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Derek Johnston 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 Derek Johnston sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 227 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek Johnston 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 Derek Johnston sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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

  • 2002 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Derek Johnston is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interconnected fields including Medicine, Health Professions, and Psychology. The scientist's work is particularly concentrated in the subfields of General Health Professions, Dermatology, Applied Psychology, Oncology, and Immunology and Allergy.

Their main topics of research reflect a focus on multiple areas within health and behavioral sciences. These include Behavioral Health and Interventions, Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Health Policy Implementation Science, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Community Health and Development, and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Derek Johnston has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers over recent years, appearing in a variety of publication venues. Notable journals where their work has appeared include:

  • Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • Social Science & Medicine
  • Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
  • BMC Cancer
  • BMJ Open

Some of the recent publications authored or co-authored by Derek Johnston are:

  • Development of an online tool for linking behavior change techniques and mechanisms of action based on triangulation of findings from literature synthesis and expert consensus, 2020, Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • Analysing N-of-1 observational data in health psychology and behavioural medicine: a 10-step SPSS tutorial for beginners, 2020, Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
  • Changing healthcare professionals' non-reflective processes to improve the quality of care, 2022, Social Science & Medicine
  • Achieving integrated self-directed Cancer aftercare (ASICA) for melanoma: how a digital intervention to support total skin self-examination was used by people treated for cutaneous melanoma, 2021, BMC Cancer
  • Describing, predicting and explaining adherence to total skin self-examination (TSSE) in people with melanoma: a 12-month longitudinal study, 2022, BMJ Open

Collaborations have been an integral aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors include Marie Johnston, Julia Allan, Peter Murchie, Felicity Reilly, and Lynda Contstable, indicating partnerships across multiple related studies.

Their contributions to the scientific community have been recognized by awards such as the fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh granted in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour in Behaviour Change Interventions: A Systematic Review

    Wendy Hardeman;Marie Johnston;Derek W. Johnston;Debbie Bonetti

  • Distress, stress and coping in first-year student nurses.

    Martyn C. Jones;Derek W. Johnston

  • Type-D personality mechanisms of effect: the role of health-related behavior and social support.

    Lynn Williams;Rory C. O'Connor;Siobhán Howard;Brian M. Hughes

  • Family caregiving and congestive heart failure. Review and analysis

    Gerard J. Molloy;Derek W. Johnston;Miles D. Witham

  • Development of an online tool for linking behavior change techniques and mechanisms of action based on triangulation of findings from literature synthesis and expert consensus

    Marie Johnston;Rachel N Carey;Lauren E Connell Bohlen;Lauren E Connell Bohlen;Derek W Johnston

  • A comparison of delivery methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy for panic disorder: an international multicenter trial.

    Justin A. Kenardy;Michael G. T. Dow;Derek W. Johnston;Michelle G. Newman

  • Specific and Non-specific Factors in Behaviour Therapy

    M. G. Gelder;J. H. J. Bancroft;D. H. Gath;D. W. Johnston

  • Reducing distress in first level and student nurses: a review of the applied stress management literature

    Martyn C. Jones;Derek W. Johnston

  • Imaginal flooding and exposure to real phobic situations: treatment outcome with agoraphobic patients.

    A M Mathews;D W Johnston;M Lancashire;M Munby

  • A home-based treatment program for agoraphobia

    Andrew Mathews;John Teasdale;Mary Munby;Derek Johnston

  • Motivation is not enough: Prediction of risk behavior following diagnosis of coronary heart disease from the theory of planned behavior

    Derek W. Johnston;Marie Johnston;Beth Pollard;Ann-Louise Kinmonth

  • Impact on patients and partners of inpatient and extended cardiac counseling and rehabilitation: A controlled trial.

    Marie Johnston;Joan Foulkes;Derek W. Johnston;Beth Pollard

  • Cardiovascular reactivity in real life settings: measurement, mechanisms and meaning.

    Ydwine Jieldouw Zanstra;Derek William Johnston

  • The state of the art and future opportunities for using longitudinal n-of-1 methods in health behaviour research: a systematic literature overview.

    Suzanne McDonald;Francis Quinn;Rute Vieira;Nicola O’Brien

  • A qualitative theory guided analysis of stroke survivors’ perceived barriers and facilitators to physical activity

    Sarah L Nicholson;Marie Donaghy;Marie Johnston;Falko F Sniehotta

  • A taxometric analysis of type-D personality.

    Eamonn Ferguson;Lynn Williams;Rory C. O’Connor;Siobhán Howard

  • Agoraphobia: the long-term follow-up of behavioural treatment.

    Mary Munby;Derek W. Johnston

  • The Relationship Between Cardiovascular Responses in the Laboratory and in the Field

    Derek W. Johnston;Pavlos Anastasiades;Clive Wood

  • Effect of a Seated Exercise Program to Improve Physical Function and Health Status in Frail Patients ≥70 Years of Age With Heart Failure

    Miles D. Witham;Joan M. Gray;Ishbel S. Argo;Derek W. Johnston

  • The derivation of a brief Student Nurse Stress Index

    Martyn C. Jones;Derek W. Johnston

  • Biofeedback, theory and research: G.E. Schwartz and J. Beatty (Eds.): (Academic Press, New York and London, 467 pp., $24.75 or £17.60)

    Derek Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Marie Johnston
Marie Johnston University of Aberdeen
Falko F. Sniehotta
Falko F. Sniehotta Newcastle University
Allan D. Struthers
Allan D. Struthers University of Dundee
Andrew Steptoe
Andrew Steptoe University College London
Andrew Mathews
Andrew Mathews King's College London
Gerard J. Molloy
Gerard J. Molloy University of Galway
Justin Kenardy
Justin Kenardy University of Queensland
Suzanne Tough
Suzanne Tough University of Calgary
Michelle G. Newman
Michelle G. Newman Pennsylvania State University
Susan Michie
Susan Michie University College London

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