Frank Kessel

1.6k total citations
35 papers, 908 citations indexed

About

Frank Kessel is a scholar working on General Psychology, Social Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Kessel has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 908 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in General Psychology, 5 papers in Social Psychology and 5 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Frank Kessel's work include Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (7 papers), Social Representations and Identity (4 papers) and Educational and Psychological Assessments (3 papers). Frank Kessel is often cited by papers focused on Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (7 papers), Social Representations and Identity (4 papers) and Educational and Psychological Assessments (3 papers). Frank Kessel collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Netherlands. Frank Kessel's co-authors include Patricia L. Rosenfield, John H. Flavell, Patricia H. Miller, Ellen Bialystok, Hans Sebald, Alexander W. Siegel, Pamela M. Cole, Dale L. Johnson, Arti̇n Göncü and William Kessen and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Psychologist and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Frank Kessel

32 papers receiving 741 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frank Kessel United States 17 315 198 160 143 125 35 908
Victor D. Sanua United States 10 195 0.6× 340 1.7× 228 1.4× 188 1.3× 69 0.6× 41 1.0k
Steven R. Yussen United States 18 584 1.9× 304 1.5× 167 1.0× 91 0.6× 256 2.0× 62 1.1k
Douglass Price‐Williams United States 19 226 0.7× 219 1.1× 301 1.9× 182 1.3× 185 1.5× 50 1.1k
Roger V. Burton United States 13 236 0.7× 110 0.6× 259 1.6× 313 2.2× 95 0.8× 24 859
Bryan K. Saville United States 14 264 0.8× 309 1.6× 212 1.3× 104 0.7× 79 0.6× 31 716
William Buskist United States 20 431 1.4× 557 2.8× 335 2.1× 81 0.6× 58 0.5× 83 1.2k
Tracy B. Henley United States 15 107 0.3× 205 1.0× 261 1.6× 141 1.0× 113 0.9× 52 877
Edmund W. Gordon United States 20 210 0.7× 877 4.4× 178 1.1× 234 1.6× 244 2.0× 94 1.6k
Jon D. Swartz United States 14 164 0.5× 131 0.7× 206 1.3× 223 1.6× 169 1.4× 60 934
David A. Goslin United States 8 148 0.5× 265 1.3× 267 1.7× 275 1.9× 246 2.0× 16 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Kessel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Kessel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kirst, Maritt, Patricia L. Rosenfield, & Frank Kessel. (2011). Converging disciplines : a transdisciplinary research approach to urban health problems. DIAL (Catholic University of Leuven). 16 indexed citations
2.
Kessel, Frank, Patricia L. Rosenfield, & Norman B. Anderson. (2008). Interdisciplinary research : case studies from health and social science. Oxford University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations
3.
Kessel, Frank & Patricia L. Rosenfield. (2008). Toward Transdisciplinary Research. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 35(2). S225–S234. 79 indexed citations
4.
Kessel, Frank, et al.. (2008). Interdisciplinary Research. Oxford University Press eBooks. 21 indexed citations
5.
Kessel, Frank, Patricia L. Rosenfield, & Norman B. Anderson. (2003). Expanding the boundaries of health and social science : case studies in interdisciplinary innovation. Oxford University Press eBooks. 35 indexed citations
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Koch, Sigmund, et al.. (1999). Psychology in Human Context: Essays in Dissidence and Reconstruction. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 28 indexed citations
7.
Kessel, Frank, et al.. (1998). Sigmund Koch (1917-1996): Obituary.. American Psychologist. 53(3). 316–317. 1 indexed citations
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Kessel, Frank, Norman Garmezy, Richard Trumbull, & Michael M. Sokal. (1995). Psychology, Science, And Human Affairs: Essays In Honor Of William Bevan. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 13 indexed citations
9.
Kessen, William, Frank Kessel, Marc H. Bornstein, & Arnold J. Sameroff. (1991). Contemporary constructions of the child : essays in honor of William Kessen. 26 indexed citations
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Bialystok, Ellen & Frank Kessel. (1989). The Development of Language and Language Researchers: Essays in Honor of Roger Brown. Modern Language Journal. 73(2). 204–204. 76 indexed citations
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Göncü, Arti̇n & Frank Kessel. (1988). Preschoolers' Collaborative Construction in Planning and Maintaining Imaginative Play. International Journal of Behavioral Development. 11(3). 327–344. 24 indexed citations
12.
Kessel, Frank & Arti̇n Göncü. (1984). Analyzing children's play dialogues. Jossey-Bass eBooks. 9 indexed citations
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Göncü, Arti̇n & Frank Kessel. (1984). Children's play: A contextual-functional perspective. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 1984(25). 5–22. 19 indexed citations
14.
Kessel, Frank. (1972). IMAGERY: A DIMENSION OF MIND REDISCOVERED. British Journal of Psychology. 63(2). 149–162. 4 indexed citations
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Miller, Patricia H., Frank Kessel, & John H. Flavell. (1970). THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT ... : A STUDY OF SOCIAL COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. Child Development. 41(3). 613–623. 104 indexed citations
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Miller, Patricia H., Frank Kessel, & John H. Flavell. (1970). Thinking about People Thinking about People Thinking about...: A Study of Social Cognitive Development. Child Development. 41(3). 613–613. 15 indexed citations
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Kessel, Frank. (1970). The Role of Syntax in Children's Comprehension from Ages Six to Twelve. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 35(6). iii–iii. 55 indexed citations
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Strange, Winifred, Terrence J. Keeney, Frank Kessel, & James J. Jenkins. (1970). Abstraction over time of prototypes from distortions of random dot patterns: A replication.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 83(3, Pt.1). 508–510. 51 indexed citations
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Kessel, Frank, et al.. (1969). Cultural Differences in N-ACH Externality Between White and Colored South African Adolescents. The Journal of Social Psychology. 77(1). 133–134. 1 indexed citations
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Mills, Joseph L. & Frank Kessel. (1965). Retroactive Inhibition of Descriptive Prose. Psychological Reports. 17(3). 917–918. 8 indexed citations

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