| Why numerical symbols count in the development of mathematical skills: Evidence from brain and behavior R Merkley, D Ansari Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 10, 14-20, 2016 | 201 | 2016 |
| Multi-modal distraction: Insights from children’s limited attention PJ Matusz, H Broadbent, J Ferrari, B Forrest, R Merkley, G Scerif Cognition 136, 156-165, 2015 | 94 | 2015 |
| Publishing child development research from around the world: An unfair playing field resulting in most of the world's child population under‐represented in research CE Draper, LM Barnett, CJ Cook, JA Cuartas, SJ Howard, DC McCoy, ... Infant and Child Development 32 (6), e2375, 2023 | 74 | 2023 |
| Strong causal claims require strong evidence: A commentary on Wang and colleagues R Merkley, AA Matejko, D Ansari Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 153, 163-167, 2017 | 66 | 2017 |
| Using eye tracking to study numerical cognition: the case of the ratio effect R Merkley, D Ansari Experimental Brain Research 206, 455-460, 2010 | 52 | 2010 |
| Of huge mice and tiny elephants: Exploring the relationship between inhibitory processes and preschool math skills R Merkley, J Thompson, G Scerif Frontiers in psychology 6, 1903, 2016 | 43 | 2016 |
| Let's talk about maths: The role of observed “maths‐talk” and maths provisions in preschoolers' numeracy M von Spreckelsen, E Dove, I Coolen, A Mills, A Dowker, K Sylva, ... Mind, Brain, and Education 13 (4), 326-340, 2019 | 28 | 2019 |
| Electrophysiological markers of newly acquired symbolic numerical representations: the role of magnitude and ordinal information R Merkley, A Shimi, G Scerif ZDM 48, 279-289, 2016 | 27 | 2016 |
| Domain-general and domain-specific influences on emerging numerical cognition: Contrasting uni-and bidirectional prediction models I Coolen, R Merkley, D Ansari, E Dove, A Dowker, A Mills, V Murphy, ... Cognition 215, 104816, 2021 | 23 | 2021 |
| Expert attention: Attentional allocation depends on the differential development of multisensory number representations PJ Matusz, R Merkley, M Faure, G Scerif Cognition 186, 171-177, 2019 | 22 | 2019 |
| Kindergarteners’ symbolic number abilities predict nonsymbolic number abilities and math achievement in grade 1. NTT Lau, R Merkley, P Tremblay, S Zhang, S De Jesus, D Ansari Developmental psychology 57 (4), 471, 2021 | 19 | 2021 |
| Caregiver perspectives of risk and protective factors influencing early childhood development in low‐income, urban settings: A social ecological perspective CE Draper, CJ Cook, SJ Howard, H Makaula, R Merkley, M Mshudulu, ... Infant and Child Development 32 (3), e2417, 2023 | 16 | 2023 |
| Continuous visual properties of number influence the formation of novel symbolic representations R Merkley, G Scerif Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology 68 (9), 1860-1870, 2015 | 14 | 2015 |
| The “Inferior Temporal Numeral Area” distinguishes numerals from other character categories during passive viewing: A representational similarity analysis DJ Yeo, C Pollack, R Merkley, D Ansari, GR Price Neuroimage 214, 116716, 2020 | 13 | 2020 |
| Exploring the origins and development of the visual number form area: a functionally specialized and domain-specific region for the processing of number symbols? R Merkley, ED Wilkey, AA Matejko Journal of Neuroscience 36 (17), 4659-4661, 2016 | 13 | 2016 |
| Integrating numerical cognition research and mathematics education to strengthen the teaching and learning of early number Z Hawes, R Merkley, CL Stager, D Ansari British Journal of Educational Psychology 91 (4), 1073-1109, 2021 | 10 | 2021 |
| What is the precise role of cognitive control in the development of a sense of number? R Merkley, G Scerif, D Ansari Behavioral and Brain Sciences 40, 2017 | 10 | 2017 |
| The control of selective attention and emerging mathematical cognition: Beyond unidirectional influences R Merkley, PJ Matusz, G Scerif Heterogeneity of function in numerical cognition, 111-126, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
| “We don’t have things for counting”: An exploration of early numeracy skills and home learning experiences of children growing up in poverty in South Africa R Merkley, E Sernoskie, CJ Cook, SJ Howard, H Makaula, M Mshudulu, ... Journal of Numerical Cognition 9 (2), 268-284, 2023 | 7 | 2023 |
| Child exposure to violence and self-regulation in South African preschool-age children from low-income settings CJ Cook, SJ Howard, J Cuartas, H Makaula, R Merkley, M Mshudulu, ... Child Abuse & Neglect 134, 105944, 2022 | 7 | 2022 |
Gaia ScerifProfessor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience - Department of Experimental PsychologyVerified email at psy.ox.ac.uk
