Ioana A. Cristea

9.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
113 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Ioana A. Cristea is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, Ioana A. Cristea has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Clinical Psychology, 37 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 19 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in Ioana A. Cristea's work include Mental Health Research Topics (31 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (20 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (18 papers). Ioana A. Cristea is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Research Topics (31 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (20 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (18 papers). Ioana A. Cristea collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Romania and United States. Ioana A. Cristea's co-authors include Pim Cuijpers, Daniel David, Robin N. Kok, Claudio Gentili, Florian Naudet, Eirini Karyotaki, John P. A. Ioannidis, Stefan G. Hofmann, Carmen Coteț and Mirjam Reijnders and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, Psychological Bulletin and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ioana A. Cristea

108 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Efficacy of Psychotherapies for Borderline Personality Disorder

2017 415 citations Ioana A. Cristea, Claudio Gentili et al. profile →
Efficacy of cognitive bias modification interventions in anxiety and depression: Meta-analysis

2015 385 citations Ioana A. Cristea, Pim Cuijpers et al. profile →
How effective are cognitive behavior therapies for major depression and anxiety disorders? A meta‐analytic update of the evidence

2016 334 citations Pim Cuijpers, Ioana A. Cristea et al. profile →
Pre-post effect sizes should be avoided in meta-analyses

2016 313 citations Pim Cuijpers, Erica Weitz et al. profile →
Why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Is the Current Gold Standard of Psychotherapy

2018 308 citations Daniel David, Ioana A. Cristea et al. profile →
Assessing scientists for hiring, promotion, and tenure

2018 232 citations David Moher, Florian Naudet et al. PLoS Biology profile →
Digital interventions for the treatment of depression: A meta-analytic review.

2021 216 citations Isaac Moshe, Yannik Terhorst et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
Psychotherapies for depression: a network meta‐analysis covering efficacy, acceptability and long‐term outcomes of all main treatment types

2021 210 citations Pim Cuijpers, Hisashi Noma et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ioana A. Cristea	2.4k	1.9k	961	765	739	113	5.2k
Harriëtte Riese	2.4k 1.0×	2.6k 1.4×	589 0.6×	1.2k 1.5×	965 1.3×	156	6.6k
Todd Jackson	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	407 0.4×	835 1.1×	762 1.0×	178	4.9k
Annet Kleiboer	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.3×	493 0.6×	944 1.3×	78	4.4k
Maria Karekla	2.9k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	873 0.9×	377 0.5×	964 1.3×	119	4.6k
Erik Andersson	2.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.1×	1.9k 2.0×	700 0.9×	661 0.9×	164	5.2k
Sarah Bowen	3.6k 1.5×	2.1k 1.1×	737 0.8×	433 0.6×	735 1.0×	96	4.9k
Þröstur Björgvinsson	3.2k 1.3×	2.3k 1.2×	445 0.5×	899 1.2×	903 1.2×	158	5.1k
Isaac R. Galatzer‐Levy	3.4k 1.4×	1.0k 0.5×	512 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	788 1.1×	100	6.1k
Derek R. Hopko	3.0k 1.2×	3.0k 1.5×	1.5k 1.6×	572 0.7×	1.4k 2.0×	88	6.5k
Lena C. Quilty	3.9k 1.6×	2.3k 1.2×	735 0.8×	955 1.2×	1.3k 1.8×	178	6.9k

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Blithikioti, Chrysanthi, et al.. (2025). Access to treatment protocols and manuals for evidence-based psychological interventions for severe mental disorders: a survey of randomised trials included in network meta-analyses. BMJ Mental Health. 28(1). e301578–e301578.

