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14876
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271

Susan Hallam publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susan Hallam sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 239 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Susan Hallam D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Susan Hallam sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 60 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Susan Hallam is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans a variety of fields including psychology, arts and humanities, and neuroscience.

The primary subfields of study include music, cognitive neuroscience, social psychology, developmental and educational psychology, and education. The main topics addressed in their research cover diverse music education insights, neuroscience and music perception, music therapy and health, education and critical thinking development, educational strategies and epistemologies, innovative teaching and learning methods, as well as education methods and practices.

Their recent publications include:

  • Does learning to play an instrument have an impact on change in attainment from age 11 to 16?, 2023, British Journal of Music Education
  • An exploration of postgraduate students' conceptions of the nature of argument, 2020, Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society
  • Music Education, 2020, The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development
  • Instrument Practicing Measure, 2020, PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Transitions and the development of expertise: Update 2021, 2022, Vernon Wall Lecture

Their frequent co-authors are Evangelos Himonides, David Baker, Kevin Rogers, Gary E. McPherson, and Jennifer Blackwell. The scientist has multiple publications in venues such as the British Journal of Music Education, Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development, PsycTESTS Dataset, and Vernon Wall Lecture.

Susan Hallam has also contributed to book publications, including "The Power of Music," published by Open Book Publishers in 2022.

Best Publications

  • The power of music: Its impact on the intellectual, social and personal development of children and young people

    Susan Hallam

  • The Oxford handbook of music psychology

    Susan Hallam;Ian Cross;Michael H. Thaut

  • Ability grouping in education

    Judith Ireson;Susan Hallam

  • Oxford Handbook of Music Psychology

    Susan Hallam;Ian Cross;Michael Thaut

  • The development of metacognition in musicians: Implications for education

    Susan Hallam

  • The Effects of Background Music on Primary School Pupils' Task Performance

    Susan Hallam;John Price;Georgia Katsarou

  • Music Psychology in Education

    Susan Hallam

  • Higher education music students’ perceptions of the benefits of participative music making

    Dimitra Kokotsaki;Susan Hallam

  • Musical Motivation: Towards a model synthesising the research

    Susan Hallam

  • The power of music in the lives of older adults

    Andrea Creech;Susan Hallam;Hilary McQueen;Maria Varvarigou

  • Academic self-concepts in adolescence: Relations with achievement and ability grouping in schools

    Judith Ireson;Susan Hallam

  • The Development of Expertise in Young Musicians: Strategy Use, Knowledge Acquisition and Individual Diversity

    Susan Hallam

  • The predictors of achievement and dropout in instrumental tuition

    Susan Hallam

  • Raising Standards: is ability grouping the answer?

    Judith Ireson;Susan Hallam

  • Research Section: Can the use of background music improve the behaviour and academic performance of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties?

    Susan Hallam;John Price

  • A conceptual framework for understanding musical performance anxiety

    Ioulia Papageorgi;Susan Hallam;Graham F. Welch

  • Trainee primary school teachers' perceptions of their effectiveness in teaching music.

    Susan Hallam;Pamela Burnard;Anne Robertson;Chris Saleh

  • The development of practising strategies in young people

    Susan Hallam;Tiija Rinta;Maria Varvarigou;Andrea Creech

  • Active music making: a route to enhanced subjective well-being among older people.

    Andrea Creech;Susan Hallam;Maria Varvarigou;Hilary McQueen

  • Parent–teacher–pupil interactions in instrumental music tuition: a literature review

    Andrea Creech;Susan Hallam

  • Motivation to Learn

    Susan Hallam

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael H. Thaut
Michael H. Thaut University of Toronto
Graham Welch
Graham Welch University College London
Peter Blatchford
Peter Blatchford University College London
E. Glenn Schellenberg
E. Glenn Schellenberg University of Toronto
Pamela Burnard
Pamela Burnard University of Cambridge

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