Suzanne G. Helfer

1.6k total citations
28 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Suzanne G. Helfer is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Suzanne G. Helfer has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 16 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 7 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Suzanne G. Helfer's work include Pain Management and Placebo Effect (23 papers), Empathy and Medical Education (15 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (6 papers). Suzanne G. Helfer is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Placebo Effect (23 papers), Empathy and Medical Education (15 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (6 papers). Suzanne G. Helfer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Switzerland. Suzanne G. Helfer's co-authors include Andrew L. Geers, Paul E. Weiland, Kristin Kosbab, Stephanie L. Fowler, Justin A. Wellman, Christopher France, Ben Colagiuri, James A. McCubbin, Kate Faasse and Jon D. Elhai and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychosomatic Medicine and American Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Suzanne G. Helfer

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Suzanne G. Helfer United States 17 761 434 187 181 176 28 1.2k
Przemysław Bąbel Poland 17 611 0.8× 328 0.8× 43 0.2× 234 1.3× 125 0.7× 78 900
Alison Watson United Kingdom 15 512 0.7× 233 0.5× 47 0.3× 278 1.5× 116 0.7× 41 979
Tobias Κube Germany 21 541 0.7× 273 0.6× 233 1.2× 52 0.3× 85 0.5× 84 1.5k
Julia A. Glombiewski Germany 16 361 0.5× 186 0.4× 97 0.5× 51 0.3× 79 0.4× 44 809
Eric Jacobson United States 17 1.0k 1.3× 544 1.3× 37 0.2× 238 1.3× 830 4.7× 31 1.9k
Herbert Spiegel United States 18 1.1k 1.4× 332 0.8× 79 0.4× 98 0.5× 74 0.4× 43 1.4k
Elisa Harumi Kozasa Brazil 25 371 0.5× 192 0.4× 134 0.7× 93 0.5× 87 0.5× 85 1.8k
John F. Chaves United States 15 640 0.8× 206 0.5× 46 0.2× 134 0.7× 36 0.2× 25 1.1k
Guy Sapirstein United States 7 566 0.7× 164 0.4× 31 0.2× 58 0.3× 107 0.6× 9 873
Todd Jackson China 19 462 0.6× 239 0.6× 79 0.4× 176 1.0× 19 0.1× 47 1.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cummins, J. David, Kate Faasse, Suzanne G. Helfer, & Andrew L. Geers. (2024). The development of an implicit measure of treatment expectations. The Journal of Social Psychology. 166(2). 137–153.
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Faasse, Kate, et al.. (2022). Choice and the nocebo effect: If a little is good, more is better?. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 164. 111083–111083. 5 indexed citations
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Helfer, Suzanne G., et al.. (2022). The influence of message framing on nocebo headaches: Findings from a randomized laboratory design. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 45(3). 438–450. 7 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., et al.. (2020). Affect and emotions in placebo and nocebo effects: What do we know so far?. Social and Personality Psychology Compass. 15(1). 30 indexed citations
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Faasse, Kate, Suzanne G. Helfer, Kirsten Barnes, Ben Colagiuri, & Andrew L. Geers. (2019). Experimental Assessment of Nocebo Effects and Nocebo Side Effects: Definitions, Study Design, and Implications for Psychiatry and Beyond. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 10. 396–396. 13 indexed citations
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Barnes, Kirsten, Kate Faasse, Andrew L. Geers, et al.. (2019). Can Positive Framing Reduce Nocebo Side Effects? Current Evidence and Recommendation for Future Research. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 10. 167–167. 75 indexed citations
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Faasse, Kate, et al.. (2018). The Influence of Side Effect Information Framing on Nocebo Effects. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 53(7). 621–629. 44 indexed citations
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Helfer, Suzanne G., Jon D. Elhai, & Andrew L. Geers. (2014). Affect and Exercise: Positive Affective Expectations Can Increase Post-Exercise Mood and Exercise Intentions. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 49(2). 269–279. 58 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., et al.. (2014). Prior experience with a pain stimulus as a predictor of placebo analgesia. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 38(1). 136–142. 15 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., et al.. (2013). Why does choice enhance treatment effectiveness? Using placebo treatments to demonstrate the role of personal control.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 105(4). 549–566. 56 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., Justin A. Wellman, Stephanie L. Fowler, M. Rasiński, & Suzanne G. Helfer. (2010). Placebo expectations and the detection of somatic information. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 34(3). 208–217. 18 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., Justin A. Wellman, Stephanie L. Fowler, Suzanne G. Helfer, & Christopher France. (2010). Dispositional Optimism Predicts Placebo Analgesia. Journal of Pain. 11(11). 1165–1171. 133 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., Justin A. Wellman, Suzanne G. Helfer, Stephanie L. Fowler, & Christopher France. (2008). Dispositional Optimism and Thoughts of Well-Being Determine Sensitivity to an Experimental Pain Task. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 36(3). 304–313. 59 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., Kristin Kosbab, Suzanne G. Helfer, Paul E. Weiland, & Justin A. Wellman. (2007). Further evidence for individual differences in placebo responding: An interactionist perspective. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 62(5). 563–570. 85 indexed citations
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McCubbin, James A., et al.. (2006). Opioid Analgesia in Persons at Risk for Hypertension. Psychosomatic Medicine. 68(1). 116–120. 41 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., Suzanne G. Helfer, Paul E. Weiland, & Kristin Kosbab. (2005). Expectations and Placebo Response: A Laboratory Investigation into the Role of Somatic Focus. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 29(2). 171–178. 83 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., et al.. (2005). Reconsidering the role of personality in placebo effects: Dispositional optimism, situational expectations, and the placebo response. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 58(2). 121–127. 158 indexed citations
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Geers, Andrew L., et al.. (2005). Goal Activation, Expectations, and the Placebo Effect.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 89(2). 143–159. 124 indexed citations
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Pury, Cynthia L. S., et al.. (2004). Elevated Resting Blood Pressure and Dampened Emotional Response. Psychosomatic Medicine. 66(4). 583–587. 36 indexed citations
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McCubbin, James A., Suzanne G. Helfer, Fred S. Switzer, & Thomas M Price. (2002). Blood pressure control and hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women at risk for coronary heart disease. American Heart Journal. 143(4). 711–717. 16 indexed citations

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