Robert L. Kahn

47.9k total citations · 13 hit papers
122 papers, 32.2k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Kahn is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Kahn has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 32.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Social Psychology, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 11 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Kahn's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (6 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (6 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers). Robert L. Kahn is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (6 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (6 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers). Robert L. Kahn collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Norway. Robert L. Kahn's co-authors include Daniel Katz, J. Richard Hackman, John W. Rowe, Daniel Katz, Robert Rosenthal, J. Diedrick Snoek, Robert P. Quinn, Donald M. Wolfe, Donald V. McCalister and Toni C. Antonucci and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Academy of Management Review.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Kahn

118 papers receiving 27.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Social Psychology of ... 1955 2026 1978 2002 1979 1998 1997 1965 1987 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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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 Social Psychology of Organizations.
    1979 8.6k citations Daniel Katz, Robert L. Kahn et al. profile →
  2. Successful Aging
    1998 3.3k citations Robert L. Kahn profile →
  3. Successful Aging
    1997 2.6k citations John W. Rowe, Robert L. Kahn The Gerontologist profile →
  4. Organizational Stress: Studies in Role Conflict and Ambiguity.
    1965 2.3k citations Robert L. Kahn et al. profile →
  5. Human Aging: Usual and Successful
    1987 2.2k citations John W. Rowe, Robert L. Kahn profile →
  6. Socioeconomic status and health: The challenge of the gradient.
    1994 1.9k citations Robert L. Kahn et al. profile →
  7. The Social Psychology of Organizations.
    1967 1.6k citations Robert L. Kahn et al. profile →
  8. Organizational Stress: Studies in Role Conflict and Ambiguity.
    1965 1.4k citations Robert L. Kahn et al. profile →
  9. The Social Psychology of Organizations.
    1979 1.3k citations Robert L. Kahn et al. profile →
  10. Convoys over the life course: attachment, roles, and social support
    1980 873 citations Robert L. Kahn, Toni C. Antonucci profile →
  11. Stress in organizations.
    1992 740 citations Robert L. Kahn et al. profile →
  12. BRIEF OBJECTIVE MEASURES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF MENTAL STATUS IN THE AGED
    1960 720 citations Robert L. Kahn et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →
  13. Denial of illness: Symbolic and physiological aspects.
    1955 265 citations Edwin A. Weinstein, Robert L. Kahn profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert L. Kahn 8.1k 7.0k 6.6k 5.9k 5.4k 122 32.2k
Carmi Schooler 1.9k 0.2× 6.4k 0.9× 6.0k 0.9× 5.3k 0.9× 3.2k 0.6× 108 22.0k
Norbert Schwarz 3.4k 0.4× 20.0k 2.8× 19.9k 3.0× 3.4k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 461 56.6k
Egon G. Guba 3.1k 0.4× 11.5k 1.6× 5.2k 0.8× 8.3k 1.4× 1.8k 0.3× 100 44.8k
Michael W. Browne 5.0k 0.6× 7.4k 1.1× 9.4k 1.4× 3.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.3× 105 39.8k
S. Alexander Haslam 5.8k 0.7× 14.7k 2.1× 12.1k 1.8× 4.0k 0.7× 2.8k 0.5× 461 32.6k
Richard S. Lazarus 6.4k 0.8× 14.1k 2.0× 23.9k 3.6× 12.6k 2.1× 4.2k 0.8× 165 64.1k
Niall Bolger 3.9k 0.5× 7.9k 1.1× 14.0k 2.1× 3.4k 0.6× 2.5k 0.5× 113 32.6k
Rex B. Kline 5.8k 0.7× 10.8k 1.5× 11.6k 1.8× 4.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.4× 71 46.0k
Robert C. MacCallum 4.0k 0.5× 7.2k 1.0× 8.9k 1.4× 3.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.3× 95 39.1k
Barbara M. Byrne 6.9k 0.9× 10.8k 1.5× 14.0k 2.1× 4.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.3× 120 46.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jenkins, C, Robert L. Kahn, Georg A. Weidlich, & John R. Adler. (2017). Radiosurgical Treatment Verification Using Removable Megavoltage Radiation Detectors. Cureus. 9(11). e1889–e1889. 9 indexed citations
