Alexander Moreira‐Almeida

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Alexander Moreira‐Almeida is a scholar working on Health, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Moreira‐Almeida has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Health, 50 papers in Social Psychology and 41 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Alexander Moreira‐Almeida's work include Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (63 papers), Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (36 papers) and Religion and Society in Latin America (25 papers). Alexander Moreira‐Almeida is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (63 papers), Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs (36 papers) and Religion and Society in Latin America (25 papers). Alexander Moreira‐Almeida collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and United Kingdom. Alexander Moreira‐Almeida's co-authors include Harold G. Koenig, Francisco Lotufo Neto, Giancarlo Lucchetti, Mário Fernando Prieto Peres, Alessandra Lamas Granero Lucchetti, Etzel Cardeña, Antonia G. Nasello, Frederico Camelo Leão, Christopher C. H. Cook and Ronaldo Laranjeira and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Moreira‐Almeida

118 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Religiousness and mental health: a review 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400
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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. Religiousness and mental health: a review
    2006 454 citations Alexander Moreira‐Almeida, Harold G. Koenig et al. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Moreira‐Almeida Brazil 28 2.0k 1.3k 1.1k 923 613 124 3.4k
Itzhak Levav Israel 31 747 0.4× 2.1k 1.6× 678 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 1.0k 1.7× 128 4.0k
Lynn G. Underwood United States 15 1.7k 0.9× 909 0.7× 723 0.7× 700 0.8× 369 0.6× 23 2.4k
Doug Oman United States 29 1.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 624 0.6× 758 0.8× 712 1.2× 56 2.9k
Jamila Bookwala United States 30 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 941 1.0× 1.3k 2.1× 46 4.3k
Eric B. Elbogen United States 34 567 0.3× 3.5k 2.7× 807 0.7× 655 0.7× 991 1.6× 142 4.8k
Jennifer Waltz United States 20 880 0.4× 2.3k 1.8× 680 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 510 0.8× 33 3.6k
Rohan Borschmann United Kingdom 31 385 0.2× 2.1k 1.6× 644 0.6× 438 0.5× 737 1.2× 149 3.3k
Michelle Pearce United States 27 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 749 0.7× 437 0.5× 455 0.7× 58 2.7k
Kimberlie Dean Australia 32 476 0.2× 2.1k 1.6× 760 0.7× 374 0.4× 574 0.9× 156 3.6k
Peter J. Guarnaccia United States 35 713 0.4× 2.9k 2.2× 1.7k 1.6× 1.7k 1.9× 1.1k 1.8× 74 4.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Costa, Marianna de Abreu & Alexander Moreira‐Almeida. (2025). Life after death and mind beyond the brain: Reflections and implications for aging. International Psychogeriatrics. 38(2). 100139–100139. 1 indexed citations
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Costa, Marianna de Abreu, Neusa Sica da Rocha, Gisele Gus Manfro, et al.. (2025). Translation and cross-cultural validation of the Flourishing and Secure Flourishing Indexes into Brazilian Portuguese. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 47. e20254216–e20254216. 1 indexed citations
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Costa, Marianna de Abreu & Alexander Moreira‐Almeida. (2025). The mind-brain problem: Ethical and clinical implications for psychiatry. International Review of Psychiatry. 37(2). 1–13. 1 indexed citations
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Gattaz, Wagner F., et al.. (2025). Candidate genes related to spiritual mediumship: a whole-exome sequencing analysis of highly gifted mediums. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 47. e20243958–e20243958.
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Passos, Ives Cavalcante, et al.. (2025). Religiosity and spirituality in coping with suicide grief: A review. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 71(7). 1235–1246. 1 indexed citations
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Costa, Marianna de Abreu & Alexander Moreira‐Almeida. (2024). What does mediumship tell us about the mind beyond the brain?. International Review of Psychiatry. 37(2). 1–10.
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Guidelines for integrating spirituality into the prevention and treatment of alcohol and other substance use disorders. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 45(3). 274–279. 4 indexed citations
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Costa, Marianna de Abreu & Alexander Moreira‐Almeida. (2023). Terapia cognitivo-comportamental adaptada à religiosidade do paciente: um guia prático para o espiritismo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13. 1–24. 2 indexed citations
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Mosqueiro, Bruno Paz, Marianna de Abreu Costa, Rogério R. Zimpel, et al.. (2023). Brazilian Psychiatric Association guidelines on the integration of spirituality into mental health clinical practice: Part 1. Spiritual history and differential diagnosis. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 45(6). 506–517. 4 indexed citations
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Leão, Frederico Camelo, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of spiritual and religious experiences in the general population: A Brazilian nationwide study. Transcultural Psychiatry. 62(4). 422–436. 11 indexed citations
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Science of Life After Death. 10 indexed citations
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Costa, Marianna de Abreu & Alexander Moreira‐Almeida. (2021). Religion-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Review and Description of Techniques. Journal of Religion and Health. 61(1). 443–466. 21 indexed citations
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander, et al.. (2018). Declaración de la posición de la WPA sobre la espiritualidad y la religión en la psiquiatría.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 1 indexed citations
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander & Saulo de Freitas Araújo. (2017). The mind-brain problem in psychiatry: why theoretical pluralism is better than theoretical monism. 10(1). 3 indexed citations
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander, Harold G. Koenig, & Giancarlo Lucchetti. (2014). Clinical implications of spirituality to mental health: review of evidence and practical guidelines. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 36(2). 176–182. 166 indexed citations
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Religiosidade/espiritualidade na prática clínica: o que o psiquiatra pode fazer?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(2). 20–26. 4 indexed citations
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander, et al.. (2012). Espiritualidade e saúde mental: o que as evidências mostram?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(6). 34–41. 5 indexed citations
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander & Etzel Cardeña. (2011). Diagnóstico diferencial entre experiências espirituais e psicóticas não patológicas e transtornos mentais: uma contribuição de estudos latino-americanos para o CID-11. Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. 33(suppl 1). s21–s28. 53 indexed citations
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander. (2009). Mitos históricos sobre a relação entre ciência e religião. Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo). 36(6). 256–257. 1 indexed citations
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Moreira‐Almeida, Alexander. (2006). Book Review: Is There Life After Death? An Examination of the Empirical Evidence. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 24(4). 245–254. 4 indexed citations

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