Eva Heim

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Eva Heim is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Eva Heim has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Clinical Psychology, 46 papers in Social Psychology and 22 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Eva Heim's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (33 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (23 papers) and Digital Mental Health Interventions (22 papers). Eva Heim is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (33 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (23 papers) and Digital Mental Health Interventions (22 papers). Eva Heim collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Eva Heim's co-authors include Jürgen Barth, Thomy Tonia, Sven Trelle, Andreas Maercker, Brandon A. Kohrt, Ladislav Valach, Melissa Harper Shehadeh, Graham Thornicroft, Kenneth Carswell and Edith van’t Hof and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Social Science & Medicine and Clinical Psychology Review.

In The Last Decade

Eva Heim

82 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

The current prevalence of child sexual abuse worldwide: a... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 200 400 600
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. The current prevalence of child sexual abuse worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2012 689 citations Eva Heim 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
Eva Heim Switzerland 23 1.4k 671 544 448 435 88 2.3k
Amit Shrira Israel 30 1.7k 1.2× 971 1.4× 517 1.0× 469 1.0× 541 1.2× 143 3.0k
Beate Schrank Austria 24 873 0.6× 610 0.9× 661 1.2× 431 1.0× 380 0.9× 91 2.0k
Amberly Brigden United Kingdom 13 1.5k 1.0× 449 0.7× 348 0.6× 228 0.5× 300 0.7× 40 2.2k
Barbara Dooley Ireland 25 1.5k 1.1× 409 0.6× 442 0.8× 311 0.7× 469 1.1× 81 2.4k
Wai Kai Hou Hong Kong 24 921 0.6× 433 0.6× 282 0.5× 226 0.5× 305 0.7× 80 1.6k
Catherine Linney United Kingdom 8 1.4k 1.0× 461 0.7× 293 0.5× 219 0.5× 301 0.7× 10 2.0k
Catherine Borwick United Kingdom 5 1.4k 1.0× 442 0.7× 254 0.5× 195 0.4× 277 0.6× 6 2.0k
Maren Westphal United States 14 2.0k 1.4× 563 0.8× 337 0.6× 316 0.7× 294 0.7× 27 2.7k
Nina Higson‐Sweeney United Kingdom 8 1.4k 1.0× 446 0.7× 284 0.5× 210 0.5× 281 0.6× 18 1.9k
Zac E. Seidler Australia 20 1.0k 0.7× 634 0.9× 493 0.9× 167 0.4× 420 1.0× 116 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Eva Heim

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eva Heim

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eva Heim

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eva Heim. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eva Heim 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 Eva Heim. Eva Heim is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Killikelly, Clare, Simon Groen, John S. Ogrodniczuk, et al.. (2025). Feasibility, Acceptability and Clinical Utility of the Bereavement and Grief Cultural Formulation Interview for Prolonged Grief Disorder. Culture Medicine and Psychiatry. 49(4). 1150–1167.
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Burchert, Sebastian, Pim Cuijpers, Eva Heim, et al.. (2024). Effects of a self-guided digital mental health self-help intervention for Syrian refugees in Egypt: A pragmatic randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 21(9). e1004460–e1004460. 3 indexed citations
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Heim, Eva, et al.. (2024). Why did our trial not work out? A qualitative analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). e12887–e12887. 4 indexed citations
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Heim, Eva, Sebastian Burchert, Marco Kaufmann, et al.. (2024). Effect of cultural adaptation of a smartphone-based self-help programme on its acceptability and efficacy: Randomized controlled trial. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(2). e2743–e2743. 3 indexed citations
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Heim, Eva, et al.. (2024). Cultural adaptation of an internet-based self-help app for grieving Syrian refugees in Switzerland. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 3048–3048. 2 indexed citations
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Heim, Eva, et al.. (2024). Culturally sensitive grief treatment and support: A scoping review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100325–100325. 10 indexed citations
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Thoma, Myriam V., et al.. (2023). Characteristics of health and well-being in former Jehovah’s Witnesses in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Mental Health Religion & Culture. 26(7). 644–662. 1 indexed citations
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Cuijpers, Pim, Eva Heim, Jinane Abi Ramia, et al.. (2022). Effects of a WHO-guided digital health intervention for depression in Syrian refugees in Lebanon: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 19(6). e1004025–e1004025. 48 indexed citations
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Höltge, Jan, et al.. (2022). Differential Pathways from Child Maltreatment Types to Insecure Adult Attachment Styles via Psychological and Social Resources: A Bayesian Network Analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 38(11-12). 7089–7114. 6 indexed citations
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Thoma, Myriam V., et al.. (2022). Identifying well‐being profiles and resilience characteristics in ex‐members of fundamentalist Christian faith communities. Stress and Health. 38(5). 1058–1069. 3 indexed citations
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Maercker, And re as, et al.. (2020). Metaphors For Trauma: A Cross‐Cultural Qualitative Comparison in Brazil, India, Poland, and Switzerland. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 33(5). 643–653. 12 indexed citations
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Heim, Eva, Jinane Abi Ramia, Sebastian Burchert, et al.. (2020). Evaluating the Effectiveness of an E-Mental Health Intervention for People Living in Lebanon: Protocol for Two Randomized Controlled Trials. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(1). e21585–e21585. 10 indexed citations
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Morina, Naser, et al.. (2019). A Point in the Heart: Concepts of Emotional Distress Among Albanian-Speaking Immigrants in Switzerland. Culture Medicine and Psychiatry. 44(1). 1–34. 15 indexed citations
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Heim, Eva, Brandon A. Kohrt, Mirja Koschorke, Maria Milenova, & Graham Thornicroft. (2018). Reducing mental health-related stigma in primary health care settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 29. e3–e3. 40 indexed citations
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Storck, H & Eva Heim. (1962). [Changes in the circulation and the neurovegetative system of atopic disease and eczema patients].. PubMed. 92. 162–9. 3 indexed citations

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