Chris Irons

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Chris Irons is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Irons has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Clinical Psychology, 21 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 20 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Chris Irons's work include Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (27 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (19 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers). Chris Irons is often cited by papers focused on Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (27 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (19 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (14 papers). Chris Irons collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. Chris Irons's co-authors include Paul Gilbert, Susanne Hempel, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Kirsten McEwan, Jodene R. Baccus, Michelle Palmer, Mark W. Baldwin, Charlie Heriot-Maitland, Elaine Beaumont and Jean Gilbert and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Personality and Individual Differences.

In The Last Decade

Chris Irons

47 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Criticizing and reassuring oneself: An exploration of forms, styles and reasons in female students

2004 660 citations Paul Gilbert, Chris Irons et al. British Journal of Clinical Psychology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Chris Irons United Kingdom	23	2.2k	1.0k	901	409	230	53	2.8k
Katherine L. Dixon–Gordon United States	32	2.6k 1.2×	548 0.5×	769 0.9×	605 1.5×	201 0.9×	106	3.0k
Angus MacBeth United Kingdom	27	3.0k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	774 0.9×	934 2.3×	241 1.0×	107	3.9k
Peggilee Wupperman United States	19	1.7k 0.8×	516 0.5×	910 1.0×	315 0.8×	168 0.7×	28	2.2k
Christine A. Padesky United States	24	1.6k 0.7×	844 0.8×	616 0.7×	282 0.7×	263 1.1×	40	2.5k
Christopher K. Germer United States	15	2.5k 1.1×	906 0.9×	707 0.8×	185 0.5×	133 0.6×	23	2.9k
David P. Valentiner United States	30	1.9k 0.9×	881 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	473 1.2×	335 1.5×	80	3.0k
Cory F. Newman United States	19	1.8k 0.8×	648 0.6×	593 0.7×	442 1.1×	183 0.8×	52	2.6k
Regina Miranda United States	32	2.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	448 1.1×	556 2.4×	94	3.8k
Daniel Pratt United Kingdom	29	1.7k 0.8×	668 0.6×	571 0.6×	607 1.5×	426 1.9×	90	2.4k
Alan E. Fruzzetti United States	30	2.2k 1.0×	777 0.7×	402 0.4×	526 1.3×	317 1.4×	67	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Irons

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Yates, Michael D., et al.. (2026). A compassion-focussed group intervention for compulsive sexual behaviours: an exploratory study. Sexual & Relationship Therapy. 1–21.

Irons, Chris, et al.. (2025). How do people with a history of sexual abuse experience talking therapies for sexual trauma? A systematic review of qualitative findings. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 98(2). 211–231.

Irons, Chris, et al.. (2024). Exploring the roles of compassion and post‐traumatic stress disorder on global distress after sexual trauma. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 63(3). 378–393. 1 indexed citations

Beaumont, Elaine, Neil Dagnall, Suena H. Massey, & Chris Irons. (2024). Evaluating the impact the Self‐Compassion App has on levels of compassion, psychological distress and well‐being. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 25(2). 2 indexed citations

Beattie, David, et al.. (2024). The role of compassion in moral injury among military veterans: Implications for treatment.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 17(4). 805–812.

Rose, Alexandra L., et al.. (2023). Employee Support During COVID-19 Using Compassionate Mind Training. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 8(1). 1–14. 1 indexed citations

Heriot-Maitland, Charlie, Andrew Gumley, Til Wykes, et al.. (2023). A case series study of compassion‐focused therapy for distressing experiences in psychosis. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 62(4). 762–781. 9 indexed citations

Irons, Chris, et al.. (2022). A Randomized Controlled Study of a French Compassionate Mind Training. Mindfulness. 13(11). 2891–2903. 7 indexed citations

Asano, Kenichi, Masao Tsuchiya, Toshiyuki Ohtani, et al.. (2022). Benefits of group compassion-focused therapy for treatment-resistant depression: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 903842–903842. 5 indexed citations

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Irons, Chris, et al.. (2022). A cross-cultural exploration of compassion, and facilitators and inhibitors of compassion in UK and Sri Lankan people. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 99–110. 8 indexed citations

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Irons, Chris, et al.. (2022). Exploring the Cross-cultural Applicability of a Brief Compassionate Mind Training: a Study Comparing Sri Lankan and UK People. Mindfulness. 14(2). 429–447. 1 indexed citations

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Irons, Chris, et al.. (2022). Evaluating a brief online compassion‐focused intervention for intensive care nurses. Nursing in Critical Care. 29(2). 303–306. 6 indexed citations

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Beaumont, Elaine, et al.. (2021). Exploring the impact of a compassion-focused therapy training course on healthcare educators. Health Education Journal. 80(6). 712–723. 6 indexed citations

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Irons, Chris, et al.. (2021). Views and experiences of compassion in Sri Lankan students: An exploratory qualitative study. PLoS ONE. 16(11). e0260475–e0260475. 5 indexed citations

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Wood, Lisa & Chris Irons. (2015). Exploring the Associations between Social Rank and External Shame with Experiences of Psychosis. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. 44(5). 527–538. 21 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Paul, et al.. (2010). Self‐harm in a mixed clinical population: The roles of self‐criticism, shame, and social rank. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 49(4). 563–576. 153 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Paul, et al.. (2006). Interpersonal sensitivities: Their links to mood, anger and gender. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 79(1). 37–51. 40 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Paul, Chris Irons, Kirsten McEwan, et al.. (2006). Development of a striving to avoid inferiority scale. British Journal of Social Psychology. 46(3). 633–648. 75 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Paul & Chris Irons. (2004). A pilot exploration of the use of compassionate images in a group of self‐critical people. Memory. 12(4). 507–516. 177 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Paul, Jean Gilbert, & Chris Irons. (2003). Life events, entrapments and arrested anger in depression. Journal of Affective Disorders. 79(1-3). 149–160. 78 indexed citations

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