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D-Index
46
Citations
14102
World Ranking
3505
National Ranking
1688

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1934 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1922 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Overview

Edward Sapir was affiliated with Yale University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily focusing on psychology, social sciences, and health professions.

The primary fields of study associated with Sapir included:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Health Professions

Within these fields, Sapir contributed to various subfields such as clinical psychology, general health professions, sociology and political science, social psychology, and economics-related areas.

  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Sapir's main research topics covered a broad range including psychoanalysis and psychopathology research, health, medicine and society, migration, identity and health, economic zones and regional development, agriculture and rural development research, social representations and identity, and Jungian analytical psychology.

  • Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Health, Medicine and Society
  • Migration, Identity, and Health
  • Economic Zones and Regional Development
  • Agriculture and Rural Development Research
  • Social Representations and Identity
  • Jungian Analytical Psychology

One documented academic paper from 2020 was titled "WORLD EXPERIENCE IN CREATING AND FUNCTIONING OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES", published in the Vestnik of Samara State University of Economics.

The frequent coauthor listed was I. A. Karachev, with whom Sapir had collaborated on at least one publication.

Regarding book publications, Sapir's works appeared through notable publishers including École normale supérieure Editions and Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Servizo de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico eBooks. Two books identified were: Anthropologie (2021, cited twice) and A linguaxe: introdución ó estudo da fala (2022).

Frequent publication venues primarily included the Vestnik of Samara State University of Economics.

Throughout their career, Sapir received recognition through awards such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1934)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1922)

Edward Sapir's work engaged with interdisciplinary topics bridging psychology, social science, and health, with contributions to both academic papers and book publications before passing away.

Best Publications

  • Language: An Introduction to the Study of Speech

    Edward Sapir

  • The status of linguistics as a science

    E. Sapir

  • A study in phonetic symbolism.

    E. Sapir

  • Grading, A Study in Semantics

    Edward Sapir

  • SOUND PATTERNS IN LANGUAGE

    Edward Sapir

  • Culture, language and personality

    Edward Sapir;David Goodman Mandelbaum

  • Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture and Personality

    Edward Sapir;David Goodman Mandelbaum

  • Culture, Genuine and Spurious

    Edward Sapir

  • LANGUAGE AND ENVIRONMENT1

    Edward Sapir

  • Culture, Language, and Personality: Selected Essays

    Edward Sapir;David Goodman Mandelbaum

  • Southern Paiute : a Shoshonean language

    Edward Sapir

  • THE PROBLEM OF NOUN INCORPORATION IN AMERICAN LANGUAGES

    Edward Sapir

  • Time Perspective in Aboriginal American Culture: A Study in Method

    Edward Sapir

  • The unconscious patterning of behavior in society.

    Edward Sapir

  • Selected Writings in Language, Culture, and Personality

    Malcolm Crick;Edward Sapir;David G. Mandelbaum

  • Speech as a Personality Trait

    Edward Sapir

  • Cultural anthropology and psychiatry.

    E. Sapir

  • Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture and Personality

    D. Schneider;D. G. Mandelbaum;Edward Sapir

  • Do We Need a“Superorganic”?

    E. Sapir

  • Language. An Introduction to the Study of Speech@@@Cours de Linguistique generale

    W. E. Collinson;Edward Sapir;Ferdinand de Saussure

  • Notes on Judeo-German Phonology

    E. Sapir

  • Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture and Personality

    Unknown

  • Language : an introduction to the study of speech / by Edward Sapir

    Edward Sapir

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz Boas
Franz Boas Columbia University
Melville J. Herskovits
Melville J. Herskovits Northwestern University

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