Melitta Fischer‐Kern

1.8k total citations
45 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Melitta Fischer‐Kern is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Cultural Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Melitta Fischer‐Kern has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Clinical Psychology, 11 papers in Social Psychology and 7 papers in Cultural Studies. Recurrent topics in Melitta Fischer‐Kern's work include Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (30 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (27 papers) and Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy (8 papers). Melitta Fischer‐Kern is often cited by papers focused on Personality Disorders and Psychopathology (30 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (27 papers) and Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy (8 papers). Melitta Fischer‐Kern collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Melitta Fischer‐Kern's co-authors include Stephan Doering, Susanne Hörz‐Sagstetter, Anna Buchheim, Michael Rentrop, Peter Schuster, Peter Buchheim, Katharina Leithner, Nestor D. Kapusta, Henriette Löffler‐Stastka and Svenja Taubner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, The British Journal of Psychiatry and Psychological Assessment.

In The Last Decade

Melitta Fischer‐Kern

42 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melitta Fischer‐Kern Austria 18 1.1k 274 217 179 109 45 1.3k
Susan G. Lazar United States 10 745 0.7× 292 1.1× 140 0.6× 176 1.0× 80 0.7× 28 929
Jacinta Tan United Kingdom 14 596 0.6× 79 0.3× 167 0.8× 167 0.9× 32 0.3× 31 826
Jon T. Monsen Norway 22 1.3k 1.2× 431 1.6× 203 0.9× 174 1.0× 254 2.3× 43 1.5k
Susanne Harder Denmark 19 481 0.4× 191 0.7× 164 0.8× 317 1.8× 55 0.5× 41 737
Anne Dyer Germany 16 1.1k 1.0× 111 0.4× 84 0.4× 330 1.8× 127 1.2× 42 1.2k
O. van der Hart Netherlands 8 497 0.5× 80 0.3× 101 0.5× 314 1.8× 64 0.6× 14 710
Rosalind Ramsay United Kingdom 15 664 0.6× 182 0.7× 43 0.2× 205 1.1× 57 0.5× 41 881
Markus Kösters Germany 12 430 0.4× 298 1.1× 47 0.2× 227 1.3× 71 0.7× 30 741
Mary Beth Connolly United States 13 786 0.7× 287 1.0× 27 0.1× 131 0.7× 204 1.9× 17 1.0k
Amantia Ametaj United States 13 749 0.7× 255 0.9× 46 0.2× 137 0.8× 557 5.1× 28 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Melitta Fischer‐Kern

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Melitta Fischer‐Kern's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Melitta Fischer‐Kern with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Melitta Fischer‐Kern more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Melitta Fischer‐Kern

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Melitta Fischer‐Kern. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Melitta Fischer‐Kern. The network helps show where Melitta Fischer‐Kern may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melitta Fischer‐Kern

