| 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 | 183 | 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 | 90 | 2015 |
| 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 | 67 | 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 | 48 | 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 | 39 | 2016 |
| 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, e2375, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| 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 | 25 | 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 | 22 | 2019 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 14 | 2021 |
| 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 | 13 | 2021 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 12 | 2015 |
| 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 | 8 | 2023 |
| 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 | 8 | 2020 |
| 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 | 8 | 2018 |
| 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 | 6 | 2017 |
| Beyond number sense: Contributions of domain-general processes to the development of numeracy in early childhood R Merkley University of Oxford, 2015 | 6 | 2015 |
| 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 | 5 | 2021 |
| Exploring the Implementation of Early Math Assessments in Kindergarten Classrooms: A Research‐Practice Collaboration JA McDonald, R Merkley, J Mickle, LM Collimore, Z Hawes, D Ansari Mind, Brain, and Education 15 (4), 311-321, 2021 | 5 | 2021 |
Gaia ScerifProfessor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience - Department of Experimental PsychologyVerified email at psy.ox.ac.uk
