2026 Nora S. Newcombe: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	85	1193	1048	737	631	315	26230

Overview

Nora S. Newcombe is affiliated with Temple University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within psychology and neuroscience, contributing extensively to cognitive neuroscience and developmental and educational psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Spatial Cognition and Navigation
Child and Animal Learning Development
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Memory Processes and Influences
Geography Education and Pedagogy
Cognitive Science and Mapping
Augmented Reality Applications

They have authored research papers published in a variety of academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

Cognitive Research Principles and Implications
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Topics in Cognitive Science
Journal of Intelligence

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by this researcher include:

"Structuring Knowledge with Cognitive Maps and Cognitive Graphs" (2020), published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences
"The Ontogeny of Hippocampus-Dependent Memories" (2020), published in Journal of Neuroscience
"Desktop versus immersive virtual environments: effects on spatial learning" (2020), published in Spatial Cognition and Computation
"Contingency of semantic generalization on episodic specificity varies across development" (2021), published in Current Biology
"The Puzzle of Spatial Sex Differences: Current Status and Prerequisites to Solutions" (2020), published in Child Development Perspectives

The researcher collaborates with various co-authors with notable frequent collaborators including:

Ingrid R. Olson
Chi T. Ngo
Susan L. Benear
Elizabeth A. Gunderson
Marsha Weinraub

They have contributed to book publications, including one issued by Cambridge University Press titled "The Cambridge Handbook of Infant Development" (2020).

Best Publications

The malleability of spatial skills: a meta-analysis of training studies.

David H Uttal;Nathaniel G Meadow;Elizabeth Tipton;Linda Liu Hand

2226
Citations
The role of experience in spatial test performance: A meta-analysis

Maryann Baenninger;Nora Newcombe

896
Citations
Is there a geometric module for spatial orientation? squaring theory and evidence

Ken Cheng;Nora S. Newcombe

729
Citations
Making Space: The Development of Spatial Representation and Reasoning

Nora S. Newcombe;Janellen Huttenlocher

673
Citations
Picture This: Increasing Math and Science Learning by Improving Spatial Thinking.

Nora S. Newcombe

597
Citations
Deconstructing Building Blocks: Preschoolers' Spatial Assembly Performance Relates to Early Mathematical Skills

Brian N. Verdine;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek;Nora S. Newcombe

461
Citations
Durable and generalized effects of spatial experience on mental rotation: gender differences in growth patterns

Melissa S. Terlecki;Nora S. Newcombe;Michelle Little

461
Citations
Socioeconomic Status Modifies the Sex Difference in Spatial Skill

Susan C. Levine;Marina Vasilyeva;Stella F. Lourenco;Nora S. Newcombe

450
Citations
How Important Is the Digital Divide? The Relation of Computer and Videogame Usage to Gender Differences in Mental Rotation Ability

Melissa S. Terlecki;Nora S. Newcombe

428
Citations
Taking Shape: Supporting Preschoolers' Acquisition of Geometric Knowledge Through Guided Play

Kelly R. Fisher;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Nora S. Newcombe;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

392
Citations
Thinking About Spatial Thinking: New Typology, New Assessments

Nora S. Newcombe;Thomas F. Shipley

388
Citations
Early Education for Spatial Intelligence: Why, What, and How

Nora S. Newcombe;Andrea Frick

380
Citations
The Coding of Spatial Location in Young Children

J. Huttenlocher;N. Newcombe;E.H. Sandberg

379
Citations
Exploring and Enhancing Spatial Thinking Links to Achievement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics?

David H. Uttal;David I. Miller;Nora S. Newcombe

370
Citations
Sex differences in spatial ability and spatial activities

Nora Newcombe;Mary M. Bandura;Dawn G. Taylor

352
Citations
Children's Use of Landmarks: Implications for Modularity Theory

Amy E. Learmonth;Lynn Nadel;Nora S. Newcombe

349
Citations
Training generalized spatial skills

Rebecca Wright;William L. Thompson;Giorgio Ganis;Nora S. Newcombe

337
Citations
Toddlers' use of metric information and landmarks to reorient.

Amy E. Learmonth;Nora S. Newcombe;Janellen Huttenlocher

330
Citations
Variations in Cognitive Maps: Understanding Individual Differences in Navigation

Steven M. Weisberg;Victor R. Schinazi;Nora S. Newcombe;Thomas F. Shipley

327
Citations
Developmental changes in source memory

Anna B. Drummey;Nora S. Newcombe

316
Citations
Spatial representation and behavior across the life span

Lynn S. Liben;Arthur H. Patterson;Nora. Newcombe

212
Citations
Spatial representation and behavior across the life span : theory and application

Lynn S. Liben;Arthur H. Patterson;Nora Newcombe

146
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas F. Shipley Temple University

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek Temple University

Janellen Huttenlocher University of Chicago

Ingrid R. Olson Temple University

Roberta Michnick Golinkoff University of Delaware

David H. Uttal Northwestern University

Susan C. Levine University of Chicago

Kelly S. Mix University of Maryland, College Park

Nathan A. Fox University of Maryland, College Park

Barbara Rogoff University of California, Santa Cruz

External Links

Personal website of Nora S. Newcombe

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