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Psychoanalytic Criticism

Psychoanalytic Criticism is a branch of literary criticism that applies the theoretical frameworks of psychoanalysis to the interpretation of literary texts, distinguishing itself by focusing on unconscious desires, psychic structures, and familial dynamics manifest in characters, authors, and readers.

3.3K

Publications

186.5K

Citations

2.5K

Authors

675

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

153

Variants

Psychoanalytic Literary Criticism

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Publications

3.3K

Testimony: crises of witnessing in literature, psychoanalysis, and history

Choice Reviews Online · 1992 · 3.4K citations

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Freud and Philosophy an Essay on Interpretation

Paul Ricœur, Denis Savage · International Journal for Philosophy of Religion · 1970 · 2.5K citations

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The International Journal of Psychoanalysis

The International Journal of Psychoanalysis · 2007 · 2.4K citations

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The International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Dana Birksted‐breen, Robert Michels · The International Journal of Psychoanalysis · 2007 · 2.1K citations

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International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Ladson Hinton, Marcus West · Journal of Analytical Psychology · 2006 · 2.1K citations

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Authors

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  1. OF
    Otto F. Kernberg

    Cornell University, United States

    16 publications · 1K citations

    15

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  2. GO
    Glen O. Gabbard

    Baylor College of Medicine, United States

    17 publications · 656 citations

    14

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  3. SF
    Stephen Frosh

    Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom

    17 publications · 704 citations

    14

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  4. AF
    Anna Freud

    Transnational Press London

    15 publications · 2.7K citations

    14

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  5. EK
    Ernst Kris

    New School, United States

    15 publications · 3.3K citations

    14

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Institutions

675

  1. New York University

    New York, United States

    26 h-index

    61 publications

    2.5K citations

  2. New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

    New York, United States

    22 h-index

    61 publications

    1.8K citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    18 h-index

    23 publications

    640 citations

  4. William Alanson White Institute

    New York, United States

    17 h-index

    28 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    16 h-index

    35 publications

    862 citations

  6. Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis

    Los Angeles, United States

    16 h-index

    26 publications

    844 citations

  7. Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California

    San Francisco, United States

    15 h-index

    22 publications

    711 citations

  8. Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis

    Chicago, United States

    14 h-index

    24 publications

    505 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 240 publications · 21.4K citations

    70

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  2. The Psychoanalytic Quarterly

    224 publications · 9.3K citations

    47

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  3. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

    JAPA · 218 publications · 10.8K citations

    46

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  4. American Journal of Psychiatry

    104 publications · 8.6K citations

    43

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  5. American Journal of Psychotherapy

    84 publications · 6.1K citations

    38

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