Thomas E. Joiner

71.9k total citations · 16 hit papers
772 papers, 52.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Joiner is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Joiner has authored 772 papers receiving a total of 52.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 660 papers in Clinical Psychology, 222 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 215 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Joiner's work include Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (405 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (176 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (144 papers). Thomas E. Joiner is often cited by papers focused on Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (405 papers), Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (176 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (144 papers). Thomas E. Joiner collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Thomas E. Joiner's co-authors include Kimberly A. Van Orden, Edward A. Selby, Tracy K. Witte, M. David Rudd, Kelly C. Cukrowicz, Gerald I. Metalsky, Ian H. Stanley, Megan L. Rogers, Barbara L. Fredrickson and Jean M. Twenge and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Joiner

740 papers receiving 49.6k citations

Hit Papers

The interpersonal theory of suicide. 1999 2026 2008 2017 2010 2007 2002 2011 2017 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. The interpersonal theory of suicide.
    2010 3.5k citations Kimberly A. Van Orden, Tracy K. Witte et al. profile →
  2. Why People Die by Suicide
    2007 1.8k citations Thomas E. Joiner profile →
  3. Positive Emotions Trigger Upward Spirals Toward Emotional Well-Being
    2002 1.7k citations Thomas E. Joiner et al. profile →
  4. Thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness: Construct validity and psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire.
    2011 1.0k citations Kimberly A. Van Orden, Kelly C. Cukrowicz et al. Psychological Assessment profile →
  5. Increases in Depressive Symptoms, Suicide-Related Outcomes, and Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents After 2010 and Links to Increased New Media Screen Time
    2017 913 citations Jean M. Twenge, Thomas E. Joiner et al. profile →
  6. A measure of positive and negative affect for children: Scale development and preliminary validation.
    1999 888 citations Thomas E. Joiner et al. Psychological Assessment profile →
  7. Suicidal desire and the capability for suicide: Tests of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior among adults.
    2008 871 citations Kimberly A. Van Orden, Tracy K. Witte et al. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology profile →
  8. Age, period, and cohort trends in mood disorder indicators and suicide-related outcomes in a nationally representative dataset, 2005–2017.
    2019 866 citations Jean M. Twenge, Alysha Cooper et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  9. Rebuilding the Tower of Babel: A Revised Nomenclature for the Study of Suicide and Suicidal Behaviors Part 2: Suicide‐Related Ideations, Communications, and Behaviors
    2007 750 citations Thomas E. Joiner et al. profile →
  10. Suicide Mortality and Coronavirus Disease 2019—A Perfect Storm?
    2020 693 citations Ian H. Stanley, Thomas E. Joiner et al. profile →
  11. Main predictions of the interpersonal–psychological theory of suicidal behavior: Empirical tests in two samples of young adults.
    2009 597 citations Thomas E. Joiner, Kimberly A. Van Orden et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  12. Trends in Mood and Anxiety Symptoms and Suicide-Related Outcomes Among U.S. Undergraduates, 2007–2018: Evidence From Two National Surveys
    2019 348 citations Mary E. Duffy, Jean M. Twenge et al. profile →
  13. U.S. Census Bureau‐assessed prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms in 2019 and during the 2020 COVID‐19 pandemic
    2020 328 citations Jean M. Twenge, Thomas E. Joiner Depression and Anxiety profile →
  14. Evaluating factors and interventions that influence help-seeking and mental health service utilization among suicidal individuals: A review of the literature
    2015 315 citations Melanie A. Hom, Ian H. Stanley et al. profile →
  15. Suicidal ideation in transgender people: Gender minority stress and interpersonal theory factors.
    2016 315 citations Matthew S. Michaels, Megan L. Rogers et al. Journal of Abnormal Psychology profile →
  16. A systematic review of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics
    2015 297 citations Ian H. Stanley, Melanie A. Hom et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas E. Joiner United States 111 41.7k 16.9k 12.0k 8.2k 6.9k 772 52.4k
Matthew K. Nock United States 92 35.6k 0.9× 11.1k 0.7× 6.0k 0.5× 9.7k 1.2× 3.5k 0.5× 386 43.3k
Ellen E. Walters United States 46 28.9k 0.7× 15.2k 0.9× 12.4k 1.0× 12.2k 1.5× 5.5k 0.8× 68 59.9k
Peter M. Lewinsohn United States 115 29.5k 0.7× 10.1k 0.6× 11.1k 0.9× 7.3k 0.9× 3.8k 0.5× 333 42.9k
Gavin Andrews Australia 93 19.1k 0.5× 10.5k 0.6× 10.9k 0.9× 5.9k 0.7× 5.9k 0.9× 441 41.1k
Kathleen R. Merikangas United States 105 31.4k 0.8× 11.4k 0.7× 14.3k 1.2× 17.2k 2.1× 4.3k 0.6× 419 68.4k
Susan Nolen–Hoeksema United States 96 34.4k 0.8× 13.8k 0.8× 27.2k 2.3× 4.0k 0.5× 5.4k 0.8× 167 55.0k
Helen Christensen Australia 116 19.9k 0.5× 15.6k 0.9× 8.8k 0.7× 7.2k 0.9× 6.9k 1.0× 618 47.9k
Murray B. Stein United States 122 33.4k 0.8× 9.4k 0.6× 18.9k 1.6× 7.4k 0.9× 3.0k 0.4× 823 58.2k
Peter Fonagy United Kingdom 108 37.8k 0.9× 15.7k 0.9× 5.3k 0.4× 6.4k 0.8× 4.2k 0.6× 848 48.0k
Laurence Steinberg United States 111 34.4k 0.8× 17.4k 1.0× 9.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.3× 15.7k 2.3× 412 63.0k

