Harald Walach

19.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
255 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Harald Walach is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Clinical Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Harald Walach has authored 255 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 48 papers in Clinical Psychology and 47 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Harald Walach's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (77 papers), Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (39 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (35 papers). Harald Walach is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (77 papers), Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (39 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (35 papers). Harald Walach collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Harald Walach's co-authors include Stefan Schmidt, Paul Grossman, Ludger Niemann, Martin Loef, Lars Niemann, Niko Kohls, Nina Buchheld, Sebastian Sauer, Johannes Naumann and Lone Overby Fjorback and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Pain.

In The Last Decade

Harald Walach

224 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits 2003 2026 2010 2018 2004 2003 2006 2014 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits
    2004 2.8k citations Paul Grossman, Harald Walach et al. profile →
  2. Mindfulness‐based stress reduction and health benefits: a meta‐analysis
    2003 1.1k citations Paul Grossman, Harald Walach et al. profile →
  3. Measuring mindfulness—the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI)
    2006 1.0k citations Harald Walach et al. profile →
  4. Mindfulness-based interventions in schools—a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2014 643 citations Harald Walach et al. profile →
  5. Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
    2011 572 citations Harald Walach et al. profile →
  6. The combined effects of healthy lifestyle behaviors on all cause mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2012 561 citations Harald Walach 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
Harald Walach Germany 47 6.7k 2.5k 2.4k 1.9k 1.8k 255 12.6k
John A. Astin United States 29 4.5k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 3.1k 1.7× 895 0.5× 47 9.7k
Linda E. Carlson Canada 67 12.4k 1.9× 5.0k 2.0× 4.3k 1.8× 2.2k 1.2× 2.0k 1.1× 253 23.6k
Stefan Schmidt Germany 33 5.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 556 0.3× 1.6k 0.9× 117 8.9k
Javier Garcı́a-Campayo Spain 59 5.8k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 289 0.2× 1.1k 0.6× 435 12.3k
Chee H. Ng Australia 55 5.8k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 272 0.1× 1.4k 0.8× 454 14.7k
Peter de Jonge Netherlands 71 3.5k 0.5× 3.9k 1.6× 2.9k 1.2× 245 0.1× 1.5k 0.8× 371 18.5k
Redford B. Williams United States 61 3.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 2.2k 0.9× 284 0.2× 787 0.4× 238 12.8k
Antônio Egídio Nardi Brazil 48 3.3k 0.5× 3.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 229 0.1× 1.9k 1.0× 666 12.2k
Kathryn M. Connor United States 43 10.4k 1.6× 2.7k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 211 0.1× 1.1k 0.6× 108 15.1k
Raymond W. Lam Canada 67 2.9k 0.4× 3.7k 1.5× 1.7k 0.7× 343 0.2× 3.2k 1.7× 476 18.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walach, Harald, et al.. (2025). Validation and psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI). Counselling Psychology Quarterly. 38(4). 843–869.
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Walach, Harald & Rainer J. Klement. (2024). Medicine, Money, and Media: A Case Study of How the Covid-19 Crisis Corrupts Disclosure and Publishing Ethics. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 38(1). 122–137.
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Stöckigt, Barbara, et al.. (2021). Experiences and Perceived Effects of Rosary Praying: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Religion and Health. 60(6). 3886–3906. 5 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald & Robert Jütte. (2017). Die Welt ist komplex und wissenschaftlicher Populismus macht sie nicht einfacher. Gesundheits- und Sozialpolitik. 71(2). 59–61.
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Römer, Hartmann, et al.. (2014). Parapsychological Phenomena as Examples of Generalized Nonlocal Correlations – A Theoretical Framework. Journal of Scientific Exploration. 603–629. 13 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald, et al.. (2014). A Roadmap for CAM Research towards the Horizon of 2020. (Editorial). 80–81. 1 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald. (2009). The Campaign Against CAM and the Notion of “Evidence-Based”. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 15(10). 1139–1142. 11 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald, et al.. (2009). Preestablished Harmony Revisited: Generalised Entanglement is a Modern Version of Preestablished Harmony. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 16(1). 1–30. 1 indexed citations
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Fisher, Peter, et al.. (2007). Reporting Data on Homeopathic Treatments (RedHot): A Supplement to CONSORT. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 13(1). 19–24. 37 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald, Klaus Linde, Reiner Eichenberger, et al.. (2006). Summary Consensus Statement of the PEK Review Board Regarding the PEK Process and the PEK Products. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 12(3). 347–348. 7 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald & Peter Heusser. (2006). Effektiv oder nicht? Entscheiden Sie selbst! Die PEK-HTA Berichte (Editorial). Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern).
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Walach, Harald, et al.. (2005). Research on Homeopathy: State of the Art. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(5). 813–829. 70 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald & Wayne B. Jonas. (2004). Placebo Research: The Evidence Base for Harnessing Self-Healing Capacities. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 10(supplement 1). S–103. 62 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald & Wayne B. Jonas. (2004). Placebo Research: The Evidence Base for Harnessing Self-Healing Capacities. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 10(1). 103–112. 39 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald, Corina Güthlin, & Miriam König. (2003). Efficacy of Massage Therapy in Chronic Pain: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 9(6). 837–846. 54 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald. (2003). Reinventing the Wheel Will Not Make It Rounder: Controlled Trials of Homeopathy Reconsidered. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 9(1). 7–13. 9 indexed citations
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Grossman, Paul, et al.. (2002). Does Mindfulness Meditation Contribute to Health? Outcome Evaluation of a German Sample. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8(6). 719–730. 80 indexed citations
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Reuter, Katja, et al.. (2001). Chronically Ill Patients Treated by Spiritual Healing Improve in Quality of Life: Results of a Randomized Waiting-List Controlled Study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 7(1). 45–51. 18 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald. (2000). THEORY AND APORY IN HEALING RESEARCH: ''Influence'' ~rsus "Correlational" Models. 11(3). 5 indexed citations
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Walach, Harald & Hartmann Römer. (2000). Complementarity is a useful concept for consciousness studies. A Reminder.. PubMed. 21(3). 221–232. 29 indexed citations

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