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Arndt Büssing publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arndt Büssing sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 311 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Arndt Büssing D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arndt Büssing sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Arndt Büssing is affiliated with Witten/Herdecke University in Germany and has an extensive record of research primarily focused on the intersections of religion, spirituality, psychology, and health. Their work spans multiple disciplines, including social sciences, psychology, and medicine, with a strong emphasis on health-related subfields such as clinical psychology, public health, and environmental health.

Their research addresses a range of topics, notably those related to religion, spirituality, and psychology, palliative care and end-of-life issues, COVID-19 and mental health, and related areas such as grief, bereavement, optimism, hope, and well-being. Media influence on health is also among the topics covered in their publications.

Frequently publishing in journals and venues specializing in spiritual care, religion, and health, this scientist has contributed significantly to outlets including:

  • Spiritual Care
  • Journal of Religion and Health
  • Deutsche Zeitschrift für Onkologie
  • Religions
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Arndt Büssing provide insight into their research focus and include:

  • Perceived changes of specific attitudes, perceptions and behaviors during the Corona pandemic and their relation to wellbeing (2020, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes)
  • Awe/Gratitude as an Experiential Aspect of Spirituality and Its Association to Perceived Positive Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, Frontiers in Psychiatry)
  • The Spiritual Needs Questionnaire in Research and Clinical Application: a Summary of Findings (2021, Journal of Religion and Health)

Frequent collaborators in their research projects include Klaus Baumann, Eckhard Frick, Daniela Rodrigues Recchia, Jens Büntzel, and Bettina Berger. These collaborations have contributed to a body of work spanning topics relevant to spirituality in clinical settings, well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, and psycho-social aspects of health.

The scholar's output demonstrates a consistent engagement with complex social and psychological dimensions of health and spirituality, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches that integrate clinical psychology, social sciences, and public health methodologies.

Best Publications

  • The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): A Five-Item Measure for Use in Epidemological Studies

    Harold G. Koenig;Arndt Büssing

  • Effects of yoga on mental and physical health: a short summary of reviews

    Arndt Büssing;Andreas Michalsen;Sat Bir Singh Khalsa;Shirley Telles

  • Assessment of Mindfulness: Review on State of the Art

    Sebastian Sauer;Harald Walach;Stefan Schmidt;Thilo Hinterberger

  • Effects of Yoga Interventions on Pain and Pain-Associated Disability: A Meta-Analysis

    Arndt Büssing;Thomas Ostermann;Rainer Lüdtke;Andreas Michalsen

  • Are Spirituality and Religiosity Resources for Patients with Chronic Pain Conditions

    Arndt Büssing;Andreas Michalsen;Hans-Joachim Balzat;Ralf-Achim Grünther

  • Spiritual needs of patients with chronic pain diseases and cancer - validation of the spiritual needs questionnaire.

    Arndt Büssing;H. J. Balzat;P. Heusser

  • Spiritual Needs of Patients with Chronic Diseases

    Arndt Büssing;Harold G. Koenig

  • Role of religion and spirituality in medical patients: confirmatory results with the SpREUK questionnaire.

    Arndt Büssing;Thomas Ostermann;Peter F Matthiessen

  • Measuring Religiosity/Spirituality: Theoretical Differentiations and Categorization of Instruments

    Christian Zwingmann;Constantin Klein;Arndt Büssing

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Integrative Cancer Care – a Summary of Evidence

    Frauke Musial;Arndt Büssing;Peter Heusser;Kyung-Eun Choi

  • Spiritual Needs among Patients with Chronic Pain Diseases and Cancer Living in a Secular Society

    Arndt Büssing;Annina Janko;Klaus Baumann;Niels Christian Hvidt;Niels Christian Hvidt

  • Engagement of patients in religious and spiritual practices: Confirmatory results with the SpREUK-P 1.1 questionnaire as a tool of quality of life research

    Arndt Büssing;Peter F Matthiessen;Thomas Ostermann

  • Validation of the brief multidimensional life satisfaction scale in patients with chronic diseases

    A Büssing;J Fischer;A Haller;P Heusser

  • Adaptive coping strategies in patients with chronic pain conditions and their interpretation of disease

    Arndt Büssing;Thomas Ostermann;Edmund A M Neugebauer;Peter Heusser

  • Aromatherapy as an Adjuvant Treatment in Cancer Care — A Descriptive Systematic Review

    Katja Boehm;Arndt Büssing;Thomas Ostermann

  • Aspects of Spirituality in Adolescents.

    Arndt Büssing;Axel Föller‐Mancini;Jennifer Gidley;Peter Heusser

  • World Congress Integrative Medicine & Health 2017: Part one

    Carolyn Ee;Sharmala Thuraisingam;Marie Pirotta;Simon French

  • Conscious Presence and Self Control as a measure of situational awareness in soldiers – A validation study

    Arndt Büssing;Harald Walach;Niko Kohls;Fred Zimmermann

  • Die Erfassung von Lebensqualität in der Versorgungsforschung - konzeptuelle, methodische und strukturelle Voraussetzungen.

    M. Koller;E. A. M. Neugebauer;M. Augustin;A. Büssing

  • Relevance of Religion and Spirituality in German Patients with Chronic Diseases

    Arndt Büssing;Thomas Ostermann;Harold G. Koenig

  • Cardiorespiratory synchronization during Zen

    Dirk Cysarz;Arndt Büssing

  • PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY & BRAIN NEUROSCIENCE SECTION Original Research Article Spiritual Needs among Patients with Chronic Pain Diseases and Cancer Living in a Secular Society

    Arndt Büssing;Annina Janko;Klaus Baumann;Niels Christian Hvidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Gustav Dobos
Gustav Dobos University of Duisburg-Essen
Harold G. Koenig
Harold G. Koenig Duke University
Takuji Okusaka
Takuji Okusaka National Cancer Centre
Gene Feder
Gene Feder University of Bristol
Harald Walach
Harald Walach European University Viadrina
Edzard Ernst
Edzard Ernst University of Exeter
Stephanie A. Shields
Stephanie A. Shields Pennsylvania State University
Loren L. Toussaint
Loren L. Toussaint Luther College
Towia A. Libermann
Towia A. Libermann Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Koen Luyckx
Koen Luyckx KU Leuven

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