Richard E. Vatz

524 total citations
16 papers, 261 citations indexed

About

Richard E. Vatz is a scholar working on Philosophy, Clinical Psychology and Communication. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard E. Vatz has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 261 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Philosophy, 4 papers in Clinical Psychology and 2 papers in Communication. Recurrent topics in Richard E. Vatz's work include Mental Health and Psychiatry (6 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 papers) and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (2 papers). Richard E. Vatz is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health and Psychiatry (6 papers), Rhetoric and Communication Studies (4 papers) and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (2 papers). Richard E. Vatz collaborates with scholars based in United States. Richard E. Vatz's co-authors include Thomas Szasz, Linda K. Fuller, John Fiske, Robert L. Ivie, Martin J. Medhurst, Carl Plantinga, Lloyd F. Bitzer, Joseph J. Pilotta, Phillip K. Tompkins and John H. Patton and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Communication and Quarterly Journal of Speech.

In The Last Decade

Richard E. Vatz

16 papers receiving 206 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard E. Vatz United States 6 139 92 55 54 46 16 261
James S. Baumlin United States 7 73 0.5× 70 0.8× 22 0.4× 62 1.1× 18 0.4× 26 251
Carroll C. Arnold United States 7 127 0.9× 109 1.2× 94 1.7× 66 1.2× 36 0.8× 24 341
Susan S. Lanser United States 11 83 0.6× 277 3.0× 14 0.3× 125 2.3× 68 1.5× 45 528
Walker Percy United States 8 39 0.3× 37 0.4× 15 0.3× 73 1.4× 23 0.5× 21 250
Mary Talbot United Kingdom 8 29 0.2× 89 1.0× 45 0.8× 54 1.0× 29 0.6× 19 267
Linda Brodkey United States 10 43 0.3× 170 1.8× 29 0.5× 99 1.8× 31 0.7× 21 387
Kwesi Yankah Ghana 11 21 0.2× 88 1.0× 44 0.8× 98 1.8× 52 1.1× 31 321
Yoshitaka Miike United States 10 50 0.4× 51 0.6× 141 2.6× 101 1.9× 26 0.6× 15 318
Zali Gurevitch Israel 9 34 0.2× 36 0.4× 15 0.3× 117 2.2× 32 0.7× 19 284
Lynn Worsham United States 8 49 0.4× 66 0.7× 15 0.3× 123 2.3× 10 0.2× 17 284

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Vatz, Richard E.. (2016). The academically destructive nature of trigger warnings. 50(2). 51–58. 10 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E.. (2009). The Mythical Status of Situational Rhetoric: Implications for Rhetorical Critics’ Relevance in the Public Arena. Review of Communication. 9(1). 1–5. 5 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E.. (2006). Rhetoric and psychiatry: A Szaszian perspective on a political case study. Current Psychology. 25(3). 173–181. 3 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E.. (2000). Myten om den retoriske situation. 4–13. 3 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E., et al.. (1993). . JAMA. 269(18). 2368–2369. 2 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E., et al.. (1990). The conceptual bind in defining the volitional component of alcoholism: consequences for public policy and scientific research. ˜The œJournal of mind and behavior. 11. 531–544. 8 indexed citations
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Ivie, Robert L., John Fiske, Martin J. Medhurst, et al.. (1990). Book reviews. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 76(4). 450–461. 5 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E., et al.. (1987). Is compulsive gambling really a disease?. Postgraduate Medicine. 82(5). 264–271. 1 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E., et al.. (1987). The Critic as Rhetor: Psychiatry and Fantasy Theme Analysis. Journal of Communication. 37(4). 163–169. 3 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E., et al.. (1982). The insanity plea: Szaszian ethics and epistemology. Metamedicine. 3(3). 417–433. 1 indexed citations
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Szasz, Thomas, et al.. (1982). Thomas Szasz: Primary Values and Major Contentions. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations
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Tompkins, Phillip K., Richard E. Vatz, John H. Patton, et al.. (1981). The forum. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 67(1). 93–108. 2 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E., et al.. (1981). The Mental Illness Dispute: The Critical Faith Assumptions. The Journal of Psychiatry & Law. 9(3). 305–311. 2 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E., et al.. (1976). Szasz and the Law: An Alternative View. The Journal of Psychiatry & Law. 4(4). 551–558. 2 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E., et al.. (1974). The defeats of Judges Haynsworth and Carswell: Rejection of Supreme Court nominees. Quarterly Journal of Speech. 60(4). 477–488. 3 indexed citations
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Vatz, Richard E.. (1973). The Myth of the Rhetorical Situation. Philosophy and Rhetoric. 6(3). 201 indexed citations

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