Rob Whitley

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
167 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Rob Whitley is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Whitley has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in General Health Professions, 69 papers in Social Psychology and 64 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Rob Whitley's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (60 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (50 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (28 papers). Rob Whitley is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (60 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (50 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (28 papers). Rob Whitley collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Rob Whitley's co-authors include Robert E. Drake, Kwame McKenzie, Gregory J. McHugo, Martin Prince, Laurence J. Kirmayer, Scott Weich, Victoria Carmichael, Mike Slade, Gary R. Bond and Geoff Shepherd and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Social Science & Medicine and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Rob Whitley

162 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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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.

Uses and abuses of recovery: implementing recovery-oriented practices in mental health systems

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rob Whitley Canada	42	3.5k	2.5k	1.8k	1.1k	950	167	6.2k
Paula Goering Canada	46	4.0k 1.1×	2.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	963 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	183	7.2k
Phyllis Solomon United States	37	2.6k 0.8×	3.4k 1.4×	1.3k 0.7×	970 0.9×	1.6k 1.7×	244	5.9k
Leopoldo J. Cabassa United States	37	1.9k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	972 0.9×	737 0.8×	123	4.9k
Mark S. Salzer United States	36	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	603 0.6×	952 1.0×	175	4.7k
J Morrissey United States	40	2.8k 0.8×	3.2k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	237	6.5k
Gerard Leavey United Kingdom	41	1.7k 0.5×	2.5k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	884 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	196	5.1k
Lonnie R. Snowden United States	44	2.4k 0.7×	3.7k 1.5×	2.9k 1.6×	1.6k 1.5×	865 0.9×	195	6.9k
Peter Huxley United Kingdom	41	3.3k 1.0×	3.2k 1.3×	2.8k 1.5×	749 0.7×	2.4k 2.5×	192	7.6k
Jack Tsai United States	44	4.1k 1.2×	3.9k 1.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	656 0.7×	420	8.2k
Heather Stuart Canada	33	1.5k 0.4×	2.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	617 0.6×	679 0.7×	136	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Rob Whitley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Whitley

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Whitley

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Lewis, Stephen P., et al.. (2025). They just don’t get it: a qualitative study on perceptions of anticipated self-injury stigma across generations. BMC Psychiatry. 25(1). 318–318. 1 indexed citations

Jarvis, G. Eric, et al.. (2024). “Sheltered and secure”: Facilitators and barriers toward recovery for Haredi Jewish women with mental illness.. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 48(1). 54–61.

Grandón, Pamela, et al.. (2021). Mental disorders in the media: A retrospective study of newspaper coverage in the Chilean Press. International Journal of Social Psychiatry. 68(7). 1351–1362. 11 indexed citations

Whitley, Rob, et al.. (2020). A meaningful focus: Investigating the impact of involvement in a participatory video program on the recovery of participants with severe mental illness.. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 44(1). 63–69. 4 indexed citations

Whitley, Rob, et al.. (2017). Newspaper Articles Related to the Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder (NCRMD) Designation: A Comparative Analysis. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 62(10). 697–701. 4 indexed citations

Whitley, Rob, Victoria Palmer, & Jane Gunn. (2015). Recovery from severe mental illness. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 187(13). 951–952. 24 indexed citations

Stuart, Heather, Shu‐Ping Chen, Keith S. Dobson, et al.. (2014). Opening Minds in Canada: Targeting Change. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 59(1_suppl). 13–18. 73 indexed citations

Whitley, Rob, et al.. (2014). Comparing gendered and generic representations of mental illness in Canadian newspapers: an exploration of the chivalry hypothesis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 50(2). 325–333. 19 indexed citations

Poremski, Daniel, Rob Whitley, & Éric Latimer. (2014). Barriers to obtaining employment for people with severe mental illness experiencing homelessness. Journal of Mental Health. 23(4). 181–185. 42 indexed citations

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Carrier, Marie‐Eve, et al.. (2014). Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Infertility: Cultural and Religious Influences in a Multicultural Canadian Setting. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(9). 686–692. 23 indexed citations

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Stuart, Heather, Shu‐Ping Chen, Keith S. Dobson, et al.. (2014). Opening Minds: The Mental Health Commission of Canada’s Anti-Stigma Initiative: Opening Minds in Canada: Targeting Change. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 59. 1 indexed citations

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Stuart, Heather, Shu‐Ping Chen, Keith S. Dobson, et al.. (2014). Opening Minds in Canada: Background and Rationale. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 59(1_suppl). 8–12. 51 indexed citations

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Tulandi, Togas, et al.. (2014). What's the message? A content analysis of newspaper articles about assisted reproductive technology from 2005 to 2011. Human Fertility. 17(2). 124–132. 11 indexed citations

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Drake, Robert E. & Rob Whitley. (2014). Recovery and Severe Mental Illness: Description and Analysis. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 59(5). 236–242. 197 indexed citations

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Whitley, Rob & Benjamin F. Henwood. (2014). Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness: Reframing inequities experienced by people with severe mental illness.. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 37(1). 68–70. 5 indexed citations

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Whitley, Rob. (2011). Social Defeat or Social Resistance? Reaction to Fear of Crime and Violence Among People with Severe Mental Illness Living in Urban ‘Recovery Communities’. Culture Medicine and Psychiatry. 35(4). 519–535. 17 indexed citations

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Frounfelker, Rochelle L., et al.. (2010). Access to Supported Employment for consumers with criminal justice involvement.. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 34(1). 49–56. 15 indexed citations

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Whitley, Rob. (2010). Atheism and Mental Health. Harvard Review of Psychiatry. 18(3). 190–194. 26 indexed citations

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Drake, Robert E., Sandra Wilkniss, Rochelle L. Frounfelker, et al.. (2009). Public-Academic Partnerships: The Thresholds-Dartmouth Partnership and Research on Shared Decision Making. Psychiatric Services. 60(2). 142–144. 11 indexed citations

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Brunette, Mary F., et al.. (2008). Implementation of Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment: A Qualitative Analysis of Facilitators and Barriers. Psychiatric Services. 59(9). 989–995. 94 indexed citations

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