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All Works

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Lieberman, Amy, Emma M. Parrish, Colin A. Depp, et al.. (2023). Demoralization in Schizophrenia: A Pathway to Suicidal Ideation?. Archives of Suicide Research. 28(2). 554–568. 1 indexed citations
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Lieberman, Amy, Stephen A. Wonderlich, Ross D. Crosby, et al.. (2023). Self-hate, dissociation, and suicidal behavior in bulimia nervosa. Journal of Affective Disorders. 335. 44–48. 6 indexed citations
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Gutierrez, Peter M., Sheri L. Johnson, Evan M. Kleiman, et al.. (2023). Uncontrollability of suicidal ideation adds incremental explanatory power in prediction of later suicidal ideation. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 79(12). 2974–2985. 2 indexed citations
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Gallyer, Austin J., Sean Dougherty, Kreshnik Burani, et al.. (2021). Suicidal thoughts, behaviors, and event‐related potentials: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Psychophysiology. 58(12). e13939–e13939. 14 indexed citations
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Duffy, Mary E., et al.. (2021). Measurement and construct validity of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short Form in a transgender and gender diverse community sample.. Psychological Assessment. 33(5). 459–463. 21 indexed citations
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Schafer, Katherine Musacchio, et al.. (2021). Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide death among Veterans and service members: A comprehensive meta-analysis of risk factors. Military Psychology. 34(2). 129–146. 33 indexed citations
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Twenge, Jean M., et al.. (2019). Age, period, and cohort trends in mood disorder indicators and suicide-related outcomes in a nationally representative dataset, 2005–2017.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 128(3). 185–199. 866 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stanley, Ian H., Joseph W. Boffa, Megan L. Rogers, et al.. (2018). Anxiety sensitivity and suicidal ideation/suicide risk: A meta-analysis.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 86(11). 946–960. 107 indexed citations
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Rogers, Megan L., Ian H. Stanley, Melanie A. Hom, et al.. (2016). Conceptual and Empirical Scrutiny of Covarying Depression Out of Suicidal Ideation. Assessment. 25(2). 159–172. 95 indexed citations
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Feigelman, William, Zohn Rosen, Thomas E. Joiner, Caroline Silva, & Anna S. Mueller. (2016). Examining longer-term effects of parental death in adolescents and young adults: Evidence from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health. Death Studies. 41(3). 133–143. 50 indexed citations
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Hom, Melanie A., Ingrid C. Lim, Ian H. Stanley, et al.. (2016). Insomnia brings soldiers into mental health treatment, predicts treatment engagement, and outperforms other suicide-related symptoms as a predictor of major depressive episodes. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 79. 108–115. 17 indexed citations
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Orden, Kimberly A. Van, et al.. (2012). An Exploratory Investigation of Marital Functioning and Order of Spousal Onset in Couples Concordant for Psychopathology. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 38(s1). 308–319. 3 indexed citations
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Capron, Daniel W., et al.. (2011). Role of anxiety sensitivity subfactors in suicidal ideation and suicide attempt history. Depression and Anxiety. 29(3). 195–201. 104 indexed citations
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Sachs‐Ericsson, Natalie, Edward A. Selby, Elizabeth Corsentino, et al.. (2011). Depressed Older Patients With the Atypical Features of Interpersonal Rejection Sensitivity and Reversed-Vegetative Symptoms are Similar to Younger Atypical Patients. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 20(7). 622–634. 7 indexed citations
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Orden, Kimberly A. Van, Kelly C. Cukrowicz, Tracy K. Witte, & Thomas E. Joiner. (2011). Thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness: Construct validity and psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire.. Psychological Assessment. 24(1). 197–215. 1025 indexed citations breakdown →
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Selby, Edward A., R. Scott Braithwaite, Thomas E. Joiner, & Frank D. Fincham. (2008). Features of borderline personality disorder, perceived childhood emotional invalidation, and dysfunction within current romantic relationships.. Journal of Family Psychology. 22(6). 885–893. 41 indexed citations
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Witte, Tracy K., et al.. (2008). Do major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder confer differential risk for suicide?. Journal of Affective Disorders. 115(1-2). 69–78. 36 indexed citations
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Joiner, Thomas E. & Marisol Pérez. (2004). Phenylthiocarbamide tasting and family history of depression, revisited: low rates of depression in families of supertasters. Psychiatry Research. 126(1). 83–87. 22 indexed citations
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Joiner, Thomas E., Robert A. Steer, Lyn Y. Abramson, et al.. (2001). Hopelessness depression as a distinct dimension of depressive symptoms among clinical and non-clinical samples. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 39(5). 523–536. 56 indexed citations

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