Alex Zautra

20.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
218 papers, 14.5k citations indexed

About

Alex Zautra is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Zautra has authored 218 papers receiving a total of 14.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Clinical Psychology, 64 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 54 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alex Zautra's work include Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (62 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (41 papers) and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (35 papers). Alex Zautra is often cited by papers focused on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (62 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (41 papers) and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (35 papers). Alex Zautra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Alex Zautra's co-authors include John W. Reich, Mary C. Davis, John A. Sturgeon, Bruce W. Smith, Howard Tennen, John Stuart Hall, Sharon L. Manne, Glenn Affleck, Lisa Johnson and Patrick H. Finan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, PLoS ONE and Journal of Applied Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Alex Zautra

217 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

Handbook of adult resilience 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Handbook of adult resilience
    2010 907 citations John W. Reich, Alex Zautra et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex Zautra United States 70 5.2k 3.4k 3.2k 2.8k 2.5k 218 14.5k
Glenn Affleck United States 67 4.1k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 159 13.1k
Howard Tennen United States 79 7.3k 1.4× 4.0k 1.2× 2.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 3.0k 1.2× 388 20.4k
Johannes H. Smit Netherlands 74 5.3k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 3.5k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 309 20.2k
Ian Janssen Canada 95 3.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 2.4k 0.8× 838 0.3× 5.8k 2.3× 356 44.5k
Arnstein Mykletun Norway 70 3.5k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.4× 4.9k 2.0× 223 15.9k
Paul A. Pilkonis United States 73 11.0k 2.1× 3.5k 1.0× 2.8k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 251 18.8k
Margaret Gatz United States 79 4.3k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 5.3k 1.7× 627 0.2× 3.0k 1.2× 373 21.7k
Robbert Sanderman Netherlands 65 3.9k 0.7× 2.5k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 542 0.2× 2.9k 1.2× 364 16.6k
Leonard R. Derogatis United States 64 13.1k 2.5× 5.4k 1.6× 10.3k 3.2× 1.6k 0.6× 4.6k 1.8× 177 31.7k
Avron Spiro United States 70 4.6k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 447 0.2× 2.9k 1.2× 309 16.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Zautra

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Zautra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Zautra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Zautra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Zautra based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Zautra. Alex Zautra is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ong, Anthony D., Lizbeth Benson, Alex Zautra, & Nilàm Ram. (2017). Emodiversity and biomarkers of inflammation.. Emotion. 18(1). 3–14. 51 indexed citations
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Petrov, Megan E., Mary C. Davis, Michael Belyea, & Alex Zautra. (2016). Linking childhood abuse and hypertension: sleep disturbance and inflammation as mediators. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 39(4). 716–726. 32 indexed citations
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Taylor, Shannon Stark, Mary C. Davis, Ellen W. Yeung, Alex Zautra, & Howard Tennen. (2016). Relations between adaptive and maladaptive pain cognitions and within-day pain exacerbations in individuals with fibromyalgia. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 40(3). 458–467. 22 indexed citations
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Nicolson, Nancy A., et al.. (2010). Childhood Maltreatment and Diurnal Cortisol Patterns in Women With Chronic Pain. Psychosomatic Medicine. 72(5). 471–480. 84 indexed citations
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Reich, John W., Alex Zautra, & John Stuart Hall. (2010). Handbook of adult resilience. 907 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zautra, Alex & John W. Reich. (2010). Resilience: The Meanings, Methods, and Measures of a Fundamental Characteristic of Human Adaptation. Oxford University Press eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Finan, Patrick H., Alex Zautra, & Mary C. Davis. (2009). Daily Affect Relations in Fibromyalgia Patients Reveal Positive Affective Disturbance. Psychosomatic Medicine. 71(4). 474–482. 67 indexed citations
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Zautra, Alex, John Stuart Hall, & Kate Murray. (2008). Community Development and Community Resilience: An Integrative Approach. Community Development. 39(3). 130–147. 94 indexed citations
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Zautra, Alex, Brendt P. Parrish, Howard Tennen, et al.. (2007). Depression History, Stress, and Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 30(3). 187–197. 67 indexed citations
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Davis, Mary C., Glenn Affleck, Alex Zautra, & Howard Tennen. (2006). Daily interpersonal events in pain patients: Applying action theory to chronic illness. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 62(9). 1097–1113. 16 indexed citations
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Potter, Phillip T., et al.. (2002). Interpersonal workplace stressors and well-being: A multi-wave study of employees with and without arthritis.. Journal of Applied Psychology. 87(4). 789–796. 3 indexed citations
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Affleck, Glenn, Alex Zautra, Howard Tennen, & Stephen Armeli. (1999). Multilevel daily process designs for consulting and clinical psychology: A preface for the perplexed.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 67(5). 746–754. 55 indexed citations
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Guarnaccia, Charles A. & Alex Zautra. (1998). Older adults' mental health factor structure stability: Self-reports and confidant-reports. 4(3). 307–321. 1 indexed citations
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Reich, John W. & Alex Zautra. (1991). Analyzing the Trait of Routinization in Older Adults. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 32(3). 161–180. 39 indexed citations
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Zautra, Alex, John W. Reich, & Charles A. Guarnaccia. (1990). Some everyday life consequences of disability and bereavement for older adults.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 59(3). 550–561. 54 indexed citations
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Guarnaccia, Charles A. & Alex Zautra. (1989). Use of confidant-reports to assess the affective state of older adults. Clinical Gerontologist. 9(2). 68–71. 5 indexed citations
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Finch, John F., Morris A. Okun, Manuel Barrera, Alex Zautra, & John W. Reich. (1989). Positive and negative social ties among older adults: Measurement models and the prediction of psychological distress and well‐being. American Journal of Community Psychology. 17(5). 585–605. 181 indexed citations
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Reich, John W., et al.. (1987). Activity, event transactions, and quality of life in older adults.. Psychology and Aging. 2(2). 116–124. 23 indexed citations

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