Hank Bersani

714 total citations
13 papers, 444 citations indexed

About

Hank Bersani is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Safety Research and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hank Bersani has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 444 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Clinical Psychology, 4 papers in Safety Research and 3 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Hank Bersani's work include Disability Education and Employment (3 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (3 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (2 papers). Hank Bersani is often cited by papers focused on Disability Education and Employment (3 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (3 papers) and Behavioral and Psychological Studies (2 papers). Hank Bersani collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. Hank Bersani's co-authors include Michael L. Wehmeyer, David Thissen, Marc J. Tassé, Scott Spreat, Sharon A. Borthwick-Duffy, Keith F. Widaman, Giulia Balboni, Robert L. Schalock, Dalun Zhang and Laurie Powers and has published in prestigious journals such as Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Intellectual and developmental disabilities.

In The Last Decade

Hank Bersani

11 papers receiving 398 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hank Bersani United States 7 180 178 118 105 69 13 444
Simo Vehmas Finland 15 255 1.4× 165 0.9× 188 1.6× 82 0.8× 70 1.0× 36 615
Phil Foreman Australia 17 240 1.3× 243 1.4× 255 2.2× 139 1.3× 52 0.8× 50 690
John E. Rynders United States 16 125 0.7× 223 1.3× 203 1.7× 114 1.1× 41 0.6× 39 704
G. Thomas Bellamy United States 14 269 1.5× 176 1.0× 250 2.1× 179 1.7× 27 0.4× 31 728
Allen A. Schwartz United States 8 63 0.3× 172 1.0× 91 0.8× 165 1.6× 48 0.7× 14 421
Monica Dowling United States 10 89 0.5× 155 0.9× 93 0.8× 65 0.6× 18 0.3× 25 378
Kenneth L. Herman United States 8 214 1.2× 183 1.0× 227 1.9× 44 0.4× 26 0.4× 12 507
Wendi Beamish Australia 15 155 0.9× 310 1.7× 272 2.3× 199 1.9× 32 0.5× 54 623
Kathleen Tait Australia 12 89 0.5× 243 1.4× 234 2.0× 176 1.7× 17 0.2× 30 586
Christine Ashby United States 13 169 0.9× 142 0.8× 180 1.5× 144 1.4× 23 0.3× 29 477

Countries citing papers authored by Hank Bersani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hank Bersani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hank Bersani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hank Bersani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hank Bersani 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 Hank Bersani. Hank Bersani is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Tassé, Marc J., Robert L. Schalock, Giulia Balboni, et al.. (2012). The Construct of Adaptive Behavior: Its Conceptualization, Measurement, and Use in the Field of Intellectual Disability. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 117(4). 291–303. 181 indexed citations
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Bersani, Hank, David A. Rotholz, Valerie J. Bradley, et al.. (2007). Unjustifiable Non-Therapy: Response to the Issue of Growth Attenuation for Young People on the Basis of Disability. Intellectual and developmental disabilities. 45(5). 351–353. 3 indexed citations
3.
Bersani, Hank. (2007). President's Address 2007 - The Past is Prologue: “MR,” Go Gentle Into That Good Night. Intellectual and developmental disabilities. 45(6). 399–404. 4 indexed citations
4.
Geenen, Sarah, et al.. (2003). Understanding and Promoting the Transition of Minority Adolescents. Career Development for Exceptional Individuals. 26(1). 27–46. 48 indexed citations
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Fried‐Oken, Melanie & Hank Bersani. (2000). Speaking up and spelling it out : personal essays on augmentative and alternative communication. 24 indexed citations
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Wehmeyer, Michael L., et al.. (2000). Riding the Third Wave. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities. 15(2). 106–115. 68 indexed citations
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Bersani, Hank, et al.. (1999). Responding to the challenge : current trends and international issues in developmental disabilities : essays in honor of Gunnar Dybwad. 5 indexed citations
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Bersani, Hank, et al.. (1996). New voices : self-advocacy by people with disabilities. 71 indexed citations
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Bersani, Hank, et al.. (1988). Personal Integration Inventory.. 3 indexed citations
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Bersani, Hank, et al.. (1987). Mental Retardation as a Western Sociological Construct: A Cross-cultural Analysis. Disability Handicap & Society. 2(3). 231–245. 25 indexed citations
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Bersani, Hank. (1985). Advocacy: The Role for Parents' Groups.. Exceptional parent/˜The œExceptional parent. 15(2). 28–30. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Jacki, et al.. (1985). Qualitative Research Methods in Special Education: Ethnography, Microethnography, and Ethology. Journal of Special Education Technology. 7(3). 15–31. 11 indexed citations
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Bersani, Hank. (1985). How To Fail At Classroom Management. Academic Therapy. 20(3). 357–359.

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