Murray Bowen

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
13 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Murray Bowen is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Occupational Therapy. According to data from OpenAlex, Murray Bowen has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Clinical Psychology, 2 papers in General Health Professions and 1 paper in Occupational Therapy. Recurrent topics in Murray Bowen's work include Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (4 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (4 papers) and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research (2 papers). Murray Bowen is often cited by papers focused on Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (4 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (4 papers) and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research (2 papers). Murray Bowen collaborates with scholars based in United States. Murray Bowen's co-authors include Michael E. Kerr and James L. Framo and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Psychiatry, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Murray Bowen

11 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Family Therapy in Clinical Practice 1966 2026 1986 2006 1978 1966 1988 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Family Therapy in Clinical Practice
    1978 1.8k citations Murray Bowen Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  2. The use of family theory in clinical practice
    1966 496 citations Murray Bowen Comprehensive Psychiatry profile →
  3. Family evaluation : an approach based on Bowen theory
    1988 477 citations Michael E. Kerr, Murray Bowen Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Murray Bowen United States 8 1.9k 1.3k 905 461 252 13 3.1k
Candyce S. Russell United States 20 1.8k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 911 1.0× 485 1.1× 271 1.1× 43 3.0k
David Mendell United States 7 1.3k 0.7× 954 0.7× 686 0.8× 389 0.8× 164 0.7× 12 2.2k
Joseph B. Perry United States 8 1.1k 0.6× 918 0.7× 907 1.0× 266 0.6× 287 1.1× 21 3.1k
W. Andrew Collins United States 13 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 638 0.7× 384 0.8× 362 1.4× 16 2.6k
Wesley R. Burr United States 18 951 0.5× 886 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 733 1.6× 434 1.7× 41 2.7k
Ronald M. Sabatelli United States 28 904 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 723 0.8× 530 1.1× 153 0.6× 59 2.0k
Patrick C. McKenry United States 31 1.3k 0.7× 958 0.7× 1.4k 1.6× 834 1.8× 512 2.0× 110 3.4k
Martha A. Rueter United States 26 1.2k 0.6× 739 0.6× 711 0.8× 548 1.2× 234 0.9× 50 2.2k
Victor G. Cicirelli United States 34 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 1.6k 1.7× 913 2.0× 361 1.4× 91 3.7k
Jan Gerris Netherlands 28 1.9k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 259 0.6× 328 1.3× 64 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Murray Bowen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Murray Bowen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Murray Bowen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Murray Bowen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Murray Bowen. Murray Bowen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Bowen, Murray. (2003). Communication through a common culture or language. ii. 278–280.
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Bowen, Murray. (2001). La schizophrénie en tant que phénomène multi-générationnel. Cahiers critiques de thérapie familiale et de pratiques de réseaux. n o 26(1). 16–38.
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Bowen, Murray. (1990). Tension reduction in the operating room.. PubMed. 12(11). 32–4. 1 indexed citations
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Bowen, Murray. (1989). La terapia familiar en la práctica clínica. 71(4). 2–9. 12 indexed citations
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Kerr, Michael E. & Murray Bowen. (1988). Family evaluation : an approach based on Bowen theory. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 477 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bowen, Murray. (1984). La différenciation du soi : les triangles et les systèmes émotifs familiaux. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Framo, James L. & Murray Bowen. (1982). Explorations in marital and family therapy : selected papers of James L. Framo. Springer eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Bowen, Murray. (1978). Family Therapy in Clinical Practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1751 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bowen, Murray. (1974). ALCOHOLISM AS VIEWED THROUGH FAMILY SYSTEMS THEORY AND FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 233(1). 115–122. 147 indexed citations
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Bowen, Murray. (1966). The use of family theory in clinical practice. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 7(5). 345–374. 496 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bowen, Murray. (1961). The family as the unit of study and treatment: Workshop, 1959: 1. Family psychotherapy.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 31(1). 40–60. 103 indexed citations
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Bowen, Murray, et al.. (1959). THE ROLE OF THE FATHER IN FAMILIES WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENT. American Journal of Psychiatry. 115(11). 1017–1020. 47 indexed citations
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Bowen, Murray, et al.. (1959). PROBLEMS FOR MEDICAL PRACTICE PRESENTED BY FAMILIES WITH A SCHIZOPHRENIC MEMBER. American Journal of Psychiatry. 116(6). 514–517. 2 indexed citations

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