Thanos Karatzias

14.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
240 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Thanos Karatzias is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thanos Karatzias has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 205 papers in Clinical Psychology, 39 papers in Social Psychology and 29 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Thanos Karatzias's work include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (104 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (72 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (67 papers). Thanos Karatzias is often cited by papers focused on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (104 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (72 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (67 papers). Thanos Karatzias collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and United States. Thanos Karatzias's co-authors include Mark Shevlin, Philip Hyland, Marylène Cloître, Neil P. Roberts, Jonathan I. Bisson, Chris R. Brewin, Jamie Murphy, Orla McBride, Frédérique Vallières and Richard P. Bentall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Thanos Karatzias

228 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Psychological characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and resistance in Ireland and the United Kingdom
    2021 889 citations Jamie Murphy, Frédérique Vallières et al. profile →
  2. The International Trauma Questionnaire: development of a self‐report measure of ICD‐11 PTSD and complex PTSD
    2018 766 citations Marylène Cloître, Mark Shevlin et al. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica profile →
  3. Anxiety, depression, traumatic stress and COVID-19-related anxiety in the UK general population during the COVID-19 pandemic
    2020 534 citations Mark Shevlin, Orla McBride et al. profile →
  4. Anxiety and depression in the Republic of Ireland during the COVID‐19 pandemic
    2020 403 citations Philip Hyland, Mark Shevlin et al. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica profile →
  5. Evidence of distinct profiles of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) based on the new ICD-11 Trauma Questionnaire (ICD-TQ)
    2016 264 citations Thanos Karatzias, Mark Shevlin et al. Journal of Affective Disorders profile →
  6. Psychological interventions for ICD-11 complex PTSD symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2019 222 citations Thanos Karatzias, Marylène Cloître et al. Psychological Medicine profile →
  7. ICD‐11 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the United States: A Population‐Based Study
    2019 211 citations Marylène Cloître, Philip Hyland et al. profile →
  8. War exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder, and complex posttraumatic stress disorder among parents living in Ukraine during the Russian war
    2023 84 citations Thanos Karatzias, Mark Shevlin et al. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thanos Karatzias United Kingdom 47 6.8k 1.4k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 240 9.2k
Philip Hyland Ireland 52 8.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.4× 1.6k 1.5× 1.4k 1.3× 284 11.3k
Stephani L. Hatch United Kingdom 44 4.5k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 1.8k 1.5× 1.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.8× 181 8.1k
Michael H. Boyle Canada 58 6.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 2.0k 1.9× 161 10.2k
Katholiki Georgiades Canada 41 6.8k 1.0× 702 0.5× 1.9k 1.5× 1.4k 1.3× 1.7k 1.6× 152 10.2k
Joseph M. Boden New Zealand 47 5.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.8× 1.8k 1.6× 2.1k 2.0× 214 10.7k
Paul Moran United Kingdom 54 6.9k 1.0× 686 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 977 0.9× 279 9.9k
Tracie O. Afifi Canada 57 8.9k 1.3× 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 1.7k 1.6× 2.7k 2.5× 218 11.5k
Nicholas S. Ialongo United States 57 5.9k 0.9× 626 0.4× 1.6k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 2.4k 2.2× 207 9.8k
Julián D. Ford United States 64 11.6k 1.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.7k 1.3× 1.8k 1.7× 2.3k 2.2× 256 13.8k
Michael P. Dunne Australia 47 6.8k 1.0× 1.7k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.7k 1.5× 2.6k 2.4× 215 11.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thanos Karatzias

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oasi, Osmano, Mark Shevlin, Antonio Lasalvia, et al.. (2025). Shame and Guilt Proneness as Mediators of PTSD/DSO Symptoms in Young Adults. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. 32(4). e70131–e70131.
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Roberts, Neil P., Philip Hyland, Robert Fox, et al.. (2025). The International Trauma Interview (ITI): development of a semi-structured diagnostic interview and evaluation in a UK sample. European journal of psychotraumatology. 16(1). 2494361–2494361.
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Robinson, Martin, et al.. (2024). Hierarchical network structure: A novel approach to conceptualising ICD-11 Complex PTSD using a general population sample from Africa. Journal of Affective Disorders. 369. 813–818. 1 indexed citations
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Shevlin, Mark, Enya Redican, Thanos Karatzias, & Philip Hyland. (2024). Testing the distinctiveness of prolonged grief disorder from posttraumatic stress disorder and depression in large bereaved community samples. Journal of Affective Disorders. 363. 214–220. 3 indexed citations
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Redican, Enya, Philip Hyland, Mark Shevlin, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and correlates of ICD ‐11 prolonged grief disorder among adults living in Ukraine during the war with Russia. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 149(5). 425–435. 4 indexed citations
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Karyotaki, Eirini, Pim Cuijpers, Jonathan I. Bisson, et al.. (2024). EMDR v. other psychological therapies for PTSD: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine. 54(8). 1580–1588. 12 indexed citations
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Redican, Enya, Mark Shevlin, Philip Hyland, et al.. (2024). The psychological burden of bereavement in the general population of UK and Ireland. Death Studies. 50(2). 277–285. 1 indexed citations
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Karatzias, Thanos, et al.. (2021). PTSD and complex PTSD in sentenced male prisoners in the UK: prevalence, trauma antecedents, and psychiatric comorbidities. Psychological Medicine. 52(13). 2794–2804. 36 indexed citations
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Lloyd, Alex, Ryan McKay, Todd K. Hartman, et al.. (2021). Delay discounting and under-valuing of recent information predict poorer adherence to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 19237–19237. 10 indexed citations
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Hyland, Philip, Mark Shevlin, Orla McBride, et al.. (2020). Anxiety and depression in the Republic of Ireland during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 142(3). 249–256. 403 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jowett, Sally, Mark Shevlin, Philip Hyland, & Thanos Karatzias. (2020). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Persistent Somatic Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Sense of Threat. Psychosomatic Medicine. 83(4). 338–344. 20 indexed citations
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Karatzias, Thanos, Michael Brown, Laurence Taggart, et al.. (2019). A mixed‐methods, randomized controlled feasibility trial of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) plus Standard Care (SC) versus SC alone for DSM‐5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 32(4). 806–818. 32 indexed citations
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Vang, Maria Louison, Mark Shevlin, Thanos Karatzias, Jamie Murphy, & Rachel Frost. (2019). A Latent Class Approach to Modelling the Continuum of PTSD, Complex PTSD and Psychosis. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). 1 indexed citations
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Paterson, Charlotte, et al.. (2018). Psychological therapy for inpatients receiving acute mental health care: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of controlled trials. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 57(4). 453–472. 52 indexed citations
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Paterson, Charlotte, et al.. (2018). A feasibility study of a cross‐diagnostic, CBT‐based psychological intervention for acute mental health inpatients: Results, challenges, and methodological implications. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 58(2). 211–230. 10 indexed citations
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Chien, Wai Tong, et al.. (2017). An international multi-site, randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based psychoeducation group programme for people with schizophrenia. Psychological Medicine. 47(12). 2081–2096. 43 indexed citations
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Chouliara, Zoë, et al.. (2009). Views and experiences of young women about chlamydia in Scotland: Knowledge, condom use and access to health services. Queen Margaret University Publications Repository (Queen Margaret University). 18(2). 14–24. 2 indexed citations

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