Leon A. Jakobovits

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Leon A. Jakobovits is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon A. Jakobovits has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Language and Linguistics, 6 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 4 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Leon A. Jakobovits's work include EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (8 papers), Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (3 papers) and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis (2 papers). Leon A. Jakobovits is often cited by papers focused on EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (8 papers), Historical Linguistics and Language Studies (3 papers) and Linguistics and Discourse Analysis (2 papers). Leon A. Jakobovits collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Leon A. Jakobovits's co-authors include Danny D. Steinberg, John Lyons, Wallace E. Lambert, Murray S. Miron, Charles E. Osgood, Earl W. Stevick, Robert Hogenraad, Rabindra N. Kanungo, Hans Hörmann and Stanley B. Messer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychological Review and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Leon A. Jakobovits

44 papers receiving 925 citations

Hit Papers

Semantics: An Interdiscip... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 100 200 300 400
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  1. Semantics: An Interdisciplinary Reader in Philosophy, Linguistics and Psychology
    1973 482 citations John Lyons, Danny D. Steinberg et al. The Modern Language Review profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leon A. Jakobovits United States 16 486 356 323 194 190 47 1.2k
Daniel C. O’Connell United States 18 497 1.0× 486 1.4× 292 0.9× 243 1.3× 189 1.0× 101 1.2k
Jerry L. Morgan United States 9 415 0.9× 380 1.1× 195 0.6× 427 2.2× 170 0.9× 25 1.1k
Jacqueline Sachs United States 13 406 0.8× 402 1.1× 802 2.5× 294 1.5× 531 2.8× 19 1.5k
Michael L. Geis United States 10 420 0.9× 297 0.8× 164 0.5× 215 1.1× 100 0.5× 24 975
John Algeo United States 13 678 1.4× 265 0.7× 191 0.6× 152 0.8× 111 0.6× 83 1.2k
Susan E. Haviland United States 7 231 0.5× 369 1.0× 505 1.6× 260 1.3× 418 2.2× 8 992
Donald S. Boomer United States 10 178 0.4× 270 0.8× 205 0.6× 128 0.7× 188 1.0× 12 698
Adrienne Lehrer United States 18 562 1.2× 435 1.2× 95 0.3× 197 1.0× 51 0.3× 42 1.0k
Talmy Givón United States 12 1.2k 2.5× 491 1.4× 215 0.7× 304 1.6× 138 0.7× 16 1.5k
Gisela Redeker Netherlands 15 410 0.8× 331 0.9× 188 0.6× 248 1.3× 149 0.8× 50 923

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All Works

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Jakobovits, Leon A., et al.. (1993). Bibliographic Instructional Design for Information Literacy: Integrating Affective and Cognitive Objectives.. Research Strategies. 11(2). 73–88. 23 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A., et al.. (1992). A Content Analysis Method for Developing User-Based Objectives.. Research Strategies. 10(1). 4–16. 3 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A., et al.. (1990). Learning Principles and the Library Environment.. Research Strategies. 8(2). 74–81. 8 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A., et al.. (1988). Problem Solving, Creative Librarianship, and Search Behavior. College & Research Libraries. 49(5). 400–408. 4 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A., et al.. (1985). Managing the Affective Micro-Information Environment.. Research Strategies. 3(1). 17–28. 10 indexed citations
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Lyons, John, Danny D. Steinberg, & Leon A. Jakobovits. (1973). Semantics: An Interdisciplinary Reader in Philosophy, Linguistics and Psychology. The Modern Language Review. 68(3). 619–619. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jakobovits, Leon A., Hans Hörmann, & H. H. Stern. (1972). Psycholinguistics: An Introduction to Research and Theory. Modern Language Journal. 56(4). 254–254. 6 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A.. (1971). The Psychological Bases of Second Language Learning.. Language Sciences. 3 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A., et al.. (1971). Foreign Language Learning: A Psycholinguistic Analysis of the Issues. Modern Language Journal. 55(2). 107–107. 62 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A.. (1969). Research Findings and Foreign Language Requirements in Colleges and Universities*. Foreign Language Annals. 2(4). 436–456. 5 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A.. (1969). Rhetoric and Stylistics: Some Basic Issues in the Analysis of Discourse. College Composition and Communication. 20(5). 314–314. 2 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A. & Robert Hogenraad. (1968). Le phénomène de la satiation sémantique. Bulletin de psychologie. 22(273). 140–149. 1 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A.. (1968). IMPLICATIONS OF RECENT PSYCHOLINGUISTIC DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE TEACHING OF A SECOND LANGUAGE. Language Learning. 18(1-2). 89–109. 22 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A. & Murray S. Miron. (1967). Readings in the psychology of language. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 68 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A. & Robert Hogenraad. (1967). Some Suggestive Evidence on the Operation of Semantic Generation and Satiation in Group Discussions. Psychological Reports. 20(3_suppl). 1247–1250. 5 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A.. (1967). Semantic Satiation and Cognitive Dynamics. The Journal of Special Education. 2(1). 35–44. 5 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A. & Wallace E. Lambert. (1964). Stimulus-Characteristics as Determinants of Semantic Changes with Repeated Presentation. The American Journal of Psychology. 77(1). 84–84. 16 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A. & Wallace E. Lambert. (1962). Mediated satiation in verbal transfer.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 64(4). 346–351. 14 indexed citations
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Jakobovits, Leon A. & Wallace E. Lambert. (1961). Semantic satiation among bilinguals.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 62(6). 576–582. 48 indexed citations
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Lambert, Wallace E. & Leon A. Jakobovits. (1960). Verbal satiation and changes in the intensity of meaning.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 60(6). 376–383. 101 indexed citations

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