James Elander

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

James Elander is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Education and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Elander has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Clinical Psychology, 16 papers in Education and 13 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in James Elander's work include Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (14 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (9 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers). James Elander is often cited by papers focused on Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (14 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (9 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (9 papers). James Elander collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. James Elander's co-authors include Robert West, David French, Michael Rutter, Davina French, Joanne Lusher, Richard I. Kemp, J. M. Wilding, Paul Telfer, David Bevan and Pauline Fox and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Pain.

In The Last Decade

James Elander

85 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Behavioral correlates of individual differences in road-t... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 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. Behavioral correlates of individual differences in road-traffic crash risk: An examination of methods and findings.
    1993 602 citations James Elander, Robert West et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Elander United Kingdom 27 999 739 591 536 470 91 3.2k
Richard Larouche Canada 26 281 0.3× 360 0.5× 396 0.7× 2.5k 4.6× 538 1.1× 92 4.3k
Enrique Garcíá Bengoechea Ireland 26 336 0.3× 413 0.6× 146 0.2× 1.2k 2.2× 165 0.4× 133 2.9k
Fabio Lucidi Italy 40 450 0.5× 1.4k 2.0× 1.1k 1.9× 445 0.8× 734 1.6× 224 5.8k
Lisa Dorn United Kingdom 23 962 1.0× 723 1.0× 339 0.6× 257 0.5× 180 0.4× 60 2.4k
José M. Tomás Spain 37 185 0.2× 1.5k 2.1× 1.2k 2.1× 345 0.6× 584 1.2× 263 4.8k
Rusan Chen United States 29 248 0.2× 279 0.4× 661 1.1× 259 0.5× 896 1.9× 54 3.7k
Anders Kottorp Sweden 32 111 0.1× 212 0.3× 615 1.0× 365 0.7× 135 0.3× 183 4.2k
Davina French Australia 25 278 0.3× 474 0.6× 557 0.9× 193 0.4× 69 0.1× 41 2.1k
D. R. Rutter United Kingdom 35 337 0.3× 617 0.8× 414 0.7× 508 0.9× 124 0.3× 95 3.3k
Patricia Tucker Canada 32 141 0.1× 268 0.4× 363 0.6× 2.5k 4.6× 636 1.4× 158 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Elander

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Elander

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Elander, James, et al.. (2025). Understanding barriers to influenza vaccination among parents is important to improve vaccine uptake among children. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 21(1). 2457198–2457198. 2 indexed citations
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Gordon, William Van, et al.. (2024). Wisdom-Based Buddhist-Derived Meditation Practices for Prosocial Behaviour: A Systematic Review. Mindfulness. 15(3). 539–558. 5 indexed citations
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Branscum, Adam J., Veronica L. Irvin, James Elander, et al.. (2024). Pain attitudes and pain outcomes among people with bleeding disorders: Results from community voices in research. Haemophilia. 30(3). 720–727. 1 indexed citations
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Elander, James, et al.. (2024). A qualitative exploration of experiences of gender identity and gender questioning among adults with Klinefelter syndrome/XXY. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 34(2). e1952–e1952. 1 indexed citations
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Elander, James, Amy Burton, Jennifer Taylor, et al.. (2023). An exploration of successful psychosocial adjustment to long-term in-centre haemodialysis. Psychology and Health. 40(3). 394–409. 4 indexed citations
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Gordon, William Van, et al.. (2023). Calmer, Kinder, Wiser: A Novel Threefold Categorization for Mindfulness-Based Interventions. Mindfulness. 15(1). 144–156. 4 indexed citations
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Montague, Jane, et al.. (2021). Multiple emotions, multiple selves: compassion focused therapy chairwork. The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. 14. 7 indexed citations
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Elander, James, et al.. (2020). How healthcare providers’ own death anxiety influences their communication with patients in end-of-life care: A thematic analysis. Death Studies. 46(7). 1773–1780. 7 indexed citations
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Montague, Jane, et al.. (2020). “Suddenly you are King Solomon”: Multiplicity, transformation and integration in compassion focused therapy chairwork.. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 31(3). 223–237. 8 indexed citations
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Montague, Jane, et al.. (2019). “A definite feel‐it moment”: Embodiment, externalisation and emotion during chair‐work in compassion‐focused therapy. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 20(1). 143–153. 32 indexed citations
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Elander, James, et al.. (2019). Pain coping, pain acceptance and analgesic use as predictors of health-related quality of life among women with primary dysmenorrhea. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 246. 40–44. 24 indexed citations
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Elander, James, et al.. (2009). Student beliefs and attitudes about authorial identity in academic writing. Studies in Higher Education. 34(2). 153–170. 74 indexed citations
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Norton, Lin, Edd Pitt, Kathy Harrington, James Elander, & Peter Reddy. (2009). Writing Essays at University: A guide for students, by students. Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent). 1 indexed citations
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Simonoff, Emily, James Elander, Janet Holmshaw, et al.. (2004). Predictors of antisocial personality. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 184(2). 118–127. 175 indexed citations
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Elander, James. (2003). The BPS Stage 1 qualification in health psychology. 12(4). 40–48. 2 indexed citations
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Elander, James & Tom J. Barry. (2003). Analgesic use and pain coping among patients with haemophilia. Haemophilia. 9(2). 202–213. 32 indexed citations
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Elander, James, Robert West, & David French. (1993). Behavioral correlates of individual differences in road-traffic crash risk: An examination of methods and findings.. Psychological Bulletin. 113(2). 279–294. 602 indexed citations breakdown →

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