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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
118
Citations
46249
World Ranking
620
National Ranking
378

Psychology

D-Index
118
Citations
47021
World Ranking
279
National Ranking
177

Sharon Vaughn publications per year

1982: 1 publications 1983: 1 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 12 publications
1982 2025

492 publications in total across all disciplines

Sharon Vaughn publication distribution in Psychology in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Sharon Vaughn sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 447 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sharon Vaughn D-index placement in Psychology in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Sharon Vaughn sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Sharon Vaughn is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within psychology and social sciences, with significant contributions to developmental and educational psychology.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Within these broader fields, they have worked extensively in the following subfields:

  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Education
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

The primary topics covered in their research comprise:

  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Writing and Handwriting Education
  • Language Development and Disorders
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance

Sharon Vaughn has published in various academic venues, including:

  • Scientific Studies of Reading
  • Remedial and Special Education
  • Exceptional Children
  • Journal of Learning Disabilities
  • Journal of Educational Psychology

Frequent collaborators in their research include Philip Capin, Greg Roberts, Elizabeth A. Stevens, Anna-Mária Fall, and Elizabeth Swanson.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Vaughn are:

  • Examining the Effects of Integrating Anxiety Management Instruction Within a Reading Intervention for Upper Elementary Students With Reading Difficulties (2021) - Journal of Learning Disabilities
  • Current State of the Evidence: Examining the Effects of Orton-Gillingham Reading Interventions for Students With or at Risk for Word-Level Reading Disabilities (2021) - Exceptional Children
  • Examining the Reading and Cognitive Profiles of Students With Significant Reading Comprehension Difficulties (2021) - Learning Disability Quarterly
  • A Commentary on Bowers (2020) and the Role of Phonics Instruction in Reading (2020) - Educational Psychology Review
  • Sustained Attention and Behavioral Ratings of Attention in Struggling Readers (2020) - Scientific Studies of Reading

Best Publications

  • Focus Group Interviews in Education and Psychology

    Sharon Vaughn;Jeanne Shay Schumm;Jane Sinagub

  • Redefining Learning Disabilities as Inadequate Response to Instruction: The Promise and Potential Problems

    Sharon Vaughn;Lynn S. Fuchs

  • Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems

    Sharon Vaughn;Candace S. Bos

  • A Synthesis of Research on Effective Interventions for Building Reading Fluency with Elementary Students with Learning Disabilities

    David J. Chard;Sharon Vaughn;Brenda Jean Tyler

  • Response to Instruction as a Means of Identifying Students with Reading/Learning Disabilities:

    Sharon Vaughn;Sylvia Linan-Thompson;Peggy Hickman

  • How effective are one-to-one tutoring programs in reading for elementary students at risk for reading failure? A meta-analysis of the intervention research

    Batya Elbaum;Sharon Vaughn;Marie Tejero Hughes;Sally Watson Moody

  • A Synthesis of Reading Interventions and Effects on Reading Comprehension Outcomes for Older Struggling Readers

    Meaghan S. Edmonds;Sharon Vaughn;Jade Wexler;Colleen Reutebuch

  • Response to Intervention: Preventing and Remediating Academic Difficulties

    Jack M Fletcher;Sharon Vaughn

  • The Underlying Message in LD Intervention Research: Findings from Research Syntheses

    Sharon Vaughn;Russell Gersten;David J. Chard

  • Research-Based Implications from Extensive Early Reading Interventions

    Jeanne Wanzek;Sharon Vaughn

  • Graphic Organizers and Their Effects on the Reading Comprehension of Students with LD A Synthesis of Research

    Ae Hwa Kim;Sharon Vaughn;Jeanne Wanzek;Shangjin Wei

  • Collaborative Strategic Reading during Social Studies in Heterogeneous Fourth-Grade Classrooms

    Janette Kettmann Klingner;Sharon Vaughn;Jeanne Shay Schumm

  • Reciprocal Teaching of Reading Comprehension Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities Who Use English as a Second Language

    Janette Kettmann Klingner;Sharon Vaughn

  • Alternative approaches to the definition and identification of learning disabilities: some questions and answers.

    Jack M. Fletcher;W. Alan Coulter;Daniel J. Reschly;Sharon Vaughn

  • Observations of Students with Learning Disabilities in General Education Classrooms

    Ruth McIntosh;Sharon Vaughn;Jeanne Shay Schumm;Diane Haager

  • Making Adaptations for Mainstreamed Students: General Classroom Teachers' Perspectives

    Jeanne Shay Schumm;Sharon Vaughn

  • Collaborative Models of Instruction: The Empirical Foundations of Inclusion and Co-Teaching.

    Michael Solis;Sharon Vaughn;Elizabeth Swanson;Lisa Mcculley

  • Teaching exceptional, diverse, and at-risk students in the general education classroom

    Sharon Vaughn;Candace S. Bos;Jeanne Shay Schumm

  • A Meta-Analysis of Interventions for Struggling Readers in Grades 4–12: 1980–2011

    Nancy K. Scammacca;Gregory J Roberts;Sharon Vaughn;Karla K. Stuebing

  • Interventions for Adolescent Struggling Readers: A Meta-Analysis with Implications for Practice.

    Nancy Scammacca;Greg Roberts;Sharon Vaughn;Meaghan Edmonds

  • Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties

    Janette K. Klingner;Sharon Vaughn;Alison Boardman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanne Wanzek
Jeanne Wanzek Vanderbilt University
Greg Roberts
Greg Roberts The University of Texas at Austin
Jack M. Fletcher
Jack M. Fletcher University of Houston
Elizabeth Swanson
Elizabeth Swanson The University of Texas at Austin
Janette K. Klingner
Janette K. Klingner University of Colorado Boulder
David J. Francis
David J. Francis University of Houston
Paul T. Cirino
Paul T. Cirino University of Houston
Carolyn A. Denton
Carolyn A. Denton The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Russell Gersten
Russell Gersten University of Oregon
Karla K. Stuebing
Karla K. Stuebing University of Houston

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