Diana Dorstyn

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Diana Dorstyn is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Diana Dorstyn has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Clinical Psychology, 26 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 19 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Diana Dorstyn's work include Spinal Cord Injury Research (15 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (15 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (12 papers). Diana Dorstyn is often cited by papers focused on Spinal Cord Injury Research (15 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (15 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (12 papers). Diana Dorstyn collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Diana Dorstyn's co-authors include Paul Delfabbro, Daniel L. King, Matthew Stevens, Linley A. Denson, Wenjing Li, Jane L. Mathias, Lynn Ward, Rachel Roberts, Mark Hayter and Rebecca Black and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Academic Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Diana Dorstyn

90 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Diana Dorstyn Australia	27	1.1k	786	531	450	414	102	2.7k
Annick Buchholz Canada	26	1.1k 1.0×	384 0.5×	455 0.9×	487 1.1×	143 0.3×	80	2.6k
Meyer D. Glantz United States	22	1.5k 1.4×	281 0.4×	171 0.3×	440 1.0×	222 0.5×	38	3.3k
Andreas Karwautz Austria	31	2.1k 1.9×	514 0.7×	298 0.6×	1.1k 2.5×	234 0.6×	135	3.5k
Amy Duhig United States	21	834 0.8×	197 0.3×	253 0.5×	270 0.6×	325 0.8×	47	2.1k
Maria M. Wong United States	31	1.6k 1.5×	302 0.4×	141 0.3×	496 1.1×	222 0.5×	75	3.8k
Louise Mewton Australia	27	870 0.8×	290 0.4×	114 0.2×	281 0.6×	669 1.6×	97	2.4k
Cath Chapman Australia	27	1.0k 0.9×	221 0.3×	135 0.3×	215 0.5×	331 0.8×	124	2.6k
Theodore Jacob United States	41	2.5k 2.2×	587 0.7×	336 0.6×	426 0.9×	222 0.5×	142	4.9k
Arne Holte Norway	31	1.2k 1.1×	219 0.3×	163 0.3×	475 1.1×	217 0.5×	87	2.7k
Niels C. Beck United States	31	1.3k 1.2×	206 0.3×	176 0.3×	759 1.7×	344 0.8×	82	3.1k

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Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2025). Health literacy in adults with a spinal cord injury or disorder: An updated and expanded systematic review. Disability and health journal. 18(3). 101821–101821. 1 indexed citations

Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2025). Mind-body therapies for people with pain after stroke: physiotherapists’ and educators’ perceptions about the role/scope of physiotherapy and barriers and enablers to use. European Journal of Physiotherapy. 1–15.

Patel, Divya, et al.. (2025). Wellbeing interventions in family medicine and general practice trainees: a preliminary meta-analysis. Education for Primary Care. 36(3). 82–93. 1 indexed citations

Osborn, Amanda J., Rachel Roberts, & Diana Dorstyn. (2024). Information Needs of Australian Families Living with Craniosynostosis: A Qualitative Study. The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 63(2). 177–186.

Collyer, S & Diana Dorstyn. (2024). Problem Adaptation Therapy (PATH) to Treat Depression in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review of Treatment Effects. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 39(8). e6130–e6130. 2 indexed citations

Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2023). Attrition in Psychological mHealth Interventions for Young People: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science. 9(4). 639–651. 5 indexed citations

Osborn, Amanda J., et al.. (2023). Behavioural and Psychological Functioning of Children and Adults with Sagittal Synostosis. 9(4). 183–199. 1 indexed citations

Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2021). Social function and psychological wellbeing among older Australian users of computer-mediated communication: does social distancing impact use?. Behaviour and Information Technology. 41(14). 3001–3012. 6 indexed citations

Li, Xiaoli, et al.. (2021). Nursing assistants and resident satisfaction in long-term care: A systematic review. Geriatric Nursing. 42(6). 1323–1331. 13 indexed citations

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Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2021). Belonging in the Online World: Older Adults’ Use of Internet for Community.. Journal of Social Inclusion. 12(2). 3–29. 2 indexed citations

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Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2019). Computer‐mediated communication and social support among community‐dwelling older adults: A systematic review of cross‐sectional data. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 38(4). e103–e113. 16 indexed citations

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Hartley, Matthew, Diana Dorstyn, & Clemence Due. (2019). Mindfulness for Children and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Caregivers: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 49(10). 4306–4319. 72 indexed citations

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Dorstyn, Diana, Rachel Roberts, Gregory Murphy, et al.. (2018). Work and SCI: a pilot randomized controlled study of an online resource for job-seekers with spinal cord dysfunction. Spinal Cord. 57(3). 221–228. 6 indexed citations

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Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2018). Health-related quality of life in coronary heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis mapped against the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Quality of Life Research. 27(10). 2491–2503. 50 indexed citations

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Ma, Mandy, et al.. (2017). Alzheimers’ disease and caregiving: a meta-analytic review comparing the mental health of primary carers to controls. Aging & Mental Health. 22(11). 1395–1405. 79 indexed citations

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Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2016). Anxiety prevalence following spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis. Spinal Cord. 54(8). 570–578. 74 indexed citations

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Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2014). Hypnotherapy for disability-related pain: A meta-analysis. Journal of Health Psychology. 21(4). 526–539. 10 indexed citations

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Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2014). Systematic Review of Leisure Therapy and Its Effectiveness in Managing Functional Outcomes in Stroke Rehabilitation. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 21(1). 40–51. 20 indexed citations

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Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2014). Psychological variables associated with employment following spinal cord injury: a meta-analysis. Spinal Cord. 52(10). 722–728. 19 indexed citations

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Dorstyn, Diana, et al.. (2012). Effectiveness of Telephone Counseling in Managing Psychological Outcomes After Spinal Cord Injury: A Preliminary Study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 93(11). 2100–2108. 21 indexed citations

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