Jacob Needleman

664 total citations
24 papers, 363 citations indexed

About

Jacob Needleman is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Philosophy and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacob Needleman has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 363 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Philosophy and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Jacob Needleman's work include Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (6 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (5 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (2 papers). Jacob Needleman is often cited by papers focused on Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (6 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (5 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (2 papers). Jacob Needleman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Jacob Needleman's co-authors include Maurice Natanson, Antoine Faivre, Philip Merlan, Erwin Straus, Meredith B. McGuire, George Baker, Philip L. Berg and James A. Gould and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research and Review of Religious Research.

In The Last Decade

Jacob Needleman

22 papers receiving 241 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jacob Needleman United States 10 117 110 83 63 40 24 363
Lauri Honko Finland 12 92 0.8× 87 0.8× 35 0.4× 55 0.9× 18 0.5× 42 477
Thomas P. Kasulis United States 10 83 0.7× 181 1.6× 54 0.7× 79 1.3× 16 0.4× 26 438
Philippe Nemo Switzerland 4 168 1.4× 122 1.1× 41 0.5× 39 0.6× 13 0.3× 18 353
van 't 1 32 0.3× 105 1.0× 63 0.8× 88 1.4× 23 0.6× 2 310
Otto Rank 12 61 0.5× 115 1.0× 205 2.5× 174 2.8× 27 0.7× 29 565
Jewel Spears Brooker United States 7 64 0.5× 125 1.1× 88 1.1× 75 1.2× 13 0.3× 25 464
Hugh B. Urban United States 14 214 1.8× 263 2.4× 102 1.2× 70 1.1× 41 1.0× 75 620
Donald B. Meyer United States 6 58 0.5× 172 1.6× 82 1.0× 59 0.9× 51 1.3× 9 435
Jiddu Krishnamurti United States 10 37 0.3× 69 0.6× 61 0.7× 53 0.8× 17 0.4× 57 321
Abraham Joshua Heschel 11 118 1.0× 242 2.2× 32 0.4× 48 0.8× 58 1.4× 32 469

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jacob Needleman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jacob Needleman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Needleman, Jacob. (2007). A Philosopher's Reflection on Commercialism in Medicine. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 16(4). 433–438. 3 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (2007). Why Can't We Be Good?. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (2005). The wisdom of love. 1 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (2003). Time and the Soul : Where Has All the Meaningful Time Gone--And Can We Get It Back?. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (2002). The American Soul: Rediscovering the Wisdom of the Founders. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (1997). Time and the soul. 2 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob, et al.. (1995). Geld und der Sinn des Lebens. Suhrkamp eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Faivre, Antoine & Jacob Needleman. (1992). Modern Esoteric Spirituality. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 32 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (1986). The essence of being a physician.. PubMed. 145(2). 185–6. 5 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (1982). Consciousness and tradition. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (1982). The Heart of Philosophy. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
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Berg, Philip L., et al.. (1980). Understanding the New Religions. Review of Religious Research. 21(2). 245–245. 27 indexed citations
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McGuire, Meredith B., Jacob Needleman, & George Baker. (1979). Understanding the New Religions. Sociological Analysis. 40(3). 272–272. 32 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob, et al.. (1977). Religion for a New Generation. Sociological Analysis. 38(3). 277–277. 7 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (1975). A sense of the cosmos: The encounter of modern science and ancient truth. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 8 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob, et al.. (1974). The sword of gnosis : metaphysics, cosmology, tradition, symbolism. Penguin Books. 9 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (1970). The New Religions. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 31 indexed citations
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Needleman, Jacob. (1969). THE PERCEPTION OF MORTALITY. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 164(3). 733–736. 1 indexed citations
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Merlan, Philip, Erwin Straus, & Jacob Needleman. (1967). The Primary World of Senses: A Vindication of Sensory Experience.. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 28(2). 285–285. 43 indexed citations
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Natanson, Maurice & Jacob Needleman. (1965). Being-in-the-World: Selected Papers of Ludwig Binswanger.. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. 25(3). 429–429. 94 indexed citations

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