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Robert J. Duncan

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1971
Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skillsParental Involvement in EducationEducational and Psychological Assessments

Publications

127

Citations

2,764

Est. group size

~9

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

56

Publishing since 1971

Research summary
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This researcher focuses on early childhood development, studying how skills like self-regulation, executive function, and early math and literacy abilities emerge and interact during the preschool and kindergarten years. Related work examines how these developmental skills connect to later academic achievement, behavioral and emotional adjustment, and outcomes such as sport participation and physical activity in youth. Note that a few publications in the record (on canola crops and lateral epicondylitis) appear unrelated to this core developmental focus and may reflect a shared name or different contributor.

Early childhood development and school readinessExecutive function and self-regulationEarly math and literacy skill developmentBehavioral and emotional adjustment in childrenYouth physical activity and sport participation

Publication output has grown over the last decade, rising from around 8 papers per year in 2017-2020 to a higher and fairly steady pace of 10-14 per year in recent years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.6/year recently
2017: 8 publications172018: 1 publication182019: 8 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 14 publications14212022: 11 publications222023: 14 publications14232024: 8 publications242025: 14 publications14252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology×9
  • Journal of Experimental Child Psychology×7
  • Frontiers in Psychology×6
  • Developmental Psychology×5
  • Early Education and Development×5
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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