Léon Wurmser

1.6k total citations
80 papers, 900 citations indexed

About

Léon Wurmser is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Cultural Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Léon Wurmser has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 900 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Clinical Psychology, 12 papers in Social Psychology and 11 papers in Cultural Studies. Recurrent topics in Léon Wurmser's work include Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (18 papers), Psychoanalysis and Social Critique (11 papers) and Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy (7 papers). Léon Wurmser is often cited by papers focused on Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (18 papers), Psychoanalysis and Social Critique (11 papers) and Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy (7 papers). Léon Wurmser collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Kazakhstan. Léon Wurmser's co-authors include Helmut Thomä, Charles Savage, Albert A. Kurland, George U. Balis, Ellen McDaniel, R. G. Grenell, Reinhard Schulze, Michael Stausberg, Manfred Schneider and Bernhard Lang and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.

In The Last Decade

Léon Wurmser

68 papers receiving 611 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Léon Wurmser United States 14 497 221 116 109 103 80 900
Joyce McDougall United Kingdom 17 588 1.2× 161 0.7× 199 1.7× 83 0.8× 25 0.2× 47 922
Joseph Weiss United States 16 1.1k 2.1× 577 2.6× 90 0.8× 137 1.3× 42 0.4× 33 1.5k
Arthur Freeman United States 18 895 1.8× 293 1.3× 105 0.9× 116 1.1× 38 0.4× 71 1.3k
Peter L. Giovacchini United States 16 717 1.4× 233 1.1× 81 0.7× 109 1.0× 14 0.1× 65 1.1k
William G. Niederland United States 13 512 1.0× 133 0.6× 60 0.5× 173 1.6× 20 0.2× 40 804
Herbert A. Rosenfeld United Kingdom 11 692 1.4× 141 0.6× 96 0.8× 108 1.0× 10 0.1× 28 964
Lawrence S. Kubie United States 18 689 1.4× 403 1.8× 137 1.2× 152 1.4× 25 0.2× 77 1.5k
Joseph G. Kepecs United States 11 1.1k 2.2× 490 2.2× 74 0.6× 117 1.1× 30 0.3× 29 1.5k
Jon Mills United States 14 369 0.7× 166 0.8× 81 0.7× 89 0.8× 11 0.1× 85 610
Aaron H. Esman United States 15 483 1.0× 128 0.6× 54 0.5× 81 0.7× 10 0.1× 69 724

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Fields of papers citing papers by Léon Wurmser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Léon Wurmser

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wurmser, Léon, et al.. (2015). The function of memorial spaces: Mourning following multiple traumatic losses. 125–132. 1 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (2014). Scham und der böse Blick. 1 indexed citations
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Schneider, Manfred, et al.. (2012). Echnaton und Zarathustra. 2 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (2011). Metaphor as Conflict, Conflict as Metaphor. Psychoanalytic Inquiry. 31(2). 107–125. 9 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (2009). The Superego as Herald of Resentment. Psychoanalytic Inquiry. 29(5). 386–410. 10 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (2005). Trauma, Affect, and Conflict: Recent German Critiques. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 53(3). 981–990. 1 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (2001). The Language of Perversion and the Language of Love. Psyche. 55(1). 73–75. 5 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (2000). Magic Transformation and Tragic Transformation—Splitting of Ego and Superego in Severely Traumatized Patients. Clinical Social Work Journal. 28(4). 385–402. 3 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (1997). Die Maske der Scham : die Psychoanalyse von Schamaffekten und Schamkonflikten. Springer eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (1995). The hidden dimension : psychodynamics in compulsive drug use. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 18 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (1993). Die zerbrochene Wirklichkeit. 3 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (1989). “Either‐or”: Some comments on professor Grünbaum's critique of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalytic Inquiry. 9(2). 220–248. 7 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (1984). More respect for the neurotic process: Comments on the problem of narcissism in severe psychopathology, especially the addictions. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 1(1). 37–45. 10 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (1983). Plädoyer für die Verwendung von Metaphern in der psychoanalytischen Theoriebildung. Psyche. 37(8). 673–700. 1 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (1977). Psychology vs. Metapsychology. Psychoanalytic Essays in Memory of George S. Klein. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 164(5). 362–367. 3 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (1975). Currents in Psychoanalysis. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 160(1). 61–61.
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Wurmser, Léon. (1974). Psychoanalytic Considerations of the Etiology of Compulsive Drug use. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. 22(4). 820–843. 199 indexed citations
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Wurmser, Léon. (1973). The Personality of the Compulsive Drug User. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law online/˜The œjournal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. 1(4). 254–259. 1 indexed citations

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