OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Mindfulness is 29. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Reducing Depressive Symptomatology in a Community Sample of Individuals with Adjustment Disorders: Exploring the Role of Pain in Treatment Resp	96
Mindfulness in Relationships: Eight-Week Mindfulness Intervention Associated with Decreased Negative Emotion and Increased Nonreactivity in Non-meditating Romantic Partners	72
Confirmation and Validation of a Chinese version of the Equanimity Scale	72
Bidirectional Relationships Between Dispositional Mindfulness, Looming Maladaptive Style, and Social Anxiety in Youth	60
Synchronous Smiles and Hearts: Dyadic Meditations Enhance Closeness and Prosocial Behavior in Virtual and In-Person Settings	60
Examining the Occurrence and Clinical Impact of Difficult Experiences that Emerge During a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Among Individuals at High Risk of Suicide	58
A Systematic Review on Mediation Studies of Self-Compassion and Physical Health Outcomes in Non-Clinical Adult Populations	56
Compassion Manifesting in Skillful Means	52
Characterizing Nature Videos for an Attention Placebo Control for MBSR: The Development of Nature-Based Stress Reduction (NBSR)	50
Increased Effect Sizes in a Mindfulness- and Yoga-Based Intervention After Adjusting for Response Shift with Then-Test	47
Beyond Hub-and-Spoke Adaptation: Religiously and Culturally Responsive Implementation of Mindfulness for Global Public Health	46
On Freedom from Remorse (Avipratisāra/Avippaṭisāra): Its Place on the Well-Trodden Path from Moral Discipline to Samādhi Meditation	43
A First Study on Interpersonal Mindfulness Profiles Using the Spanish Version of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale	40
A Randomized Controlled Study of a French Compassionate Mind Training	40
Psychometric Properties of the Mindfulness in Teaching Scale in a Sample of Portuguese Teachers	39
The Mindful Reappraisal of Pain Scale (MRPS): Validation of a New Measure of Psychological Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Analgesia	38
Brief Online Training in Mindfulness Meditation Momentarily Reduces Some Impulsive Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial	38
The Compassion Balance: Understanding the Interrelation of Self- and Other-Compassion for Optimal Well-being	38
Efficacy of Compassionate Mind Training for Gay Men (CMT-GM) in Improving Mental Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Mediation Analysis Evaluating a Novel Program	38
AIZEN Digital Meditation Intervention for Caregiver Burnout in Taiwan—A Pilot Randomized Trial	37
Supporting Uptake of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Breast Cancer Survivors: Generating Locally Relevant Estimates of Benefit	37
The Impact of Teachers’ Contemplative Training on Classroom Discussions of Controversial Issues—a Cluster-Randomized Active-Control Trial	36
Associations Between Preadoption Maltreatment and Adoptees’ Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties: The Buffering Role of Mindful Parenting	35
Addressing Ethical Concerns in Implementing Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Educational Setting	34
The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Training in an Elementary School in Germany	32

Revisiting the Monitoring and Acceptance Theory: Findings from a Daily Diary, Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial	32
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Preventing Childhood Maltreatment and Restoring Health Among Survivors: A Public Health Perspective	32
Validation of the Observing Scale in Chinese Populations	31
Recalling Tough Times: Exploring the Effect of Acceptance on Autobiographical Memory in Daily Life	29
The Effect of a Dyadic Support Intervention on Mindfulness Home Practice Adherence: A Pilot and Feasibility Study	29