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Charles R. Figley

Charles R. Figley

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
57
Citations
24060
World Ranking
3948
National Ranking
2211

Charles R. Figley 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 Charles R. Figley sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 254 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Charles R. Figley 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 Charles R. Figley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Charles R. Figley is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with an emphasis on clinical psychology, general health professions, sociology and political science, public administration, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's main topics of work cover resilience and mental health, posttraumatic stress disorder research, migration, health and trauma, healthcare professionals' stress and burnout, child abuse and trauma, social work education and practice, and Indigenous health, education, and rights.

Among recent papers, notable works include:

  • Shared trauma, resilience, and growth: A roadmap toward transcultural conceptualization (2021), published in Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Risk and protective factors for symptoms of depression and anxiety among American Indians: Understanding the roles of resilience and trauma (2020), published in Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • Risk and protective factors associated with mental health among female military veterans: results from the veterans' health study (2021), published in BMC Women's Health
  • The Historical Oppression Scale: Preliminary conceptualization and measurement of historical oppression among Indigenous peoples of the United States (2020), published in Transcultural Psychiatry
  • Is Self-Care a Stand-In for Feminized Social Privilege? A Systematic Review of Self-Care Facilitators and Barriers to Self-Care Practices in Social Work (2023), published in Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Frequent co-authors of Charles R. Figley include Mark Russell, Richard E. Adams, Thomas G. Urosevich, H. Lester Kirchner, and Joseph J. Boscarino.

Key publication venues for their research include Traumatology An International Journal, Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy, Clinical Social Work Journal, Columbia University Press eBooks, and BMC Women's Health.

A book published under their name is Psychiatric Casualties, released in 2021 by Columbia University Press.

In recognition of professional contributions, Charles R. Figley was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1982.

Best Publications

  • Compassion fatigue: psychotherapists' chronic lack of self care.

    Charles R. Figley

  • Compassion Fatigue: Coping With Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder In Those Who Treat The Traumatized

    Charles R. Figley

  • Compassion fatigue: Toward a new understanding of the costs of caring.

    Charles R. Figley

  • Treating Compassion Fatigue

    Charles R. Figley

  • Compassion Fatigue and Psychological Distress Among Social Workers: A Validation Study

    Richard E. Adams;Joseph A. Boscarino;Charles R. Figley

  • Development and Validation of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale

    Brian E. Bride;Margaret M. Robinson;Bonnie Yegidis;Charles R. Figley

  • Measuring Compassion Fatigue

    Brian E. Bride;Melissa Radey;Charles R. Figley

  • Compassion fatigue as secondary traumatic stress disorder: An overview.

    Charles R. Figley

  • Helping Traumatized Families

    Charles R. Figley

  • Stress Response Syndromes, 2nd ed

    Charles R. Figley

  • Secondary traumatic stress effects of working with survivors of criminal victimization.

    MaryDale Salston;Charles R. Figley

  • The Social Psychology of Compassion

    Melissa Radey;Charles R. Figley

  • Catastrophes: an overview of family reactions

    C.R. Figley

  • Compassion fatigue following the September 11 terrorist attacks: a study of secondary trauma among New York City social workers

    Joseph A. Boscarino;Charles R. Figley;Richard E. Adams

  • The Compassion Fatigue Scale: Its Use With Social Workers Following Urban Disaster

    Richard E. Adams;Charles R. Figley;Joseph A. Boscarino

  • War-related stress. Addressing the stress of war and other traumatic events.

    Stevan E. Hobfoll;Charles D. Spielberger;Shlomo Breznitz;Shlomo Breznitz;Charles Figley

  • Beyond the “Victim”

    Charles R. Figley;Rolf J. Kleber

  • Burnout in Families : The Systemic Costs of Caring

    Charles R. Figley

  • Toward a mechanism for secondary trauma induction and reduction: Reimagining a theory of secondary traumatic stress.

    Marné Ludick;Charles R. Figley

  • Stress disorders among Vietnam veterans : theory, research, and treatment

    Charles R. Figley

  • Measuring Compassion Satisfaction as Well as Fatigue: Developmental History of the Compassion Satisfaction and Fatigue Test

    Charles R. Figley

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Adams
Richard E. Adams Kent State University
H. Lester Kirchner
H. Lester Kirchner Geisinger Health System
Hamilton I. McCubbin
Hamilton I. McCubbin University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sandro Galea
Sandro Galea Washington University in St. Louis
Katherine P. Theall
Katherine P. Theall Tulane University
Kevin J. Flannelly
Kevin J. Flannelly The University of Texas at Austin
Bessel A. van der Kolk
Bessel A. van der Kolk Boston University
Rolf J. Kleber
Rolf J. Kleber Utrecht University
Douglas H. Sprenkle
Douglas H. Sprenkle Purdue University West Lafayette
Edna B. Foa
Edna B. Foa University of Pennsylvania

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