Eric H. Lenneberg

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
39 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Eric H. Lenneberg is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Language and Linguistics. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric H. Lenneberg has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 8 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 5 papers in Language and Linguistics. Recurrent topics in Eric H. Lenneberg's work include Categorization, perception, and language (7 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (4 papers) and Language Development and Disorders (4 papers). Eric H. Lenneberg is often cited by papers focused on Categorization, perception, and language (7 papers), Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (4 papers) and Language Development and Disorders (4 papers). Eric H. Lenneberg collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. Eric H. Lenneberg's co-authors include Roger Brown, Lamar Roberts, Wilder Penfield, Marian Walter, Colin Cherry, Freda Rebelsky, George A. Miller, G. Ettlinger, Robert W. Rieber and Géza Révész and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Eric H. Lenneberg

36 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Biological Foundations of Language

1967 2.7k citations Eric H. Lenneberg profile →
A study in language and cognition.

1954 442 citations Roger Brown, Eric H. Lenneberg Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology profile →
Speech and Brain Mechanisms

1960 362 citations Eric H. Lenneberg, Wilder Penfield et al. Language profile →

Peers

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Beatrice T. Gardner United States

Victoria A. Fromkin United States

Lois Bloom United States

Henry Gleitman United States

Harlan Lane United States

Thomas G. Bever United States

Eve V. Clark United States

Dan I. Slobin United States

Donald G. MacKay United States

Lila R. Gleitman United States

Beatrice T. Gardner United States

Eric H. Lenneberg

3.0k ×1.6

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799 ×0.6

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841 ×0.6

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1.0k ×0.9

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340 ×0.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Eric H. Lenneberg

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric H. Lenneberg

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Eric H. Lenneberg. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Eric H. Lenneberg. The network helps show where Eric H. Lenneberg may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric H. Lenneberg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eric H. Lenneberg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eric H. Lenneberg based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Eric H. Lenneberg. Eric H. Lenneberg is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Lenneberg, Eric H.. (2007). A probabilistic approach to language learning. Systems Research and Behavioral Science. 2(1). 1–12. 6 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H., et al.. (1986). Biologische Grundlagen der Sprache. Suhrkamp eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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Miller, George A., et al.. (1978). Psychology and biology of language and thought : essays in honor of Eric Lenneberg. Academic Press eBooks. 57 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H. & Robert W. Rieber. (1976). The neuropsychology of language : essays in honor of Eric Lenneberg. Plenum Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H., et al.. (1975). Fundamentos biológicos del lenguaje. Alianza eBooks. 8 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H.. (1973). Phrase and paraphrase: some innovative uses of language . By Lila R. Gleitman and Henry Gleitman. New York: W. W. Norton, 1970. Pp. xii, 242. $6.95.. Language. 49(2). 519–523. 1 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H.. (1971). Of language knowledge, apes, and brains. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 1(1). 1–29. 52 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H.. (1969). On Explaining Language. Science. 164(3880). 635–643. 98 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H.. (1968). Response to reviews of biological foundations of language. Journal of Communication Disorders. 1(4). 320–322.

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Lenneberg, Eric H., et al.. (1966). Verbal Communication and Color Memory in the Deaf and Hearing. Child Development. 37(4). 765–765. 9 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H., et al.. (1965). Signs, Signals, and Symbols: A Presentation of a British Approach to Speech Pathology and Therapy. Language. 41(1). 91–91. 1 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H., et al.. (1965). The Vocalizations of Infants Born to Deaf and to Hearing Parents. Human Development. 8(1). 23–37. 59 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H., et al.. (1964). Apparatus for Reducing Play-Back Time of Tape Recorded, Intermittent Vocalization. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 29(1). 127–127. 3 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H.. (1964). Speech as a Motor Skill with Special Reference to Nonaphasic Disorders. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 29(1). 115–115. 16 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H.. (1962). The Role of Speech in the Regulation of Normal and Abnormal Behaviour. Psychosomatic Medicine. 24(2). 219–219. 12 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H.. (1961). COLOR NAMING, COLOR RECOGNITION, COLOR DISCRIMINATION: A RE-APPRAISAL. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 12(3). 375–375. 4 indexed citations

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Lenneberg, Eric H., Wilder Penfield, & Lamar Roberts. (1960). Speech and Brain Mechanisms. Language. 36(1). 97–97. 362 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lenneberg, Eric H. & Colin Cherry. (1957). On Human Communication: A Review, a Survey, and a Criticism. Language. 33(4). 568–568. 127 indexed citations

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Brown, Roger & Eric H. Lenneberg. (1954). A study in language and cognition.. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology. 49(3). 454–462. 442 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lenneberg, Eric H.. (1953). Cognition in Ethnolinguistics. Language. 29(4). 463–463. 83 indexed citations

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