Robert Kegan

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Kegan is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Kegan has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 4 papers in Education and 2 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert Kegan's work include Educational and Psychological Assessments (3 papers), Identity, Memory, and Therapy (3 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (2 papers). Robert Kegan is often cited by papers focused on Educational and Psychological Assessments (3 papers), Identity, Memory, and Therapy (3 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (2 papers). Robert Kegan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Germany. Robert Kegan's co-authors include Alan Blum, Lisa Laskow Lahey, Tony Wagner, Elizabeth Armstrong, Constance M. Bowe, Matthew A. Miller, Gil G. Noam, Laura G. Rogers, Robert M. Post and Marie Krousel‐Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychiatry Research, Medical Education and The American Journal of the Medical Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert Kegan

25 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Evolving Self 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 1984 250 500 750 1000
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. The Evolving Self
    1982 1.2k citations Robert Kegan Harvard University Press eBooks profile →
  2. The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development
    1984 911 citations Alan Blum, Robert Kegan The Canadian Journal of Sociology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Kegan United States 15 1.3k 1.1k 721 614 446 25 3.4k
Ronald Schleifer United States 11 1.6k 1.2× 680 0.6× 577 0.8× 1.1k 1.7× 1.1k 2.5× 65 4.8k
Anne Colby United States 27 1.5k 1.1× 578 0.5× 979 1.4× 364 0.6× 1.2k 2.6× 60 4.2k
John A. Martin United States 21 1.7k 1.3× 2.9k 2.5× 1.5k 2.0× 302 0.5× 892 2.0× 60 5.1k
Michael Bamberg United States 22 946 0.7× 745 0.7× 718 1.0× 822 1.3× 1.4k 3.1× 61 5.0k
Lawrence J. Walker Canada 37 788 0.6× 934 0.8× 1.8k 2.5× 608 1.0× 1.4k 3.1× 97 4.2k
Chris Kyriacou United Kingdom 28 2.7k 2.0× 1.0k 0.9× 1.9k 2.7× 460 0.7× 487 1.1× 102 4.8k
Nancy Goldberger United States 9 3.0k 2.2× 617 0.5× 896 1.2× 1.2k 1.9× 1.4k 3.1× 14 5.7k
Jill Mattuck Tarule United States 10 2.9k 2.2× 537 0.5× 780 1.1× 1.2k 1.9× 1.2k 2.8× 19 5.4k
Martin M. Chemers United States 23 1.4k 1.1× 512 0.5× 1.5k 2.1× 455 0.7× 581 1.3× 52 4.2k
Nancy L. Mergler United States 10 1.6k 1.2× 683 0.6× 584 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 1.0k 2.3× 16 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Kegan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Kegan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Kegan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Kegan 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 Robert Kegan. Robert Kegan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Post, Robert M. & Robert Kegan. (2017). Prevention of recurrent affective episodes using extinction training in the reconsolidation window: A testable psychotherapeutic strategy. Psychiatry Research. 249. 327–336. 9 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert, et al.. (2016). The Goals Behind the Goals: Pursuing Adult Development in the Coaching Enterprise. 261–276. 1 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert, et al.. (2014). Making business personal. Harvard business review. 92(4). 44–52. 38 indexed citations
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Krousel‐Wood, Marie, Robert Kegan, Paul K. Whelton, & Lisa Laskow Lahey. (2014). Immunity-to-Change: Are Hidden Motives Underlying Patient Nonadherence to Chronic Disease Medications?. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 348(2). 121–128. 11 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert. (2009). The Evolving Self. Harvard University Press eBooks. 261 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert. (2009). Immunity to Change: How to Overcome It and Unlock Potential in Yourself and Your Organization. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 243 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert, et al.. (2008). Putting the "Development" in Professional Development: Understanding and Overturning Educational Leaders' Immunities to Change. Harvard Educational Review. 78(3). 437–465. 31 indexed citations
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Wagner, Tony & Robert Kegan. (2005). Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 124 indexed citations
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Bowe, Constance M., Lisa Laskow Lahey, Elizabeth Armstrong, & Robert Kegan. (2003). Questioning the ‘big assumptions’. Part I: addressing personal contradictions that impede professional development. Medical Education. 37(8). 715–722. 26 indexed citations
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Bowe, Constance M., Lisa Laskow Lahey, Robert Kegan, & Elizabeth Armstrong. (2003). Questioning the ‘big assumptions’. Part II: recognizing organizational contradictions that impede institutional change. Medical Education. 37(8). 723–733. 37 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert & Lisa Laskow Lahey. (2001). More Powerful Communication: From the Language of Prizes and Praising to the Language of Ongoing Regard. 20(3). 11–17. 2 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert & Lisa Laskow Lahey. (2000). How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work: Seven Languages for Transformation. 157 indexed citations
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Rogers, Laura M. & Robert Kegan. (1991). Mental growth and mental health as distinct concepts in the study of developmental psychopathology: Theory, research, and clinical implications.. 4 indexed citations
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Blum, Alan & Robert Kegan. (1984). The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development. The Canadian Journal of Sociology. 9(3). 357–357. 911 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kegan, Robert. (1982). The Evolving Self. Harvard University Press eBooks. 1169 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kegan, Robert, Gil G. Noam, & Laura G. Rogers. (1982). The psychologic of emotion: A neo-Piagetian view. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development. 1982(16). 105–128. 20 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert. (1980). Making Meaning: The Constructive‐Developmental Approach to Persons and Practice. The Personnel and Guidance Journal. 58(5). 373–380. 68 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert. (1979). The Evolving Self: A Process Conception for Ego Psychology. The Counseling Psychologist. 8(2). 5–34. 37 indexed citations
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Kegan, Robert. (1978). Can There Be a Meaning to Being a Behavior Therapist?: A Reply. The Counseling Psychologist. 7(3). 30–32. 1 indexed citations

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