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Rowe, John W. & Robert L. Kahn. (2000). Successful Aging and Disease Prevention. Advances in Renal Replacement Therapy. 7(1). 70–77. 63 indexed citations
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Rowe, John W. & Robert L. Kahn. (1999). Successful Aging. Nursing Administration Quarterly. 23(2). 90–90. 36 indexed citations
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Rowe, John W. & Robert L. Kahn. (1997). Successful Aging. The Gerontologist. 37(4). 433–440. 2582 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maddox, George L., Matilda White Riley, Robert L. Kahn, & Anne Foner. (1996). Age and Structural Lag: Society's Failure to Provide Meaningful Opportunities in Work, Family, and Leisure.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 25(3). 382–382. 116 indexed citations
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Glass, Thomas A., Teresa E. Seeman, A. Regula Herzog, Robert L. Kahn, & Lisa Berkman. (1995). Change in Productive Activity in Late Adulthood: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 50B(2). S65–S76. 115 indexed citations
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Kahn, Robert L.. (1994). Opportunities, aspirations, and goodness of fit.. 6 indexed citations
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Berkman, Lisa, Teresa E. Seeman, Marilyn Albert, et al.. (1993). High, usual and impaired functioning in community-dwelling older men and women: Findings from the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on successful aging. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 46(10). 1129–1140. 414 indexed citations
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Herzog, A. Regula, Robert L. Kahn, James N. Morgan, James S. Jackson, & Toni C. Antonucci. (1989). Age Differences in Productive Activities. Journal of Gerontology. 44(4). S129–S138. 196 indexed citations
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Kahn, Robert L.. (1988). Réflexions éthiques sur les soins intensifs et la désescalade thérapeutique. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 4(2). 109–110. 1 indexed citations
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Kahn, Robert L., et al.. (1986). A voyage round the world. Akademie Verlag eBooks. 68 indexed citations
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Kahn, Robert L. & Nancy E. Miller. (1978). Adaptational factors in memory function in the aged. Experimental Aging Research. 4(4). 273–289. 13 indexed citations
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Niederehe, George, et al.. (1976). ACCURACY AND SPEED OF MEMORY IN DEPRESSED AND ORGANIC AGED. Educational Gerontology. 1(2). 131–146. 16 indexed citations
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Zarit, Steven H. & Robert L. Kahn. (1975). Aging and Adaptation to Illness. Journal of Gerontology. 30(1). 67–72. 7 indexed citations
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Kahn, Robert L.. (1975). The Mental Health System and the Future Aged. The Gerontologist. 15(1 Part 2). 24–31. 67 indexed citations
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Peterson, Richard A., Daniel Katz, & Robert L. Kahn. (1967). The Social Psychology of Organizations.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 21(1). 136–136. 33 indexed citations
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Likert, Rensis & Robert L. Kahn. (1964). Current Research in Management and Its Application to Administration of Medical Centers. Academic Medicine. 39(11). 90–116. 2 indexed citations
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Landsberger, Henry A., Arnold S. Tannenbaum, & Robert L. Kahn. (1959). Participation in Union Locals.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 13(1). 142–142. 9 indexed citations
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Kahn, Robert L. & Morris S. Viteles. (1955). Motivation and Morale in Industry.. Industrial and Labor Relations Review. 8(2). 300–300. 4 indexed citations
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Weinstein, Edwin A., et al.. (1953). THE DIAGNOSTIC USE OF AMOBARBITAL SODIUM ("AMYTAL SODIUM") IN BRAIN DISEASE. American Journal of Psychiatry. 109(12). 889–894. 43 indexed citations

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