Falk Leichsenring

12.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
187 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Falk Leichsenring is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Falk Leichsenring has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Clinical Psychology, 78 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 34 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Falk Leichsenring's work include Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (95 papers), Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (79 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (55 papers). Falk Leichsenring is often cited by papers focused on Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (95 papers), Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (79 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (55 papers). Falk Leichsenring collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Falk Leichsenring's co-authors include Eric Leibing, Sven Rabung, Frank Leweke, Christiane Steinert, Johannes Kruse, Antonia S. New, Simone Salzer, Mareike Hofmann, Jürgen Hoyer and Johannes Kruse and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Falk Leichsenring

176 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Borderline personality disorder
    2010 629 citations Falk Leichsenring, Eric Leibing et al. profile →
  2. The efficacy of psychotherapies and pharmacotherapies for mental disorders in adults: an umbrella review and meta‐analytic evaluation of recent meta‐analyses
    2022 230 citations Falk Leichsenring, Christiane Steinert et al. World Psychiatry profile →
  3. Borderline Personality Disorder
    2023 80 citations Falk Leichsenring, Nikolas Heim et al. profile →
  4. Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies
    2024 69 citations Falk Leichsenring, Peter Fonagy et al. World Psychiatry profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Falk Leichsenring 5.7k 2.1k 1.5k 1.4k 955 187 7.4k
Jacques P. Barber 7.7k 1.4× 2.6k 1.2× 1.2k 0.8× 2.8k 2.0× 446 0.5× 241 10.2k
Tania Lecomte 3.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 2.3k 1.6× 1.4k 1.0× 663 0.7× 179 6.2k
Iwona Chelminski 3.4k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.5× 882 0.6× 660 0.7× 155 7.1k
John F. Clarkin 9.2k 1.6× 1.1k 0.5× 2.6k 1.7× 1.7k 1.2× 1.9k 2.0× 245 10.7k
Irene Elkin 4.5k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 387 0.4× 56 6.5k
Neil A. Rector 3.6k 0.6× 2.3k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 827 0.6× 666 0.7× 154 5.6k
Ulrich Reininghaus 2.1k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 2.4k 1.6× 972 0.7× 815 0.9× 163 5.1k
Allen Frances 4.7k 0.8× 997 0.5× 2.7k 1.8× 996 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 298 7.7k
Mark J. Hilsenroth 6.1k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 767 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 455 0.5× 220 7.3k
John M. Oldham 7.3k 1.3× 891 0.4× 2.0k 1.4× 673 0.5× 2.2k 2.3× 202 8.4k

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All Works

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Leichsenring, Falk, Nikolas Heim, & Christiane Steinert. (2025). Is metacognitive therapy really non-inferior to exposure with response prevention in obsessive-compulsive disorder? – Methodological issues of non-inferiority testing. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 110. 102980–102980. 1 indexed citations
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Leichsenring, Falk, Peter Fonagy, Nikolas Heim, et al.. (2024). Borderline personality disorder: a comprehensive review of diagnosis and clinical presentation, etiology, treatment, and current controversies. World Psychiatry. 23(1). 4–25. 69 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leichsenring, Falk, Christiane Steinert, Felicitas Rost, et al.. (2023). A critical assessment of NICE guidelines for treatment of depression. World Psychiatry. 22(1). 43–45. 7 indexed citations
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Leichsenring, Falk, Allan Abbass, Nikolas Heim, et al.. (2023). The status of psychodynamic psychotherapy as an empirically supported treatment for common mental disorders – an umbrella review based on updated criteria. World Psychiatry. 22(2). 286–304. 31 indexed citations
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Heim, Nikolas, Allan Abbass, Patrick Luyten, et al.. (2023). Contradictions, methodological flaws, and potential for misinterpretations in ranking treatments of depression. Bipolar Disorders. 25(4). 335–336.
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Altmann, Uwe, Jürgen Hoyer, Falk Leichsenring, et al.. (2020). Typical symptom change patterns and their predictors in patients with social anxiety disorder: A latent class analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 71. 102200–102200. 8 indexed citations
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Mayer, Axel, Johannes Zimmermann, Jürgen Hoyer, et al.. (2019). Interindividual Differences in Treatment Effects Based on Structural Equation Models with Latent Variables: An EffectLiteR Tutorial. Structural Equation Modeling A Multidisciplinary Journal. 27(5). 798–816. 12 indexed citations
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Steinert, Christiane, Johannes Kruse, Frank Leweke, & Falk Leichsenring. (2019). Psychosomatic inpatient treatment: Real-world effectiveness, response rates and the helping alliance. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 124. 109743–109743. 2 indexed citations
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Abbass, Allan, Patrick Luyten, Christiane Steinert, & Falk Leichsenring. (2017). Bias Toward Psychodynamic Therapy: Framing the Problem and Working Toward a Solution. Journal of Psychiatric Practice. 23(5). 361–365. 13 indexed citations
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Wiltink, Jörg, Jürgen Hoyer, Manfred E. Beutel, et al.. (2016). Do Patient Characteristics Predict Outcome of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Social Anxiety Disorder?. PLoS ONE. 11(1). e0147165–e0147165. 19 indexed citations
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Leichsenring, Falk, Frank Leweke, Susanne Klein, & Christiane Steinert. (2015). The Empirical Status of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy - An Update: Bambi's Alive and Kicking. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 84(3). 129–148. 55 indexed citations
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Steinert, Christiane, Mareike Hofmann, Falk Leichsenring, & Johannes Kruse. (2015). The course of PTSD in naturalistic long-term studies: High variability of outcomes. A systematic review. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 69(7). 483–496. 79 indexed citations
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Jaeger, Ulrich, et al.. (2013). Psychodynamische Psychosenpsychotherapie im stationären Setting. 12(1). 45–58. 4 indexed citations
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Leweke, Frank, et al.. (2009). Alexithymia as a predictor of outcome of psychodynamically oriented inpatient treatment. Psychotherapy Research. 19(3). 323–331. 63 indexed citations
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Konnopka, Alexander, Falk Leichsenring, Eric Leibing, & Hans‐Helmut König. (2008). Cost-of-illness studies and cost-effectiveness analyses in anxiety disorders: A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders. 114(1-3). 14–31. 129 indexed citations
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Leichsenring, Falk, Manfred E. Beutel, & Eric Leibing. (2007). Psychodynamic psychotherapy for social phobia: A treatment manual based on supportive–expressive therapy. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic. 71(1). 56–84. 57 indexed citations
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Leichsenring, Falk. (2001). Comparative effects of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy in depression. Clinical Psychology Review. 21(3). 401–419. 186 indexed citations

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