| From neurons to neighborhoods: The science of early childhood development DA Phillips, JP Shonkoff National Academies Press, 2000 | 12115 | 2000 |
| Who cares? Child care teachers and the quality of care in America. M Whitebook Young Children 45 (1), 41-45, 1989 | 1645* | 1989 |
| The effects of universal pre-K on cognitive development. WT Gormley Jr, T Gayer, D Phillips, B Dawson Developmental psychology 41 (6), 872, 2005 | 1271 | 2005 |
| Investing in our future: The evidence base on preschool education. H Yoshikawa, C Weiland, J Brooks-Gunn, MR Burchinal, LM Espinosa, ... Society for Research in Child Development, 2013 | 1188 | 2013 |
| The effects of infant child care on infant-mother attachment security: Results of the NICHD study of early child care NICHD Early Child Care Research Network Child development, 860-879, 1997 | 1110 | 1997 |
| Thresholds of quality: Implications for the social development of children in center‐based child care C Howes, DA Phillips, M Whitebook Child development 63 (2), 449-460, 1992 | 1083 | 1992 |
| Early child care and children’s development prior to school entry: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care NICHD Early Child Care Research Network American educational research journal 39 (1), 133-164, 2002 | 954 | 2002 |
| The relation of child care to cognitive and language development M Appelbaum, DA Batten, J Belsky, K Boller, S Friedman, D Phillips, ... Child development 71 (4), 960-980, 2000 | 921* | 2000 |
| Child-care quality and children's social development. D Phillips, K McCartney, S Scarr Developmental psychology 23 (4), 537, 1987 | 763 | 1987 |
| Within and beyond the classroom door: Assessing quality in child care centers D Phillips, D Mekos, S Scarr, K McCartney, M Abbott–Shim Early Childhood Research Quarterly 15 (4), 475-496, 2000 | 666 | 2000 |
| Nonmaternal care and family factors in early development: An overview of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care NICHD Early Child Care Research Network Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 22 (5), 457-492, 2001 | 491 | 2001 |
| Preschool programs can boost school readiness WT Gormley Jr, D Phillips, T Gayer Science 320 (5884), 1723-1724, 2008 | 460 | 2008 |
| Child care for children in poverty: Opportunity or inequity? DA Phillips, M Voran, E Kisker, C Howes, M Whitebook Child development 65 (2), 472-492, 1994 | 444 | 1994 |
| Transforming undergraduate education in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology National Research Council, Division of Behavioral, Social Sciences, ... National Academies Press, 1999 | 443 | 1999 |
| Puzzling it out: The current state of scientific knowledge on pre-kindergarten effects DA Phillips, MW Lipsey, KA Dodge, R Haskins, D Bassok, MR Burchinal, ... The current state of scientific knowledge on pre-kindergarten effects, 19-30, 2017 | 442 | 2017 |
| Indicators of quality in child care: Review of research DA Phillips, C Howes Quality in child care: What does research tell us 1, 1-20, 1987 | 440 | 1987 |
| Worthy work, STILL unlivable wages: The early childhood workforce 25 years after the National Child Care Staffing Study M Whitebook, D Phillips, C Howes | 439 | 2014 |
| Early childhood intervention: A continuing evolution SJ Meisels, JP Shonkoff Handbook of early childhood intervention 2, 3-31, 2000 | 432 | 2000 |
| Working mothers and their families. S Scarr, D Phillips, K McCartney American Psychologist 44 (11), 1402, 1989 | 427 | 1989 |
| Socialization of perceived academic competence among highly competent children DA Phillips Child development, 1308-1320, 1987 | 422 | 1987 |
