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Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 94 819 716 515 439 307 31112

Roberta Michnick Golinkoff publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roberta Michnick Golinkoff between 1973 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roberta Michnick Golinkoff published across 54 years, from 1973 to 2026, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2017. 10 of the 343 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2017. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 9 publications 2026: 1 publication
1973 2026

343 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roberta Michnick Golinkoff: publications per year, 1973 to 2026
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 4
1976 2
1977 0
1978 0
1979 2
1980 1
1981 2
1982 1
1983 2
1984 3
1985 1
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 1
1994 3
1995 2
1996 5
1997 0
1998 2
1999 3
2000 12
2001 3
2002 2
2003 1
2004 3
2005 5
2006 15
2007 6
2008 15
2009 4
2010 9
2011 6
2012 7
2013 16
2014 10
2015 8
2016 21
2017 25
2018 14
2019 23
2020 16
2021 24
2022 12
2023 16
2024 16
2025 9
2026 1
Total 343
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Roberta Michnick Golinkoff publications per year - data summary

  • Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, a Psychology scholar from University of Delaware, has 343 publications recorded across 54 years, from 1973 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1973 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 25 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1973, 1980, 1982, 1985 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 54 years in the span carry no publications at all (1974, 1977, 1978, 1989 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.0 per year counting only the 49 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 54 publications, 16% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1973-1990: 25 publications (1.4 per year); 1991-2008: 81 publications (4.5 per year); 2009-2026: 237 publications (13.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Roberta Michnick Golinkoff 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 Roberta Michnick Golinkoff sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 301–310 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 307 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102 307
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Roberta Michnick Golinkoff publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, a Psychology scholar from University of Delaware, records 307 publications - the 88th percentile of the discipline.
  • 88% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and about 12% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Roberta Michnick Golinkoff 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 Roberta Michnick Golinkoff sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 94–95 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78 94
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Roberta Michnick Golinkoff D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, a Psychology scholar from University of Delaware, records 94 D-Index - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 2018 - Outstanding Public Communication of Education Research Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 2015 - James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science
  • 1987 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1986 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Roberta Michnick Golinkoff is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States. Their research spans several fields within psychology and social sciences, with a focus on developmental and educational psychology.

Their work covers a number of main topics including:

  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Language Development and Disorders
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Education and Technology Integration

Golinkoff's subfields of study emphasize:

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Education
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Information Systems

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly
  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
  • Infant Behavior and Development
  • Journal of Children and Media

Some recent papers by Golinkoff are:

  • "How educational are 'educational' apps for young children? App store content analysis using the Four Pillars of Learning framework" (2021), Journal of Children and Media
  • "Where language meets attention: How contingent interactions promote learning" (2021), Developmental Review
  • "Active learning: 'Hands-on' meets 'minds-on'" (2021), Science
  • "Preschoolers Benefit Equally From Video Chat, Pseudo-Contingent Video, and Live Book Reading: Implications for Storytime During the Coronavirus Pandemic and Beyond" (2020), Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Piecing together the role of a spatial assembly intervention in preschoolers' spatial and mathematics learning: Influences of gesture, spatial language, and socioeconomic status." (2020), Developmental Psychology

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with Golinkoff include:

  • Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
  • Dani Levine
  • Aquiles Iglesias
  • Jill de Villiers
  • Lillian R. Masek

Throughout their career, Golinkoff has received several distinctions, such as:

  • Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (2019)
  • Outstanding Public Communication of Education Research Award, American Educational Research Association (2018)
  • James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, Association for Psychological Science (2015)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1987)
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) (1986)

Best Publications

  • Putting Education in “Educational” Apps Lessons From the Science of Learning

    Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Jennifer M. Zosh;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;James H. Gray

  • The eyes have it: lexical and syntactic comprehension in a new paradigm.

    Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek;Kathleen M. Cauley;Laura Gordon

  • Early object labels: the case for a developmental lexical principles framework.

    Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Carolyn B. Mervis;Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek

  • The Contribution of Early Communication Quality to Low-Income Children’s Language Success

    Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Lauren B. Adamson;Roger Bakeman;Margaret Tresch Owen

  • Play = Learning: How Play Motivates and Enhances Children's Cognitive and Social-Emotional Growth

    Dorothy G. Singer;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

  • Breaking the language barrier: an emergentist coalition model for the origins of word learning.

    George J. Hollich;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Rebecca J. Brand

  • The Origins of Grammar: Evidence from Early Language Comprehension

    Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

  • The Power of Play: A Pediatric Role in Enhancing Development in Young Children

    Michael Yogman;Andrew Garner;Jeffrey Hutchinson;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

  • Skype Me! Socially Contingent Interactions Help Toddlers Learn Language

    Sarah Roseberry;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

  • Mommy and Me: Familiar Names Help Launch Babies Into Speech-Stream Segmentation

    Heather Bortfeld;James L. Morgan;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Karen Rathbun

  • Guided Play: Where Curricular Goals Meet a Playful Pedagogy

    Deena Skolnick Weisberg;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

  • Young children and adults use lexical principles to learn New Nouns

    Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Leslie M. Bailey;Neill R. Wenger

  • Speaking Out for Language Why Language Is Central to Reading Development

    David K. Dickinson;Roberta M. Golinkoff;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

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

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

  • Language Matters: Denying the Existence of the 30-Million-Word Gap Has Serious Consequences

    Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Erika Hoff;Meredith L. Rowe;Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda

  • Once upon a Time: Parent-Child Dialogue and Storybook Reading in the Electronic Era.

    Julia Parish-Morris;Neha Mahajan;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

  • 'I beg your pardon?': the preverbal negotiation of failed messages.

    Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

  • Identifying Pathways Between Socioeconomic Status and Language Development

    Amy Pace;Rufan Luo;Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

  • Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less

    Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Roberta M. Golinkoff;Diane E. Eyer

  • A Comparison of Reading Comprehension Processes in Good and Poor Comprehenders.

    Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

  • Automatic semantic processing in a picture-word interference task.

    Richard R. Rosinski;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Karen S. Kukish

  • A Mandate for Playful Learning in Preschool: Presenting the Evidence

    Kathy Hirsh-Pasek;Roberta Michnick Golinkoff;Laura E. Berk;Dorothy G. Singer

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek Temple University
Nora S. Newcombe
Nora S. Newcombe Temple University
David K. Dickinson
David K. Dickinson Vanderbilt University
Jill de Villiers
Jill de Villiers Smith College
Sarah Paterson
Sarah Paterson Temple University
Leher Singh
Leher Singh University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Roger Bakeman
Roger Bakeman Georgia State University
David Klahr
David Klahr Carnegie Mellon University
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda
Catherine S. Tamis-LeMonda New York University
Mutsumi Imai
Mutsumi Imai Keio University

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