Maria Kangas

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
104 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Maria Kangas is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria Kangas has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Clinical Psychology, 28 papers in Social Psychology and 27 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Maria Kangas's work include Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (22 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (20 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (14 papers). Maria Kangas is often cited by papers focused on Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (22 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (20 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (14 papers). Maria Kangas collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Maria Kangas's co-authors include Richard A. Bryant, Jane L. Henry, Guy H. Montgomery, Dana H. Bovbjerg, Monique F. Crane, Skye McDonald, Ronald M. Rapee, Ben J. Searle, Viviana M. Wuthrich and Andreas Heißel and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Psychological Bulletin and Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Maria Kangas

101 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression
    2023 202 citations Andreas Heißel, Luisa Leonie Brokmeier et al. British Journal of Sports Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maria Kangas Australia 27 1.3k 817 682 397 395 104 2.9k
Suzanne C. Danhauer United States 31 1.6k 1.3× 996 1.2× 810 1.2× 560 1.4× 306 0.8× 96 3.9k
Cecile A. Lengacher United States 28 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.4× 451 0.7× 352 0.9× 281 0.7× 96 3.2k
Michael A. Hoyt United States 22 474 0.4× 719 0.9× 405 0.6× 401 1.0× 309 0.8× 73 2.3k
Stirling Moorey United Kingdom 25 970 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 828 1.2× 722 1.8× 195 0.5× 58 2.9k
Jennifer Brunet Canada 34 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 760 1.1× 330 0.8× 280 0.7× 155 3.7k
Mechthild Hartmann Germany 30 990 0.8× 606 0.7× 501 0.7× 423 1.1× 247 0.6× 98 3.4k
Benjamin D. Schalet United States 24 810 0.6× 388 0.5× 302 0.4× 271 0.7× 440 1.1× 61 3.3k
Jason R. Dahn United States 22 629 0.5× 760 0.9× 343 0.5× 408 1.0× 187 0.5× 30 3.3k
Josef Jenewein Switzerland 27 820 0.6× 516 0.6× 447 0.7× 434 1.1× 76 0.2× 103 2.3k
Bong‐Jin Hahm South Korea 30 1.0k 0.8× 435 0.5× 203 0.3× 362 0.9× 420 1.1× 132 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Maria Kangas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maria Kangas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maria Kangas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Maria Kangas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Maria Kangas based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Maria Kangas. Maria Kangas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Bussey, Kay, et al.. (2025). Barriers to accessing and engaging with mental health services for low-income families in australia: a qualitative evaluation. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 34(11). 2862–2877.
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Kangas, Maria, et al.. (2025). An evaluation of psychological interventions targeting positive affect in the treatment of anhedonia: a systematic review. Clinical Psychologist. 29(2). 216–232. 1 indexed citations
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Kangas, Maria, et al.. (2024). An Empirical Examination of the Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Emotional Labor. The Journal of Psychology. 159(3). 169–191. 2 indexed citations
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Kangas, Maria, et al.. (2024). A Mixed-Methods Study Exploring Coping Self-Insights Associated with Resilience. Behavioral Sciences. 14(11). 1018–1018. 1 indexed citations
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Hudson, Jennifer L., Savannah Minihan, Lucy A. Tully, et al.. (2023). Interventions for Young Children’s Mental Health: A Review of Reviews. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review. 26(3). 593–641. 16 indexed citations
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Heißel, Andreas, Luisa Leonie Brokmeier, Maria Kangas, et al.. (2023). Exercise as medicine for depressive symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 57(16). 1049–1057. 202 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wuthrich, Viviana M., Heidi J. Lyneham, Jennifer L. Hudson, et al.. (2022). Barriers to remission from child and adolescent anxiety disorders following extensive treatment: An exploratory study. 32(1). 3–11. 2 indexed citations
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Kangas, Maria, et al.. (2021). Evaluating the association between interpersonal trauma and self-identity: A systematic review.. Traumatology An International Journal. 27(2). 118–148. 16 indexed citations
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Crane, Monique F., Maria Kangas, Barbara Griffin, et al.. (2020). Strengthening resilience in over 50’s: a nested clustered-randomized controlled trial of adaptive systematic self-reflection. Anxiety Stress & Coping. 33(6). 623–641. 11 indexed citations
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Kangas, Maria, et al.. (2019). Impact of maternal betrayal trauma on parent and child well-being: Attachment style and emotion regulation as moderators.. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy. 12(2). 121–130. 16 indexed citations
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Rapee, Ronald M., Heidi J. Lyneham, Viviana M. Wuthrich, et al.. (2017). Comparison of Stepped Care Delivery Against a Single, Empirically Validated Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Program for Youth With Anxiety: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 56(10). 841–848. 53 indexed citations
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Kangas, Maria, et al.. (2016). “Family Matters”: A Systematic Review of the Evidence For Family Psychoeducation For Major Depressive Disorder. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 43(2). 245–263. 26 indexed citations
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Jämsä, Timo, Maria Kangas, Irene Vikman, Lars Nyberg, & Raija Korpelainen. (2014). Fall detection in the older people: from laboratory to real-life; pp. 341–345. Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences. 63(3). 341–345. 20 indexed citations
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Kangas, Maria, et al.. (2013). Reduced goal specificity is associated with reduced memory specificity in depressed adults. Cognition & Emotion. 28(1). 163–171. 21 indexed citations
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Kangas, Maria, Jane L. Henry, & Richard A. Bryant. (2005). Predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder following cancer.. Health Psychology. 24(6). 579–585. 90 indexed citations
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Kangas, Maria, Jane L. Henry, & Richard A. Bryant. (2005). A Prospective Study of Autobiographical Memory and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Cancer.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 73(2). 293–299. 74 indexed citations
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Kangas, Maria, Jane L. Henry, & Richard A. Bryant. (2005). The Relationship Between Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Cancer.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 73(2). 360–364. 44 indexed citations

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