verbal ability and nonverbal reasoning.

Marie Forgeard;Ellen Winner;Ellen Winner;Andrea Norton;Gottfried Schlaug.
PLOS ONE (2008)

513 Citations

Art for Art's Sake?: The Impact of Arts Education

Ellen Winner;Thalia R. Goldstein;Stéphan Vincent-Lancrin.
(2013)

487 Citations

Distinguishing Lies from Jokes: Theory of Mind Deficits and Discourse Interpretation in Right Hemisphere Brain-Damaged Patients

Ellen Winner;Hiram Brownell;Francesca Happé;Ari Blum.
Brain and Language (1998)

480 Citations

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