Lakshmi Vijayakumar

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Lakshmi Vijayakumar is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Lakshmi Vijayakumar has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Clinical Psychology, 40 papers in Social Psychology and 10 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Lakshmi Vijayakumar's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (57 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (36 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (15 papers). Lakshmi Vijayakumar is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (57 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (36 papers) and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (15 papers). Lakshmi Vijayakumar collaborates with scholars based in India, Australia and United States. Lakshmi Vijayakumar's co-authors include S. Vincent Rajkumar, Jane Pirkis, Harvey Whiteford, Danuta Wasserman, Alexandra Fleischmann, Diego De Leo, Neury José Botega, José Manoel Bertolote, Sujit John and Lourens Schlebusch and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lakshmi Vijayakumar

77 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

  1. The Healthy Activity Program (HAP), a lay counsellor-delivered brief psychological treatment for severe depression, in primary care in India: a randomised controlled trial
    2016 280 citations Lakshmi Vijayakumar et al. profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lakshmi Vijayakumar India 30 2.5k 1.3k 474 428 428 85 3.1k
Alexandra Fleischmann Switzerland 22 2.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 436 0.9× 288 0.7× 355 0.8× 49 2.7k
Deborah M. Stone United States 28 2.5k 1.0× 961 0.7× 542 1.1× 774 1.8× 594 1.4× 59 3.4k
Kristin M. Holland United States 25 2.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 547 1.2× 816 1.9× 593 1.4× 66 3.9k
Airi Värnik Estonia 33 2.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 711 1.5× 720 1.7× 593 1.4× 80 3.5k
Irving Hwang United States 25 2.9k 1.2× 1.0k 0.8× 307 0.6× 300 0.7× 497 1.2× 41 3.6k
Lisa M. Horowitz United States 31 2.5k 1.0× 707 0.5× 454 1.0× 428 1.0× 390 0.9× 89 3.1k
Heidi Hjelmeland Norway 32 2.4k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 625 1.3× 468 1.1× 434 1.0× 100 2.8k
Laurence Y. Katz Canada 26 2.1k 0.8× 623 0.5× 366 0.8× 402 0.9× 676 1.6× 75 2.9k
Karolina Krysińska Australia 25 2.0k 0.8× 611 0.5× 385 0.8× 317 0.7× 417 1.0× 138 2.4k
Katrina Witt Australia 30 2.6k 1.1× 934 0.7× 376 0.8× 252 0.6× 765 1.8× 96 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lakshmi Vijayakumar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lakshmi Vijayakumar

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All Works

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Arya, Vikas, Andrew Page, Peter Mayer, et al.. (2023). Insights from use of police data for suicide surveillance in India: An interim step toward suicide surveillance in low- and middle-income countries. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports. 12. 100500–100500. 1 indexed citations
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Renaud, Johanne, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Michel Spodenkiewicz, et al.. (2022). Suicidal ideation and behavior in youth in low- and middle-income countries: A brief review of risk factors and implications for prevention. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 13. 1044354–1044354. 28 indexed citations
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Leo, Diego De, Morton M. Silverman, Alan L. Berman, et al.. (2021). International study of definitions of English-language terms for suicidal behaviours: a survey exploring preferred terminology. BMJ Open. 11(2). e043409–e043409. 71 indexed citations
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Cherian, Anish V., et al.. (2020). Suicide research in India: An overview of four decades. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 53. 102191–102191. 11 indexed citations
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Vijayakumar, Lakshmi, et al.. (2019). Characterisation of new germplasm accessions for yield and yield related traits in Foxtail millet [ Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv]. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 8. 649–652. 2 indexed citations
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Kõlves, Kairi, Diego De Leo, Morton M. Silverman, et al.. (2019). International Study of Definitions of English-Language Terms for Suicidal Behaviours: protocol of an opinion survey. BMJ Open. 9(7). e025770–e025770. 2 indexed citations
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Armstrong, Gregory, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Jane Pirkis, et al.. (2019). Mass media representation of suicide in a high suicide state in India: an epidemiological comparison with suicide deaths in the population. BMJ Open. 9(7). e030836–e030836. 27 indexed citations
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Vijayakumar, Lakshmi & Sujit John. (2018). Is Hinduism ambivalent about suicide?. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 64(5). 443–449. 6 indexed citations
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Vijayakumar, Lakshmi, et al.. (2017). CASP – An intervention by community volunteers to reduce suicidal behaviour among refugees. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 63(7). 589–597. 25 indexed citations
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Tol, Wietse A., Corrado Barbui, Jonathan I. Bisson, et al.. (2014). World Health Organization Guidelines for Management of Acute Stress, PTSD, and Bereavement: Key Challenges on the Road Ahead. PLoS Medicine. 11(12). e1001769–e1001769. 57 indexed citations
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Shashank, P. R., et al.. (2010). EFFICACY OF POISON BAITS AND BIOPESTICIDES AGAINST Spodoptera litura Fab. (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) IN POTATO. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems. 16(1). 64–68. 4 indexed citations
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Sisask, Merike, Airi Värnik, José Manoel Bertolote, et al.. (2010). Is Religiosity a Protective Factor Against Attempted Suicide: A Cross-Cultural Case-Control Study. Archives of Suicide Research. 14(1). 44–55. 85 indexed citations
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Fleischmann, Alexandra, Diego De Leo, Michael R. Phillips, et al.. (2010). Repetition of Suicide Attempts. Crisis. 31(4). 194–201. 12 indexed citations
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Vijayakumar, Lakshmi, et al.. (2008). Socio cultural and clinical factors in repetition of suicide attempts: a study from India. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health. 1(1). 3–9. 10 indexed citations
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Vijayakumar, Lakshmi. (2004). Altruistic Suicide in India. Archives of Suicide Research. 8(1). 73–80. 19 indexed citations
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Etzersdorfer, Elmar, et al.. (1998). Attitudes towards suicide among medical students: comparison between Madras (India) and Vienna (Austria). Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 33(3). 104–110. 62 indexed citations

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