Ian Stevenson

2.3k total citations
113 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Ian Stevenson is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian Stevenson has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Social Psychology, 23 papers in Clinical Psychology and 11 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Ian Stevenson's work include Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (29 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (12 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (8 papers). Ian Stevenson is often cited by papers focused on Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (29 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (12 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (8 papers). Ian Stevenson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and United Kingdom. Ian Stevenson's co-authors include Bruce Greyson, Justine E. Owens, Joseph Wolpe, José Garcia-Bustos, Michael N. Hall, Christoph Frei, F. Marini, Jack D. Hain, Emily Williams Kelly and William J. Samarin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Ian Stevenson

100 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian Stevenson United States 21 756 376 237 227 214 113 1.5k
David Fontana United States 18 244 0.3× 151 0.4× 380 1.6× 113 0.5× 30 0.1× 83 2.0k
James T. Webb United States 19 241 0.3× 277 0.7× 180 0.8× 193 0.9× 23 0.1× 92 1.3k
Dean Radin United States 20 749 1.0× 207 0.6× 368 1.6× 113 0.5× 92 0.4× 99 1.5k
Ernest Lawrence Rossi United States 19 196 0.3× 411 1.1× 77 0.3× 141 0.6× 69 0.3× 81 1.3k
Britt Anderson United States 27 200 0.3× 193 0.5× 190 0.8× 171 0.8× 28 0.1× 97 2.5k
Donald H. Ford United States 17 405 0.5× 390 1.0× 140 0.6× 44 0.2× 15 0.1× 96 1.6k
David Owens United Kingdom 20 281 0.4× 403 1.1× 57 0.2× 681 3.0× 181 0.8× 66 1.6k
Stanley Lesse United States 16 242 0.3× 281 0.7× 39 0.2× 196 0.9× 92 0.4× 78 1.0k
Eliot Slater United Kingdom 21 152 0.2× 433 1.2× 62 0.3× 938 4.1× 235 1.1× 77 2.2k
Kimerly J. Wilcox United States 9 677 0.9× 748 2.0× 42 0.2× 117 0.5× 45 0.2× 12 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ian Stevenson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ian Stevenson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian Stevenson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bennett, Dawn, et al.. (2016). The Composer’s Program Note for Newly Written Classical Music: Content and Intentions. Frontiers in Psychology. 7. 1707–1707. 3 indexed citations
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Arzarello, Ferdinando, et al.. (2012). Proof and Proving in Mathematics Education. Springer US. 1 indexed citations
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Greyson, Bruce, et al.. (2006). Do Prevailing Societal Models Influence Reports of Near-Death Experiences?. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 194(3). 218–222. 34 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian, et al.. (2005). Children of Myanmar who behave like Japanese soldiers: A possible third element in personality. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 19(2). 171–183. 8 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian. (2001). Disruption and Disclosure: Learning To Model Spherical Geometry. Research Portal (King's College London). 21(1). 12–16. 1 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian. (2000). The phenomenon of claimed memories of previous lives: possible interpretations and importance. Medical Hypotheses. 54(4). 652–659. 21 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian, et al.. (1999). Do Cases of the Reincarnation Type Show Similar Features Over Many Years? A Study of Turkish Cases a Generation Apart. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 13(2). 189–198. 7 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian. (1999). A Journey through Geometry: Sketches and Reflections on Learning.. for the learning of mathematics. 19(2). 42–47. 3 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian. (1995). Possession and Exorcism: An Essay Review. Journal of Parapsychology. 59(1). 69.
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Stevenson, Ian, et al.. (1995). Involuntary Memories During Severe Physical Illness or Injury. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 183(7). 452–458. 22 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian. (1990). Book Review: Other Lives, Other Selves: A Jungian Psychotherapist Discovers Past Lives. The Journal of near-death studies. 9(1). 55–57.
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Stevenson, Ian, et al.. (1990). Can children be stopped from speaking about previous lives? Some further analyses of features in cases of the reincarnation type.. 56(818). 82–90. 7 indexed citations
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Frawley, William & Ian Stevenson. (1985). Unlearned Language: New Studies in Xenoglossy. Language. 61(3). 739–739. 2 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian. (1983). Twelve cases in Thailand and Burma. 2 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian. (1980). Twelve Cases in Lebanon and Turkey. 4 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian. (1977). Ten cases in Sri Lanka. 3 indexed citations
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Stevenson, Ian, et al.. (1977). Three Cases Of The Reincarnation Type In India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 19(2). 36. 2 indexed citations
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Samarin, William J. & Ian Stevenson. (1976). Xenoglossy: A Review and Report of a Case. Language. 52(1). 270–270. 8 indexed citations
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Haraldsson, Erlendur & Ian Stevenson. (1974). An experiment with the Icelandic medium Hafsteinn Bjornsson.. 1 indexed citations
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Hain, Jack D., et al.. (1966). Effectiveness and processes of interviewing with drugs. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 4(2). 95–106. 5 indexed citations

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