Lucy Johnstone

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Lucy Johnstone is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Philosophy and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Lucy Johnstone has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Clinical Psychology, 13 papers in Philosophy and 7 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Lucy Johnstone's work include Psychiatric care and mental health services (13 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (13 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (10 papers). Lucy Johnstone is often cited by papers focused on Psychiatric care and mental health services (13 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (13 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (10 papers). Lucy Johnstone collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Lucy Johnstone's co-authors include Mary Boyle, Rudi Dallos, Mandy Matthewson, Leesa Van Niekerk, Richard P. Bentall, Paul Hollingworth, Hannah Frith, Kate Gleeson, John Read and Paul Fisher and has published in prestigious journals such as Human Reproduction, Journal of Psychosomatic Research and The Lancet Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Lucy Johnstone

42 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. The Power Threat Meaning Framework: Towards the identification of patterns in emotional distress, unusual experiences and troubled or troubling behaviour, as an alternative to functional psychiatric diagnosis
    2018 210 citations Lucy Johnstone, Mary Boyle profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lucy Johnstone United Kingdom 16 804 257 254 243 221 47 1.2k
Louis Diguer Canada 20 1.3k 1.7× 157 0.6× 417 1.6× 178 0.7× 116 0.5× 50 1.6k
Mark F. Schmitz United States 20 515 0.6× 127 0.5× 248 1.0× 242 1.0× 151 0.7× 42 1.1k
Jared A. DeFife United States 18 838 1.0× 110 0.4× 219 0.9× 122 0.5× 73 0.3× 31 1.0k
Reitske Meganck Belgium 19 689 0.9× 140 0.5× 272 1.1× 452 1.9× 113 0.5× 86 1.1k
Thomas N. Crawford United States 21 1.3k 1.6× 162 0.6× 327 1.3× 330 1.4× 51 0.2× 23 1.5k
Laoise Renwick United Kingdom 22 619 0.8× 287 1.1× 375 1.5× 758 3.1× 222 1.0× 59 1.3k
Steven K. Huprich United States 26 1.7k 2.1× 412 1.6× 396 1.6× 155 0.6× 64 0.3× 120 2.0k
Susan G. Lazar United States 10 745 0.9× 140 0.5× 292 1.1× 176 0.7× 66 0.3× 28 929
Marvin W. Acklin United States 18 749 0.9× 142 0.6× 241 0.9× 433 1.8× 84 0.4× 69 1.3k
Rafael Martínez‐Leal Spain 18 499 0.6× 134 0.5× 179 0.7× 437 1.8× 248 1.1× 42 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lucy Johnstone

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lucy Johnstone

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All Works

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Niekerk, Leesa Van, et al.. (2023). Examining the associations between self and body compassion and health related quality of life in people diagnosed with endometriosis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 167. 111202–111202. 11 indexed citations
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Morgan, Gareth, et al.. (2022). The Power Threat Meaning Framework and the Climate and Ecological Crises. 63(1). 83–109. 9 indexed citations
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Niekerk, Leesa Van, Lucy Johnstone, & Mandy Matthewson. (2022). Health-related quality of life in endometriosis: The influence of endometriosis-related symptom presence and distress. Journal of Health Psychology. 27(14). 3121–3135. 15 indexed citations
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Niekerk, Leesa Van, Lucy Johnstone, & Mandy Matthewson. (2021). Predictors of self-compassion in endometriosis: the role of psychological health and endometriosis symptom burden. Human Reproduction. 37(2). 264–273. 27 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy & Maria Boyle. (2020). El Marco de Poder, Amenaza y Significado: un sistema conceptual no diagnóstico alternativo. Revista de la Asociación Española de Neuropsiquiatría. 39(136). 155–173.
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Johnstone, Lucy. (2020). Does COVID-19 pose a challenge to the diagnoses of anxiety and depression? A psychologist's view. BJPsych Bulletin. 45(5). 278–281. 9 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy. (2020). General Patterns in the Power Threat Meaning Framework – Principles and Practice. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. 35(1). 16–26. 13 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy, Mary Boyle, John Cromby, et al.. (2019). Reflections on responses to the Power Threat Meaning Framework one year on. Clinical Psychology Forum. 1(313). 47–54. 15 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy & Mary Boyle. (2018). The Power Threat Meaning Framework: An Alternative Nondiagnostic Conceptual System. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. 65(4). 800–817. 113 indexed citations
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Boyle, Mary & Lucy Johnstone. (2014). Alternatives to psychiatric diagnosis. The Lancet Psychiatry. 1(6). 409–411. 17 indexed citations
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Hollingworth, Paul & Lucy Johnstone. (2014). Team formulation: What are the staff views?. Clinical Psychology Forum. 1(257). 28–34. 24 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy & Rudi Dallos. (2013). Formulation in Psychology and Psychotherapy. 74 indexed citations
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Fisher, Paul, et al.. (2011). Patients' perceptions of the process of consenting to electroconvulsive therapy. Journal of Mental Health. 20(4). 347–354. 10 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy, et al.. (2011). ‘Chipping in’: Clinical psychologists’ descriptions of their use of formulation in multidisciplinary team working. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 85(4). 424–435. 44 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy, et al.. (2007). Exploring the meaning of separation in second‐generation young South Asian women in Britain. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 80(4). 481–495. 5 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy & Hannah Frith. (2005). Discourse analysis and the experience of ECT. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 78(2). 189–203. 13 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy. (2001). Users and abusers of psychiatry : a critical look at traditional psychiatric practice. Routledge eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy. (1997). Psychiatry: are we allowed to disagree?*. Clinical Psychology Forum. 1(100). 31–34. 7 indexed citations
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Johnstone, Lucy. (1995). What clinical psychology trainees will discover about psychiatric rehabilitation. Clinical Psychology Forum. 1(82). 27–29. 5 indexed citations

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