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Roman Jakobson

Harvard University
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 42 Citations 18,650 256 World Ranking 2432 National Ranking 1231

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Awards & Achievements

1946 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Linguistics
Literature
Grammar

Roman Jakobson mainly investigates Linguistics, Literature, Poetics, Poetry and Structure. His research investigates the connection between Linguistics and topics such as Aphasia that intersect with problems in Problem of universals. Roman Jakobson interconnects Generative grammar, Negation and The Symbolic in the investigation of issues within Literature.

His studies in Poetics integrate themes in fields like Visual semiotics, Social semiotics, Semiotics and Statement. His study in Structure is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Tenseness and Perception. He combines subjects such as Linguistic description, On Linguistic Aspects of Translation, Dynamic and formal equivalence, Machine translation and Relation with his study of Literary criticism.

His most cited work include:

On Linguistic Aspects of Translation (1151 citations)
Closing statement : Linguistics and poetics (1050 citations)
Linguistics and poetics (957 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Linguistics, Literature, Poetry, Slavic languages and Classics. Linguistics and Aphasia are commonly linked in his work. Poetics and Literary criticism are among the areas of Literature where Roman Jakobson concentrates his study.

His study in Slavic languages focuses on Slavic studies in particular.

He most often published in these fields:

Linguistics (32.65%)
Literature (15.65%)
Poetry (7.82%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1983-2020)?

Linguistics (32.65%)
Literature (15.65%)
Slavic languages (6.46%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Roman Jakobson mostly deals with Linguistics, Literature, Slavic languages, Czech and Classics. Roman Jakobson merges Linguistics with Comparative linguistics in his research. His Literature study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Art history.

Many of his studies involve connections with topics such as Grammar and Slavic languages. Grammar is closely attributed to West Slavic languages in his work. His research integrates issues of Ancient history and German in his study of Czech.

Between 1983 and 2020, his most popular works were:

Language in Literature (297 citations)
Ensayos de Linguistica General (142 citations)
Lingüística y poética (66 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Linguistics
Literature
Grammar

Roman Jakobson spends much of his time researching Linguistics, Slavic languages, Grammar, Slavic studies and Literature. His research combines Humanities and Linguistics. Grammar is closely attributed to West Slavic languages in his study.

Slavic studies is a subfield of Classics that Roman Jakobson investigates. His Literature research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Visual semiotics and Semiotics. His Poetics research includes elements of Clinical linguistics, Applied linguistics, Sign, Social semiotics and Literary theory.

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Best Publications

Preliminaries to Speech Analysis: The Distinctive Features and Their Correlates

R. Jakobson;C. G. Fant;M. Halle.
(1961)

3510 Citations

On Linguistic Aspects of Translation

Roman Jakobson.
(1959)

1811 Citations

Closing statement : Linguistics and poetics

R. Jakobson.
Style in Language (1960)

1535 Citations

Linguistics and poetics

R. Jakobson.
(1960)

1514 Citations

Fundamentals of Language

Roman Jakobson;Morris Halle.
(1956)

1260 Citations

Child language. : Aphasia and phonological universals.

Roman Jakobson.
(1980)

1062 Citations

Shifters, Verbal Categories, and the Russian Verb

Roman Jakobson.
(1971)

683 Citations

Essais de linguistique générale

Roman Jakobson;Nicolas Ruwet.
Les Etudes Philosophiques (1963)

661 Citations

Kindersprache, Aphasie und allgemeine Lautgesetze

Roman Jakobson.
Language (1942)

456 Citations

Language in Literature

Roman Jakobson;Krystyna Pomorska;Stephen Rudy.
(1988)

444 Citations

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