2026 Stuart Marcovitch: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	33	10417	9752	5466	4991	91	6286

Overview

Stuart Marcovitch is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, focusing on various interconnected subfields such as social psychology, education, developmental and educational psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and clinical psychology.

Their scholarly work addresses a range of topics including:

Child and Animal Learning Development
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Child Development and Digital Technology
Animal and Plant Science Education
Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Early Childhood Education and Development
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Marcovitch's recent papers capture research on developmental psychology, cognitive processes, and child behavior. Notable publications include:

"Executive function and the development of social information processing during the preschool years," 2021, published in Cognitive Development
"Tracking the dynamics of global and competitive inhibition in early and late adulthood: Evidence from the flanker task," 2020, in Psychology and Aging
"The effect of taxing situations on preschool children's responses to peer conflict," 2020, published in Cognitive Development
"Digital Media and Developing Brains: Concerns and Opportunities," 2024, in Current Addiction Reports
"The friendly fossa: The effect of anthropomorphic language on learning about unfamiliar animals through both storybooks and live animal experiences," 2020, in Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Marcovitch frequently collaborates with several researchers, such as:

Jessica S. Caporaso
Janet J. Boseovski
Christopher D. Erb
Courtney L. Ball
Megan Conrad

Their research has been published repeatedly in specific venues where they have multiple contributions, including:

Cognitive Development
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Current Addiction Reports
Trends in Neuroscience and Education
Psychology and Aging

Best Publications

The Development of Executive Function in Early Childhood

Philip David Zelazo;Ulrich Müller;Douglas Frye;Stuart Marcovitch

1895
Citations
The development of executive function in early childhood: I. The development of executive function.

Philip David Zelazo;Ulrich Müller;Douglas Frye;Stuart Marcovitch

758
Citations
A hierarchical competing systems model of the emergence and early development of executive function

Stuart Marcovitch;Philip David Zelazo

339
Citations
The A-Not-B Error: Results from a Logistic Meta-Analysis

Stuart Marcovitch;Philip David Zelazo

227
Citations
Moderate vagal withdrawal in 3.5-year-old children is associated with optimal performance on executive function tasks

Stuart Marcovitch;Janet Leigh;Susan D. Calkins;Esther M. Leerks

211
Citations
African American and European American Mothers' Beliefs about Negative Emotions and Emotion Socialization Practices.

Jackie A. Nelson;Esther M. Leerkes;Marion O'Brien;Susan D. Calkins

204
Citations
Emotion regulation and executive functioning in early development: Integrated mechanisms of control supporting adaptive functioning.

Susan D. Calkins;Stuart Marcovitch

152
Citations
Examining Executive Function in the Second Year of Life: Coherence, Stability, and Relations to Joint Attention and Language.

Stephanie E. Miller;Stuart Marcovitch

150
Citations
The development of executive function in early childhood: VI. The development of executive function: Cognitive complexity and control--revised.

Philip David Zelazo;Ulrich Müller;Douglas Frye;Stuart Marcovitch

143
Citations
Mothers' responses to children's negative emotions and child emotion regulation: The moderating role of vagal suppression

Nicole B. Perry;Susan D. Calkins;Jackie A. Nelson;Esther M. Leerkes

140
Citations
A Longitudinal Assessment of the Relation between Executive Function and Theory of Mind at 3, 4, and 5 Years.

Stuart Marcovitch;Marion O’Brien;Susan D. Calkins;Esther M. Leerkes

116
Citations
Use it or lose it: Examining preschoolers’ difficulty in maintaining and executing a goal

Stuart Marcovitch;Janet J. Boseovski;Robin J. Knapp

111
Citations
Developmental dynamics of emotion and cognition processes in preschoolers.

A. Nayena Blankson;Marion O’Brien;Esther M. Leerkes;Stuart Marcovitch

104
Citations
Longitudinal associations between children's understanding of emotions and theory of mind

Marion O'Brien;Jennifer Miner Weaver;Jackie A. Nelson;Susan D. Calkins

101
Citations
European‐American and African‐American Mothers' Emotion Socialization Practices Relate Differently to Their Children's Academic and Social‐emotional Competence

Jackie A. Nelson;Esther M. Leerkes;Nicole B. Perry;Marion O'Brien

100
Citations
Goal neglect and working memory capacity in 4- to 6-year-old children.

Stuart Marcovitch;Janet J. Boseovski;Robin J. Knapp;Michael J. Kane

97
Citations
Preschool-aged children's understanding of gratitude: Relations with emotion and mental state knowledge

Jackie A. Nelson;Lia Beatriz de Lucca Freitas;Marion O’Brien;Susan D. Calkins

95
Citations
Maternal Expressive Style and Children's Emotional Development

Jackie A. Nelson;Marion O'Brien;Susan D. Calkins;Esther M. Leerkes

88
Citations
Self‐Reflection and the Cognitive Control of Behavior: Implications for Learning

Stuart Marcovitch;Sophie Jacques;Janet J. Boseovski;Philip David Zelazo

78
Citations
The role of persistence at preschool age in academic skills at kindergarten

Irina L. Mokrova;Marion O’Brien;Susan D. Calkins;Esther M. Leerkes

65
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan D. Calkins University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Philip David Zelazo University of Minnesota

Marion O'Brien University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Esther M. Leerkes University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Paul J. Silvia University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Ulrich Müller University of Victoria

David J. Lewkowicz Northeastern University

Martha Ann Bell Virginia Tech

Michael J. Kane University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Matthias Kliegel University of Geneva

External Links

Personal website of Stuart Marcovitch

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