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Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology

Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology is a research topic within Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology. Science Explorer counts 7.1k research works in it since 1950. 5.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of neuropsychological assessment to understand and support child development, particularly in the context of education. It explores topics such as executive functions, cognitive development, learning disabilities, symbolic play, and pedagogical methods. The cluster also delves into the intersection of neuropsychology with educational psychology and technology.

  • Neuropsychological Assessment
  • Child Development
  • Executive Functions
  • Educational Psychology
  • Cognitive Development
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Symbolic Play
  • Pedagogical Methods
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Educational Technology
Research works
7.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
375
per year above
Top-10% rate
5.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+4%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology research?

By volume, Spain and Ecuador publish the most (333 and 261 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 333 works
  2. 2 Ecuador 261 works
  3. 3 Mexico 205 works
  4. 4 Colombia 135 works
  5. 5 Chile 75 works
  6. 6 Argentina 74 works
  7. 7 Peru 68 works
  8. 8 Brazil 66 works
  9. 9 United States 44 works
  10. 10 ?? 32 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Spain: 25.8%Ecuador: 20.2%Mexico: 15.9%Colombia: 10.5%6 others listed: 27.7%26%largest
Spain333 · 25.8%Ecuador261 · 20.2%Mexico205 · 15.9%Colombia135 · 10.5%6 others listed359 · 27.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Ação Educativa publishes the most Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology research, followed by Universidad Estatal de Milagro and Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ação EducativaBrazil 35 works
  2. 2 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 30 works
  3. 3 Universidad Estatal Península de Santa ElenaEcuador 27 works
  4. 4 University of GuayaquilEcuador 23 works
  5. 5 Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador?? 18 works
  6. 6 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 16 works
  7. 7 University of the Basque CountrySpain 16 works
  8. 8 Universidad César VallejoPeru 16 works
  9. 9 Universidad Técnica de ManabíEcuador 15 works
  10. 10 Universidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaGuatemala 15 works

Where is Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology research done?

The largest centres of Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology research in 2022–2025 are Guayaquil (Ecuador), Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in La Libertad and Guayaquil.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Guayaquil Ecuador 62 works
  2. 2 Madrid Spain 59 works
  3. 3 Mexico City Mexico 58 works
  4. 4 Bogotá Colombia 52 works
  5. 5 São Paulo Brazil 43 works
  6. 6 Buenos Aires Argentina 39 works
  7. 7 Barcelona Spain 34 works
  8. 8 Lima Peru 32 works
  9. 9 Quito Ecuador 28 works
  10. 10 La Libertad Ecuador 27 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. La LibertadEC · 27.3 works339×
  2. GuayaquilEC · 62.4 works85×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad César Vallejo, Universidad Indoamérica and Universidad Estatal de Milagro score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%30%mean 15.13%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad César Vallejo: 16, 24.1%Universidad Indoamérica: 9, 26.3%Universidad Estatal de Milagro: 30, 11.0%University of Guayaquil: 23, 12.1%Central University of Ecuador: 9, 13.6%Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena: 27, 8.1%Universidad de Granada: 12, 9.5%Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador: 18, 12.7%Universidad Técnica de Ambato: 10, 17.7%Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo: 9, 16.2%Universidad Indoamér…Universidad César Va…University of Guayaq…Universidad Estatal …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universidad César VallejoPeru 67.824.1%38.3×16 —
2 Universidad IndoaméricaEcuador 63.626.3%85.2×9 —
3 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 63.011.0%181.3×30 —
4 University of GuayaquilEcuador 61.712.1%94.5×23 —
5 Central University of EcuadorEcuador 59.413.6%57.8×9 +187.5%
6 Universidad Estatal Península de Santa ElenaEcuador 58.28.1%338.9×27 —
7 Universidad de GranadaSpain 56.49.5%15.8×12 +143.9%
8Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador?? 56.012.7%151.6×18 —
9 Universidad Técnica de AmbatoEcuador 55.517.7%47.2×10 —
10 Universidad Técnica Estatal de QuevedoEcuador 53.316.2%84.3×9 —

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.