OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Mindfulness is 30. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

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	125
Psychometric Properties of the Mindfulness in Teaching Scale in a Sample of Portuguese Teachers	93
Confirmation and Validation of a Chinese version of the Equanimity Scale	72
Mindfulness in Relationships: Eight-Week Mindfulness Intervention Associated with Decreased Negative Emotion and Increased Nonreactivity in Non-meditating Romantic Partners	71
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	58
Bidirectional Relationships Between Dispositional Mindfulness, Looming Maladaptive Style, and Social Anxiety in Youth	58
Synchronous Smiles and Hearts: Dyadic Meditations Enhance Closeness and Prosocial Behavior in Virtual and In-Person Settings	55
The Compassion Balance: Understanding the Interrelation of Self- and Other-Compassion for Optimal Well-being	55
A Systematic Review on Mediation Studies of Self-Compassion and Physical Health Outcomes in Non-Clinical Adult Populations	50
Examining the Occurrence and Clinical Impact of Difficult Experiences that Emerge During a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Among Individuals at High Risk of Suicide	50
Compassion Manifesting in Skillful Means	46
Brief Online Training in Mindfulness Meditation Momentarily Reduces Some Impulsive Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial	42
Beyond Hub-and-Spoke Adaptation: Religiously and Culturally Responsive Implementation of Mindfulness for Global Public Health	40
A Randomized Controlled Study of a French Compassionate Mind Training	40
On Freedom from Remorse (Avipratisāra/Avippaṭisāra): Its Place on the Well-Trodden Path from Moral Discipline to Samādhi Meditation	39
A First Study on Interpersonal Mindfulness Profiles Using the Spanish Version of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale	38
Increased Effect Sizes in a Mindfulness- and Yoga-Based Intervention After Adjusting for Response Shift with Then-Test	38
The Mindful Reappraisal of Pain Scale (MRPS): Validation of a New Measure of Psychological Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Analgesia	38
Characterizing Nature Videos for an Attention Placebo Control for MBSR: The Development of Nature-Based Stress Reduction (NBSR)	37
Associations Between Preadoption Maltreatment and Adoptees’ Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties: The Buffering Role of Mindful Parenting	37
The Impact of Teachers’ Contemplative Training on Classroom Discussions of Controversial Issues—a Cluster-Randomized Active-Control Trial	37
Addressing Ethical Concerns in Implementing Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Educational Setting	36
The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Training in an Elementary School in Germany	36
Nonjudgment Mediates the Effect of a Brief Smartphone-Delivered Mindfulness Intervention on Rumination in a Randomized Controlled Trial with Adolescents	35
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Preventing Childhood Maltreatment and Restoring Health Among Survivors: A Public Health Perspective	34

Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Gratitude Questionnaire in a Chinese Sample: Comparing the 6-Item and 5-Item Versions	34
Revisiting the Monitoring and Acceptance Theory: Findings from a Daily Diary, Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial	34
Validation of the Observing Scale in Chinese Populations	32
The Effect of a Dyadic Support Intervention on Mindfulness Home Practice Adherence: A Pilot and Feasibility Study	31
Psychometric Assessment of the Applied Mindfulness Process Scale (AMPS) Among a Sample of Women in Treatment for Substance Use Disorder	30