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melitta Fischer‐Kern. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melitta Fischer‐Kern 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 Melitta Fischer‐Kern. Melitta Fischer‐Kern is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, et al.. (2021). Failure to resolve loss and compromised mentalizing in female inpatients with major depressive disorder. Attachment & Human Development. 24(4). 503–524. 10 indexed citations
2.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, et al.. (2019). Mentalization and Depression: Theoretical Concepts, Treatment Approaches and Empirical Studies – an Overview. Zeitschrift für psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie. 65(2). 162–177. 46 indexed citations
3.
Ferrer, Marc, Óscar Andión, Natàlia Calvo, et al.. (2018). Clinical Components of Borderline Personality Disorder and Personality Functioning. Psychopathology. 51(1). 57–64. 9 indexed citations
4.
Hörz‐Sagstetter, Susanne, Diana Diamond, John F. Clarkin, et al.. (2017). Clinical Characteristics of Comorbid Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder. Journal of Personality Disorders. 32(4). 562–575. 17 indexed citations
5.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, Stephan Doering, Svenja Taubner, et al.. (2015). Transference-focused psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: Change in reflective function. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 207(2). 173–174. 84 indexed citations
6.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, Andrea Naderer, Jakob Klein, et al.. (2014). Personality organization in borderline patients with a history of suicide attempts. Psychiatry Research. 218(1-2). 129–133. 29 indexed citations
7.
Diamond, Diana, Kenneth N. Levy, John F. Clarkin, et al.. (2014). Attachment and mentalization in female patients with comorbid narcissistic and borderline personality disorder.. Personality Disorders Theory Research and Treatment. 5(4). 428–433. 56 indexed citations
8.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, Peter Fonagy, Nestor D. Kapusta, et al.. (2013). Mentalizing in Female Inpatients With Major Depressive Disorder. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 201(3). 202–207. 104 indexed citations
9.
Taubner, Svenja, Susanne Hörz‐Sagstetter, Melitta Fischer‐Kern, et al.. (2012). Internal structure of the Reflective Functioning Scale.. Psychological Assessment. 25(1). 127–135. 100 indexed citations
10.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta. (2012). Mentalisierung und Depression. 16(3). 184–191. 1 indexed citations
11.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, Anna Buchheim, Susanne Hörz‐Sagstetter, et al.. (2010). The relationship between personality organization, reflective functioning, and psychiatric classification in borderline personality disorder.. Psychoanalytic Psychology. 27(4). 395–409. 96 indexed citations
12.
Leithner, Katharina, Eva Assem‐Hilger, Melitta Fischer‐Kern, et al.. (2009). Psychiatric morbidity in gynecological and otorhinolaryngological outpatients: a comparative study. General Hospital Psychiatry. 31(3). 233–239. 6 indexed citations
13.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, et al.. (2008). Mentalisierungsfähigkeit bei depressiven Patientinnen: Eine Pilotstudie. Zeitschrift für psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie. 54(4). 368–380. 36 indexed citations
14.
Leithner, Katharina, et al.. (2006). Prenatal care: the patient's perspective. A qualitative study. Prenatal Diagnosis. 26(10). 931–937. 19 indexed citations
15.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, et al.. (2006). Depressionsbehandlung - was brauchen Frauen?/ Treatment of depression: what do women need?. Zeitschrift für psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie. 52(2). 161–171. 6 indexed citations
16.
Löffler‐Stastka, Henriette, et al.. (2006). Validation of the SWAP-200 for Diagnosing Psychostructural Organization in Personality Disorders. Psychopathology. 40(1). 35–46. 18 indexed citations
17.
Löffler‐Stastka, Henriette, Elisabeth Ponocny‐Seliger, Melitta Fischer‐Kern, & Katharina Leithner. (2005). Utilization of psychotherapy in patients with personality disorder: The impact of gender, character traits, affect regulation, and quality of object‐relations. Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice. 78(4). 531–548. 18 indexed citations
18.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, et al.. (2004). Self-report versus interview data of women's subjective theories of illness: Concordance and predictive validity in a psychosomatic-gynecological liaison service. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology. 25(3-4). 235–245. 5 indexed citations
19.
Fischer‐Kern, Melitta, Katharina Leithner, Eva Hilger, Henriette Löffler‐Stastka, & Peter Schuster. (2004). Context‐Oriented Model Development in Psychotherapy Planning (‘COMEPP’): a useful adjunct to diagnosis and therapy of severe personality disorders. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 109(3). 235–238. 1 indexed citations
20.
Löffler‐Stastka, Henriette, et al.. (2003). Predicting Psychotherapy Utilization for Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder. Psychotherapy Research. 13(2). 255–264. 9 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Susan G. Lazar Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jacinta Tan Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jon T. Monsen Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Susanne Harder Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Anne Dyer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by O. van der Hart Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Rosalind Ramsay Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Markus Kösters Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Mary Beth Connolly Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Amantia Ametaj
Rankless by CCL
2026