OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Mindfulness is 28. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

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	98
Synchronous Smiles and Hearts: Dyadic Meditations Enhance Closeness and Prosocial Behavior in Virtual and In-Person Settings	62
Examining the Occurrence and Clinical Impact of Difficult Experiences that Emerge During a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Among Individuals at High Risk of Suicide	61
A First Study on Interpersonal Mindfulness Profiles Using the Spanish Version of the Interpersonal Mindfulness Scale	60
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	60
On Freedom from Remorse (Avipratisāra/Avippaṭisāra): Its Place on the Well-Trodden Path from Moral Discipline to Samādhi Meditation	56
A Systematic Review on Mediation Studies of Self-Compassion and Physical Health Outcomes in Non-Clinical Adult Populations	49
The Compassion Balance: Understanding the Interrelation of Self- and Other-Compassion for Optimal Well-being	47
Brief Online Training in Mindfulness Meditation Momentarily Reduces Some Impulsive Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial	45
A Randomized Controlled Study of a French Compassionate Mind Training	45
Acute and Enduring Effects of Mindful Eating on Delay and Probability Discounting for Food and Money in Food-Insecure Women	43
Psychometric Properties of the Mindfulness in Teaching Scale in a Sample of Portuguese Teachers	39
Compassion Manifesting in Skillful Means	37
Beyond Hub-and-Spoke Adaptation: Religiously and Culturally Responsive Implementation of Mindfulness for Global Public Health	36
Bidirectional Relationships Between Dispositional Mindfulness, Looming Maladaptive Style, and Social Anxiety in Youth	35
Characterizing Nature Videos for an Attention Placebo Control for MBSR: The Development of Nature-Based Stress Reduction (NBSR)	34
Increased Effect Sizes in a Mindfulness- and Yoga-Based Intervention After Adjusting for Response Shift with Then-Test	34
Confirmation and Validation of a Chinese version of the Equanimity Scale	32
The Mindful Reappraisal of Pain Scale (MRPS): Validation of a New Measure of Psychological Mechanisms of Mindfulness-Based Analgesia	32
You Can Lead an Adolescent to Mindfulness, but You Can’t Make Them Mindful	31
Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of the Gratitude Questionnaire in a Chinese Sample: Comparing the 6-Item and 5-Item Versions	31
Mindfulness Skills and Experience Are Associated With Enhanced Emotional Body Sensations	31
A Biobehavioural Approach to Understand How Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Reduces Dispositional Negative Self-Bias in Recurrent Depression	30
Initial Validation of the Brazilian Mindful Eating Scale Among Overweight and Low-Income Women	30
Correction to: Examining the Cultural Consensus on Beliefs About Mindfulness Among US College-Attending Young Adults	29

Recalling Tough Times: Exploring the Effect of Acceptance on Autobiographical Memory in Daily Life	29
Associations Between Preadoption Maltreatment and Adoptees’ Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties: The Buffering Role of Mindful Parenting	28
The Effect of a Dyadic Support Intervention on Mindfulness Home Practice Adherence: A Pilot and Feasibility Study	28
Validation of the Observing Scale in Chinese Populations	28
The Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Training in an Elementary School in Germany	28