2026 Sally E. Shaywitz: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	81	1359	1210	812	704	181	38175

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

2411
Citations
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

2017
Citations
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

1522
Citations
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

1494
Citations
Functional disruption in the organization of the brain for reading in dyslexia

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

1392
Citations
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

1376
Citations
Dyslexia (Specific Reading Disability)

Sally E. Shaywitz;Bennett A. Shaywitz

1292
Citations
Cognitive profiles of reading disability: Comparisons of discrepancy and low achievement definitions.

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

1196
Citations
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

1167
Citations
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

933
Citations
Cerebral organization of component processes in reading

Pugh Kr;Shaywitz Ba;Shaywitz Se;Constable Rt

855
Citations
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

816
Citations
Persistence of dyslexia: the Connecticut Longitudinal Study at adolescence.

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

809
Citations
Current concepts: Dyslexia.

Sally E. Shaywitz

806
Citations
Subtypes of reading disability: Variability around a phonological core.

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

751
Citations
Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level

Sally E. Shaywitz

750
Citations
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

679
Citations
Validity of IQ-Discrepancy Classifications of Reading Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis

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

668
Citations
Neural systems for compensation and persistence: young adult outcome of childhood reading disability.

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

667
Citations
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

621
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth R. Pugh Haskins Laboratories

Leonard Katz Haskins Laboratories

Jack M. Fletcher University of Houston

Donald J. Cohen Yale University

Donald Shankweiler University of Connecticut

David J. Francis University of Houston

Karla K. Stuebing University of Houston

Emilio Ferrer University of California, Davis

Rafael Klorman University of Rochester

Richard K. Olson University of Colorado Boulder

External Links

Personal website of Sally E. Shaywitz

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