S. Rachman

19.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
158 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

S. Rachman is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Rachman has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Clinical Psychology, 57 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 33 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in S. Rachman's work include Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (51 papers), Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (49 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (24 papers). S. Rachman is often cited by papers focused on Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (51 papers), Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders (49 papers) and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (24 papers). S. Rachman collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. S. Rachman's co-authors include Ray Hodgson, Roz Shafran, Adam S. Radomsky, C. Lopatka, L Parkinson, Nichole Fairbrother, Sarah Newth, Gisela Röper, I. M. Marks and Dana S. Thordarson and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, American Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology Review.

In The Last Decade

S. Rachman

156 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

Obsessional-compulsive complaints 1970 2026 1988 2007 1977 1997 1977 1978 1998 250 500 750 1000
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. Obsessional-compulsive complaints
    1977 1.0k citations S. Rachman et al. Behaviour Research and Therapy profile →
  2. A cognitive theory of obsessions
    1997 860 citations S. Rachman Behaviour Research and Therapy profile →
  3. The conditioning theory of fearacquisition: A critical examination
    1977 812 citations S. Rachman Behaviour Research and Therapy profile →
  4. Abnormal and normal obsessions
    1978 802 citations S. Rachman et al. Behaviour Research and Therapy profile →
  5. A cognitive theory of obsessions: elaborations
    1998 562 citations S. Rachman Behaviour Research and Therapy profile →
  6. Emotional processing
    1980 501 citations S. Rachman Behaviour Research and Therapy profile →
  7. Advances in behavior therapy
    1970 334 citations S. Rachman Behaviour Research and Therapy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. Rachman Canada 62 9.5k 6.7k 4.0k 2.1k 1.6k 158 13.7k
Samuel M. Turner United States 70 10.1k 1.1× 7.4k 1.1× 1.9k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 190 12.9k
Michael J. Kozak United States 35 7.2k 0.8× 4.5k 0.7× 3.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 63 10.5k
Thomas D. Borkovec United States 63 12.6k 1.3× 13.7k 2.0× 3.8k 0.9× 3.1k 1.5× 2.4k 1.4× 147 21.2k
Déborah C. Beidel United States 70 11.4k 1.2× 8.2k 1.2× 2.6k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 217 14.3k
Dianne L. Chambless United States 54 10.9k 1.2× 7.8k 1.2× 2.1k 0.5× 3.3k 1.6× 2.5k 1.5× 183 16.1k
Joseph Wolpe United States 30 5.3k 0.6× 2.9k 0.4× 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 133 9.1k
Isaac Marks United Kingdom 62 8.4k 0.9× 5.5k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 2.4k 1.2× 2.4k 1.5× 226 14.2k
Edna B. Foa United States 66 11.4k 1.2× 4.6k 0.7× 3.1k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 174 14.5k
Lars‐Göran Öst Sweden 62 7.4k 0.8× 7.0k 1.0× 2.5k 0.6× 2.0k 1.0× 2.1k 1.3× 251 12.7k
Michel Hersen United States 59 8.4k 0.9× 2.8k 0.4× 2.5k 0.6× 3.0k 1.4× 2.3k 1.4× 312 14.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. Rachman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rachman, S.. (2014). The evolution of behaviour therapy and cognitive behaviour therapy. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 64. 1–8. 36 indexed citations
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Radomsky, Adam S., et al.. (2013). The nature and assessment of mental contamination: A psychometric analysis. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 3(2). 181–187. 70 indexed citations
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Shafran, Roz, Adam S. Radomsky, Anna Coughtrey, & S. Rachman. (2013). Advances in the Cognitive Behavioural Treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy. 42(4). 265–274. 18 indexed citations
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Rachman, S.. (2012). Health anxiety disorders: A cognitive construal. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 50(7-8). 502–512. 116 indexed citations
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Rachman, S. & G. Terence Wilson. (2008). Expansion in the provision of psychological treatment in the United Kingdom. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 46(3). 293–295. 11 indexed citations
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Rachman, S.. (2007). Unwanted intrusive images in obsessive compulsive disorders. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 38(4). 402–410. 55 indexed citations
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Shafran, Roz & S. Rachman. (2004). Thought-action fusion: a review. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 35(2). 87–107. 150 indexed citations
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Fairbrother, Nichole, Sarah Newth, & S. Rachman. (2004). Mental pollution: feelings of dirtiness without physical contact. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 43(1). 121–130. 115 indexed citations
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Fairbrother, Nichole & S. Rachman. (2004). PTSD in victims of sexual assault: test of a major component of the Ehlers–Clark theory. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 37(2). 74–93. 22 indexed citations
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Radomsky, Adam S. & S. Rachman. (2004). The importance of importance in OCD memory research. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 35(2). 137–151. 24 indexed citations
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Fairbrother, Nichole & S. Rachman. (2003). Feelings of mental pollution subsequent to sexual assault. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 42(2). 173–189. 132 indexed citations
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Rachman, S.. (2002). A cognitive theory of compulsive checking. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 40(6). 625–639. 324 indexed citations
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Rachman, S.. (2002). Fears born and bred: non-associative fear acquisition?. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 40(2). 121–126. 30 indexed citations
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Radomsky, Adam S. & S. Rachman. (1999). Memory bias in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Behaviour Research and Therapy. 37(7). 605–618. 104 indexed citations
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Šalkovskis, Paul M., Roz Shafran, S. Rachman, & Mark H. Freeston. (1999). Multiple pathways to inflated responsibility beliefs in obsessional problems: possible origins and implications for therapy and research. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 37(11). 1055–1072. 234 indexed citations
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Rachman, S.. (1998). A cognitive theory of obsessions: elaborations. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 36(4). 385–401. 562 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rachman, S.. (1997). A cognitive theory of obsessions. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 35(9). 793–802. 860 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rachman, S., Dana S. Thordarson, Roz Shafran, & Sheila R. Woody. (1995). Perceived responsibility: Structure and significance. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 33(7). 779–784. 145 indexed citations
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Taylor, Steven & S. Rachman. (1994). Role of selective recall in the overprediction of fear. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 32(7). 741–746. 5 indexed citations
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Rachman, S.. (1966). Studies in desensitization—III: Speed of generalization. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 4(1-2). 7–15. 37 indexed citations

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