Assessing the Scholarly Reach of Terman’s Work

Lewis M. Terman’s Genetic Studies of Genius stands as one of the landmark studies of the 20th century in the educational and psychological sciences. This longitudinal study of individuals in the top 1% of general cognitive ability has sparked interest and debate among scholars for nearly 100 years....

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Published in:The Gifted child quarterly 2021-01, Vol.65 (1), p.95-109
Main Authors: Hodges, Jaret, Mun, Rachel U., E. Oveross, Mattie, K. Ottwein, Jessica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academically Gifted
Bibliometrics
Biology
Citation Analysis
Cognitive Ability
Computer Science Education
Engineering Education
Genetics
Gerontology
Gifted Education
Heredity
Humanities
Intellectual Disciplines
Intelligence Quotient
Longitudinal Studies
Mathematics
Medicine
Periodicals
Psychology
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Summary:Lewis M. Terman’s Genetic Studies of Genius stands as one of the landmark studies of the 20th century in the educational and psychological sciences. This longitudinal study of individuals in the top 1% of general cognitive ability has sparked interest and debate among scholars for nearly 100 years. In this study, we examine how Terman’s Genetic Studies of Genius has influenced academia through a bibliometric citation analysis. We gathered all scholarly works that cited one of the volumes of Terman’s Genetic Studies of Genius and appeared in academic journals and mapped out the growth of scholarly citations within differing academic fields. We found that the influence of Terman’s studies extends beyond the field of education and psychology into business, medicine, and the sciences.
ISSN:0016-9862
1934-9041
1934-9041
DOI:10.1177/0016986220928322