Kepp, Kasper P., Ioana A. Cristea, Taulant Muka, & John P. A. Ioannidis. (2025). COVID-19 advocacy bias in the BMJ : meta-research evaluation. BMJ Open Quality. 14(1). e003131–e003131. 3 indexed citations

Kepp, Kasper P., Poul Flemming Høilund‐Carlsen, Ioana A. Cristea, et al.. (2025). Communicating scientific evidence: drugs for Alzheimer’s disease as a case study. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 41(2). 347–354. 1 indexed citations

Braillon, Alain, Lisa Cosgrove, Ioana A. Cristea, et al.. (2024). Fragile promise of psychedelics in psychiatry. BMJ. 387. e080391–e080391. 2 indexed citations

Naudet, Florian, et al.. (2024). Improving the transparency and reliability of observational studies through registration. BMJ. 384. e076123–e076123. 11 indexed citations

Miguel, Clara, Mathias Harrer, Wouter van Ballegooijen, et al.. (2024). Assessment of suicidality in trials of psychological interventions for depression: a meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry. 11(4). 252–261. 4 indexed citations

Cristea, Ioana A., et al.. (2023). Are large prospective trials on antidepressants in mental disorders seeding trials? A descriptive study of trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. BMJ Open. 13(8). e062913–e062913. 1 indexed citations

Palantza, Christina, Wouter van Ballegooijen, Renske Gilissen, et al.. (2023). Which psychotherapy is most effective and acceptable in the treatment of adults with a (sub)clinical borderline personality disorder? A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine. 53(8). 3261–3280. 25 indexed citations

Naudet, Florian, et al.. (2021). A survey of biomedical journals to detect editorial bias and nepotistic behavior. PLoS Biology. 19(11). e3001133–e3001133. 21 indexed citations

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Cristea, Ioana A., et al.. (2021). Brain activity during facial processing in autism spectrum disorder: an activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 62(12). 1412–1424. 16 indexed citations

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Moshe, Isaac, Yannik Terhorst, Paula Philippi, et al.. (2021). Digital interventions for the treatment of depression: A meta-analytic review.. Psychological Bulletin. 147(8). 749–786. 216 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fodor, Liviu A., Raluca Georgescu, Pim Cuijpers, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of cognitive bias modification interventions in anxiety and depressive disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry. 7(6). 506–514. 151 indexed citations

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Cosgrove, Lisa, Florian Naudet, Göran Högberg, Allen F. Shaughnessy, & Ioana A. Cristea. (2020). Reconceptualising treatment-resistant depression as difficult-to-treat depression. The Lancet Psychiatry. 8(1). 11–13. 11 indexed citations

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Cuijpers, Pim, Ioana A. Cristea, Erica Weitz, Claudio Gentili, & Matthias Berking. (2016). The effects of cognitive and behavioural therapies for anxiety disorders on depression: a meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine. 46(16). 3451–3462. 32 indexed citations

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Cuijpers, Pim, Tara Donker, Myrna M. Weissman, Paula Ravitz, & Ioana A. Cristea. (2016). Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Mental Health Problems: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Psychiatry. 173(7). 680–687. 155 indexed citations

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Cristea, Ioana A., et al.. (2013). The worrisome state of research concerning couples interventions for cancer patients : A systematic review. Psychology and Health. 28. 13–13. 2 indexed citations

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Cristea, Ioana A., et al.. (2011). Positive and Negative Emotions in Cardiac Patients: The Contributions of Trait Optimism, Expectancies and Hopes. 15(3). 317. 2 indexed citations

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Cristea, Ioana A., Oana Bengà, & Adrian Opre. (2008). The Implementation of a Rational-Emotive Educational Intervention for Anxiety in a 3rd Grade Classroom: An Analysis of Relevant Procedural and Developmental Constraints. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies. 8(1). 31. 7 indexed citations

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Bodolea, Constantin, et al.. (2008). Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients. an Integrated Psychological and Medical Approach. Journal of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies. 8(1). 117. 4 indexed citations

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Cristea, Ioana A., Oana Bengà, & Adrian Opre. (2006). The Comparative Efficiency of a Rational-Emotive Educational Intervention for Anxiety in 3rd Grade Children: An Analysis of Relevant Developmental Constraints. 10(4). 637. 1 indexed citations

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