Birgit Vӧllm

9.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
168 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Birgit Vӧllm is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Vӧllm has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Clinical Psychology, 41 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 34 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Birgit Vӧllm's work include Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (76 papers), Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (50 papers) and Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (46 papers). Birgit Vӧllm is often cited by papers focused on Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (76 papers), Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (50 papers) and Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (46 papers). Birgit Vӧllm collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Canada. Birgit Vӧllm's co-authors include Rhiannon Corcoran, Jutta Stoffers‐Winterling, Klaus Lieb, Nick Huband, Gerta Rücker, Antje Timmer, Renate Reniers, Rebecca Elliott, J.F.W. Deakin and P S Richardson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, NeuroImage and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Vӧllm

156 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Neuronal correlates of theory of mind and empathy: A functional magnetic resonance imaging study in a nonverbal task

2005 802 citations Birgit Vӧllm et al. profile →
Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder

2012 588 citations Jutta Stoffers‐Winterling, Birgit Vӧllm et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
The QCAE: A Questionnaire of Cognitive and Affective Empathy

2010 565 citations Renate Reniers, Birgit Vӧllm et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit Vӧllm United Kingdom	35	3.5k	1.6k	1.4k	1.2k	757	168	5.8k
Oliver Mason United Kingdom	33	1.9k 0.6×	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	901 0.8×	785 1.0×	131	5.3k
Etzel Cardeña Sweden	35	2.5k 0.7×	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	901 0.8×	595 0.8×	186	4.8k
Tania Lecomte Canada	36	3.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.4×	555 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	663 0.9×	179	6.2k
Steven Jay Lynn United States	50	3.6k 1.0×	2.0k 1.2×	4.1k 2.9×	1.7k 1.4×	685 0.9×	281	8.9k
Marianne Goodman United States	40	3.9k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	771 0.6×	665 0.6×	922 1.2×	169	5.3k
Svenn Torgersen Norway	49	6.4k 1.8×	2.4k 1.5×	928 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.8×	166	9.0k
Thomas F. Oltmanns United States	46	4.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 1.5×	173	7.1k
Michael A. Gara United States	37	1.8k 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	459 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	501 0.7×	100	4.6k
Arnold M. Cooper United States	19	4.7k 1.3×	1.6k 1.0×	919 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	595 0.8×	55	7.1k
Howard Berenbaum United States	44	3.2k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	753 1.0×	176	6.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Campanozzi, Laura Leondina, Giuseppe D’Andrea, Giuseppe Fanelli, et al.. (2025). Psychiatric Risk Governance Across Jurisdictions: A Comparative Analysis of Involuntary Treatment, Community Treatment Orders, and Forensic Mental Health Services. Healthcare. 13(18). 2363–2363.

Drewelow, Eva, et al.. (2024). Participatory research involving people with neurodegenerative diseases and family caregivers: a systematic review. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 20(S4). 1 indexed citations

Tomlin, Jack, et al.. (2024). Mandatory substance use treatment for justice-involved persons in Germany: a systematic review of reoffending, treatment and the recurrence of substance use outcomes. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1217561–1217561. 1 indexed citations

Juul, Sophie, Mickey Kongerslev, Mie Sedoc Jørgensen, et al.. (2024). Pharmacological interventions for co-occurring psychopathology in people with borderline personality disorder: secondary analysis of the Cochrane systematic review with meta-analyses. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 226(4). 226–237. 3 indexed citations

Vӧllm, Birgit, et al.. (2023). Implementation of a peer support worker in a forensic psychiatric hospital in Germany—Views of patients. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1061106–1061106.

Drewelow, Eva, et al.. (2023). Implementation and evaluation of participatory advisory boards in mental health research: a research protocol of the ‘PART-Beirat’ project. Research Involvement and Engagement. 9(1). 112–112. 4 indexed citations

Tomlin, Jack, Kate Walker, Jen Yates, et al.. (2023). Care for older forensic mental health patients: A consensus guidance document. European Psychiatry. 66(1). e44–e44.

Tomlin, Jack, Kate Walker, Jen Yates, et al.. (2022). Older forensic mental healthcare patients in England: demographics, physical health, mental wellbeing, cognitive ability and quality of life. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 9–9. 1 indexed citations

Stoffers‐Winterling, Jutta, Ole Jakob Storebø, Mickey Kongerslev, et al.. (2022). Psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder: a focused systematic review and meta-analysis. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 221(3). 538–552. 67 indexed citations

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Storebø, Ole Jakob, Jutta Stoffers‐Winterling, Birgit Vӧllm, et al.. (2020). Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020(11). 247 indexed citations

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Bulten, Erik, et al.. (2020). A Comparison of English and Dutch Long-Stay Patients in Forensic Psychiatric Care. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 11. 574247–574247. 9 indexed citations

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Flammer, Erich, et al.. (2019). Comparison of offenders in forensic-psychiatric treatment or prison in Germany. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 66. 101502–101502. 6 indexed citations

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Tomlin, Jack, Peter Βartlett, & Birgit Vӧllm. (2018). Experiences of restrictiveness in forensic psychiatric care: Systematic review and concept analysis. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 57. 31–41. 41 indexed citations

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Lorito, Claudio Di, et al.. (2017). The Individual Experience of Aging Patients and the Current Service Provision in the Context of Italian Forensic Psychiatry: A Case Study. Journal of Forensic Nursing. 13(3). 118–125. 10 indexed citations

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Lorito, Claudio Di, et al.. (2017). The closing of forensic psychiatric hospitals in Italy: Determinants, current status and future perspectives. A scoping review. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 55. 54–63. 18 indexed citations

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Ferriter, Michael, et al.. (2016). Institutional Abuse – Characteristics of Victims, Perpetrators and Organsations: a Systematic Review. European Psychiatry. 40. 45–54. 21 indexed citations

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Schneider, Justine, Dawn‐Marie Walker, Peter Bates, et al.. (2016). Individual placement and support (IPS) for patients with offending histories: the IPSOH feasibility cluster randomised trial protocol. BMJ Open. 6(7). e012710–e012710. 10 indexed citations

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Casey, Sharon, et al.. (2015). The Essen Climate Evaluation Schema EssenCES: A Manual and More. 31 indexed citations

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Vӧllm, Birgit. (2013). Case formulation in personality disordered offenders – A Delphi survey of professionals. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. 24(1). 60–80. 9 indexed citations

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Reniers, Renate, et al.. (2009). Personality types and mental health experiences of those who volunteer for helplines. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 37(4). 459–471. 25 indexed citations

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