Ruth Spence

752 total citations
44 papers, 475 citations indexed

About

Ruth Spence is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Spence has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 475 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Clinical Psychology, 12 papers in Social Psychology and 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ruth Spence's work include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (7 papers) and Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (6 papers). Ruth Spence is often cited by papers focused on Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (7 papers) and Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection (6 papers). Ruth Spence collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Ruth Spence's co-authors include Antonia Bifulco, Ian Goodyer, Antonios Pomonis, Matthew Owens, Peter J. Baxter, Kayoko Saito, Martin Bardsley, Emily So, Ilan Kelman and Catherine Jacobs and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Personality and Individual Differences and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Spence

38 papers receiving 447 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth Spence United Kingdom 14 139 117 82 67 64 44 475
Kimberley Shoaf United States 16 135 1.0× 289 2.5× 26 0.3× 105 1.6× 29 0.5× 48 757
Stav Shapira Israel 15 181 1.3× 229 2.0× 35 0.4× 27 0.4× 18 0.3× 43 645
Stephanie Shepherd United States 11 79 0.6× 87 0.7× 91 1.1× 21 0.3× 25 0.4× 19 539
Paula Repetto Chile 16 251 1.8× 359 3.1× 48 0.6× 12 0.2× 27 0.4× 50 778
Philippe Hoyois Belgium 9 112 0.8× 177 1.5× 35 0.4× 8 0.1× 40 0.6× 17 544
A. Roca Spain 15 160 1.2× 42 0.4× 67 0.8× 114 1.7× 29 0.5× 37 634
Margaret Moore United States 16 109 0.8× 100 0.9× 146 1.8× 253 3.8× 46 0.7× 63 1.3k
Garry McDonald New Zealand 11 38 0.3× 144 1.2× 13 0.2× 28 0.4× 23 0.4× 33 486
Pamela J. Kovacs United States 13 225 1.6× 159 1.4× 53 0.6× 9 0.1× 42 0.7× 28 1.1k
Ishrat Islam Bangladesh 11 42 0.3× 121 1.0× 11 0.1× 17 0.3× 28 0.4× 44 435

Countries citing papers authored by Ruth Spence

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruth Spence

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Spence

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Horvath, Miranda A. H., et al.. (2025). ‘Understanding Domestic Violence and Abuse: Victim, Suspect and Crime Predictors of Police Outcomes’. Journal of Family Violence. 2 indexed citations
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Marzano, Lisa, et al.. (2025). How does news coverage of suicide affect suicidal behaviour at a high-frequency location? A 7-year time series analysis. BMJ Public Health. 3(1). e002136–e002136. 2 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2025). Issues with using police data to investigate offending: A research perspective. The Police Journal Theory Practice and Principles. 98(3). 618–633. 2 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2024). Content Moderator Coping Strategies. Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications. 38(2). 119–129. 1 indexed citations
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Martellozzo, Elena, et al.. (2024). Supporting digital key workers: addressing the challenges faced by content moderators during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Technology Policy and Management. 24(2). 212–228.
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2023). Content Moderators’ Strategies for Coping with the Stress of Moderating Content Online. Middlesex University Research Repository (Middlesex University Of London). 1(5). 9 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2023). The psychological impacts of content moderation on content moderators: A qualitative study. Cyberpsychology Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. 17(4). 11 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2022). Understanding sexual violence and factors related to police outcomes. Frontiers in Psychology. 13. 977318–977318. 8 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2021). Understanding trauma in children and young people in the school setting. Educational and Child Psychology. 38(1). 87–98. 2 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2020). Life events, depression and supportive relationships affect academic achievement in university students. Journal of American College Health. 70(7). 1931–1935. 18 indexed citations
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Bardsley, Martin, Theo Georghiou, Ruth Spence, & John Billings. (2016). Factors associated with variation in hospital use at the end of life in England. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 9(2). 167–174. 24 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2016). Help-seeking in emerging adults with and without a history of mental health referral: a qualitative study. BMC Research Notes. 9(1). 415–415. 25 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, Amanda Bunn, Georgina M. Hosang, et al.. (2015). Measuring Life Events and Their Association With Clinical Disorder: A Protocol for Development of an Online Approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3). e83–e83. 11 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, Adam P. Roberts, Cono Ariti, & Martin Bardsley. (2014). Focus on: antidepressant prescribing trends in the prescribing of antidepressants in primary care. 19 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, Matthew Owens, & Ian Goodyer. (2013). The Longitudinal Psychometric Properties of the EAS Temperament Survey in Adolescence. Journal of Personality Assessment. 95(6). 633–639. 8 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, Matthew Owens, & Ian Goodyer. (2012). Item response theory and validity of the NEO-FFI in adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences. 53(6). 801–807. 31 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2011). Human casualties in earthquakes : progress in modelling and mitigation. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 33 indexed citations
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Barrett, Barbara, David Armstrong, Jeremy Coid, et al.. (2011). Clinical and economic outcomes from the UK pilot psychiatric services for personality-disordered offenders. International Review of Psychiatry. 23(1). 61–69. 8 indexed citations
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Spence, Ruth, et al.. (2009). Estimation of vulnerability functions based on a global earthquake damage database. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 12387. 1 indexed citations

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