Léo Kanner

15.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Léo Kanner is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Léo Kanner has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Clinical Psychology, 12 papers in General Health Professions and 12 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Léo Kanner's work include Child and Adolescent Health (12 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (12 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (9 papers). Léo Kanner is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Health (12 papers), Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (12 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (9 papers). Léo Kanner collaborates with scholars based in United States. Léo Kanner's co-authors include Leon Eisenberg, Leonard I. Lesser, Alejandro Rodríguez, L Eisenberg, Margaret S. Mahler, George E. Gardner, Alfred M. Freedman and R. James McKay and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, PEDIATRICS and Child Development.

In The Last Decade

Léo Kanner

55 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Autistic disturbances of affective contact.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Léo Kanner United States	17	2.4k	1.2k	820	750	602	58	3.1k
Robert J. Reichler United States	10	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	525 0.6×	797 1.1×	457 0.8×	17	2.4k
Peter E. Tanguay United States	29	2.2k 0.9×	951 0.8×	849 1.0×	856 1.1×	379 0.6×	79	3.1k
B. J. Freeman United States	30	2.9k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.7×	1.0k 1.3×	522 0.9×	70	3.5k
Lynn Mawhood United Kingdom	8	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	790 1.0×	586 0.8×	1.0k 1.7×	8	2.9k
Sara S. Sparrow United States	29	3.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	966 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	756 1.3×	44	3.9k
Sharon Bradley‐Johnson United States	15	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	447 0.5×	502 0.7×	961 1.6×	58	2.8k
William R. Jenson United States	29	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	559 0.7×	574 0.8×	1.0k 1.7×	108	3.1k
Barry M. Prizant United States	25	2.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.5×	549 0.7×	698 0.9×	1.5k 2.5×	45	3.6k
Amitta Shah United Kingdom	14	1.9k 0.8×	766 0.7×	465 0.6×	708 0.9×	720 1.2×	15	2.4k
Judith Miller United States	17	2.0k 0.9×	790 0.7×	653 0.8×	543 0.7×	572 1.0×	27	2.5k

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Kanner, Léo & L Eisenberg. (2003). Notes on the follow-up studies of autistic children.. PubMed. 227–39; discussion, 285. 13 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1995). [Follow-up study of eleven autistic children originally reported in 1943. 1971].. PubMed. 38(2). 421–61. 5 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1973). Childhood psychosis: initial studies and new insights. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 133 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1971). Approaches: Retrospect and prospect. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 1(4). 453–459. 5 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo, et al.. (1966). A History of the Care and Study of the Mentally Retarded.. Journal of Health and Human Behavior. 7(3). 225–225. 68 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1963). A TRIBUTE TO MORITZ TRAMER.. PubMed. 30. 281–4. 1 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1962). An early mental dificiency periodical.. PubMed. 36. 532–4. 1 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1962). EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN: A HISTORICAL REVIEW1. Child Development. 33(1). 97–102. 13 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1960). CHILD PSYCHIATRY : RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT. American Journal of Psychiatry. 117(1). 15–22. 15 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1960). Itard, Seguin, Howe--three pioneers in the education of retarded children.. PubMed. 65. 2–10. 5 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1959). The Thirty-Third Maudsley Lecture: Trends in Child-Psychiatry. Journal of Mental Science. 105(440). 581–593. 32 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1959). Problems of adolescence. The Journal of Pediatrics. 55(3). 397–404. 11 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1957). A word to parents about mental hygiene. University of Wisconsin Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo & Leon Eisenberg. (1957). CHILD PSYCHIATRY. MENTAL DEFICIENCY. American Journal of Psychiatry. 113(7). 617–622. 1 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1956). Early infantile autism 1943-1955. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 26. 55–65. 158 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo & Leon Eisenberg. (1955). CHILD PSYCHIATRY. MENTAL DEFICIENCY. American Journal of Psychiatry. 111(7). 520–523. 1 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1954). A matter of historical perspective.. PubMed. 111(5). 388–9. 1 indexed citations

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Gardner, George E., et al.. (1954). Childhood schizophrenia: Round table, 1953: Discussion.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 24(3). 517–528. 4 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo, et al.. (1953). Round Table Discussion. PEDIATRICS. 11(4). 393–404. 3 indexed citations

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Kanner, Léo. (1951). CHILD PSYCHIATRY. MENTAL DEFICIENCY. American Journal of Psychiatry. 107(7). 526–528. 10 indexed citations

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