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Sally E. Shaywitz

Sally E. Shaywitz

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
81
Citations
38175
World Ranking
1357
National Ranking
812

Sally E. Shaywitz 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 Sally E. Shaywitz sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 181 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sally E. Shaywitz 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 Sally E. Shaywitz sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 88th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Sally E. Shaywitz is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within psychology and social sciences, with a significant concentration in developmental and educational psychology. Major subfields explored include education, statistics and probability, psychiatry and mental health, and information systems.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to reading and literacy development, cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, educational methods and media use, disability education and employment, child development and digital technology, and early childhood education and development.

Notable recent publications authored or coauthored by Sally E. Shaywitz include:

  • "Dyslexia in the 21st century" (2020) in Current Opinion in Psychiatry
  • "The American experience: towards a 21st century definition of dyslexia" (2020) in Oxford Review of Education
  • "The Yale Outcome Study: Outcomes for graduates with and without dyslexia." (2020) in Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology
  • "Early reading at first grade predicts adult reading at age 42 in typical and dyslexic readers" (2023) in npj Science of Learning
  • "Family history is not useful in screening children for dyslexia." (2021) in Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with this scientist include Bennett A. Shaywitz, John M. Holahan, Emilio Ferrer, and Jack M. Fletcher.

Common publication venues for their research are:

  • Journal of Pediatric Neuropsychology
  • npj Science of Learning
  • UNC Libraries
  • Current Opinion in Psychiatry
  • Oxford Review of Education

Awards received by Sally E. Shaywitz include designation as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020 and membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 1998.

Best Publications

  • A Definition of Dyslexia.

    G. Reid Lyon;Sally E. Shaywitz;Bennett A. Shaywitz

  • Sex differences in the functional organization of the brain for language

    Bennett A. Shaywitz;Sally E. Shaywltz;Kenneth R. Pugh;Kenneth R. Pugh;R. Todd Constable

  • Disruption of posterior brain systems for reading in children with developmental dyslexia.

    Bennett A Shaywitz;Sally E Shaywitz;Kenneth R Pugh;Kenneth R Pugh;W.Einar Mencl;W.Einar Mencl

  • Prevalence of reading disability in boys and girls. Results of the Connecticut Longitudinal Study.

    Sally E. Shaywitz;Bennett A. Shaywitz;Jack M. Fletcher;Michael D. Escobar

  • Functional disruption in the organization of the brain for reading in dyslexia

    S E Shaywitz;B A Shaywitz;K R Pugh;R K Fulbright

  • Developmental Lag versus Deficit Models of Reading Disability: A Longitudinal, Individual Growth Curves Analysis.

    David J. Francis;Sally E. Shaywitz;Karla K. Stuebing;Bennett A. Shaywitz

  • Dyslexia (Specific Reading Disability)

    Sally E. Shaywitz;Bennett A. Shaywitz

  • Cognitive profiles of reading disability: Comparisons of discrepancy and low achievement definitions.

    Jack M. Fletcher;Sally E. Shaywitz;Donald P. Shankweiler;Leonard Katz

  • Evidence That Dyslexia May Represent the Lower Tail of a Normal Distribution of Reading Ability

    Sally E. Shaywitz;Michael D. Escobar;Bennett A. Shaywitz;Jack M. Fletcher

  • Development of left occipitotemporal systems for skilled reading in children after a phonologically- based intervention.

    Bennett A Shaywitz;Sally E Shaywitz;Benita A Blachman;Kenneth R Pugh;Kenneth R Pugh

  • Cerebral organization of component processes in reading

    Pugh Kr;Shaywitz Ba;Shaywitz Se;Constable Rt

  • Functional neuroimaging studies of reading and reading disability (developmental dyslexia)

    Kenneth R. Pugh;Kenneth R. Pugh;W. Einar Mencl;W. Einar Mencl;Annette R. Jenner;Annette R. Jenner;Leonard Katz;Leonard Katz

  • Persistence of dyslexia: the Connecticut Longitudinal Study at adolescence.

    Sally E. Shaywitz;Jack M. Fletcher;John M. Holahan;Abigail E. Shneider

  • Current concepts: Dyslexia.

    Sally E. Shaywitz

  • Subtypes of reading disability: Variability around a phonological core.

    Robin D. Morris;Karla K. Stuebing;Jack M. Fletcher;Sally E. Shaywitz

  • Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level

    Sally E. Shaywitz

  • Neurobiological studies of reading and reading disability.

    Kenneth R Pugh;Kenneth R Pugh;W.Einar Mencl;W.Einar Mencl;Annette R Jenner;Annette R Jenner;Leonard Katz;Leonard Katz

  • Validity of IQ-Discrepancy Classifications of Reading Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis

    Karla K. Stuebing;Jack M. Fletcher;Josette M. LeDoux;G. Reid Lyon

  • Neural systems for compensation and persistence: young adult outcome of childhood reading disability.

    Sally E Shaywitz;Bennett A Shaywitz;Robert K Fulbright;Pawel Skudlarski

  • Cognitive Profiles of Reading-Disabled Children: Comparison of Language Skills in Phonology, Morphology, and Syntax

    D. Shankweiler;D. Shankweiler;S. Crain;S. Crain;L. Katz;L. Katz;A.E. Fowler

Frequent Co-Authors

Bennett A. Shaywitz
Bennett A. Shaywitz Yale University
Kenneth R. Pugh
Kenneth R. Pugh Haskins Laboratories
Leonard Katz
Leonard Katz Haskins Laboratories
John C. Gore
John C. Gore Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Robert K. Fulbright
Robert K. Fulbright Yale University
W. Einar Mencl
W. Einar Mencl Yale University
Pawel Skudlarski
Pawel Skudlarski Yale University
Jack M. Fletcher
Jack M. Fletcher University of Houston
Donald J. Cohen
Donald J. Cohen Yale University
Donald Shankweiler
Donald Shankweiler University of Connecticut

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