Edith Jacobson

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Edith Jacobson is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, Edith Jacobson has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Clinical Psychology, 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in Edith Jacobson's work include Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (5 papers), Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (2 papers) and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research (2 papers). Edith Jacobson is often cited by papers focused on Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (5 papers), Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (2 papers) and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research (2 papers). Edith Jacobson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Edith Jacobson's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child and The Psychoanalytic Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Edith Jacobson

16 papers receiving 744 citations

Hit Papers

The Self and the Object World 1954 2026 1978 2002 1954 250 500 750
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  1. The Self and the Object World
    1954 846 citations Edith Jacobson The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edith Jacobson United States 12 867 259 169 131 114 18 1.3k
Lawrence S. Kubie United States 18 689 0.8× 403 1.6× 179 1.1× 137 1.0× 152 1.3× 77 1.5k
Phyllis Greenacre United States 21 742 0.9× 137 0.5× 99 0.6× 149 1.1× 85 0.7× 52 1.3k
Peter L. Giovacchini United States 16 717 0.8× 233 0.9× 121 0.7× 95 0.7× 109 1.0× 65 1.1k
Harold F. Searles United States 18 979 1.1× 307 1.2× 260 1.5× 178 1.4× 90 0.8× 50 1.4k
Joseph G. Kepecs United States 11 1.1k 1.3× 490 1.9× 75 0.4× 196 1.5× 117 1.0× 29 1.5k
Jacob A. Arlow United States 24 1.3k 1.5× 358 1.4× 251 1.5× 369 2.8× 103 0.9× 61 1.8k
Ralph R. Greenson United States 16 1.6k 1.8× 631 2.4× 137 0.8× 229 1.7× 157 1.4× 33 2.2k
Hans W. Loewald United States 21 1.4k 1.6× 310 1.2× 292 1.7× 339 2.6× 162 1.4× 35 2.0k
W. W. Meissner United States 22 1.1k 1.3× 370 1.4× 282 1.7× 272 2.1× 198 1.7× 163 1.7k
Ernest S. Wolf United States 10 632 0.7× 223 0.9× 83 0.5× 77 0.6× 89 0.8× 31 846

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All Works

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Jacobson, Edith, et al.. (1981). Object and Self: A Developmental Approach- Essays in Honor of Edith Jacobson. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1978). Wege der weiblichen Über-Ich-Bildung (1937). Psyche. 32(8). 764–775.
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Jacobson, Edith, et al.. (1978). Das selbst und die Welt der Objekte. Suhrkamp eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1976). Ways of Female Superego Formation and the Female Castration Conflict. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly. 45(4). 525–538. 12 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1971). Depression: Comparative Studies of Normal, Neurotic, and Psychotic Conditions. Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens Kew). 68 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1968). On the Development of the Girl’s Wish for a Child. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly. 37(4). 523–538. 10 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1967). Psychotic conflict and reality. 31 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1966). The Return of the Lost Parent. Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal. 11(1_suppl). 259–266. 16 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1961). Adolescent Moods and the Remodeling of Psychic Structures in Adolescence. The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. 16(1). 164–183. 54 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1959). The “Exceptions”. The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. 14(1). 135–154. 59 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1957). Normal and Pathological Moods: Their Nature and Functions. The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. 12(1). 73–113. 57 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1957). Denial and Repression. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 5(1). 61–92. 56 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1955). Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 3(1). 149–156. 6 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1954). BOOK SECTION: Federn's Contributions to Ego Psychology and Psychoses. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 2(3). 519–525. 3 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1954). TRANSFERENCE PROBLEMS IN THE PSYCHOANALYTIC TREATMENT OF SEVERELY DEPRESSIVE PATIENTS. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 2(4). 595–606. 30 indexed citations
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Jacobson, Edith. (1954). The Self and the Object World. The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child. 9(1). 75–127. 846 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jacobson, Edith. (1954). Contribution to the Metapsychology of Psychotic Identifications. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 2(2). 239–262. 55 indexed citations

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