What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Cognition
- Developmental psychology
- Autism
Her main research concerns Autism, Developmental psychology, Cognition, Theory of mind and Cognitive psychology.
Her work deals with themes such as Twin study and Mind-blindness, which intersect with Autism.
Her study in the fields of Pervasive developmental disorder under the domain of Developmental psychology overlaps with other disciplines such as Coherence.
Her Cognition research incorporates themes from Social relation, Nonverbal communication and Action.
Her research integrates issues of Attribution, Comprehension, Metacognition, Prefrontal cortex and Functional magnetic resonance imaging in her study of Theory of mind.
Her study in Cognitive psychology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Neuropsychology, Weak central coherence theory, Cognitive science, Functional imaging and Social cognition.
Her most cited work include:
- The Weak Coherence Account: Detail-Focused Cognitive Style in Autism Spectrum Disorders. (1856 citations)
- An advanced test of theory of mind: understanding of story characters' thoughts and feelings by able autistic, mentally handicapped, and normal children and adults. (1623 citations)
- Other minds in the brain: a functional imaging study of "theory of mind" in story comprehension. (1239 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Her primary areas of investigation include Autism, Developmental psychology, Cognition, Autism spectrum disorder and Cognitive psychology.
Her Autism study incorporates themes from Theory of mind, Clinical psychology and Social cognition.
The Theory of mind study combines topics in areas such as Empathy and Attribution.
Her Developmental psychology research includes elements of Twin study, Twins Early Development Study and Association.
Her Autism spectrum disorder research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Neurocognitive and Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Cognitive science, Frith and Reading.
She most often published in these fields:
- Autism (75.14%)
- Developmental psychology (48.00%)
- Cognition (32.00%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Autism (75.14%)
- Clinical psychology (20.57%)
- Autism spectrum disorder (29.43%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Francesca Happé focuses on Autism, Clinical psychology, Autism spectrum disorder, Developmental psychology and Cognition.
Her work carried out in the field of Autism brings together such families of science as Cognitive psychology, Theory of mind, Social cognition and Anxiety.
Her Cognitive psychology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Cognitive level and Frith.
Her Autism spectrum disorder research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Mood, Perception, Anorexia nervosa and Etiology.
She is interested in Parenting styles, which is a branch of Developmental psychology.
Her research combines Psychopathology and Cognition.
Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:
- The association between theory of mind, executive function, and the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder. (81 citations)
- Good social skills despite poor theory of mind: exploring compensation in autism spectrum disorder. (67 citations)
- Social anxiety in autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review (64 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Cognition
- Developmental psychology
- Autism
Francesca Happé mainly investigates Autism, Developmental psychology, Autism spectrum disorder, Cognition and Clinical psychology.
Her work on Neurodiversity as part of general Autism research is frequently linked to Public health, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.
The various areas that Francesca Happé examines in her Developmental psychology study include Context, Conceptual framework and Association.
Her Autism spectrum disorder research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Recall, Set, Regression and Phobias.
Francesca Happé has researched Cognition in several fields, including Cognitive psychology and Everyday life.
Francesca Happé interconnects Neurotypical, Social anxiety, Anxiety, Social skills and Mental health in the investigation of issues within Clinical psychology.
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