Michael R. Phillips

20.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
139 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Michael R. Phillips is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael R. Phillips has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Clinical Psychology, 54 papers in Social Psychology and 37 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Michael R. Phillips's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (53 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (48 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (27 papers). Michael R. Phillips is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (53 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (48 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (27 papers). Michael R. Phillips collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Hong Kong. Michael R. Phillips's co-authors include Yanping Zhang, Xianyun Li, Martin Prince, Atıf Rahman, Mario Maj, Vikram Patel, Shekhar Saxena, Joanna Maselko, Michael Eddleston and David Gunnell and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Michael R. Phillips

138 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

No health without mental health

2007 2.5k citations Michael R. Phillips et al. The Lancet profile →
Prevalence, treatment, and associated disability of mental disorders in four provinces in China during 2001–05: an epidemiological survey

2009 832 citations Michael R. Phillips, Jingxuan Zhang et al. The Lancet profile →
Risk factors for suicide in China: a national case-control psychological autopsy study

2002 657 citations Michael R. Phillips et al. The Lancet profile →
The global distribution of fatal pesticide self-poisoning: Systematic review

2007 653 citations David Gunnell, Michael Eddleston et al. profile →
Suicide rates in China, 1995–99

2002 625 citations Michael R. Phillips, Xianyun Li et al. The Lancet profile →
The global burden of fatal self-poisoning with pesticides 2006-15: Systematic review

2017 338 citations Emma J. Mew, Prianka Padmanathan et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael R. Phillips China	43	5.3k	3.7k	2.5k	1.9k	1.4k	139	10.8k
Steven G. Heeringa United States	49	4.5k 0.9×	1.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	153	11.6k
Rosana Norman Australia	37	5.3k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	71	14.4k
Scott Weich United Kingdom	49	4.8k 0.9×	4.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	3.8k 2.0×	2.7k 1.9×	137	12.8k
Fiona Judd Australia	48	2.3k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	1.7k 0.9×	830 0.6×	243	7.3k
Ella Arensman Ireland	49	7.1k 1.4×	3.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	215	8.8k
Alan J. Flisher South Africa	57	6.1k 1.2×	3.6k 1.0×	877 0.4×	5.5k 3.0×	1.5k 1.1×	247	14.1k
Navneet Kapur United Kingdom	66	11.7k 2.2×	4.4k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	386	14.7k
Benjamin G. Druss United States	67	5.5k 1.0×	5.8k 1.5×	4.8k 2.0×	6.0k 3.2×	1.6k 1.2×	259	18.2k
Peter Allebeck Sweden	64	3.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.4×	3.6k 1.5×	3.1k 1.7×	1.4k 1.0×	281	14.0k
Lisa J. Colpe United States	37	8.0k 1.5×	4.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	4.5k 2.4×	2.4k 1.8×	73	16.1k

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Zhu, Yikang, Shiwei Guan, R Li, et al.. (2025). Evolving role of the internet in China as a medium for promoting psychological well-being and mental health: a scoping review. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 56. 101515–101515. 1 indexed citations

Dèng, Fēi, Young Ik Cho, Qi Yang, et al.. (2024). Assessing social cognition in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls using the reading the mind in the eyes test (RMET): a systematic review and meta-regression. Psychological Medicine. 54(5). 847–873. 7 indexed citations

Sun, Meng, Yue Li, Jiali Wang, et al.. (2024). Professional characteristics, numbers, distribution and training of China's mental health workforce from 2000 to 2020: a scoping review. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 45. 100992–100992. 8 indexed citations

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

Phillips, Michael R.. (2020). World Mental Health Day 2020: Promoting Global Mental Health During COVID-19. China CDC Weekly. 2(43). 844–847. 7 indexed citations

Xiong, Wei, Michael R. Phillips, Zhizhong Wang, et al.. (2020). Stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and other stigmatizing conditions in China using two cultural-sensitive measures of stigma: interpersonal distance and occupational restrictiveness. Psychological Medicine. 51(16). 2804–2813. 7 indexed citations

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

Mew, Emma J., Prianka Padmanathan, Flemming Konradsen, et al.. (2017). The global burden of fatal self-poisoning with pesticides 2006-15: Systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders. 219. 93–104. 338 indexed citations breakdown →

Hu, Yingyan, Wu Hong, Alicia K. Smith, et al.. (2017). Association analysis between mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MEK) gene polymorphisms and depressive disorder in the Han Chinese population. Journal of Affective Disorders. 222. 120–125. 6 indexed citations

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Cheng, Hui G., Michael R. Phillips, Yuhong Zhang, & Zhizhong Wang. (2017). Relationship of drinking motives with alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems identified in a representative community-based study from Ningxia, China. Addictive Behaviors. 74. 156–161. 13 indexed citations

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Cheng, Hui G., Michael R. Phillips, J. Zhang, et al.. (2017). Co-occurrence of DSM-IV mental disorders and alcohol use disorder among adult Chinese males. Psychological Medicine. 47(16). 2811–2822. 5 indexed citations

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Cheng, Hui G., Shengnan Chen, Orla McBride, & Michael R. Phillips. (2016). Prospective relationship of depressive symptoms, drinking, and tobacco smoking among middle-aged and elderly community-dwelling adults: Results from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Journal of Affective Disorders. 195. 136–143. 128 indexed citations

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Phillips, Michael R., Hanhui Chen, Kate Diesfeld, et al.. (2013). China’s New Mental Health Law: Reframing Involuntary Treatment. American Journal of Psychiatry. 170(6). 588–591. 43 indexed citations

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Conner, Kenneth R., Annette L. Beautrais, David A. Brent, et al.. (2012). The Next Generation of Psychological Autopsy Studies. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. 42(1). 86–103. 51 indexed citations

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Yang, Lawrence H., Michael R. Phillips, Xianyun Li, et al.. (2012). Employment outcome for people with schizophrenia in rural v. urban China: population-based study. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 203(4). 272–279. 30 indexed citations

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Phillips, Michael R., Jingxuan Zhang, Qichang Shi, et al.. (2009). Prevalence, treatment, and associated disability of mental disorders in four provinces in China during 2001–05: an epidemiological survey. The Lancet. 373(9680). 2041–2053. 832 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Liangzhi, et al.. (2009). Food groups and risk of forearm fractures in postmenopausal women in Chengdu, China. Climacteric. 12(3). 222–229. 18 indexed citations

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Qin, Xiaoxia, Wei Wang, Jin Qiu, et al.. (2008). Prevalence and rates of recognition of depressive disorders in internal medicine outpatient departments of 23 general hospitals in Shenyang, China. Journal of Affective Disorders. 110(1-2). 46–54. 60 indexed citations

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Conner, Kenneth R., Michael R. Phillips, & Sean Meldrum. (2007). Predictors of Low-Intent and High-Intent Suicide Attempts in Rural China. American Journal of Public Health. 97(10). 1842–1846. 55 indexed citations

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Phillips, Michael R., Veronica Pearson, & Ruiwen Wang. (1994). Psychiatric rehabilitation in China : models for change in a changing society. 5 indexed citations

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