Karin Grossmann

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Karin Grossmann is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin Grossmann has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Clinical Psychology, 22 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Karin Grossmann's work include Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (20 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers) and Family Dynamics and Relationships (8 papers). Karin Grossmann is often cited by papers focused on Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (20 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (17 papers) and Family Dynamics and Relationships (8 papers). Karin Grossmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Czechia. Karin Grossmann's co-authors include Klaus E. Grossmann, Elisabeth Fremmer‐Bombik, Peter Zimmermann, Heinz Kindler, Gerhard J. Suess, Hermann Scheuerer‐Englisch, Gottfried Spangler, F.-X. Huber, Jay Belsky and Abraham Sagi‐Schwartz and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, Child Development and Developmental Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Karin Grossmann

34 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Uniqueness of the Child–Father Attachment Relationshi... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. The Uniqueness of the Child–Father Attachment Relationship: Fathers’ Sensitive and Challenging Play as a Pivotal Variable in a 16‐year Longitudinal Study
    2002 578 citations Karin Grossmann, Klaus E. Grossmann et al. Social Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karin Grossmann Germany 18 1.6k 1.5k 637 411 346 39 2.2k
Martha Farrell Erickson United States 14 1.8k 1.1× 989 0.7× 682 1.1× 667 1.6× 323 0.9× 22 2.6k
Wendy C. Gamble United States 21 1.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 466 0.7× 469 1.1× 236 0.7× 38 2.2k
Nancy S. Weinfield United States 16 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 386 0.6× 271 0.7× 366 1.1× 29 2.2k
Ellen Moss Canada 30 2.3k 1.4× 1.7k 1.1× 463 0.7× 373 0.9× 614 1.8× 80 3.0k
Nancy Kaplan United States 4 2.3k 1.4× 2.3k 1.5× 807 1.3× 511 1.2× 385 1.1× 5 3.2k
Abraham Sagi Israel 26 1.7k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 659 1.0× 516 1.3× 312 0.9× 60 2.8k
Nina Koren‐Karie Israel 24 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.8× 266 0.4× 358 0.9× 388 1.1× 68 2.3k
Marianne S. de Wolff Netherlands 11 2.1k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 651 1.0× 302 0.7× 722 2.1× 20 2.8k
D.C. van den Boom Netherlands 19 1.3k 0.8× 964 0.6× 321 0.5× 227 0.6× 383 1.1× 28 2.0k
Erik Hesse United States 16 2.5k 1.6× 2.2k 1.5× 643 1.0× 439 1.1× 452 1.3× 20 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karin Grossmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Grossmann, Klaus E., et al.. (2020). Universal and culturally specific aspects of sensitive responsiveness to young children. Attachment & Human Development. 23(2). 231–238. 1 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Karin, et al.. (2019). Essentials when studying child-father attachment: A fundamental view on safe haven and secure base phenomena. Attachment & Human Development. 22(1). 9–14. 49 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Klaus E., et al.. (2018). Universal and culturally specific aspects of sensitive responsiveness to young children. Attachment & Human Development. 23(2). 1–8. 2 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Karin & Klaus E. Grossmann. (2014). Bindungen - das Gefüge psychischer Sicherheit. 17 indexed citations
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Jongenelen, Inês, Isabel Soares, Karin Grossmann, & Carla Martins. (2014). Vinculação em mães adolescentes e seus bebés. Psicologia. 20(1). 11–11. 3 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Klaus E., Inge Bretherton, Everett Waters, & Karin Grossmann. (2013). Maternal sensitivity: observational studies honoring Mary Ainsworth’s 100thyear. Attachment & Human Development. 15(5-6). 443–447. 12 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Karin & Klaus E. Grossmann. (2009). The Impact of Attachment to Mother and Father and Sensitive Support of Exploration at an Early Age on Children's Psychosocial Development through Young Adulthood. 1 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Klaus E. & Karin Grossmann. (2008). Die psychische Sicherheit in Bindungsbeziehungen. Familiendynamik. 33(3). 231–259. 1 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Klaus E. & Karin Grossmann. (2008). Die psychische Sicherheit in Bindungsbeziehungen: Basis für psychologische Anpassungsfähigkeit.. 1 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Karin & Klaus E. Grossmann. (2007). The Impact of Attachment to Mother and Father at an Early Age on Children's Psychosocial Development through Young Adulthood. 7 indexed citations
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Sagi‐Schwartz, Abraham, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Klaus E. Grossmann, et al.. (2003). Attachment and Traumatic Stress in Female Holocaust Child Survivors and Their Daughters. American Journal of Psychiatry. 160(6). 1086–1092. 142 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Karin, Klaus E. Grossmann, Elisabeth Fremmer‐Bombik, et al.. (2002). The Uniqueness of the Child–Father Attachment Relationship: Fathers’ Sensitive and Challenging Play as a Pivotal Variable in a 16‐year Longitudinal Study. Social Development. 11(3). 301–337. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grossmann, Klaus E. & Karin Grossmann. (1999). Mary Ainsworth: Our Guide To Attachment Research. 5(4). 190–3. 1 indexed citations
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Kindler, Heinz & Karin Grossmann. (1997). Longitudinal Sequelae of Fathers' Sensitivity while Challenging the Child during Joint Play.. 1 indexed citations
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Belsky, Jay, et al.. (1996). Continuity in Parent-Child Relationships from Infancy to Middle Childhood and Relations with Friendship Competence. Child Development. 67(4). 1437–1437. 37 indexed citations
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Fremmer‐Bombik, Elisabeth, et al.. (1996). Social and individual determinants of infant attachment security and disorganization. Infant Mental Health Journal. 17(2). 127–139. 58 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Klaus E. & Karin Grossmann. (1993). Legame d'attaccamento infantile e sviluppo delle dinamiche psichiche individuali nel corso della vita. 1 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Klaus E. & Karin Grossmann. (1989). PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON JAPANESE INFANTS' BEHAVIOR IN AINSWORTH'S STRANGE SITUATION. Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers (Hokkaido University). 11. 1–12. 4 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Karin, et al.. (1985). Maternal Sensitivity and Newborns' Orientation Responses as Related to Quality of Attachment in Northern Germany. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 50(1/2). 233–233. 290 indexed citations
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Grossmann, Klaus E. & Karin Grossmann. (1984). Discovery and proof in attachment research. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 7(1). 154–155.

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